Campaign finance; limit corporate political campaign contributions to $1,000.00 per calendar year.
SB 2608 would limit corporate political contributions to $1,000 per calendar year for businesses operating in Mississippi. It requires any contribution over this amount to be returned to the donor or deposited into the Election Support Fund, and prohibits candidates or committees from spending excess funds. The bill directly affects corporations, incorporated companies, and associations making political contributions, replacing previous outright bans on corporate donations. This legislation died in committee on March 4, 2025, and was never enacted.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2025
Last action Mar 4, 2025
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Committee Substitute
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Current version
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MODERATE
This bill was amended after passing the Senate to expand its scope beyond just limiting corporate political contributions. The original version focused solely on capping corporate donations at $1,000 per year and repealing old corporate contribution laws. The new version adds a completely new section that amends the Mississippi Limited Liability Company Act to define key terms like 'contribution,' 'entity,' 'financial interests,' and 'governance rights' for LLCs. This significantly broadens the bill's impact from just political donations to include general LLC governance and membership definitions.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from solely regulating corporate political contributions to also amending the Limited Liability Company Act with new definitions and provisions for LLC membership, interests, and governance.
SCOPE
Added a new section amending Section 79-29-105 of the Mississippi Code to include comprehensive definitions for limited liability company terms including 'contribution,' 'entity,' 'financial interests,' 'governance rights,' 'member,' 'manager,' and 'operating agreement.'
Removed language that only referenced repealing sections 97-13-15 and 97-13-17, now including the new amendment to Section 79-29-105.
ENFORCEMENT
Modified language regarding enforcement of contribution limits, changing 'One Thousand Dollars' to 'One-Thousand-Dollar' for consistency in the penalty provision.
DEFINITION
Added detailed definitions for LLC-related terms that were not present in the original committee substitute version.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 11, 2025
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican35
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Elections
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeremy England
RRepublican
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