Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 10, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2362
Consumer protection; revise private cause of action.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 75-24-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION UNDER THE CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL SUFFERING LOSS; TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PLAINTIFF FIRST RESOLVE A DISPUTE IN AN INFORMAL DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE A PLAINTIFF TO NOTIFY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF AN ACTION WITHIN FOURTEEN CALENDAR DAYS OF FILING; TO AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO JOIN THE SUIT; TO PROVIDE A VENUE FOR A PRIVATE ACTION BROUGHT UNDER THIS SECTION; TO AUTHORIZE INJUNCTION RELIEF; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 19 to February 10, 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 action4 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 10 · stopped22 days
Judiciary, Division AJan 19 to Jan 2910 days
Judiciary, Division AFeb 10 to Feb 10 · stopped0 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 Senate Jan 19 – Feb 10
- Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
- Jan 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 10Recommitted to committee in the Senate
- Died in committee in the Senate
All 4 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Jan 29Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
- Feb 10Recommitted to CommitteeSenate
- Feb 10Died In CommitteeSenate