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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2651

Campaign finance laws; SOS to report to the Attorney General regarding judicial enforcement for violations of.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on February 13, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-801, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AMEND DEFINITIONS RELATED TO THE CHAPTER OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-803, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT A CANDIDATE OR POLITICAL COMMITTEE MUST FILE A STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION BEFORE ACCEPTING ANY CONTRIBUTIONS; TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED CONTENT OF THE STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL IMPOSE ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AGAINST CANDIDATE AND POLITICAL COMMITTEES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF THIS CHAPTER; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THIS CHAPTER; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR A DISTRICT ATTORNEY WITH PROPER JURISDICTION SHALL PURSUE JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT AT THE REQUEST OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-811 AND 23-15-813, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-815, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE SECRETARY OF STATE WITH THE DUTY AND POWER TO OVERSEE THE FORMS AND PROCESSES DESCRIBED HEREIN; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

Its course

January 20 to February 13, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action3 actions on 3 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 13 · stopped24 days

ElectionsJan 20 to Feb 415 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 20 – Feb 13

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  2. Feb 4Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 13Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To ElectionsSenate
  2. Feb 4Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 13Died On CalendarSenate