Mississippi - Session 2026
Title: Human smuggling and/or harboring; create crime for those who have illegally entered or illegally remained in the U.S.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE CRIME OF UNLAWFUL HUMAN HARBORING; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO HARBORS OR HIDES OR ASSISTS ANOTHER IN HARBORING OR HIDING ANY PERSON WHO ILLEGALLY ENTERED OR ILLEGALLY REMAINS IN THE UNITED STATES COMMITS THE CRIME OF UNLAWFUL HARBORING; TO CREATE THE CRIME OF UNLAWFUL HUMAN SMUGGLING; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO TRANSPORTS OR ASSISTS ANOTHER IN TRANSPORTING ANY PERSON WHO ILLEGALLY ENTERED OR ILLEGALLY REMAINS IN THE UNITED STATES COMMITS THE CRIME OF UNLAWFUL SMUGGLING; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-3-54.1 AND 97-3-54.2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM CERTAIN HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROVISIONS TO THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 97-3-54.4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATES A CRIME FOR DESTRUCTION AND/OR CONCEALMENT OF PASSPORTS OR IMMIGRATION DOCUMENTS, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-03 | Status | failed |
| 2026-02-03 | Latest Action | (H) Died In Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1444 | DOC; require to provide inmates with protective equipment when using raw cleaning chemicals. | unknown |
| HB 1613 | Drug trafficking; revise dosage units and regulate abortion-inducing drugs. | enrolled |
| HB 1625 | Virtual currency kiosks; require licensure in accordance with Money Transmission Modernization Act. | enrolled |
| HB 1701 | Technical violations; clarify that certain sentencing limits shall not apply to intervention or drug court participants regarding. | enrolled |
| HB 377 | The Missing Persons Reporting and Identification Act; create to require input of missing persons in NamUs. | enrolled |
| SB 2110 | Child neglect; create crime related to the deprivation of necessary supervision. | enrolled |
| SB 2778 | Community Service Revolving Fund; extend repealer on authority to collect fees from paroled offenders for deposit into. | enrolled |
| SB 3088 | Appropriation; Corrections, Department of. | enrolled |