Mississippi Senate Bill 2587

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

An Act To Create The "in-person Absentee Voting Act"; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That The In-person Absentee Voting Period Shall Begin 22 Days Before The Election And Continue Until 12:00 P.m. On The Saturday Immediately Preceding The Election; To Provide That In-person Absentee Voting Shall Be For Each Primary, General, Runoff, Special And Municipal Election For Public Office; To Provide The Hours For In-person Absentee Voting In The Registrar's Office During Regular Business Hours; To Provide Extended Hours To Vote During The Last Full Week Preceding An Election; To Provide The Appropriate Locations For In-person Absentee Voting To Take Place; To Provide That Notice Of In-person Absentee Voting Shall Be Provided In Three Public Places Eight Days Before The Voting Begins; To Provide The Procedures To Follow When Casting A Ballot During The In-person Excused Voting Period; To Provide The Manner For Challenging The Qualifications Of A Voter During The In-person Absentee Voting Period; To Amend Section 23-15-639, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That Mail-in Ballots Be Announced By The Resolution Board; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-697, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Repeal Section 23-15-659 Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Absentee Ballot Envelope Requirements For In-person Absentee Voters; To Amend Sections 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-713, 23-15-715, 23-15-651, 23-15-719 And 23-15-633, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

In-person absentee voting; to amend the process of.

Sen. Jeremy England [R]

Sen. Sarita Simmons [D]

2026-02-13 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 39 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - Senate Failed (Y: 24 N: 25 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-02-18	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections
2026-02-17	Senate	Transmitted To House
2026-02-13	Senate	Passed As Amended
2026-02-13	Senate	Reconsidered
2026-02-12	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Entered
2026-02-12	Senate	Failed
2026-02-12	Senate	Amended
2026-02-03	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2026-01-19	Senate	Referred To Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	625	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	627	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	633	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
23	15	639	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	651	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	659	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
23	15	697	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	713	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	715	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	719	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2587.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2587IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2587CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2587PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/SB2587_S_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/SB2587_S_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/senate/0380042.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/senate/0390003.pdf