SB 2650 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Campaign finance; allow reports to be filed and made accessible via a website run by the SOS.

SB 2650 requires Mississippi's Secretary of State to create and maintain a public, searchable website for campaign finance reports. The website must include all contributions and expenditures by candidates, committees, and political groups for state, county, and municipal elections, searchable by details like candidate name, office sought, and dollar amounts. Candidates and committees can file reports online through this system, and local offices (like circuit clerks) must forward reports to the Secretary of State for posting. The law takes effect on January 1, 2026, standardizing public access to campaign finance data.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025

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Committee Substitute → Current version · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates Mississippi's campaign finance reporting requirements by mandating an online filing system through the Secretary of State's website. It expands accessibility for candidates and political committees by allowing online submissions alongside traditional methods like fax and mail. The effective date was extended from July 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026, providing more time for implementation.

Scope change

The bill now explicitly allows all candidates, candidate committees, and political committees to file reports through an online system, whereas the previous version only required the Secretary of State to maintain a searchable website without mandating online filing.

REQUIREMENT

Mandates that candidates, candidate committees, and political committees may file campaign finance reports through the Secretary of State's online filing system.

Requires that reports forwarded by circuit clerks and municipal clerks to the Secretary of State must be posted to the online filing system.

Removed temporary provisions that would have applied different reporting requirements through December 31, 2026, and from January 1, 2027 onward.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026, extending the implementation timeline by six months.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2025

How they voted

51–0

Passed

Total votes 51

Feb 13, 2025

D Democratic16

16 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican35

35 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 17, 2025

Committee

Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Introduced

Transmitted To House

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed As Amended

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

upper

Jan 20, 2025

Committee

Referred To Elections

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors