Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's County Affairs Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 846
Counties; remove authority to charge municipalities for the housing of pre-trial detainees in county jails.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 19-25-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE AUTHORITY OF ANY COUNTY TO CHARGE ANY PUBLIC POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FOR THE HOUSING, FEEDING AND CARE OF PRE-TRIAL DETAINEES FROM SUCH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 16 to February 4, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 4 · stopped19 days
County AffairsJan 16 to Feb 4 · stopped19 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Feb 4
- Jan 16Referred to the House committees on County Affairs and on Corrections
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To County Affairs;CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives