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SB2589 • 2026

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

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-805, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MODIFY THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTING PROCESS BY REQUIRING THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAINTAIN A CENTRAL SITE ON THE INTERNET TO MAKE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND EASILY SEARCHABLE; TO PROVIDE THAT CANDIDATES, CANDIDATE COMMITTEES AND POLITICAL COMMITTEES MAY FILE REPORTS USING THE ONLINE FILING SYSTEM CREATED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Elections
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
England
Last action
2026-03-03
Official status
Dead
Effective date
** See Tex

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass in the current session, so its exact impact is uncertain.

Campaign Finance Reporting Changes

This bill changes how campaign finance reports are filed and made available to the public by requiring an online system run by the Secretary of State.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Secretary of State to create a website where people can easily find and search for campaign finance reports.
  • Allows candidates, candidate committees, and political committees to file their reports through this new online system.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Candidates running for state, district, and legislative offices
  • Candidate committees supporting these candidates
  • Political committees making contributions or expenditures in support of or against candidates or ballot measures

Terms To Know

Election-related report
Any document required by law to be filed during an election campaign, such as contribution and expenditure reports.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass in the current session.
  • It is unclear how much it will cost to set up and maintain the online system.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    03/03 (H) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-02-16 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/16 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections

  3. 2026-02-13 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/13 (S) Transmitted To House

  4. 2026-02-11 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/11 (S) Passed As Amended

  5. 2026-02-11 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/11 (S) Amended

  6. 2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass

  7. 2026-01-19 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/19 (S) Referred To Elections

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

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To: Elections
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) England

SENATE BILL NO. 2589
(As Passed the Senate)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-805, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 1
TO MODIFY THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTING PROCESS BY REQUIRING THAT 2
THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAINTAIN A CENTRAL SITE ON THE INTERNET TO 3
MAKE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND EASILY 4
SEARCHABLE; TO PROVIDE THAT CANDIDATES, CANDIDATE COMMITTEES AND 5
POLITICAL COMMITTEES MAY FILE REPORTS USING THE ONLINE FILING 6
SYSTEM CREATED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE; AND FOR RELATED 7
PURPOSES. 8
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 9
SECTION 1. Section 23-15-805, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 10
amended as follows: 11
23-15-805. (1) (a) Candidates and candidate committees for 12
state, state district, and legislative district offices, and every 13
political committee, which makes reportable contributions to or 14
expenditures in support of or in opposition to a candidate for any 15
such office or makes reportable contributions to or expenditures 16
in support of or in opposition to a statewide ballot measure, 17
shall file all reports required under this * * * chapter with the 18
Office of the Secretary of State. Candidates, candidate 19
committees and political committees may file all reports required 20
under this chapter through the Secretary of State's online filing 21
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system and may file via facsimile, electronic mail, postal mail or 22
hand delivery. 23
(b) The Secretary of State shall maintain a central 24
site on the internet to make accessible to the public and 25
searchable all publicly available election-related reports and 26
information. Reports shall be searchable by the identifiable 27
variables on the report, including, but not limited to, candidate, 28
office sought, itemized contribution, itemized expenditure, amount 29
of contribution and amount of expenditure. In this section, the 30
term "election-related report" means any report, designation or 31
statement required to be filed under this chapter. 32
( * * *2) Candidates and candidate committees for county or 33
county district office, and every political committee which makes 34
reportable contributions to or expenditures in support of or in 35
opposition to a candidate for such office or makes reportable 36
contributions to or expenditures in support of or in opposition to 37
a countywide ballot measure or a ballot measure affecting part of 38
a county, excepting a municipal ballot measure, shall file all 39
reports required by this section in the office of the circuit 40
clerk of the county in which the election occurs, or directly to 41
the Office of the Secretary of State * * *. The circuit clerk 42
shall forward copies of all reports to the Office of the Secretary 43
of State. Candidates, candidate committees and political 44
committees may file all reports required under this chapter 45
through the Secretary of State's online filing system, and any 46
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ST: Campaign finance; modify the reporting
process and make reports accessible to the
public via a website run by the SOS.
reports forwarded by the circuit clerk to the Secretary of State 47
shall be posted to the online filing system. 48
( * * *3) Candidates for municipal office, and every 49
political committee which makes reportable contributions to or 50
expenditures in support of or in opposition to a candidate for 51
such office, or makes reportable contributions to or expenditures 52
in support of or in opposition to a municipal ballot measure shall 53
file all reports required by this article in the office of the 54
municipal clerk of the municipality in which the election occurs, 55
or directly to the Office of the Secretary of State * * *. The 56
municipal clerk shall forward copies of all reports to the Office 57
of the Secretary of State. Candidates, candidate committees and 58
political committees may file all reports required under this 59
chapter through the Secretary of State's online filing system, and 60
any reports forwarded by the municipal clerk to the Secretary of 61
State shall be posted to the online filing system. 62
( * * *4) The Secretary of State, the circuit clerks and the 63
municipal clerks shall make all reports received under this 64
subsection available for public inspection and copying and shall 65
preserve the reports for a period of five (5) years. 66
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 67
and after February 1, 2028, and shall stand repealed January 31, 68
2028. 69