Mississippi - Session 2026
Title: Uniforms for state offenders housed by Department of Corrections; remove stripes.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-124, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO REVISE THE UNIFORMS WORN BY STATE OFFENDERS WHO ARE HOUSED BY THE DEPARTMENT BY REMOVING THE WORD "CONVICT" FROM THE UNIFORMS AND BY REPLACING SUCH WORD WITH "M.D.O.C." AND BY REMOVING THE STRIPES FROM THE UNIFORMS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-03 | Status | failed |
| 2026-02-03 | Latest Action | (S) Died In Committee |
| 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 |