Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's State Affairs Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1416
Registered agents; allow Secretary of State to remove fraudulent address and expand time for returning documents refused for filing.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 79-35-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO REMOVE A FRAUDULENT RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED AGENT WHEN THE CURRENT OCCUPANT OF THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS REQUESTS REMOVAL AND ATTESTS THAT THE PERSON LISTING THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 79-4-1.25 AND 79-29-211, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DAYS ALLOWED FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO RETURN A DOCUMENT REFUSED FOR FILING TO A CORPORATION OR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 16 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 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 days
State AffairsJan 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 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 16 – Feb 3
- Jan 16Referred to the House committee on State Affairs
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To State AffairsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives