Mississippi - Session 2026
Title: Capital sexual battery; create crime of.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE A SEPARATE PROCEEDING ON THE ISSUE OF A PENALTY FOR THE CRIME OF CAPITAL SEXUAL BATTERY; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE CRIME OF CAPITAL SEXUAL BATTERY; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEATH PENALTY; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE DEATH PENALTY IS NOT IMPOSED UNDER THIS ACT, THEN LIFE IMPRISONMENT WITHOUT PAROLE SHALL BE IMPOSED; TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-7-3, 93-21-25 AND 99-3-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-00-00 | Status | unknown |
| 2026-01-19 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-01 | Latest Action | (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled |
| 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 |