Mississippi House Bill 1237

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Be Known As The Mississippi Guaranteeing Fair Banking Act; To Provide That, If A Financial Institution Takes An Adverse Action Against A Person, That Person May Request A Statement Of Specific Reasons For The Adverse Action; To Prohibit Financial Institutions From Discriminating In The Provision Of Financial Services To A Person Due To A Person's Religion, Speech Or Participation In A Lawful Economic Activity; To Provide Damages For Violations Of This Act; To Amend Section 75-24-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Violation Of This Act Shall Be An Unfair Or Deceptive Trade Act Or Practice; To Bring Forward Sections 81-1-119, 81-12-211 And 81-14-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Guaranteeing Fair Banking Act; create.

Rep. Shane Aguirre [R]

Rep. Otis Anthony [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-19	House	Referred To Banking and Financial Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
75	24	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
81	1	119	New Code	See Bill Text
81	12	211	New Code	See Bill Text
81	14	201	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1237.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1237IN.htm