Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections Committee on March 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 909
County and municipal executive agreements; revise circuit/municipal clerk or county/municipal election commission to enter.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-266, 23-15-239, 23-15-265, 23-15-267, 23-15-333, 23-15-335 AND 23-15-597, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTS TO ENTER INTO A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH THE CIRCUIT OR MUNICIPAL CLERK OR THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CIRCUIT OR MUNICIPAL CLERK OR THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSION TO PERFORM ALL OF THE DUTIES REQUIRED OF THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THE CIRCUIT OR MUNICIPAL CLERK OR THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSION SHALL ENTER INTO THAT AGREEMENT; 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 16 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 action6 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 419 days
Apportionment and ElectionsJan 16 to Jan 226 days
In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days
ElectionsFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped14 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 16 – Feb 4
- Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
- Jan 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 4Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 5 – Mar 3
- Feb 5Sent to the Senate
- Feb 17Referred to the Senate committees on Elections and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Jan 22Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 17Referred To Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate