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<HISTORY>
	<YEAR>2026</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>Campaign finance; modify the reporting process and make reports accessible to the public via a website run by the SOS.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-805, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MODIFY THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTING PROCESS BY REQUIRING THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAINTAIN A CENTRAL SITE ON THE INTERNET TO MAKE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND EASILY SEARCHABLE; TO PROVIDE THAT CANDIDATES, CANDIDATE COMMITTEES AND POLITICAL COMMITTEES MAY FILE REPORTS USING THE ONLINE FILING SYSTEM CREATED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>03/09/2026 at 09:03</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>S</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM>2589</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>Senate Bill 2589</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>SB 2589</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>S</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Dead</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>** See Text</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>
		<SENATE>
			<S_NAME>Elections</S_NAME>
			<S_INCMTE>F</S_INCMTE>
			<S_LINK>../../Senate_cmtes/EL.xml</S_LINK>
		</SENATE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>England</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../Senate_authors/England.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0805</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150805.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/19 (S) Referred To Elections</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 3</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/11 (S) Amended</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 4</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/11 (S) Passed As Amended</ACT_DESC>
		<ACT_VOTE>../../../../2026/pdf/votes/senate/0370024.pdf</ACT_VOTE>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 5</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/13 (S) Transmitted To House</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 6</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/16 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 7</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/03 (H) Died In Committee</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2589PS.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2026/dt/SB/2500-2599/SB2589PS.pdf</CURRENT_PDF_DT>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2589PS.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2589IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2026/dt/SB/2500-2599/SB2589IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF_DT>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2589IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<PASSED>
			<PASSED_PDF>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2589PS.pdf</PASSED_PDF>
			<PASSED_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2026/dt/SB/2500-2599/SB2589PS.pdf</PASSED_PDF_DT>
			<PASSED_OTHER>../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2589PS.htm</PASSED_OTHER>
		</PASSED>
		<AMENDMENTS>
			<SAM>
				<SAM_DESC>Amendment No 1</SAM_DESC>
				<SAM_DISP>Adopted</SAM_DISP>
				<SAM_PDF>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/sam/SB2589_S_Amend_01.pdf</SAM_PDF>
				<SAM_OTHER>../../../../../documents/2026/html/sam/SB2589_S_Amend_01.htm</SAM_OTHER>
				<SAM_VDESC>Voice Vote</SAM_VDESC>
			</SAM>
		</AMENDMENTS>
		<FISCALNOTE>
			<FISCALNOTEFLAG>N</FISCALNOTEFLAG>
			<FISCALNOTEPATH>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/fiscalnotes/SB2589.pdf</FISCALNOTEPATH>
		</FISCALNOTE>
	</DOCUMENTS>
</HISTORY>
