l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1532

"The MS Business Filing Fraud Prevention Act"; create.

Became law as Chapter 321, Laws of 2026, signed March 13, 2026, 53 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTIONS 79-39-1, 79-39-3, 79-39-5, 79-39-7, 79-39-9, 79-39-11, 79-39-13, 79-39-15 AND 79-39-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS FRAUD PREVENTION ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 79-4-1.25 AND 79-29-211, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; 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

2 co-sponsors

Kevin Felsher, Jeff Hale

Its course

January 19 to March 13, 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 action12 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1224 days

Business and CommerceJan 19 to Feb 315 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 420 days

With the GovernorMar 4 to Mar 139 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 โ€“ Feb 12

  1. Referred to the House committee on Business and Commerce
  2. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Read the third time in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 13 โ€“ Mar 4

  1. Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committee on Business and Financial Institutions
  3. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Passed the Senate

To the Governor Mar 5 โ€“ Mar 13

  1. Returned to the House for enrolling
  2. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  3. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  4. Approved by the Governor
All 12 actions, as published