Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations A Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1743
Inmate Welfare Fund; require MDOC to produce an annual consolidated statement for.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-158, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY WHAT MONIES CONSISTS OF THE INMATE WELFARE FUND; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO PRODUCE AN ANNUAL CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF THE INMATE WELFARE FUND; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION OF THE INMATE WELFARE FUND THROUGH DIRECT BANK VERIFICATION; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, THE STATE AUDITOR AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PEER TO JOINTLY CERTIFY THE ANNUAL BALANCE OF THE FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
CorrectionsJan 19 to Feb 214 days
Appropriations AFeb 2 to Feb 3 · stopped1 day
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
- Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Corrections and on Appropriations A
- Feb 2Reported from CN to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Corrections;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2DR - TSDP: CN To APHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives