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Chapter 1 - Legislature
§ 5-1-1. Apportionment of representatives - The number of Representatives shall be one hundred twenty-two (122)...
§ 5-1-2. Nomination and election of representatives by posts in districts having more than one representative - To minimize confusion in the electoral process, in all districts...
§ 5-1-3. Apportionment of senators - The number of Senators shall be fifty-two (52) and shall...
§ 5-1-4. Nomination and election of senators by posts in districts where more than one senator is to be elected - To minimize confusion in the electoral process, in all districts...
§ 5-1-5. Qualified person may be candidate for state senator; election conducted on senatorial district basis; names on ballots - Any qualified elector of any senatorial district, as defined in...
§ 5-1-7. Holding of meetings - The legislature shall meet at the seat of government, in...
§ 5-1-9. Organization of the house of representatives - At the hour of twelve o'clock, noon, on the day...
§ 5-1-11. Election of officers of house of representatives - Having selected some member for the chair pro tempore, the...
§ 5-1-13. Organization of the senate - At the hour of twelve o'clock, noon, on the day...
§ 5-1-15. Election of officers of the senate - The senate shall proceed, by viva voce vote of a...
§ 5-1-17. Organization in absence of the proper officer - Should the secretary of state or lieutenant-governor from any cause...
§ 5-1-19. Officers of the legislature and committee chairmen authorized to administer oaths - The lieutenant-governor, the president pro tempore of the senate, the...
§ 5-1-21. Subpoena for witnesses - A subpoena requiring the attendance of any witness before either...
§ 5-1-23. Proceedings against recalcitrant witnesses - If any witness neglects or refuses to obey a subpoena,...
§ 5-1-25. Witnesses not liable to prosecution in certain cases - A person sworn and examined as a witness before either...
§ 5-1-27. Perjury - Every witness shall be liable to prosecution and punishment for...
§ 5-1-29. Additional duties of legislators - In addition to the duties now required by law, each...
§ 5-1-31. Duties of secretary and clerk - The secretary of the senate and clerk of the house...
§ 5-1-33. Provision of manuscripts and indexes of House and Senate journals - The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the...
§ 5-1-35. Duty of the sergeant-at-arms - The sergeant-at-arms of the senate shall give a general supervision,...
§ 5-1-39. Dismissal of officers and servants - Each house shall have power at any time to dismiss...
§ 5-1-41. Remuneration of legislators - Beginning with the 1986 Regular Session of the Legislature of...
§ 5-1-45. Remuneration of the president pro tempore of the senate - Beginning on June 4, 1997, the President Pro Tempore of...
§ 5-1-46. Remuneration of the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives - Beginning on June 4, 1997, the Speaker Pro Tempore of...
§ 5-1-51. When compensation is due - The mileage and one-third (1/3) of the salary for a...
§ 5-1-55. How compensation is obtained - The compensation of the members, officers, and servants of the...
§ 5-1-59. Renumeration of witnesses for state - Witnesses on behalf of the state subpoenaed to appear before...
§ 5-1-61. Joint convention; place and time of assemblage - When by the constitution or laws a joint meeting of...
§ 5-1-63. Joint convention; limitation on powers - The joint convention, when assembled, shall not have power to...
§ 5-1-65. Joint convention; presiding officers and records - When the two houses shall be assembled in joint convention...
§ 5-1-67. Joint convention; rules - The rules of the house of representatives and the joint...
§ 5-1-69. Joint convention; votes and elections - All votes in the joint convention shall be taken by...
§ 5-1-71. Joint convention; majority to elect - The person who receives a majority of all the votes...
§ 5-1-73. Joint convention; punishment of members - Any member of either house who may be guilty of...
§ 5-1-75. Joint convention; punishment of persons not members - The joint convention shall have power to punish any person...
§ 5-1-77. Mail carrier and distributor for legislature - There shall be a mail carrier and distributor for the...
§ 5-1-81. Location of post office - The post office or place for distributing the mails and...
§ 5-1-83. Capitol Commission to fit up post office - The capitol commission as keeper of the capitol, is hereby...
§ 5-1-85. Publication of fiscal note for certain bills or concurrent resolutions - For any bill or concurrent resolution, the purpose or effect...
Chapter 3 - Legislative Committees
Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review
§ 5-3-51. Creation of committee; general purpose - A committee of the senate and house of representatives to...
§ 5-3-53. Definitions - For purposes of Sections 5-3-51 through 5-3-69, the following words...
§ 5-3-55. Membership and organization of committee - The committee shall be composed of seven (7) members from...
§ 5-3-57. Powers of committee - The committee shall have the following powers: To conduct, in...
§ 5-3-59. Subpoena and examination of witnesses - The committee, while in the discharge of official duties, shall...
§ 5-3-61. Issuance of performance evaluation and expenditure review reports - The committee shall issue performance evaluation reports and expenditure review...
§ 5-3-63. Recording testimony under oath - Whenever making a performance evaluation or an expenditure review, the...
§ 5-3-65. Legal assistance; other employees - The attorney general, or a designated assistant attorney general, appointed...
§ 5-3-67. Compensation and expenses - Members of the committee shall serve without compensation, provided that...
§ 5-3-69. Quorum; meetings - There shall be no business transacted, including adoption of rules...
§ 5-3-72. Committee to biennially evaluate procurement process used by state agencies; report - The Joint Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER)...
§ 5-3-73. Federal unfunded mandates; short title - This section and Section 5-3-79 shall be known and may...
Special Joint Committee on Reapportionment -
Standing Joint Legislative Committee on Reapportionment
§ 5-3-91. Standing joint legislative committee on reapportionment; membership; organization - There is hereby created the standing joint legislative committee on...
§ 5-3-93. Committee to draw plan to apportion Mississippi Legislature - The members of the committee shall draw a plan to...
§ 5-3-97. State agencies and entities to cooperate with committee; employment of experts and other staff - All political subdivisions, state agencies, and all other creatures of...
§ 5-3-101. Guidelines and standards for apportionment - In accomplishing the apportionment, the committee shall follow such constitutional...
§ 5-3-103. Submission of apportionment plans to legislature - Upon completion of apportionment plans, the committee shall present its...
Standing Joint Congressional Redistricting Committee
§ 5-3-121. Standing joint congressional redistricting committee; membership and organization - There is hereby created a standing joint congressional redistricting committee,...
§ 5-3-123. Preparation of plan to redistrict congressional districts - The members of the committee shall draw a plan to...
§ 5-3-127. Cooperation with other state agencies; employment of experts; other employees - All political subdivisions, state agencies, and all other creatures of...
§ 5-3-129. Submission of plan to governor and legislature - Upon completion of a redistricting plan, the committee shall present...
Legislative Oversight Committee; Highway Refunding Bonds
§ 5-3-141. Membership; authority; expenses - There is hereby created the Mississippi Legislative Oversight Committee. Such...
Chapter 5 - Interstate Cooperation
§ 5-5-1. Senate committee - There is hereby established a standing committee on interstate cooperation...
§ 5-5-3. House committee - There is hereby established a standing committee on interstate cooperation...
§ 5-5-5. Commission on Interstate Cooperation - There is hereby established the Mississippi Commission on Interstate Cooperation,...
§ 5-5-7. Members of the Commission - The commission on interstate cooperation shall be composed of eleven...
§ 5-5-9. Rules; compensation and expenses of members - The commission on interstate cooperation may provide such rules as...
§ 5-5-11. Reports - The commission on interstate cooperation shall report to the governor...
§ 5-5-13. Committee sittings - The standing committees on interstate cooperation of the senate and...
§ 5-5-15. Copies to other states - The secretary of state shall forthwith communicate the text of...
§ 5-5-17. Expenses - The legislature may appropriate any money in the treasury not...
Chapter 8 - Lobbying Law Reform Act of 1994
§ 5-8-1. Short Title - This chapter shall be cited as the "Lobbying Law Reform...
§ 5-8-3. Definitions - The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed...
§ 5-8-7. Persons excluded from definition of "lobbyist" and "lobbyist's client" - Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise...
§ 5-8-19. Duties of Secretary of State - The Secretary of State shall: Provide forms for registration and...
§ 5-8-21. Penalties for intentional violations; prosecution of corporation or association not barred - Any person who, with intent, violates any of the provisions...
§ 5-8-23. Severability clause - If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or any part...
Chapter 9 - Agency Review -
Chapter 11 - Abolishment of Agencies
§ 5-11-1. Definitions - The following terms as used in this chapter shall have...
§ 5-11-5. Powers and duties of transition authority - Whenever the Legislature creates a transition authority, the transition authority...