HB 1719 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

Prevention strategies on financial fraud; create a study committee.

HB 1719 creates a 11-member study committee to examine prevention strategies for financial fraud and scams, while also focusing on improving investor education. The committee includes key state officials like the Secretary of State, Attorney General, Banking Commissioner, and other department heads, appointed by legislative leaders and agency heads. It will operate until January 1, 2027, gathering data and making recommendations to the legislature. This bill does not enact new laws but directs the committee to study issues affecting consumers and financial systems across Mississippi state agencies.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Signed Mar 17, 2026

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What changed between versions

As Passed the lower → Current version · 3 edits

MINOR

The Senate version of HB 1719 expanded the financial fraud study committee from eleven to twelve members by adding the President of the Mississippi Bankers Association (or a designee) as a new member. This gives the banking industry a direct voice on the committee studying prevention strategies for financial fraud and scams. A minor punctuation error was also corrected.

SCOPE

A twelfth member was added to the study committee: the President of the Mississippi Bankers Association, or a designee. This gives the state's banking industry association a seat on the committee studying financial fraud prevention and investor education.

REQUIREMENT

The committee size was changed from eleven (11) members to twelve (12) members to accommodate the new addition.

TECHNICAL

A stray comma in the phrase 'any political, subdivision thereof' was removed, correcting it to 'any political subdivision thereof.'

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2026 · House Feb 4, 2026

How they voted

50–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 52

Mar 4, 2026

D Democratic18

17 Yea 1

94% Yea

R Republican34

33 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 17, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

executive

Mar 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Concurred in Amend From Senate

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed As Amended

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

upper

Feb 16, 2026

Committee

Referred To Business and Financial Institutions

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Introduced

Transmitted To Senate

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

lower

Jan 19, 2026

Committee

Referred To Business and Commerce

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors