2026-09-15 · Mississippi · Legislation · Did not pass

Mississippi remains one of the states with no fair housing act of its own, after three bills that would have created one — each expressly reaching condominium and cooperative interests — died in committee on the same day. HB 89, SB 2421 and SB 2685 all met the February 3, 2026 committee-report deadline without a hearing, an amendment, or a vote.¹

None of these bills became law. Fair housing claims in Mississippi are brought under the federal Fair Housing Act, not a state analogue.

The three bills

• HB 89, “Mississippi Fair Housing Act; create.” Rep. Omeria Scott. Referred to House Judiciary A on January 7. Died in committee February 3, 2026.
• SB 2421, “Mississippi Fair Housing Act; enact.” Sen. Rod Hickman. Referred to Housing, then Judiciary Division A, on January 19. Died in committee February 3, 2026.
• SB 2685, “Mississippi Fair Housing Act; enact.” Sen. Kamesha Mumford. Referred to Housing, then Judiciary Division A, on January 19. Died in committee February 3, 2026.

The definitional hook that makes them association news

Each bill defined the real property it covered to include “an interest in a real estate cooperative or condominium.” That phrase is what pulls these out of general housing policy and into community-association territory: it would have reached condominium and cooperative transfers directly, including transfers subject to board approval or a right of first refusal.

Each declared the opportunity to obtain housing and real estate without discrimination a civil right, and prohibited discriminatory conduct in real estate transactions and in financing.

1. HB 89 action history, Mississippi Legislature Bill Status System (2026 Regular Session) ↩
2. Mississippi Free Press, "Advocates Call for Further Reform to Mississippi's Tenant Laws" (Aug. 27, 2026) ↩
3. SB 2421 action history, Mississippi Legislature Bill Status System ↩
4. SB 2685 action history, Mississippi Legislature Bill Status System ↩