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type: "Bill"
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title: "Absentee ballots; require receipt day before federal election if U.S. Supreme Court rules federal laws preempt state."
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description: "Absentee ballots; require receipt day before federal election if U.S. Supreme Court rules federal laws preempt state."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ms"
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legislature: "Mississippi Legislature"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 908"
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citation: "Mississippi HB 908 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Apportionment and Elections", "Elections"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Sanford"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-16T06:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2026-03-19T05:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c7848da-9e65-4cb1-8126-959e6fd7736c"
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source_url: "http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/Sanford.xml"
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source_hash: "3e9ce071d5743ccae52fd406b61f2c5a50f26ef5d22a517a5007399512c5ec16"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ms"]
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---
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# Mississippi HB 908 (2026) — Absentee ballots; require receipt day before federal election if U.S. Supreme Court rules federal laws preempt state.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0908IN.htm)
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2. **As Passed the lower** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0908PS.htm)
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3. **Current version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0908SG.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage — **89–28** (pass) · lower
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- Passage — **31–13** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Sanford — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Apportionment and Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-22T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
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- **2026-02-05T06:00:00+00:00** Transmitted To Senate `introduction`
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- **2026-02-17T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
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- **2026-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Reconsider Entered
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- **2026-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Reconsider Tabled
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- **2026-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Returned For Enrolling
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- **2026-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
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- **2026-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
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- **2026-03-19T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9c7848da-9e65-4cb1-8126-959e6fd7736c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Mississippi legislature records).
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