l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1583

Petition for parole eligibility consideration by trial court; require certain waiting period before successive filing of when petition denied.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE PAROLE ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFENDERS CONVICTED OF CERTAIN DRUG TRAFFICKING; TO PROVIDE THAT IF AN OFFENDER WHOSE PETITION FOR PAROLE ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN DENIED BY THE CIRCUIT COURT, THEN SUCH OFFENDER MUST WAIT TWO YEARS BEFORE FILING A SUCCESSIVE PETITION; TO REMOVE THE REPEALER ON THIS SECTION; 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 19 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 19 to Feb 1022 days

Judiciary BJan 19 to Jan 289 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 3 · stopped21 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped14 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 10

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 10Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 11Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 17Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  6. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate