Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB567: Political contributions; require person making with a credit card online to provide verification code and U.S. billing address.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO REQUIRE A PERSON MAKING A CONTRIBUTION TO A CANDIDATE, POLITICAL COMMITTEE, POLITICAL PARTY OR CONDUIT FOR A CANDIDATE, POLITICAL COMMITTEE OR POLITICAL PARTY WITH A CREDIT CARD VIA THE INTERNET TO PROVIDE THE CREDIT CARD VERIFICATION VALUE OR CODE AT THE TIME OF MAKING THE CONTRIBUTION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CREDIT CARD USED TO MAKE THE CONTRIBUTION MUST HAVE A BILLING ADDRESS LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES; TO REQUIRE EACH CANDIDATE, POLITICAL COMMITTEE, POLITICAL PARTY AND CONDUIT TO MAINTAIN A RECORD OF THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF EACH PERSON MAKING A CONTRIBUTION WITH A CREDIT CARD; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 23-15-807 AND 23-15-819, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to require a person making a contribution to a candidate, political committee, political party or conduit for a candidate, political committee or political party with a credit card via the internet to provide the credit card verification value or code at the time of making the contribution; to provide that the credit card used to make the contribution must have a billing address located in the united states; to require each candidate, political committee, political party and conduit to maintain a record of the names and addresses of each person making a contribution with a credit card…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO REQUIRE A PERSON MAKING A CONTRIBUTION TO A CANDIDATE, POLITICAL COMMITTEE, POLITICAL PARTY OR CONDUIT FOR A CANDIDATE, POLITICAL COMMITTEE OR POLITICAL PARTY WITH A CREDIT CARD VIA THE INTERNET TO PROVIDE THE CREDIT CARD VERIFICATION VALUE OR CODE AT THE TIME OF MAKING THE CONTRIBUTION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CREDIT CARD USED TO MAKE THE CONTRIBUTION MUST HAVE A BILLING ADDRESS LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES; TO REQUIRE EACH CANDIDATE, POLITICAL COMMITTEE, POLITICAL PARTY AND CONDUIT TO MAINTAIN A RECORD OF THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF EACH PERSON MAKING A CONTRIBUTION WITH A CREDIT CARD; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 23-15-807 AND 23-15-819, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) A candidate, political committee, political party or conduit, as defined in subsection (5), may not accept any contribution made with a credit card via the Internet unless: (a) At the time of making the contribution, the person making the contribution provides the credit card verification value or code to the candidate, political committee, political party or conduit; and (b) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the billing address associated with the credit card is located in the United States. *HR31/R1286* H. B. No. …