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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2589

Campaign finance; modify the reporting process and make reports accessible to the public via a website run by the SOS.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-805, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MODIFY THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTING PROCESS BY REQUIRING THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAINTAIN A CENTRAL SITE ON THE INTERNET TO MAKE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND EASILY SEARCHABLE; TO PROVIDE THAT CANDIDATES, CANDIDATE COMMITTEES AND POLITICAL COMMITTEES MAY FILE REPORTS USING THE ONLINE FILING SYSTEM CREATED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE; 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

Its course

January 19 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 1123 days

ElectionsJan 19 to Feb 315 days

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

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 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 19 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 11Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 13 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 13Sent to the House
  2. Feb 16Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To ElectionsSenate
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 11AmendedSenate
  4. Feb 11Passed As AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 13Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 16Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives