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Mississippi House Bill 859
Session 2026
In-person absentee voting; require use of OMR equipment and establish security measures and procedure to challenge.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Mar 10, 2026
First Action
Jan 16, 2026
Latest Action
Mar 11, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
859
State
Mississippi
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Noah Sanford
Primary
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on February 10, 2026
Motion Text
Passage as Amended
House Roll Call Votes
Republican
Andy Boyd
Yes
Independent
Angela Cockerham
Yes
Unknown
Bailey (23rd)
Yes
Unknown
Bailey (49th)
Yes
Republican
Becky Currie
Yes
Republican
Beth Waldo
Yes
Republican
Bill Kinkade
Yes
Republican
Bill Pigott
Yes
Republican
Billy Adam Calvert
Yes
Democrat
Bo Brown
Yes
Democrat
Bob Evans
Yes
Republican
Brad Mattox
Yes
Republican
Brent Anderson
Yes
Republican
Brent Powell
Yes
Democrat
Bryant W. Clark
Yes
Republican
C. Scott Bounds
Yes
Democrat
Carl Mickens
Yes
Republican
Carolyn Crawford
Yes
Republican
Casey Eure
Yes
Democrat
Cedric Burnett
Yes
Republican
Celeste Hurst
Yes
Democrat
Cheikh Taylor
Yes
Democrat
Christopher M. Bell
Yes
Republican
Chuck Blackwell
Yes
Republican
Clay Deweese
Yes
Republican
Clay Mansell
Yes
Unknown
Crosby
Yes
Republican
Dan Eubanks
Yes
Republican
Dana McLean
Yes
Democrat
Daryl Porter
Yes
Republican
Doc Harris
Yes
Republican
Donnie Bell
Yes
Republican
Donnie Scoggin
Yes
Democrat
Earle S. Banks
Yes
Democrat
Edward Blackmon, Jr.
Yes
Republican
Elliot Burch
Yes
Unknown
Elliott
Yes
Democrat
Fabian Nelson
Yes
Republican
Fred Shanks
Yes
Republican
Gene Newman
Yes
Republican
Greg Haney
Yes
Democrat
Gregory Holloway, Sr.
Yes
Republican
Henry Zuber III
Yes
Democrat
Hester Jackson McCray
Yes
Republican
Jansen Owen
Didn't Vote
Republican
Jay McKnight
Yes
Republican
Jeff Hale
Yes
Democrat
Jeffery Harness
Yes
Democrat
Jeffrey Hulum III
Yes
Republican
Jeffrey S. Guice
Yes
Democrat
Jeramey Anderson
Yes
Republican
Jerry R. Turner
Yes
Republican
Jill Ford
Yes
Republican
Jim Estrada
Yes
Republican
Jimmy Fondren
Yes
Republican
Jody Steverson
Didn't Vote
Republican
Joey Hood
Yes
Democrat
John G. Faulkner
Yes
Republican
John Read
Yes
Republican
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III
Yes
Democrat
John W. Hines, Sr.
Yes
Republican
Jonathan McMillan
Yes
Republican
Joseph Tubb
Yes
Republican
Josh Hawkins
Yes
Republican
Justin Keen
Yes
Democrat
Justis Gibbs
Yes
Democrat
Kabir Karriem
Yes
Democrat
Karl Gibbs
Yes
Republican
Karl Oliver
Yes
Democrat
Keith Jackson
Yes
Republican
Ken Morgan
Yes
Democrat
Kenji Holloway
Yes
Republican
Kent McCarty
Yes
Republican
Kevin Felsher
Yes
Republican
Kevin Ford
Yes
Republican
Kevin Horan
Yes
Republican
Kimberly Remak
Yes
Republican
Lance Varner
Yes
Republican
Larry Byrd
Yes
Democrat
Lataisha Jackson
Yes
Republican
Lee Yancey
Yes
Republican
Lester Carpenter
Yes
Republican
Manly Barton
Yes
Republican
Mark Tullos
Yes
Republican
Missy McGee
Yes
Unknown
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Republican
Noah Sanford
Yes
Democrat
Omeria Scott
Yes
Democrat
Oscar Denton
Yes
Democrat
Otis Anthony
Yes
Democrat
Percy W. Watson
Yes
Republican
Price Wallace
Yes
Republican
Randy P. Boyd
Yes
Republican
Randy Rushing
Yes
Republican
Richard Bennett
Yes
Democrat
Rickey Thompson
Yes
Republican
Rob Roberson
Yes
Democrat
Robert L. Johnson III
Yes
Democrat
Robert L. Sanders
Yes
Republican
Rodney Hall
Yes
Democrat
Ronnie C. Crudup
Yes
Republican
Sam C. Mims, V
Yes
Republican
Sam Creekmore IV
Yes
Independent
Shanda Yates
Yes
Republican
Shane Aguirre
Yes
Republican
Shane Barnett
Yes
Democrat
Solomon C. Osborne
Yes
Republican
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes
No
Democrat
Stephanie Foster
Yes
Republican
Stephen A. Horne
Yes
Republican
Steve Lott
Yes
Republican
Steve Massengill
Yes
Democrat
Tamarra Butler-Washington
Yes
Democrat
Timaka James-Jones
Yes
Republican
Timmy Ladner
Yes
Democrat
Tracey T. Rosebud
Yes
Republican
Troy Smith
Yes
Republican
Vince Mangold
Yes
Republican
William Tracy Arnold
Yes
Unknown
Williams
Yes
Republican
Zack Grady
Yes
Democrat
Zakiya Summers
Yes
Summary
Unavailable
Text (4)
Current version
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0859PS.htm
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0859PS.pdf
As Introduced
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0859IN.htm
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0859IN.pdf
Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (Voice Vote)
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB0859_H_Amend_01.pdf
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB0859_H_Amend_01.htm
Amendment No 2 (Adopted) (Voice Vote)
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB0859_H_Amend_02.pdf
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB0859_H_Amend_02.htm
Actions (10)
03/11/2026
Senate
Returned For Enrolling
03/10/2026
Senate
Passed
03/03/2026
Senate
Title Suff Do Pass
02/26/2026
Senate
DR - TSDP: EL To AC
02/17/2026
Senate
Referred To Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
02/12/2026
House
Transmitted To Senate
02/10/2026
House
Passed As Amended
02/10/2026
House
Amended
01/29/2026
House
Title Suff Do Pass
01/16/2026
House
Referred To Apportionment and Elections
Sources
MS Legislature
Open States
https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB859/
Record Created
Jan 16, 2026 7:25:08 PM
Record Updated
Mar 11, 2026 10:26:59 PM
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