Mississippi - Session 2026
Title: Restitution; require first monies collected by court from defendant to be allocated to.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE MONIES COLLECTED BY A COURT FROM A DEFENDANT IN A CRIMINAL CASE TO FIRST BE CREDITED TOWARD THE PAYMENT OF RESTITUTION; TO AMEND SECTION 99-37-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 99-37-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A COURT TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION A DEFENDANT'S FUTURE ABILITY TO PAY WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER TO ORDER RESTITUTION; TO AMEND SECTION 25-7-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT UNCOLLECTED FEES DUE TO A MARSHAL OR CONSTABLE BE PAID FROM THE FIRST PROCEEDS RECEIVED BY THE COURT FROM THE GUILTY PARTY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-03 | Status | failed |
| 2026-02-03 | Latest Action | (H) Died In Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
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| 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 |