l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 28

Parolees who participate in faith-based or faith-based sponsored activities; authorize reduction of time spent on probation.

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 47-7-40, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AN OFFENDER WHO IS ON PROBATION AND PAROLE MAY BE AWARDED EARNED-DISCHARGE CREDIT IF HE OR SHE PARTICIPATES IN FAITH-BASED ACTIVITIES OR FAITH-BASED SPONSORED ACTIVITIES; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER FOR AN OFFENDER TO RECEIVE SUCH CREDIT; 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

Dan Eubanks

Its course

January 7 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 action8 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 7 to Feb 1034 days

CorrectionsJan 7 to Jan 2821 days

Judiciary BJan 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 7 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 7Referred to the House committees on Corrections and on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 28Reported from CN to JB in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 3Reported from JB to CN in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Feb 10Passed 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 Judiciary, Division B
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 7Referred To Corrections;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28DR - TSDP: CN To JBHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3DR - TSDP: JB To CNHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 17Referred To Corrections;Judiciary, Division BSenate
  8. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate