Mississippi Senate bill in Session 2026.
Status: failed. Latest action: March 3, 2026.
Mississippians' Right to Name, Likeness and Voice Act; enact.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-101-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH A SHORT TITLE FOR THE MISSISSIPPIANS' RIGHT TO NAME, LIKENESS AND VOICE ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-101-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE TERMS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-101-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS A PROPERTY RIGHT IN HIS OR HER OWN NAME, LIKENESS AND VOICE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-101-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN LIABILITY FOR PERSONS OR ENTITIES WHO INFRINGE ON AN INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHTS UNDER THIS ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-101-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A FIRST AMENDMENT DEFENSE TO CIVIL ACTIONS BROUGHT UNDER THIS ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-101-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE LIABILITY FOR THE COMMERCIAL USE OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S NAME, VOICE OR LIKENESS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-101-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO STATE THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE ACT TO OTHER LAWS; TO PROVIDE THAT THIS ACT IS SEVERABLE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-03 | Status | failed |
| 2026-03-03 | Latest Action | (H) Died In Committee |