Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1479: Sharia law; prohibit use in contracts and MS law.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE APPLICATION OF SHARIA LAW IN MISSISSIPPI COURTS; TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND LEGISLATIVE INTENT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-63-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CONTRACTS THAT PROVIDE FOR THE APPLICATION OF FOREIGN LAWS, INCLUDING SHARIA LAWS, ARE VOID; TO AMEND SECTION 11-63-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY ADMINISTRATIVE OR COURT ORDER THAT SEEKS TO ENFORCE FOREIGN LAWS SHALL BE VOID; TO AMEND SECTION 11-7-301, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "FOREIGN" COURT ORDER; TO AMEND SECTION 93-9-30, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE EXCLUSION OF FOREIGN LAW FROM FULL FAITH AND CREDIT FOR ISSUES OF PATERNITY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 11-61-1, 11-62-5, 11-62-7 AND 11-62-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 89-8-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT A LANDLORD FROM ADOPTING LEASE TERMS THAT APPLY FOREIGN LAWS; TO AMEND SECTION 87-7-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 11-62-17, 11-62-9 AND 11-62-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 11-62-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR CODEBOOK UPDATE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to prohibit the application of sharia law in mississippi courts; to provide legislative findings and legislative intent; to create new section 11-63-3, mississippi code of 1972, to provide that contracts that provide for the application of foreign laws, including sharia laws, are void; to amend section 11-63-1, mississippi code of 1972, to provide that any administrative or court order that seeks to enforce foreign laws shall be void; to amend section 11-7-301, mississippi code of 1972, to revise the definition of "foreign" court order…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE APPLICATION OF SHARIA LAW IN MISSISSIPPI COURTS; TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND LEGISLATIVE INTENT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-63-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CONTRACTS THAT PROVIDE FOR THE APPLICATION OF FOREIGN LAWS, INCLUDING SHARIA LAWS, ARE VOID; TO AMEND SECTION 11-63-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY ADMINISTRATIVE OR COURT ORDER THAT SEEKS TO ENFORCE FOREIGN LAWS SHALL BE VOID; TO AMEND SECTION 11-7-301, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "FOREIGN" COURT ORDER; TO AMEND SECTION 93-9-30, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE EXCLUSION OF FOREIGN LAW FROM FULL FAITH AND CREDIT FOR ISSUES OF PATERNITY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 11-61-1, 11-62-5, 11-62-7 AND 11-62-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 89-8-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT A LANDLORD FROM ADOPTING LEASE TERMS THAT APPLY FOREIGN LAWS; TO AMEND SECTION 87-7-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 11-62-17, 11-62-9 AND 11-62-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 11-62-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR CODEBOOK UPDATE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. The following shall be codified as Section 11-63-3, …