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Mississippi Legislature · SB 2588 · Approved by Governor (Chapter 431)

Safeguard Honesty Integrity in Elections for Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act; create.

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Officially: “AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE "SAFEGUARD HONEST INTEGRITY IN ELECTIONS FOR LASTING DEMOCRACY (SHIELD) ACT"; Read the full text

2026 Regular Session

What it does

Safeguard Honesty Integrity in Elections for Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act; create.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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Referred To Elections · Jan 19, 2026

Senate

Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub · Jan 29, 2026

Senate

Committee Substitute Adopted · Feb 5, 2026

Senate

Passed · Feb 5, 2026

Senate

Motion to Reconsider Entered · Feb 5, 2026

Senate

Motion to Reconsider Tabled · Feb 9, 2026

Senate

Transmitted To House · Feb 9, 2026

Senate

Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency · Feb 13, 2026

House

DR - TSDPAA: AE To AC · Feb 26, 2026

House

DR - TSDPAA: AC To AE · Mar 3, 2026

House

Title Suff Do Pass As Amended · Mar 3, 2026

House

Amended · Mar 4, 2026

House

Passed As Amended · Mar 4, 2026

House

Motion to Reconsider Entered (Johnson, Sanford, Tullos) · Mar 4, 2026

House

Motion to Reconsider Tabled · Mar 11, 2026

House

Returned For Concurrence · Mar 11, 2026

House

Decline Concur/Inv Conf Lost · Mar 23, 2026

Senate

Concurred in Amend From House · Mar 23, 2026

Senate

Motion to Reconsider Entered · Mar 24, 2026

Senate

Motion to Reconsider Tabled · Mar 25, 2026

Senate

Enrolled Bill Signed · Mar 26, 2026

Senate

Enrolled Bill Signed · Mar 26, 2026

House

Approved by Governor · Apr 1, 2026

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

England

Recorded votes

Concurred in Amend From HouseSenate · 2026-03-23 · Yeas 31, Nays 16, Absent and those not voting 1
Passed As AmendedHouse · 2026-03-04 · Yeas 80, Nays 41, Absent or those not voting 1
PassedSenate · 2026-02-05 · Yeas 33, Nays 17, Absent and those not voting 4
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Mississippi legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Approved by Governor (Apr 1, 2026).