l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 24

Municipal executive committee; prohibit members of from campaigning for candidates on the municipal primary election ballot.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-171, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER OR PRIMARY ELECTION OFFICIAL APPOINTED BY THE MUNICIPAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY NOT CAMPAIGN FOR A CANDIDATE WHOSE NAME IS LISTED ON THE MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT; TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER WHO IS CONVICTED OF CAMPAIGNING FOR A CANDIDATE ON THE MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND MUST BE REMOVED FROM HIS OR HER PRIMARY ELECTION POSITION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-313 AND 25-1-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 23-15-309, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE 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 7 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 7 to Feb 3 · stopped27 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 7 to Feb 3 · stopped27 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 7 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 7Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 7Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives