Mississippi Senate Bill 2049

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
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 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.

Candidate qualifications; require all candidates running for elected offices in Mississippi be natural born US citizens.

Sen. Kevin Blackwell [R]

Sen. Charles Younger [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2026-01-08	Senate	Referred To Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	21	103	Amended Code	See Bill Text
19	3	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
21	3	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text
21	5	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	300	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	309	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	31	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	5	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	201	Amended Code	See Bill Text
65	1	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
69	1	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2049.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2049IN.htm