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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1739

Corrections Overview Task Force; establish and repeal Corrections and Criminal Justice Task Force.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 11, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE CORRECTIONS OVERVIEW TASK FORCE; TO PROVIDE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE TASK FORCE; TO PRESCRIBE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF SUCH TASK FORCE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-5-10, 47-5-473, 47-5-579 AND 47-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN DUTIES SHALL BE PERFORMED BY THE CORRECTIONS OVERVIEW TASK FORCE RATHER THAN THE CORRECTIONS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE TASK FORCE; TO REPEAL SECTION 47-5-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATES THE CORRECTIONS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE TASK FORCE AS WELL AS PROVIDES ITS DUTIES, IS REPEALED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.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 11, 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 action8 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1022 days

CorrectionsJan 19 to Feb 214 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 11 · stopped29 days

CorrectionsFeb 17 to Feb 269 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

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 Corrections
  2. Feb 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 12 – Mar 11

  1. Feb 12Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Corrections
  3. Feb 26Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 11Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 17Referred To CorrectionsSenate
  7. Feb 26Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  8. Mar 11Died On CalendarSenate