Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1683: Campaign Finance Reporting; require reporting of hostile foreign representatives' contributions.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO REQUIRE REPORTING OF FOREIGN SUPPORTED POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE; TO REQUIRE REPRESENTATIVES AND OF SUCH TO REGISTER; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-809, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to require reporting of foreign supported political organizations for campaign finance; to require representatives and of such to register; to amend section 23-15-809, mississippi code of 1972, to conform to the required reporting; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO REQUIRE REPORTING OF FOREIGN SUPPORTED POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE; TO REQUIRE REPRESENTATIVES AND OF SUCH TO REGISTER; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-809, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) The following words shall have the meanings described herein: (a) "Foreign-supported political organization" means a political party or a domestic partnership, association, corporation, organization, or any other combination of persons that has, within the past five (5) calendar years, received money or other things of value from a hostile foreign principal or a representative of a hostile foreign principal and that engages in political activity; (b) "Hostile foreign nation" means (ii) Russian Federation; (iii) Democratic People's Republic of Korea; or *HR43/R1986* H. B. No. 1683 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R1986 PAGE 1 (GT\KP) (iv) Islamic Republic of Iran. (c) "Hostile foreign principal" means: (i) A government of a hostile foreign nation, a political party of a hostile foreign nation, or any member of a political party of a hostile foreign nation; (ii) A nonresident alien of a hostile foreign nation; or (iii) A partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons organized under the law of or having its principal place of business in a hostile …
Sponsors
- Fondren, Jimmy (R, 111) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To State Affairs
Subjects: Campaign Finance Reporting
Common questions
- What is HB1683?
- HB1683 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Campaign Finance Reporting; require reporting of hostile foreign representatives' contributions.
- What does HB1683 do?
- In its own words: An act to require reporting of foreign supported political organizations for campaign finance; to require representatives and of such to register; to amend section 23-15-809, mississippi code of 1972, to conform to the required reporting; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1683?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1683?
- Fondren, Jimmy (R, 111).
- Where is the official record for HB1683?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1683.xml
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