Mississippi - Session 2026
Title: Fraudulent Utility Conversion; create crime when landlord fails to pay utilities and tenants' utilities are interrupted.
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT A PERSON WHO HAS RECEIVED PAYMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH A LEASE TO PAY UTILITY SERVICES FROM KNOWINGLY FAILING TO PAY OR USING AN AGENT OR EMPLOYEE TO USE ANY DECEPTION TO NOT PAY THE AMOUNT OWED TO THE UTILITY SERVICE; TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-25 | Status | enacted |
| 2026-03-25 | Latest Action | Approved by Governor |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1150 | Licensure of land surveyors; merge into licensure of engineers. | enrolled |
| HB 1444 | DOC; require to provide inmates with protective equipment when using raw cleaning chemicals. | unknown |
| HB 1811 | Noxubee County; extend repeal assessments in justice court used for county capital improvements. | unknown |
| HB 4113 | Perry County; authorize assessments on civil cases filed and convictions obtained in justice court for operation and maintenance of justice court building. | enrolled |
| HB 4169 | DeSoto County; authorize to cease participation in DeSoto County Crime Stoppers, Inc. | in_committee |
| SB 2778 | Community Service Revolving Fund; extend repealer on authority to collect fees from paroled offenders for deposit into. | unknown |
| SB 2805 | MDCPS state central registry; revise provisions related to. | unknown |
| SB 3088 | Appropriation; Corrections, Department of. | unknown |