Mississippi - Session 2026
Title: Joint state-county work programs; require DOC to utilize under certain circumstances.
AN ACT TO CREATE A SECTION TO PROHIBIT THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FROM HOUSING OFFENDERS IN PRIVATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES UNLESS THE COMMISSIONER ALLOWS A CERTAIN NUMBER OF INMATES TO PARTICIPATE IN JOINT STATE-COUNTY WORK PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-4-1, 47-4-11, 47-5-471, 47-5-941, 47-5-943, 47-5-1211 AND 47-5-1213, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM WITH THE PRECEDING SECTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | 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 |