l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2654

In-person early voting; allow.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on April 3, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING ACT"; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING PERIOD SHALL BEGIN 15 DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION AND CONTINUE UNTIL 12:00 P.M. ON THE SATURDAY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING SHALL BE FOR EACH PRIMARY, GENERAL, RUNOFF, SPECIAL AND MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR PUBLIC OFFICE; TO PROVIDE THE HOURS FOR IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING IN THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS; TO PROVIDE EXTENDED HOURS TO VOTE DURING THE LAST FULL WEEK PRECEDING AN ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT NOTICE OF IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING SHALL BE PROVIDED IN THREE PUBLIC PLACES EIGHT DAYS BEFORE THE VOTING BEGINS; TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW WHEN CASTING A BALLOT DURING THE IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING PERIOD; TO PROVIDE THE MANNER FOR CHALLENGING THE QUALIFICATIONS OF A VOTER DURING THE IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING PERIOD; TO PROHIBIT VOTING VIA BALLOT HARVESTING, BALLOT DROP BOXES OR WITH MAIL-IN OR ABSENTEE BALLOTS FOR REASONS OR INSTANCES OTHER THAN WHAT IS ALLOWED BY THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-631, 23-15-637, 23-15-713, 23-15-715 AND 23-15-719, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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

6 co-sponsors

Sarita Simmons, Bradford Blackmon, Derrick T. Simmons, Gary Brumfield, Sollie B. Norwood, Chuck Younger

Its course

January 20 to April 3, 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 action23 actions on 15 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 1122 days

ElectionsJan 20 to Jan 3010 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Mar 1128 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 14 to Feb 2713 days

Back in the SenateMar 11 to Apr 3 · stopped23 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 11

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 11

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 11Amendment failed in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 11 – Mar 11

  1. Feb 11Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Feb 12Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the House
  4. Feb 14Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  5. Feb 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  6. Mar 11Amended in the House
  7. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 12 – Apr 3

  1. Mar 12Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 13Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 18Conferees named in the Senate: England, Blackwell and Chassaniol
  4. Mar 19Conferees named in the House: Sanford, Tullos and Owen
  5. Mar 31Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Apr 1Conference report adopted in the House
  8. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Sanford and Tullos)
  9. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  10. Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  11. Apr 2Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  12. Apr 3Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 23 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To ElectionsSenate
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 11Amendment FailedSenate
  4. Feb 11PassedSenate
  5. Feb 11Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  6. Feb 12Motion to Reconsider TabledSenate
  7. Feb 12Transmitted To HouseSenate
  8. Feb 14Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 27Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 11AmendedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 11Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 12Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 13Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  14. Mar 18Conferees Named England,Blackwell,ChassaniolSenate
  15. Mar 19Conferees Named Sanford,Tullos,OwenHouse of Representatives
  16. Mar 31Conference Report FiledSenate
  17. Mar 31Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  18. Apr 1Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  19. Apr 1Motion to Reconsider Entered (Sanford, Tullos)House of Representatives
  20. Apr 1Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  21. Apr 1Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  22. Apr 2Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  23. Apr 3Died On CalendarSenate