Mississippi Senate Bill 2582

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Robert G. Clark, Jr., Voting Rights Act Of Mississippi; To Define Relevant Terms; To Prohibit Voter Suppression And Vote Dilution; To Establish The Mississippi Voting Rights Commission; To Provide The Candidate Qualifications For Nominating A Person As A Member Of The Commission; To Provide How Members Of The Commission Shall Be Selected; To Provide How The Commission Will Determine Preclearance For Covered Political Subdivisions; To Provide The Procedures For Obtaining Preclearance; To Establish Protections For Voters Who Are Classified As Limited English Proficient And/or Disabled; To Provide What Accommodations Shall Be Made Available For Covered Individuals In A Protected Class; To Provide The Framework To Establish The State Voting And Elections Database And Institute; To Provide The Mission And Functions Of The Database And Institute; To Prohibit Intimidation, Deception Or Obstructions That Would Affect The Rights Of Voters To Participate In Elections; To Require Public Notice Of Voting-related Changes, Such As Government Boundaries, Methods Of Elections Or District Maps; To Provide Grounds For Enforcement, Establish Venue And Provide Remedies For Legal Actions Filed Under Rights Established By This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Robert G. Clark, Jr., Voting Rights Act of Mississippi; enact.

Sen. Johnny DuPree [D]	Sen. David Blount [D]	Sen. Albert Butler [D]	Sen. Derrick Simmons [D]
Sen. Kamesha Mumford [D]	Sen. Theresa Gillespie Isom [D]	Sen. Hillman Frazier [D]	Sen. Rod Hickman [D]
Sen. Sollie Norwood [D]	Sen. Angela Turner-Ford [D]	Sen. Justin Pope [D]	Sen. Juan Barnett [D]
Sen. Reginald Jackson [D]	Sen. Joseph Thomas [D]	Sen. Bradford Blackmon [D]	Sen. Gary Brumfield [D]
Sen. Sarita Simmons [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2026-01-19	Senate	Referred To Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2582.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2582IN.htm