l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1694

Inmate Welfare Fund; revise committee for and increase inmate phone call commissions percentage deposited to.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-158, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE COMPOSITION OF THE INMATE WELFARE FUND COMMITTEE TO INCLUDE THE CHAIRPERSONS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE CORRECTIONS COMMITTEES AND THE CHAIRPERSONS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE ACCOUNTABILITY, EFFICIENCY AND TRANSPARENCY COMMITTEES AS NONVOTING MEMBERS; TO REQUIRE THE COMMITTEE TO MEET AT LEAST ONCE QUARTERLY; 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

1 co-sponsor

Omeria Scott

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 action9 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1022 days

CorrectionsJan 19 to Jan 289 days

Appropriations AJan 28 to Feb 36 days

CorrectionsFeb 3 to Feb 30 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 3 · stopped21 days

CorrectionsFeb 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 committees on Corrections and on Appropriations A
  2. Jan 28Reported as a committee substitute from CN to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 3Reported as a committee substitute from AP to CN in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the House
  6. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 11Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committees on Corrections and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Corrections;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28DR - TSDPCS: CN To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3DR - TSDPCS: AP To CNHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 17Referred To Corrections;AppropriationsSenate
  9. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate