Mississippi House Bill 1687

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Department Of Information And Technology Services To Establish Minimum Cybersecurity Standards And Policies In Conjunction With The Secretary Of State For County Registrars And Election Commissioners; To Stipulate That Such Standards And Policies Aim To Ensure The Integrity Of Mississippi's Voter Registration And Election Data In The Statewide Elections Management System; To Require Such Policies To Be Established No Later Than January 1, 2027; To Provide For Assessments Of Adherence To The Policies; To Require Confidentiality Of Information; To Grant The State Auditor's Office Authority To Use Such Information For Auditing Purposes; To Allow Its And The Secretary Of State To Request Results Of Internal Assessments; To Provide For Failure To Meet The Established Cybersecurity Standards; To Amend Section 23-15-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Limitations On Monies From Elections Support Fund For Failure To Meet The Requirement Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

ITS; require to establish minimum cybersecuirty standards for the Statewide Elections Management System.

Rep. Jill Ford [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-28	House	DR - TSDPAA: TE To AP
2026-01-19	House	Referred To Technology;Appropriations A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	165	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1687.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1687IN.htm