l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1371

The Domestic Violence Transparency Act; to require certain persons convicted of domestic violence to be placed on a public registry.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TRANSPARENCY ACT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO CREATE A REGISTRY THAT INCLUDES IDENTIFYING INFORMATION FOR ANY PERSON CONVICTED ONE OR MORE TIMES FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; TO REQUIRE ANY PERSON WITH MORE THAN ONE CONVICTION FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; TO REQUIRE THE APPLICABLE COURT CLERK TO SEND THE REQUIRED INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY UPON CONVICTION OR RELEASE; TO PROVIDE CONDITIONS AND TIME PERIODS FOR WHICH THE REGISTRANT'S INFORMATION MUST BE REMOVED; TO PROVIDE THAT THIS ACT APPLIES TO PERSONS CONVICTED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2026; 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

9 co-sponsors

Charles Blackwell, Randy P. Boyd, Andy Boyd, Steve Lott, Dana McLean, Jonathan McMillan, Joseph Tubb, Beth Luther Waldo, Fabian Nelson

Its course

January 19 to February 3, 2026, 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 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Judiciary BJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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 19 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary B;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives