l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1397

Tort Claims Board; require to create a registry of all governmental entities and CEOs.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 11-46-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE TORT CLAIMS BOARD TO CREATE A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE ONLINE REGISTRY OF ALL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND THEIR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS BY A CERTAIN DATE; TO AMEND SECTION 11-46-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE TOLLING PROVISIONS OF SECTION 11-46-20; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 11-46-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES POWERS FOR THE TORT CLAIMS BOARD, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; 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

Its course

January 16 to March 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 520 days

Judiciary AJan 16 to Jan 2913 days

In the SenateFeb 5 to Mar 3 · stopped26 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 16 to Mar 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 16 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 5Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 6 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 6Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 5PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 6Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 16Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  6. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate