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<HISTORY>
	<YEAR>2026</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>Safeguarding Election Candidates using Resonable Expenditures (SECURE) Act; create.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO CREATE THE SAFEGUARDING ELECTION CANDIDATES USING REASONABLE EXPENDITURES (SECURE) ACT FOR THE PURPOSE OF AUTHORIZING THE USE OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS BY CANDIDATES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS FOR SECURITY-RELATED EXPENSES; TO DEFINE "SECURITY EXPENSES" AND OTHER TERMS; TO ESTABLISH THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT MAY BE SPENT FOR SECURITY EXPENSES DURING A CAMPAIGN CYCLE; TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS FOR CERTAIN EXPENDITURES; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN REPORTS TO BE MADE TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE; TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ENFORCE THE SECURE ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-821, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 23-15-807 AND 23-15-809, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>02/03/26 at 19:06</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>H</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM>1480</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>House Bill 1480</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>HB 1480</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>H</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Dead</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>Passage</EFFECTIVEDATE>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Apportionment and Elections</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>T</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/AE.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>Mansell</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../House_authors/Mansell.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0821</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150821.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>BF</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0807</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150807.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>BF</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0809</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150809.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/19 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/03 (H) Died In Committee</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1400-1499/HB1480IN.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2026/dt/HB/1400-1499/HB1480IN.pdf</CURRENT_PDF_DT>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2026/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1480IN.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1400-1499/HB1480IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2026/dt/HB/1400-1499/HB1480IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF_DT>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2026/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1480IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<FISCALNOTE>
			<FISCALNOTEFLAG>N</FISCALNOTEFLAG>
			<FISCALNOTEPATH>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB1480.pdf</FISCALNOTEPATH>
		</FISCALNOTE>
	</DOCUMENTS>
</HISTORY>
