Mississippi 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 2135 — Juror qualifications; clarify qualified electors must be active voters to be competent jurors.

Last action — 03/19 Approved by Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Tate Reeves (Republican) on March 13, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 13-5-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT A QUALIFIED ELECTOR MUST BE DESIGNATED AS AN ACTIVE VOTER IN THE STATEWIDE ELECTIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO BE A COMPETENT JUROR; TO DELETE THE COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT THAT A JUROR IS NOT A COMMON GAMBLER OR HABITUAL DRUNKARD; TO PROVIDE THAT A COMPETENT JUROR IS A JUROR WHO DOES NOT HAVE A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. 03/19 Approved by Governor

  2. 03/13 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed

  3. 03/12 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

  4. 03/11 (H) Returned For Enrolling

  5. 03/10 (H) Passed

  6. 02/23 (H) Title Suff Do Pass

  7. 02/16 (H) Referred To Judiciary B

  8. 02/11 (S) Transmitted To House

  9. 02/09 (S) Passed As Amended

  10. 02/09 (S) Amended

  11. 01/29 (S) Title Suff Do Pass

  12. 01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on · 23 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (174)

174 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

S. B. No. 2135 passed

Passed 82 Yea · 35 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 66001
Unaffiliated 121302
Independent 2000
Democrat 22302
Total 823605
% of votes cast 67%29%0%4%
How each member voted (123)
Member Party Vote
Anderson (122nd) — Yea
Bailey (23rd) — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Blackwell — Yea
Boyd (19th) — Yea
Boyd (37th) — Yea
Ford (54th) — Yea
Ford (73rd) — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Ladner — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Anderson (110th) — Nay
Bailey (49th) — Nay
Bell (65th) — Nay
Blackmon — Nay
Holloway (27th) — Nay
Holloway (76th) — Nay
Jackson (11th) — Nay
James — Nay
Jones — Nay
Johnson — Nay
Taylor — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Williams — Nay
Jackson (45th) — Not Voting
Gibbs (72nd) — Not Voting
Bo Brown Democrat Nay
Bob Evans Democrat Nay
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Nay
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Nay
Daryl Porter Democrat Nay
Earle S. Banks Democrat Nay
Fabian Nelson Democrat Nay
Gregory Elliott Democrat Nay
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Nay
Jeffery Harness Democrat Nay
Jeffrey Hulum III Democrat Not Voting
John G. Faulkner Democrat Nay
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Nay
Justin Crosby Democrat Nay
Kabir Karriem Democrat Nay
Omeria Scott Democrat Nay
Oscar Denton Democrat Nay
Otis Anthony Democrat Nay
Percy W. Watson Democrat Nay
Robert L. Sanders Democrat Nay
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Nay
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Nay
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tamarra Butler-Washington Democrat Nay
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Not Voting
Zakiya Summers Democrat Nay
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Beth Luther Waldo Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brad Mattox Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Celeste Hurst Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Clay Mansell Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Elliot Burch Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jim Estrada Republican Yea
Jimmy Fondren Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Jonathan McMillan Republican Yea
Joseph Tubb Republican Yea
Josh Hawkins Republican Yea
Justin Keen Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Not Voting
Kimberly Remak Republican Yea
Lance Varner Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Rodney Hall Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Lott Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
W.I. "Doc" Harris Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea
Zachary Grady Republican Yea

Official roll call →

On motion of Senator Wiggins, the rules were suspended, the bill considered engrossed, read the third time and, the yeas and nays being taken, it passed, title standing as stated,

Passed 52 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14000
Republican 27000
Democrat 11000
Total 52000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Blackwell — Yea
Boyd — Yea
Gillespie Isom — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Ladner — Yea
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Yea
Simmons S. (13th) — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Williams — Yea
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Gary Brumfield Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Johnny DuPree Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Justin Pope Democrat Yea
Kamesha Mumford Democrat Yea
Rod Hickman Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Andy Berry Republican Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brian Rhodes Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
Don Hartness Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2135 do?
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 13-5-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT A QUALIFIED ELECTOR MUST BE DESIGNATED AS AN ACTIVE VOTER IN THE STATEWIDE ELECTIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO BE A COMPETENT JUROR; TO DELETE THE COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT THAT A JUROR IS NOT A COMMON GAMBLER OR HABITUAL DRUNKARD; TO PROVIDE THAT A COMPETENT JUROR IS A JUROR WHO DOES NOT HAVE A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Who sponsors SB 2135?
SB 2135 is sponsored by Joey Fillingane (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2135?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2026. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 2135?
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