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HB 1695

Mississippi House bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: February 3, 2026.

Housing of municipal prisoners in county jails; revise method that counties and municipalities use to calculate costs for payment of.

Bill ID MS-2026-HB-1695
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee County Affairs
House failed 2026-02-03
Housing
Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 19-25-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE A CERTAIN PROVISION THAT AUTHORIZES COUNTIES TO CHARGE MUNICIPALITIES, WHICH HAVE MUNICIPAL PRISONERS HOUSED AT COUNTY JAILS, AT A RATE THAT IS TIED TO THE STATE RATE FOR THE HOUSING OF STATE INMATES; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH REMOVAL WILL ALLOW COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO NEGOTIATE THE COSTS FOR THE HOUSING AND CARE OF MUNICIPAL PRISONERS HELD IN COUNTY JAILS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsor
Becky Currie
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-19 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-03 Status failed
2026-02-03 Latest Action (H) Died In Committee
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