l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1241

Election results; require Secretary of State to develop centralized, statewide election night reporting system.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 11, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO DEVELOP A CENTRALIZED, STATEWIDE ELECTION NIGHT REPORTING SYSTEM; TO REQUIRE ELECTION OFFICIALS TO SUBMIT PERIODIC ELECTION NIGHT RESULTS; TO REQUIRE REAL-TIME ELECTION RESULTS TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE WEBSITE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 23-15-597, 23-15-599, 23-15-601 AND 23-15-613, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES 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.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 19 to March 11, 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 action7 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1022 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 19 to Jan 2910 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 11 · stopped29 days

ElectionsFeb 17 to Feb 269 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

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 10

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 10Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 11

  1. Feb 11Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  3. Feb 26Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 11Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 17Referred To ElectionsSenate
  6. Feb 26Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  7. Mar 11Died On CalendarSenate