l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2046

Mississippians' Right to Name, Likeness and Voice Act; enact.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-101-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH A SHORT TITLE FOR THE MISSISSIPPIANS' RIGHT TO NAME, LIKENESS AND VOICE ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-101-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE TERMS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-101-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS A PROPERTY RIGHT IN HIS OR HER OWN NAME, LIKENESS AND VOICE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-101-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN LIABILITY FOR PERSONS OR ENTITIES WHO INFRINGE ON AN INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHTS UNDER THIS ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-101-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A FIRST AMENDMENT DEFENSE TO CIVIL ACTIONS BROUGHT UNDER THIS ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-101-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE LIABILITY FOR THE COMMERCIAL USE OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S NAME, VOICE OR LIKENESS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-101-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO STATE THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE ACT TO OTHER LAWS; TO PROVIDE THAT THIS ACT IS SEVERABLE; 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 Senate

9 co-sponsors

Daniel H. Sparks, Jeremy England, Scott DeLano, Juan Barnett, Reginald Jackson, Justin Pope, Sollie B. Norwood, Derrick T. Simmons, Sarita Simmons

Its course

January 8 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 5 days

In the SenateJan 8 to Feb 1134 days

Universities and CollegesJan 8 to Feb 225 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Mar 3 · stopped20 days

Judiciary AFeb 16 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate 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 Senate Jan 8 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 8Referred to the Senate committee on Universities and Colleges
  2. Feb 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 11Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 16 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 16Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 8Referred To Universities and CollegesSenate
  2. Feb 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 11Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 11AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 11Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 16Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 16Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives