Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Banking and Financial Services Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1237
Mississippi Guaranteeing Fair Banking Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE MISSISSIPPI GUARANTEEING FAIR BANKING ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT, IF A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TAKES AN ADVERSE ACTION AGAINST A PERSON, THAT PERSON MAY REQUEST A STATEMENT OF SPECIFIC REASONS FOR THE ADVERSE ACTION; TO PROHIBIT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FROM DISCRIMINATING IN THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SERVICES TO A PERSON DUE TO A PERSON'S RELIGION, SPEECH OR PARTICIPATION IN A LAWFUL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; TO PROVIDE DAMAGES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 75-24-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS ACT SHALL BE AN UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE TRADE ACT OR PRACTICE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 81-1-119, 81-12-211 AND 81-14-201, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 19 to February 3, 2026, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Banking and Financial ServicesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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 House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Banking and Financial Services
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Banking and Financial ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives