SB 2402 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

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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What changed between versions

As Introduced Current version · 1 edit
MINOR
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.
TECHNICAL

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

520
Passed
Total votes 52
Feb 5, 2026
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican34
34 Yea
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