Mississippi
2026 Regular Session·4,004 bills·Adjourned April 5, 2026
Track legislation moving through Mississippi. Browse 4,004 bills and resolutions during the 2026 Regular Session, each with a plain-language summary, current status from introduction to enactment, sponsors, and voting history.
Bills
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating Johelen "joey" Walker On Her Historic Election As The First Woman And African American To Serve As Tax Assessor And Collector Of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating Johelen "joey" Walker On Her Historic Election As The First Woman And African American To Serve As Tax Assessor And Collector Of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.
A Resolution Mourning The Loss And Commemorating The Life, Esteemed Service, And Remarkable Legacy Of Trailblazing Journalist, Educator And Public Servant, Dr. Elayne Hayes-anthony, And Expressing Deepest Sympathy To Her Family, Colleagues, Community Of Alumni Mentees And Friends Upon Her Passing.
A Resolution Mourning The Loss And Commemorating The Life, Esteemed Service, And Remarkable Legacy Of Trailblazing Journalist, Educator And Public Servant, Dr. Elayne Hayes-anthony, And Expressing Deepest Sympathy To Her Family, Colleagues, Community Of Alumni Mentees And Friends Upon Her Passing.
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The West Lauderdale Boys Cross Country Team For Winning The 2025 Mississippi High School Activities Association (mhsaa) Class 4a State Championship.
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The West Lauderdale Boys Cross Country Team For Winning The 2025 Mississippi High School Activities Association (mhsaa) Class 4a State Championship.
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Lamar School "raiders" Boys Soccer Team And Head Coach Rusty Warden Upon Winning The 2025-2026 Mississippi Association Of Independent Schools Class 4a Division Ii State Championship.
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Lamar School "raiders" Boys Soccer Team And Head Coach Rusty Warden Upon Winning The 2025-2026 Mississippi Association Of Independent Schools Class 4a Division Ii State Championship.
An Act To Repeal Section 9-21-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Judicial System Operation Fund; To Amend Sections 9-9-11, 25-7-3, 25-7-9, 25-7-13, 27-19-56.534 And 99-19-72, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Reference To The Judicial System Operation Fund And Reference The State General Fund In Lieu Thereof; To Amend Section 25-3-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Bring Forward Sections 9-1-36, 9-9-13 And 25-9-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Judicial Funding, For Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Repeal Section 9-21-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Judicial System Operation Fund; To Amend Sections 9-9-11, 25-7-3, 25-7-9, 25-7-13, 27-19-56.534 And 99-19-72, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Reference To The Judicial System Operation Fund And Reference The State General Fund In Lieu Thereof; To Amend Section 25-3-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Bring Forward Sections 9-1-36, 9-9-13 And 25-9-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Judicial Funding, For Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Require The Secretary Of State To Develop A Centralized, Statewide Election Night Reporting System; To Require Election Officials To Submit Periodic Election Night Results; To Require Real-time Election Results To Be Available To The Public Through The Website Of The Secretary Of State; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-597, 23-15-599, 23-15-601 And 23-15-613, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Require The Secretary Of State To Develop A Centralized, Statewide Election Night Reporting System; To Require Election Officials To Submit Periodic Election Night Results; To Require Real-time Election Results To Be Available To The Public Through The Website Of The Secretary Of State; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-597, 23-15-599, 23-15-601 And 23-15-613, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 45-9-133, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Agricultural And Livestock Theft Bureau Officers To Retain Their Personal Sidearm Upon Retirement; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 45-9-133, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Agricultural And Livestock Theft Bureau Officers To Retain Their Personal Sidearm Upon Retirement; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 79-4-14.21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Notice Of Dissolution From The Secretary Of State To A Corporation By Electronic Mail Only; To Amend Section 79-4-15.31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Notice Of Revocation Of A Certificate Of Authority To A Corporation By Electronic Mail Only; To Amend Section 79-29-823, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Notice Of Dissolution To A Limited Liability Company By Electronic Mail Only; To Amend Section 79-29-1023, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Notice Of Administrative Revocation Of Registration To A Foreign Limited Liability Company By Electronic Mail Only; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 79-4-14.21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Notice Of Dissolution From The Secretary Of State To A Corporation By Electronic Mail Only; To Amend Section 79-4-15.31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Notice Of Revocation Of A Certificate Of Authority To A Corporation By Electronic Mail Only; To Amend Section 79-29-823, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Notice Of Dissolution To A Limited Liability Company By Electronic Mail Only; To Amend Section 79-29-1023, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Notice Of Administrative Revocation Of Registration To A Foreign Limited Liability Company By Electronic Mail Only; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.42, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes An Income Tax Credit For Qualified Railroad Reconstruction Or Replacement Expenditures And Qualified New Rail Infrastructure Expenditures, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On That Section; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.42, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes An Income Tax Credit For Qualified Railroad Reconstruction Or Replacement Expenditures And Qualified New Rail Infrastructure Expenditures, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On That Section; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 25-7-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Raise The Processing Fee For Sheriffs From $45.00 To $55.00; To Raise The Bond Approval Fee For Sheriffs From $25.00 To $40.00; To Amend Section 27-43-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Raise The Tax Notice Services Fees For Sheriffs From $45.00 To $55.00; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 25-7-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Raise The Processing Fee For Sheriffs From $45.00 To $55.00; To Raise The Bond Approval Fee For Sheriffs From $25.00 To $40.00; To Amend Section 27-43-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Raise The Tax Notice Services Fees For Sheriffs From $45.00 To $55.00; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 43-19-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Gaming Commission To Collaborate With The Department Of Human Services To Establish Rules To Withhold Gaming Winnings Of Persons With Outstanding Child Support Arrearages; To Create New Section 43-19-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Procedure To Encumber Gaming Winnings For The Payment Of Child Support; To Amend Sections 75-76-33 And 93-11-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 43-19-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Gaming Commission To Collaborate With The Department Of Human Services To Establish Rules To Withhold Gaming Winnings Of Persons With Outstanding Child Support Arrearages; To Create New Section 43-19-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Procedure To Encumber Gaming Winnings For The Payment Of Child Support; To Amend Sections 75-76-33 And 93-11-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 17-17-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Prohibition On Commercial Hazardous Waste And Underground Injection Wells; To Amend Section 17-17-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove References To The Mississippi Capacity Assurance Plan; To Amend Section 17-17-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Certain References To Federal Requirements Under The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation And Liability Act Of 1980 For State Capacity Assurance Plans; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 17-17-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Prohibition On Commercial Hazardous Waste And Underground Injection Wells; To Amend Section 17-17-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove References To The Mississippi Capacity Assurance Plan; To Amend Section 17-17-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Certain References To Federal Requirements Under The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation And Liability Act Of 1980 For State Capacity Assurance Plans; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 41-29-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Automatic State Scheduling Of Psilocybin After Federal Scheduling; To Bring Forward Sections 41-29-113 Through 41-29-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Uniform Controlled Substances Law, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 41-29-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Automatic State Scheduling Of Psilocybin After Federal Scheduling; To Bring Forward Sections 41-29-113 Through 41-29-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Uniform Controlled Substances Law, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Designate A Segment Of U.s. Highway 51 Located In Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, As The "judge Lloyd Gilmer Spivey Iii Memorial Highway"; To Amend Section 65-3-38.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement That Highways, Roads, Streets Or Bridges On The Designated State Highway System May Not Be Named After Elected Officials During The Term Of Such Person's Office Or For 10 Years After Serving In Office; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Designate A Segment Of U.s. Highway 51 Located In Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, As The "judge Lloyd Gilmer Spivey Iii Memorial Highway"; To Amend Section 65-3-38.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement That Highways, Roads, Streets Or Bridges On The Designated State Highway System May Not Be Named After Elected Officials During The Term Of Such Person's Office Or For 10 Years After Serving In Office; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 63-33-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Civil Penalties For Writing, Sending, Or Reading A Text Message And Reading Or Posting To A Social Networking Site Using A Hand-held Mobile Telephone While Driving A Motor Vehicle; To Provide That No Law Enforcement Officer May Conduct A Traffic Stop Based Solely On A Violation Of This Section; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 63-33-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Civil Penalties For Writing, Sending, Or Reading A Text Message And Reading Or Posting To A Social Networking Site Using A Hand-held Mobile Telephone While Driving A Motor Vehicle; To Provide That No Law Enforcement Officer May Conduct A Traffic Stop Based Solely On A Violation Of This Section; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 31-7-14, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Certain Performance Contracts From The 20-year Payback Requirement For Community And Junior Colleges; To Provide A Repealer On The Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 31-7-14, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Certain Performance Contracts From The 20-year Payback Requirement For Community And Junior Colleges; To Provide A Repealer On The Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 93-11-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Duty Of Support For A Child Who Is Incapable Of Self Support By Reason Of A Physical Or Mental Disability, If The Disability Existed During The Adult Child's Minority, To Continue Past The Child's Anticipated Age Of Majority If A Hearing Is Held By The Court And The Adult Child Is Placed In A Conservatorship Or A Less Restrictive Alternative Authorized Chapter 20, Title 93; To State Legislative Intent; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 93-11-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Duty Of Support For A Child Who Is Incapable Of Self Support By Reason Of A Physical Or Mental Disability, If The Disability Existed During The Adult Child's Minority, To Continue Past The Child's Anticipated Age Of Majority If A Hearing Is Held By The Court And The Adult Child Is Placed In A Conservatorship Or A Less Restrictive Alternative Authorized Chapter 20, Title 93; To State Legislative Intent; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 47-7-37.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Probation, Post-release Supervision, Or Suspension Of Sentence May Be Revoked Prior To Its Commencement If A New Felony Crime Is Committed Prior To Its Commencement; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 47-7-37.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Probation, Post-release Supervision, Or Suspension Of Sentence May Be Revoked Prior To Its Commencement If A New Felony Crime Is Committed Prior To Its Commencement; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 75-67-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Licensee Under The Small Loan Regulatory Law To Charge A Fee For The Purchase Of Nonfiling Or Nonrecording Insurance In Lieu Of The Actual Cost Of Recording An Instrument Executed As Security For A Loan; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 75-67-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Licensee Under The Small Loan Regulatory Law To Charge A Fee For The Purchase Of Nonfiling Or Nonrecording Insurance In Lieu Of The Actual Cost Of Recording An Instrument Executed As Security For A Loan; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 43-33-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Housing Authorities Law By Adding And Defining The Term "mixed-finance Project" To Such Law; To Provide That Mixed-finance Project Means A Project That Is Financially Assisted By Private Resources Which May Include Low Income Housing Tax Credits In Addition To An Amount Provided Under Any State Or Federal Program; To Amend Section 43-33-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Housing Authorities To Own, Operate, Assist Or Otherwise Participate In One Or More Mixed-finance Projects; To Amend Section 43-33-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Certain Self Insurance Agreement May Be Formed When One Or More Housing Authorities Have Formed Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies Or Entities In Which An Authority Or An Entity Affiliated With An Authority Is A General Partner, Managing Member Or Otherwise Participates In The Activities Of The Entity When Undertaking A Mixed-finance Project; To Amend Section 43-33-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Any Two Or More Housing Authorities To Cooperate When Undertaking A Mixed-finance Project; To Create New Section 43-33-52, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Certain Immunity To Individual Commissioners, Directors, Supervisory Employees, And Supervisory Agents Of A Housing Authority With Respect To A Mixed-finance Project If Such Individuals While Acting In The Scope Of Their Duties As They Relate To Such Projects; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 43-33-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Housing Authorities Law By Adding And Defining The Term "mixed-finance Project" To Such Law; To Provide That Mixed-finance Project Means A Project That Is Financially Assisted By Private Resources Which May Include Low Income Housing Tax Credits In Addition To An Amount Provided Under Any State Or Federal Program; To Amend Section 43-33-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Housing Authorities To Own, Operate, Assist Or Otherwise Participate In One Or More Mixed-finance Projects; To Amend Section 43-33-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Certain Self Insurance Agreement May Be Formed When One Or More Housing Authorities Have Formed Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies Or Entities In Which An Authority Or An Entity Affiliated With An Authority Is A General Partner, Managing Member Or Otherwise Participates In The Activities Of The Entity When Undertaking A Mixed-finance Project; To Amend Section 43-33-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Any Two Or More Housing Authorities To Cooperate When Undertaking A Mixed-finance Project; To Create New Section 43-33-52, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Certain Immunity To Individual Commissioners, Directors, Supervisory Employees, And Supervisory Agents Of A Housing Authority With Respect To A Mixed-finance Project If Such Individuals While Acting In The Scope Of Their Duties As They Relate To Such Projects; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 49-17-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Membership Of The Title V Advisory Council; To Replace Inactive Or Nonexistent Member Groups Of The Council; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 49-17-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Membership Of The Title V Advisory Council; To Replace Inactive Or Nonexistent Member Groups Of The Council; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Provide For A Safe Deposit Box Escheatment Process; To Require Banks And Financial Organizations To Provide Certain Notice To Persons Who Have Not Paid Rent For Their Safe Deposit Boxes; To Authorize Such Banks And Financial Organizations To Open The Safe Deposit Box After Proper Notice; To Authorize The State Treasurer To Receive Contents From The Abandoned Safe Deposit Box And Sell The Contents At Public Auction; To Amend Section 89-12-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "last Known Address" And "lawful Charges" For The Purposes Of This Act; To Amend Sections 89-12-5, 89-12-11, 89-12-17, 89-12-30, 89-12-31 And 7-7-42, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modernize Certain Provisions Relating To Abandoned And Unclaimed Property Under The Uniform Disposition Of Unclaimed Property Act; To Bring Forward Section 81-5-64, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Provide For A Safe Deposit Box Escheatment Process; To Require Banks And Financial Organizations To Provide Certain Notice To Persons Who Have Not Paid Rent For Their Safe Deposit Boxes; To Authorize Such Banks And Financial Organizations To Open The Safe Deposit Box After Proper Notice; To Authorize The State Treasurer To Receive Contents From The Abandoned Safe Deposit Box And Sell The Contents At Public Auction; To Amend Section 89-12-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "last Known Address" And "lawful Charges" For The Purposes Of This Act; To Amend Sections 89-12-5, 89-12-11, 89-12-17, 89-12-30, 89-12-31 And 7-7-42, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modernize Certain Provisions Relating To Abandoned And Unclaimed Property Under The Uniform Disposition Of Unclaimed Property Act; To Bring Forward Section 81-5-64, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 93-5-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Rebuttable Presumption In Favor Of Joint Custody With Equal Parenting Time In All Custody Matters; To Provide That The Presumption Shall Be Rebuttable By A Preponderance Of The Evidence; To Provide That A Court Shall Consider The Safety And Well-being Of The Parties And Children; To Provide That The Presumption That Joint Custody And Equally Shared Parenting Time Is In The Best Interest Of The Child Shall Not Apply If A Domestic Abuse Protection Order Is Being Or Has Been Entered Against A Party By Another Party Or On Behalf Of A Child At Issue In The Custody Hearing; To Require A Court To Document The Reasons From Deviating From The Presumption Unless Both Parents Petition For A Deviation; To Clarify That This Section Shall Apply To All Custody Determinations; To Provide For The Calculation Of Child Support Where The Court Awards Joint Custody With Equally Shared Parenting Time; To Amend Section 43-19-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 93-5-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Rebuttable Presumption In Favor Of Joint Custody With Equal Parenting Time In All Custody Matters; To Provide That The Presumption Shall Be Rebuttable By A Preponderance Of The Evidence; To Provide That A Court Shall Consider The Safety And Well-being Of The Parties And Children; To Provide That The Presumption That Joint Custody And Equally Shared Parenting Time Is In The Best Interest Of The Child Shall Not Apply If A Domestic Abuse Protection Order Is Being Or Has Been Entered Against A Party By Another Party Or On Behalf Of A Child At Issue In The Custody Hearing; To Require A Court To Document The Reasons From Deviating From The Presumption Unless Both Parents Petition For A Deviation; To Clarify That This Section Shall Apply To All Custody Determinations; To Provide For The Calculation Of Child Support Where The Court Awards Joint Custody With Equally Shared Parenting Time; To Amend Section 43-19-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Authorize The Mississippi Soil And Water Conservation Commission To Construct And Maintain A Levee System Along The Yazoo River, Within Yazoo County, And To Perform Necessary Activities Related To Such Construction And Maintenance Or To Cede Such Maintenance And Management To The Federal Government; To Amend Section 69-27-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Powers And Duties Of The Mississippi Soil And Water Conservation Commission, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Authorize The Mississippi Soil And Water Conservation Commission To Construct And Maintain A Levee System Along The Yazoo River, Within Yazoo County, And To Perform Necessary Activities Related To Such Construction And Maintenance Or To Cede Such Maintenance And Management To The Federal Government; To Amend Section 69-27-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Powers And Duties Of The Mississippi Soil And Water Conservation Commission, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Person Trafficking In Certain Schedule I Or Ii Controlled Substances Of A Certain Amount Of Dosage Units Or More Shall Be Guilty Of The Crime Of Aggravated Trafficking Of Controlled Substances; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Person Trafficking In Certain Schedule I Or Ii Controlled Substances Of A Certain Amount Of Dosage Units Or More Shall Be Guilty Of The Crime Of Aggravated Trafficking Of Controlled Substances; And For Related Purposes.