Committees · 2025 Regular Session
Elections
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2025 Regular Session.
Bills sent62
3% of the bills the Senate sent to committees
Reported out31%
19 of 62; 43 stopped in committee
Time in committee13 days
most between 13 and 15 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
202656 bills
reported 25% · typically 10 days, most 9–15 · 0 amendments · 9 members
202562 bills
reported 31% · typically 13 days, most 13–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202453 bills
reported 34% · typically 13 days, most 11–18 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202359 bills
reported 15% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
202267 bills
reported 18% · typically 12 days, most 9–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202149 bills
reported 16% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
202048 bills
reported 25% · typically 15 days, most 12–28 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201934 bills
reported 26% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201823 bills
reported 43% · typically 10 days · 0 amendments · 0 members
201728 bills
reported 32% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201637 bills
reported 41% · typically 10 days, most 7–11 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201411 bills
reported 64% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201327 bills
reported 52% · typically 10 days, most 9–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201243 bills
reported 28% · typically 14 days, most 9–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201138 bills
reported 45% · typically 19 days, most 17–27 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201048 bills
reported 46% · typically 10 days, most 10–17 · 0 amendments · 0 members
200949 bills
reported 39% · typically 8 days, most 2–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
200833 bills
reported 36% · typically 13 days, most 6–20 · 0 amendments · 0 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2025 Regular Session, newest first.
62 bills
House Bill 38 · General election ballot; revise the order of names printed on.
Sent February 14, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 142 · Election commissioners; authorize board of supervisors to pay additional compensation to for election days.
Sent February 14, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 163 · Absentee ballot; provide process to cure if signatures on application and envelope do not correspond.
Sent February 14, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 172 · County and municipal executive committee agreements; revise.
Sent February 14, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 177 · In-person absentee voting; authorize to be conducted using OMR equipment.
Sent February 14, 2025 · Reported out after 18 days · did not pass the Senate
House Bill 207 · Qualifying deadlines; revise certain to be at least 90 days before the election.
Sent February 14, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 288 · Election commissioner; revise office to be nonpartisan.
Sent February 14, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 289 · Election commissioners; revise terms and election cycles for those in Districts Two and Four.
Sent February 14, 2025 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 291 · County and county district officers; require to have runoff election if no candidate receives majority after general election.
Sent February 14, 2025 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 293 · Congressional primaries; change time for holding in years without presidential election.
Sent February 14, 2025 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 724 · Election crime; create for the willful failure to transmit a voter's ballot in certain situations.
Sent February 14, 2025 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 726 · Secretary of State; require to prescribe a form for candidates to use when qualifying for office.
Sent February 14, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 811 · Candidate qualifications; revise process for.
Sent February 14, 2025 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 871 · Affidavit ballot; allow to serve as voter registration in certain situations.
Sent February 14, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 1419 · Polling places; prohibit from being closed within sixty days before an election.
Sent February 14, 2025 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 1585 · Municipal general elections; require a run off election if no candidate receives a majority.
Sent February 14, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
Senate Bill 2213 · Suffrage; restore to any person disqualified by reason of criminal conviction upon completion of sentence.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2608 · Campaign finance; limit corporate political campaign contributions to $1,000.00 per calendar year.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2625 · Elections; allow individuals to vote by affidavit if they register after thirty-day cutoff but before election day.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2626 · Ease Access to Suffrage (EASE) Act; enact.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
42 more
Senate Bill 2628 · Absentee voting; authorize every qualified elector.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2629 · Early voting; authorize.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2630 · State general elections; require candidates to obtain majority of votes to secure office.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 2631 · Suffrage; restoration upon completion of sentence and other conditions for individuals convicted of nonviolent crimes.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2632 · Sheriff elections; make nonpartisan.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2633 · Register to vote; require proof of citizenship and 2 proofs of address.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2634 · Mississippi "I voted" sticker contest; create.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2635 · "Motor Voter Registration Act"; create.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2636 · Polling places; require the SOS mail postcards to registered voters listing.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2637 · Elections; bring forward special elections and legislative code sections.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 2638 · Elections; clarify procedural qualifications for candidates.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2639 · Campaign materials; provide clarity regarding distance which must maintain from an election building.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2640 · Electronic pollbooks; allow to include list of inactive voters when affidavit ballots are available.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2641 · Voter fraud; increase penalties for.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2642 · Artificial intelligence; require disclosure when used in political advertisements.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2643 · Elections; repeal ban on convicted felons voting or running for office.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2644 · Suffrage; provide for restoration upon completion of sentence or placement on probation.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2645 · Early voting; authorize up to 20 days before any election.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2646 · Suffrage; provide for restoration upon completion of sentence and other conditions.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2647 · Qualifying to run for public office; prohibit use of post office box and require physical address of residence.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2648 · Mississippi Recall Act of 2025; enact.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2649 · Elections; penalty for individuals who assist electors with ballot, but willfully fail to turn in ballot.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2650 · Campaign finance; allow reports to be filed and made accessible via a website run by the SOS.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2651 · Campaign finance laws; SOS to report to the Attorney General regarding judicial enforcement for violations of.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 2652 · Election Commissioners; offset election terms to stagger the elections of.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2653 · Campaign finance; expound on the prohibition of campaign contributions for foreign nationals.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2654 · In-person early voting; allow.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2655 · Voter registration; create proof of residency required for.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2656 · United States congressional primaries; move to take place in March.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2657 · Election commissioners; allow discretionary election day pay raises for.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 2658 · Campaign finance; comprehensive reform of laws pertaining to.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2659 · Qualification deadlines; change for special and school board elections.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 2660 · Corporate contributions; repeal sections which prohibit and penalize when made for political purposes.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2055 · State holidays; designate days of general elections for statewide offices as.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
Senate Bill 2060 · Primary elections; change date to June.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
Senate Bill 2061 · Election code; establish provisions for electronic voter registration application and secure website.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
Senate Bill 2062 · Legislative offices; define vacancy.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
Senate Bill 2063 · Affidavit ballots; reduce length of time within which certain persons must present proper voter ID or execute religious exemption.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
Senate Bill 2065 · Absentee voting; establish electronic application procedure for college students.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
Senate Bill 2066 · Elections; authorize online voter registration and preelection day voting.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
Senate Bill 2067 · Absentee ballots; change receipt deadline for.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
Senate Bill 2076 · Circuit court; prohibit political candidates from addressing the public during court terms.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 13 days · did not pass the Senate