MS SB 2588

enacted

Safeguard Honesty Integrity in Elections for Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act; create.

Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did MS SB 2588 pass?

Yes. MS SB 2588 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-01): Approved by Governor

What is MS SB 2588 about?

MS SB 2588 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Safeguard Honesty Integrity in Elections for Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act; create.”.

Who sponsors MS SB 2588?

England is the primary sponsor of MS SB 2588, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced: 2026-02-09
Latest action: 2026-04-01 — Approved by Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-01
Approved by Governor
executive-signature
2026-03-26
Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-03-26
Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-03-25
Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2026-03-24
Motion to Reconsider Entered
2026-03-23
Concurred in Amend From House
2026-03-23
Decline Concur/Inv Conf Lost
2026-03-11
Returned For Concurrence
2026-03-11
Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2026-03-04
Motion to Reconsider Entered (Johnson, Sanford, Tullos)
2026-03-04
Passed As Amended
passage
2026-03-04
Amended
amendment-passage
2026-03-03
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
committee-passage
2026-03-03
DR - TSDPAA: AC To AE
2026-02-26
DR - TSDPAA: AE To AC
2026-02-13
Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
referral-committee
2026-02-09
Transmitted To House
introduction
2026-02-09
Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2026-02-05
Motion to Reconsider Entered
2026-02-05
Passed
passage
2026-02-05
Committee Substitute Adopted
substitution
2026-01-29
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
committee-passage
2026-01-19
Referred To Elections
referral-committee

Versions

Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (Voice Vote)Compare
Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2588Compare
As Passed the upperCompare
Committee SubstituteCompare
As IntroducedCompare
Current versionCompare

Documents

Votes

Passage
2026-02-05 · pass · 33-17
Member-level votes (50)
- Barrett: yes
- Berry: yes
- Blackwell: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Carter: yes
- Chassaniol: yes
- Chism: yes
- DeBar: yes
- DeLano: yes
- England: yes
- Fillingane: yes
- Harkins: yes
- Hartness: yes
- Hill: yes
- Hopson: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Kirby: yes
- McCaughn: yes
- McLendon: yes
- McMahan: yes
- Michel: yes
- Parks: yes
- Rhodes: yes
- Seymour: yes
- Sparks: yes
- Suber: yes
- Tate: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Whaley: yes
- Wiggins: yes
- Williams: yes
- Younger: yes
- Barnett: no
- Blackmon: no
- Blount: no
- Brumfield: no
- Bryan: no
- Butler: no
- DuPree: no
- Frazier: no
- Gillespie Isom: no
- Hickman: no
- Jackson: no
- Mumford: no
- Norwood: no
- Pope: no
- Simmons S. (13th): no
- Thomas: no
- Turner-Ford: no
Passage as Amended
2026-03-04 · pass · 80-41
Member-level votes (122)
- Aguirre: yes
- Anderson (122nd): yes
- Arnold: yes
- Bailey (23rd): yes
- Barnett: yes
- Barton: yes
- Bell (21st): yes
- Bennett: yes
- Blackwell: yes
- Bounds: yes
- Boyd (19th): yes
- Boyd (37th): yes
- Burch: yes
- Burnett: yes
- Byrd: yes
- Calvert: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Creekmore IV: yes
- Currie: yes
- Deweese: yes
- Estrada: yes
- Eubanks: yes
- Eure: yes
- Felsher: yes
- Fondren: yes
- Ford (54th): yes
- Ford (73rd): yes
- Gibbs (36th): yes
- Grady: yes
- Guice: yes
- Hale: yes
- Hall: yes
- Haney: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hawkins: yes
- Hobgood-Wilkes: yes
- Hood: yes
- Horan: yes
- Horne: yes
- Keen: yes
- Kinkade: yes
- Ladner: yes
- Lamar: yes
- Lott: yes
- Mangold: yes
- Mansell: yes
- Massengill: yes
- Mattox: yes
- McCarty: yes
- McGee: yes
- McKnight: yes
- McLean: yes
- McMillan: yes
- Mims: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Newman: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Owen: yes
- Pigott: yes
- Powell: yes
- Read: yes
- Remak: yes
- Roberson: yes
- Rushing: yes
- Sanford: yes
- Scoggin: yes
- Shanks: yes
- Smith: yes
- Steverson: yes
- Tubb: yes
- Tullos: yes
- Turner: yes
- Varner: yes
- Waldo: yes
- Wallace: yes
- Yancey: yes
- Yates: yes
- Zuber: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Anderson (110th): no
- Anthony: no
- Bailey (49th): no
- Banks: no
- Bell (65th): no
- Blackmon: no
- Brown: no
- Butler-Washington: no
- Clark: no
- Cockerham: no
- Crosby: no
- Crudup: no
- Denton: no
- Elliott: no
- Evans: no
- Faulkner: no
- Foster: no
- Gibbs (72nd): no
- Harness: no
- Hines: no
- Holloway (27th): no
- Holloway (76th): no
- Hulum: no
- Jackson (11th): no
- Jackson (45th): no
- James-Jones: no
- Johnson: no
- Karriem: no
- McCray: no
- Mickens: no
- Nelson: no
- Osborne: no
- Porter: no
- Rosebud: no
- Sanders: no
- Scott: no
- Summers: no
- Taylor: no
- Thompson: no
- Watson: no
- Williams: no
- Hurst: not voting
Concurrence in Amendment From House
2026-03-23 · pass · 31-16
Member-level votes (48)
- Barrett: yes
- Berry: yes
- Blackwell: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Carter: yes
- Chassaniol: yes
- Chism: yes
- DeBar: yes
- DeLano: yes
- England: yes
- Fillingane: yes
- Harkins: yes
- Hartness: yes
- Hill: yes
- Hopson: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Kirby: yes
- McCaughn: yes
- McLendon: yes
- McMahan: yes
- Michel: yes
- Rhodes: yes
- Seymour: yes
- Sparks: yes
- Suber: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Whaley: yes
- Wiggins: yes
- Williams: yes
- Younger: yes
- Blackmon: no
- Blount: no
- Bryan: no
- Butler: no
- DuPree: no
- Frazier: no
- Gillespie Isom: no
- Hickman: no
- Jackson: no
- Mumford: no
- Norwood: no
- Pope: no
- Simmons D. T. (12th): no
- Simmons S. (13th): no
- Thomas: no
- Turner-Ford: no
- Parks: not voting

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