l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 438

Initiative process; revise certain provisions relating to the.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-17-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PETITION FOR AN INITIATIVE MEASURE BE PRINTED ON A SHEET OF PAPER NOT LESS THAN EIGHT AND ONE-HALF INCHES IN WIDTH AND NOT LESS THAN FOURTEEN INCHES IN LENGTH; TO AMEND SECTION 23-17-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PROVIDE THE FORM FOR THE PETITION FOR AN INITIATIVE MEASURE ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S WEBSITE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-17-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE CIRCUIT CLERKS OF THE VARIOUS COUNTIES TO SUBMIT THE PETITION, ALONG WITH THE SIGNATURES THAT HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED, TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FILING WHEN THE PERSON PROPOSING AN INITIATIVE MEASURE HAS SECURED UPON THE PETITION THE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES OF QUALIFIED ELECTORS EQUAL TO OR EXCEEDING THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF SIGNATURES REQUIRED; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 23-17-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR 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 12 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 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 days

ConstitutionJan 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 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 12 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 12Referred to the House committee on Constitution
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 12Referred To ConstitutionHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives