2026 Regular Session Robert G. Clark, Jr., Voting Rights Act of Mississippi; create. AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE "ROBERT G. CLARK, JR., VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF MISSISSIPPI"; TO DECLARE CERTAIN FINDINGS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROHIBIT POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND STATE AGENCIES FROM ENGAGING IN VOTER SUPPRESSION; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI VOTING RIGHTS COMMISSION AND PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP; TO REQUIRE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN POLICIES BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO BE PRECLEARED BY THE COMMISSION; TO ESTABLISH PROTECTIONS FOR LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT INDIVIDUALS AND VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH, IN AGREEMENT WITH CERTAIN STATE UNIVERSITIES, THE MISSISSIPPI VOTING AND ELECTIONS DATABASE AND INSTITUTE; TO PROHIBIT ACTS OF INTIMIDATION, DECEPTION AND OBSTRUCTION THAT AFFECT VOTERS' RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS; TO REQUIRE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO PROVIDE ADVANCE NOTICE OF CHANGES TO ELECTION POLICIES; TO REQUIRE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO BE LIBERALLY CONSTRUED; TO AUTHORIZE AGGRIEVED INDIVIDUALS AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO BRING ACTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS UNDER THE ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 02/03/26 at 19:06 H B 1446 House Bill 1446 HB 1446 H Dead General Bill/Constitutional Amendment No Majority July 1, 2026 Apportionment and Elections T ../../House_cmtes/AE.xml Summers ../../House_authors/Summers.xml Crudup ../../House_authors/Crudup.xml Karriem ../../House_authors/Karriem.xml Anthony ../../House_authors/Anthony.xml Nelson ../../House_authors/Nelson.xml Scott ../../House_authors/Scott.xml Brown ../../House_authors/Brown.xml Watson ../../House_authors/Watson.xml Banks ../../House_authors/Banks.xml Johnson ../../House_authors/Johnson.xml Clark ../../House_authors/Clark.xml Hulum ../../House_authors/Hulum.xml Hines ../../House_authors/Hines.xml Crosby ../../House_authors/Crosby.xml Anderson (110th) ../../House_authors/Anderson_(110th).xml McCray ../../House_authors/McCray.xml James-Jones ../../House_authors/James-Jones.xml Butler-Washington ../../House_authors/Butler-Washington.xml Elliott ../../House_authors/Elliott.xml Porter ../../House_authors/Porter.xml Thompson ../../House_authors/Thompson.xml Faulkner ../../House_authors/Faulkner.xml 1 01/16 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections 2 02/03 (H) Died In Committee ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1400-1499/HB1446IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1446IN.htm ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1400-1499/HB1446IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1446IN.htm N ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB1446.pdf