SB 2792 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Nonprofit corporations; clarify penalty for failure to file annual report, repeal related provision.

SB 2792 clarifies that Mississippi nonprofit corporations failing to file annual reports on time or omit required information (like registered agent details, principal office address, or public funds received) may face administrative dissolution (state-ordered shutdown). It directly affects all nonprofit corporations operating in Mississippi that must file annual reports with the Secretary of State. The bill repeals a separate provision (Section 79-11-391) requiring status reports for nonprofits. The legislation, which died in committee on March 4, 2025, would have taken effect July 1, 2025, if passed.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced Current version · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill clarifies penalties for nonprofit corporations that fail to file annual reports or disclose required information, repeals a redundant status report provision, and adds 'disallowance of nonprofit status' as an additional enforcement option alongside administrative dissolution.
Scope change
The bill maintains the same scope of applicability to nonprofit corporations but strengthens enforcement mechanisms and removes an obsolete reporting requirement.
ENFORCEMENT

Added 'disallowance of nonprofit status' as an additional penalty option for nonprofits that fail to file timely reports or disclose required information, expanding enforcement beyond just administrative dissolution.

REQUIREMENT

Repealed Section 79-11-391, which authorized a separate status report for nonprofit corporations, eliminating a redundant reporting requirement.

TECHNICAL

Changed the header from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the Senate' and updated page numbering and formatting to reflect legislative progress.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2025

How they voted

510
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 5, 2025
D Democratic16
16 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican35
35 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Referred To Business and Commerce
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Judiciary, Division A
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Tyler McCaughn
Tyler McCaughn
RRepublican
MS
31