Post-Conviction Collateral Relief; require to obtain permission from Supreme Court for certain petitions.

Passed on 3/17/26

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From the Legislature

An Act To Amend Section 99-39-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Person Seeking To File A Motion For Post-conviction Collateral Relief To Obtain Permission From The Mississippi Supreme Court Before Filing The Motion In Trial Court If A Denial Of A Previous Post-conviction Motion Has Been Affirmed On Appeal Or More Than Three Years Has Elapsed After The Time For Taking An Appeal From A Judgment Or Conviction; And For Related Purposes.

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Roll Call Votes

52 Yea

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0 Nay