Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2590
Sheriff; require future candidates to be certified law enforcement officers to qualify as.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 19-25-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT FUTURE CANDIDATES FOR SHERIFF MUST BE CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION TO THIS PROVISION FOR INDIVIDUALS ELECTED AS SHERIFF PRIOR TO JULY 1, 2026; 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.