2025
Regular Session
In-person early voting; allow.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING ACT"; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING PERIOD SHALL BEGIN 15 DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION AND CONTINUE UNTIL 12:00 P.M. ON THE SATURDAY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING SHALL BE FOR EACH PRIMARY, GENERAL, RUNOFF, SPECIAL AND MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR PUBLIC OFFICE; TO PROVIDE THE HOURS FOR IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING IN THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS; TO PROVIDE EXTENDED HOURS TO VOTE DURING THE LAST FULL WEEK PRECEDING AN ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT NOTICE OF IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING SHALL BE PROVIDED IN THREE PUBLIC PLACES EIGHT DAYS BEFORE THE VOTING BEGINS; TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW WHEN CASTING A BALLOT DURING THE IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING PERIOD; TO PROVIDE THE MANNER FOR CHALLENGING THE QUALIFICATIONS OF A VOTER DURING THE IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING PERIOD; TO PROHIBIT VOTING VIA BALLOT HARVESTING, BALLOT DROP BOXES OR WITH MAIL-IN OR ABSENTEE BALLOTS FOR REASONS OR INSTANCES OTHER THAN WHAT IS ALLOWED BY THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-631, 23-15-637, 23-15-713, 23-15-715 AND 23-15-719, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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2654
Senate Bill 2654
SB 2654
S
Dead
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Majority
January 1, 2026
Apportionment and Elections
F
../../House_cmtes/AE.xml
Elections
F
../../Senate_cmtes/EL.xml
England
../../Senate_authors/England.xml
Simmons (13th)
../../Senate_authors/Simmons_(13th).xml
Blackmon
../../Senate_authors/Blackmon.xml
Simmons (12th)
../../Senate_authors/Simmons_(12th).xml
Brumfield
../../Senate_authors/Brumfield.xml
Norwood
../../Senate_authors/Norwood.xml
Younger
../../Senate_authors/Younger.xml
A
../../code_sections/023/00150625.xml
A
../../code_sections/023/00150627.xml
A
../../code_sections/023/00150631.xml
A
../../code_sections/023/00150637.xml
A
../../code_sections/023/00150713.xml
A
../../code_sections/023/00150715.xml
A
../../code_sections/023/00150719.xml
1
01/20 (S) Referred To Elections
2
01/30 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
3
02/11 (S) Amendment Failed
4
02/11 (S) Passed
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5
02/11 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
6
02/12 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
7
02/12 (S) Transmitted To House
8
02/14 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
9
02/27 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
10
03/11 (H) Amended
11
03/11 (H) Passed As Amended
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03/12 (H) Returned For Concurrence
13
03/13 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
14
03/18 (S) Conferees Named England,Blackwell,Chassaniol
15
03/19 (H) Conferees Named Sanford,Tullos,Owen
16
03/31 (S) Conference Report Filed
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03/31 (H) Conference Report Filed
18
04/01 (H) Conference Report Adopted
../../../../2025/pdf/votes/house/0850043.pdf
19
04/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered (Sanford, Tullos)
20
04/01 (S) Conference Report Adopted
../../../../2025/pdf/votes/senate/0850047.pdf
21
04/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
22
04/02 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
23
04/03 (S) Died On Calendar
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../../../../documents/2025/dt/cr/SB2654CR.pdf
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Conference Report
Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2654
../../../../documents/2025/pdf/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2654.pdf
../../../../documents/2025/dt/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2654.pdf
../../../../../documents/2025/html/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2654.htm
Committee Amendment No 1
Adopted
../../../../documents/2025/pdf/ham/SB2654_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../documents/2025/dt/ham/SB2654_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../../documents/2025/html/ham/SB2654_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Voice Vote
Amendment No 1
Lost
../../../../documents/2025/pdf/sam/SB2654_S_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../documents/2025/dt/sam/SB2654_S_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../../documents/2025/html/sam/SB2654_S_Amend_01.htm
Voice Vote
N
../../../../documents/2025/pdf/fiscalnotes/SB2654.pdf