Mississippi - Session 2026
Title: Candidate qualifications; require all candidates running for elected offices in Mississippi be natural born US citizens.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 69-1-1, 65-1-3, 25-31-1, 23-15-300, 19-21-103, 19-3-3, 37-5-1, 21-3-9, 21-5-5, 23-15-309, 37-7-201, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE, TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONERS, DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, SHERIFFS, CHANCERY CLERKS, CIRCUIT CLERKS, TAX ASSESSORS, TAX COLLECTORS, COUNTY COURT JUDGES, COUNTY ATTORNEYS, SURVEYORS, CORONERS, SUPERVISORS, JUSTICE COURT JUDGES, CONSTABLES, ELECTION COMMISSIONERS, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, LEVEE COMMISSIONERS, MAYORS, ALDERMEN, COUNCILMEN, MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF MUNICIPAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES, TO BE NATURAL BORN CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-03 | Status | failed |
| 2026-02-03 | Latest Action | (S) Died In Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SB 2637 | Northeast District; allow greater flexibility regarding where the livestock show may be held. | enrolled |
| SB 3091 | Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of. | enrolled |
| HB 1076 | Preserving Lawful Utilization of Services for Veterans Act of 2026 (PLUS Act); create. | enrolled |
| HB 1224 | Mississippi Keeping Kids Safe Online Act; create. | unknown |
| SB 2322 | Driver's license; amend provision related to. | unknown |
| SB 2599 | DPS property in Lauderdale County, Mississippi; authorize DFA to sell and convey. | enrolled |
| SB 2917 | Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. | unknown |
| SB 2931 | City of Natchez and Adams County; extend repealer on, and revise amounts of, authority to contribute annually to Natchez, Inc. | enrolled |