Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB765: State advertising; prohibit elected and appointed officers from publicly participating in.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT ELECTED AND APPOINTED STATE OFFICERS FROM VISUALLY OR AUDIBLY PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC ADVERTISING THAT HAS BEEN FUNDED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, WITH LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to prohibit elected and appointed state officers from visually or audibly participating in public advertising that has been funded, in whole or in part, with legislative appropriations; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT ELECTED AND APPOINTED STATE OFFICERS FROM VISUALLY OR AUDIBLY PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC ADVERTISING THAT HAS BEEN FUNDED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, WITH LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) Except as otherwise provided under this section, a person elected or appointed to any state office, agency, department, institution, board or commission may not visually or audibly participate in the making of any public advertisement, regardless of the purpose or intended audience of the advertisement, if any funds appropriated by the Legislature are used to defray the expenses, in whole or in part, of the advertisement. (2) Participation in the making of a public advertisement prohibited under subsection (1) includes the following: (a) The use of any still or motion visual images in which the elected or appointed state officer may be seen; and (b) The use of any advertising medium that allows the elected or appointed state officer's voice to be heard, regardless *HR43/R871* H. B. No. 765 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R871 PAGE 1 (ENK\KP) of whether or not a still or motion image of the state officer may be seen. (3) For purposes of this section, the term "advertisement" includes any form of communication publicly promoting a product or service …
Sponsors
- Evans, Bob (D, 91) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
Subjects: State advertising
Common questions
- What is HB765?
- HB765 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): State advertising; prohibit elected and appointed officers from publicly participating in.
- What does HB765 do?
- In its own words: An act to prohibit elected and appointed state officers from visually or audibly participating in public advertising that has been funded, in whole or in part, with legislative appropriations; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB765?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB765?
- Evans, Bob (D, 91).
- Where is the official record for HB765?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0765.xml
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