The Amy Act; remove grace period for lobbyist registering with the SOS office after lobbying.
SB 2402 (The Amy Act) eliminates the grace period allowing lobbyists to register with Mississippi's Secretary of State after starting lobbying activities. It requires lobbyists and their clients to register and pay fees *before* engaging in lobbying, rather than after. The bill creates "The Amy Act" under Section 5-8-17, authorizing the Secretary of State to assess daily fines of $50 (up to $500 total) for late registration. This directly affects all lobbyists and their clients who lobby in Mississippi, making timely registration mandatory to avoid penalties.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2026
Last action Mar 3, 2026
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The bill title was updated from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the Senate' to reflect its current legislative status. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with the core amendment to Section 5-8-5 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 still aimed at removing the grace period for lobbyist registration after lobbying activities begin.
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Updated the bill header to reflect it has passed the Senate rather than being in its original introduced form.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2026
How they voted
52–0
Passed
Total votes 52
Feb 5, 2026
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican34
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nicole Boyd
RRepublican
Co
Brian Rhodes
RRepublican
Co
Chad McMahan
RRepublican
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