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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2636

The Department of Cybersecurity; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Government Structure Committee on February 11, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CYBERSECURITY ACT; TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT, WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE, AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CYBERSECURITY; TO PRESCRIBE THE GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CYBERSECURITY AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM TO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO WHAT IS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE DUTIES PRESCRIBED UNDER THIS ACT; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CYBERSECURITY FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND THE STATE PERSONNEL BOARD SHALL HAVE THE POWERS NECESSARY IN CARRYING OUT THE CREATION OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CYBERSECURITY REQUIRED BY THIS ACT; 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

2 co-sponsors

Scott DeLano, Bart Williams

Its course

January 19 to February 11, 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 11 · stopped23 days

Government StructureJan 19 to Jan 2910 days

Government StructureFeb 11 to Feb 11 · 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 11

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Government Structure
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 11Recommitted to committee in the Senate
  4. Died in committee in the Senate
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Government StructureSenate
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 11Recommitted to CommitteeSenate
  4. Feb 11Died In CommitteeSenate