# Mississippi HB 788: Affidavit ballot; allow to serve as voter registration in certain situations.

Mississippi HB 788, Affidavit ballot; allow to serve as voter registration in certain situations., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Timaka James-Jones (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-03 (Died In Committee) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB788-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi HB 788
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Affidavit ballot; allow to serve as voter registration in certain situations.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Last action: 2026-03-03, Died In Committee
- Sponsor: Timaka James-Jones (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Subjects: Apportionment and Elections, Elections
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (116 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Timaka James-Jones (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Otis Anthony (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cedric Burnett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Grace Butler-Washington (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bryant W. Clark (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ronnie C. Crudup (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Oscar Denton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gregory Elliott (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John G. Faulkner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stephanie Foster (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Justis Gibbs (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John W. Hines, Sr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kenji Holloway (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gregory Holloway (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lataisha Jackson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert L. Johnson III (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carl L. Mickens (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Fabian Nelson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Solomon C. Osborne (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jansen T. Owen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daryl Porter (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert L. Sanders (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Omeria Scott (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Zakiya Summers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cheikh Taylor (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Passed As Amended | pass | 116 | 4 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-03-03: Died In Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Referred To Elections (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Transmitted To Senate (House)
- 2026-02-04: Passed As Amended (House)
- 2026-02-04: Amended (House)
- 2026-01-22: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (House)
- 2026-01-16: Referred To Apportionment and Elections (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0788IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0788IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0788PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0788PS.pdf)
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB0788_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB0788_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from. (signed)
- HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General. (signed)
- SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals. (signed)
- SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. (signed)
- SB 2189: Budget; direct disbursements from certain special funds. (signed)
- SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0788IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0788IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0788PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0788PS.pdf)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB0788_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB0788_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1653-2026)
- [HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1924-2026)
- [SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospit…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3110-2026)
- [SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special fund…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2917-2026)
- [SB 2189: Budget; direct disbursements from certain special funds.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2189-2026)
- [SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Auth…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3071-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB788-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).