Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 456
Acquittals and dismissals; require automatic expunction of records of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 99-15-26 AND 99-15-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE APPROPRIATE COURT TO AUTOMATICALLY EXPUNGE THE RECORD OF ANY CASES IN WHICH AN ARREST WAS MADE, THE PERSON ARRESTED WAS RELEASED AND THE CASE WAS DISMISSED OR THE CHARGES WERE DROPPED, THERE WAS NO DISPOSITION OF SUCH CASE, OR THE PERSON WAS FOUND NOT GUILTY AT TRIAL; TO AMEND SECTION 45-27-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO REPORT SUCH EXPUNGEMENTS TO THE MISSISSIPPI JUSTICE INFORMATION CENTER; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 45-27-5 AND 45-27-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REGULATE DUTIES OF THE MISSISSIPPI JUSTICE INFORMATION CENTER, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 99-19-72, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES A FEE SCHEDULE FOR EXPUNGEMENT PETITIONS, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; 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 12 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 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 days
Judiciary BJan 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 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 12 – Feb 3
- Jan 12Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 12Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives