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SB 2605

Mississippi Senate bill in Session 2026.

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

Registered sex offenders; prohibit from living in campus student housing.

Bill ID MS-2026-SB-2605
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Universities and Colleges
Senate failed 2026-02-03
Education Housing
Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45-33-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS FROM LIVING IN CAMPUS STUDENT HOUSING OR IN A SORORITY OR FRATERNITY HOUSE AT A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN MISSISSIPPI; TO PROVIDE CIVIL ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsor
Kathy L. Chism
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-19 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-03 Status failed
2026-02-03 Latest Action (S) Died In Committee
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