Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on March 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1581
Mobile sports betting; include tidelands and child support.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING ACT; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR THE ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT "ONLINE RACE BOOK" AND "ONLINE SPORTS POOL" BETTING SHALL BE LEGAL IN THIS STATE; TO REQUIRE A PLATFORM THAT OPERATES AN ONLINE SPORTS POOL OR ONLINE RACE BOOK TO A MANUFACTURER'S AND DISTRIBUTOR'S LICENSE; TO AUTHORIZE LICENSED GAMING ESTABLISHMENTS TO CONTRACT WITH NO MORE THAN ONE PLATFORM; TO PROVIDE THAT A PLATFORM SHALL ONLY ACCEPT WAGERS FROM PLAYERS LOCATED IN MISSISSIPPI; TO REQUIRE THE PLATFORM CONTRACT FOR GEOFENCING AND AGE VERIFICATION; TO PROHIBIT PLAY BY ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 21; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-33-17, 75-76-5 AND 75-76-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 75-76-89, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE INCLUSION OF ONLINE RACE BOOK AND SPORTS BOOK FOR GAMING LICENSING; TO AMEND SECTION 75-76-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE LICENSED GAMING ESTABLISHMENT TO DISPLAY THE LICENSE OF THE PLATFORM IT IS CONTRACTED WITH; TO AMEND SECTION 75-76-203, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR AN OFFICE IN THIS STATE FOR PLATFORMS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 75-76-211, 75-76-55, 75-76-205 AND 75-76-175, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REGULATE CORPORATE GAMING ESTABLISHMENTS, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 75-76-177, 75-76-101 AND 97-33-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY CERTAIN PROVISIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 97-33-305 AND 97-33-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REGULATE GAMING ESTABLISHMENTS, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-33-25, 75-76-129 AND 75-76-79, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE PROVISIONS FOR GAMING; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 97-33-1 AND 97-33-7, WHICH RESTRICT CERTAIN TYPES OF WAGERS, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 7-11-11, 29-1-107, 29-15-1, 29-15-3, 29-15-5, 29-15-9, 29-15-10, 29-15-13 AND 59-7-405, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REGULATE THE AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE REGARDING TIDELANDS, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 59-15-1, 75-76-67, 87-1-5, 97-33-25 AND 97-33-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ARE RELATED TO THE POWERS OF THE GAMING COMMISSION, FOR INTERNAL STATUTORY UPDATES; TO AMEND SECTION 43-19-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI GAMING COMMISSION TO COLLABORATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO ESTABLISH RULES TO WITHHOLD GAMING WINNINGS OF PERSONS WITH OUTSTANDING CHILD SUPPORT ARREARAGES; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-19-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE A PROCEDURE TO ENCUMBER GAMING WINNINGS FOR THE PAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 75-76-33 AND 93-11-71, 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 19 to March 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.
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 4
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 4
- Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Gaming
- Feb 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 4Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
In the Senate Feb 5 – Mar 3
- Feb 5Sent to the Senate
- Feb 16Referred to the Senate committees on Finance and on Gaming
- Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate