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SB2588Introduced in the Senate

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

Passed

Introduced by Jeremy England, District 51

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

An Act To Be Known As The "safeguard Honest Integrity In Elections For Lasting Democracy (shield) Act"; To Amend Section 23-15-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Procedure By Which A Registrar Verifies An Applicant's Citizenship Upon Receipt Of A Completed Voter Registration Application; To Require The Registrar To Enter Each Applicant's Information Into The United States Citizenship And Immigration Service's Systematic Alien Verification For Entitlements (save); To Require Registrars To Make Annual Reports To The Secretary Of State Regarding The Number Of Applicants Flagged By A Save System Check And The Number Removed Following Confirmation; To Create New Section 23-15-165.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Secretary Of State To Conduct An Annual Comparison Of The Statewide Elections Management System Records With The Save Database And To Report Ineligible Matches To The Appropriate Election Commissioner; To Create New Section 23-15-165.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Secretary Of State To Annually Report To The Legislature On The Results Achieved With The Save System; To Create New Section 23-15-165.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Personally Identifiable Information Collected Through Use Of The Save System From The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983; To Create New Section 23-15-165.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Severability Of The Provisions Of The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.

Where it stands

Approved by Governor

April 1, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Concurred in Amend From House · March 23, 2026

31

Yes

16

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

48 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Referred To Elections

  2. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  3. Committee Substitute Adopted

  4. Passed

  5. Motion to Reconsider Entered

  6. Motion to Reconsider Tabled

  7. Transmitted To House

  8. Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

  9. DR - TSDPAA: AE To AC

  10. DR - TSDPAA: AC To AE

  11. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  12. Amended

  13. Passed As Amended

  14. Motion to Reconsider Entered (Johnson, Sanford, Tullos)

  15. Motion to Reconsider Tabled

  16. Returned For Concurrence

  17. Decline Concur/Inv Conf Lost

  18. Concurred in Amend From House

  19. Motion to Reconsider Entered

  20. Motion to Reconsider Tabled

  21. Enrolled Bill Signed

  22. Enrolled Bill Signed

  23. Approved by Governor

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