l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2730

Civil immunity; provide for charitable organizations providing services related to an impending weather event.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION SHALL BE IMMUNE FROM CIVIL LIABILITY FOR ANY ACT OR OMISSION ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR OCCURRING IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, ASSISTANCE, AID, SHELTER, TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS, LOGISTICS, SECURITY, UTILITIES, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, OR OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES DURING A DECLARED EMERGENCY, A GOVERNMENT-ORDERED EMERGENCY, OR AN IMPENDING WEATHER EVENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY GRANTED UNDER THIS ACT SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY ACT OR OMISSION ARISING OUT OF WANTON, WILLFUL, OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE IMMUNITY GRANTED UNDER THIS ACT SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO EXCEPTION, LIMITATION, OR QUALIFICATION BASED UPON THE NATURE OF THE CONDUCT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS ACT; TO DEFINE THE TERMS "IMPENDING WEATHER EVENT" AND "CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION"; 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

Theresa Gillespie Isom, Sarita Simmons

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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 517 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 19 to Jan 2910 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 3 · stopped26 days

Judiciary AFeb 13 to Mar 3 · stopped18 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 5

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 5

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 5Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 6 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 6Sent to the House
  2. Feb 13Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 5Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 5AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 5Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 6Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 13Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives