Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Corrections Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 26
Joint state-county work programs; require DOC to utilize under certain circumstances.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE A SECTION TO PROHIBIT THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FROM HOUSING OFFENDERS IN PRIVATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES UNLESS THE COMMISSIONER ALLOWS A CERTAIN NUMBER OF INMATES TO PARTICIPATE IN JOINT STATE-COUNTY WORK PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-4-1, 47-4-11, 47-5-471, 47-5-941, 47-5-943, 47-5-1211 AND 47-5-1213, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM WITH THE PRECEDING 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 7 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 7 to Feb 3 · stopped27 days
CorrectionsJan 7 to Feb 3 · stopped27 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 7 – Feb 3
- Jan 7Referred to the House committees on Corrections and on County Affairs
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 7Referred To Corrections;County AffairsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives