SB 2589 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Campaign finance; modify the reporting process and make reports accessible to the public via a website run by the SOS.

SB 2589 modifies Mississippi's campaign finance reporting by requiring the Secretary of State to create and maintain a centralized, searchable public website for all campaign finance reports. This applies to candidates, candidate committees, and political committees filing reports for state, county, or municipal offices or ballot measures. The bill mandates that all reports - detailing contributions and expenditures - must be filed online through this system and made searchable by candidate, office, and financial details. It replaces current filing methods with local clerks by centralizing access under the Secretary of State, effective February 1, 2028.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2026 Last action Mar 3, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Introduced Current version · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill's effective date was modified to include a repeal provision, meaning the law will automatically expire on January 31, 2028, just one month after it takes effect. This creates a temporary, one-year campaign finance reporting requirement that will sunset without needing additional legislative action.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same regarding campaign finance reporting requirements, but its applicability is now time-limited to a single year.
TIMELINE

Added a repeal provision that automatically ends the act on January 31, 2028, making the campaign finance reporting requirements temporary rather than permanent.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2026

How they voted

4012
Passed
Total votes 52
Feb 11, 2026
D Democratic18
17 Yea 1 Nay
94% Yea
R Republican34
23 Yea 11 Nay
67% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
Referred To Apportionment and Elections
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Referred To Elections
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Jeremy England
RRepublican
MS
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