Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2584
In person early voting; allow.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING ACT"; TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING PERIOD SHALL BEGIN 15 DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION AND CONTINUE NO EARLIER THAN THE SECOND DAY PRECEDING THE ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING SHALL BE FOR EACH PRIMARY, GENERAL, RUNOFF, SPECIAL AND MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR PUBLIC OFFICE; TO PROVIDE MINIMUM HOURS FOR IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING, INCLUDING WEEKEND AND EVENING ACCESS; TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW WHEN CASTING A BALLOT DURING THE IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING PERIOD; TO PROVIDE THE MANNER FOR CHALLENGING THE QUALIFICATIONS OF A VOTER DURING THE IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING PERIOD; TO PROHIBIT VOTING VIA BALLOT HARVESTING, BALLOT DROP BOXES OR WITH MAIL-IN OR ABSENTEE BALLOTS FOR REASONS OR INSTANCES OTHER THAN WHAT IS ALLOWED BY THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-631, 23-15-637, 23-15-713, 23-15-715 AND 23-15-719, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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 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 SenateJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
ElectionsJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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.