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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1001: Elections; allow individuals to vote by affidavit if they register after 30-day cut off but before election day.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1001 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Elections; allow individuals to vote by affidavit if they register after 30-day cut off but before election day. Primary sponsor: Grace Butler-Washington (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): Died In Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Grace Butler-WashingtonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse69
Justis GibbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse72
Timaka James-JonesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse51

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died In Committee
  2. Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source