l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1597

Mississippi Fair Banking Standards Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Business and Financial Institutions Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE MISSISSIPPI FAIR BANKING STANDARDS ACT; TO DECLARE THE PUBLIC POLICY OF THE STATE; TO URGE CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT TO STOP GOVERNMENT FROM WEAPONIZING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; TO PROVIDE STANDARDS FOR FAIR ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSISTENT WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER 14331; TO PROHIBIT STATE REGULATORS FROM COERCING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INTO TERMINATING CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS BASED ON NONQUANTITATIVE FACTORS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND CONSUMER FINANCE TO REVIEW AGENCY GUIDANCE; TO CREATE AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT PROCESS TO RESOLVE DEBANKING COMPLAINTS; 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

Elliot Burch, Rodney Hall

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.

Every action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1123 days

Banking and Financial ServicesJan 19 to Feb 315 days

In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 3 · stopped20 days

Business and Financial InstitutionsFeb 16 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 11

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 11

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Banking and Financial Services
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 11Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 13 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 13Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committee on Business and Financial Institutions
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Banking and Financial ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 11Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 11AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 11Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 16Referred To Business and Financial InstitutionsSenate
  8. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate