HB 1250 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Campaign finance law; revise certain provisions of.

HB 1250 would revise Mississippi's campaign finance laws by clarifying key terms like "corporation" and "corporate contribution," shifting enforcement authority for fines from the Mississippi Ethics Commission to the Secretary of State, and requiring complete, legible campaign finance reports to be posted on the Secretary of State's website. The bill also adds perjury penalties for false filings and revises civil/criminal penalties for violations, including increasing penalties for accepting illegal corporate contributions. It directly affects candidates, political committees, and corporations making political contributions. The bill died in committee on February 4, 2025, and did not become law.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 20, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025
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