Mississippi Senate Bill 2096

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 19 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-19 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [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 Mdits And The Secretary Of State To Request Results Of Internal Assessments; To Provide For Failure To Meet The Established Cybersecurity Standards; And For Related Purposes.

MDITS and SOS; require to establish minimum cybersecurity standards for SEMS.

Sen. Bart Williams [R]

Sen. Bradford Blackmon [D]

2026-03-11 - Senate - Senate Concurred in Amend From House (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 121 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-05 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-19		Approved by Governor
2026-03-16	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-03-16	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-03-11	Senate	Concurred in Amend From House
2026-03-05	House	Returned For Concurrence
2026-03-04	House	Passed As Amended
2026-03-04	House	Amended
2026-02-26	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2026-02-06	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections
2026-02-06	Senate	Transmitted To House
2026-02-05	Senate	Immediate Release
2026-02-05	Senate	Passed
2026-01-29	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2026-01-08	Senate	Referred To Elections

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2096.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2096IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2096PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2096SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2096_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/senate/0310034.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/house/0580037.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/senate/0650012.pdf