l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 610

Giglio letter; require prosecutors to give law enforcement officers an opportunity to be heard before sending.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE A PROSECUTOR TO GIVE NOTICE TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BEFORE SENDING A GIGLIO LETTER OR PLACING THE OFFICER'S NAME ON A GIGLIO LIST; TO DEFINE THE TERMS "GIGLIO LETTER" AND "GIGLIO LIST"; TO REQUIRE THE PROSECUTOR TO GIVE THE OFFICER AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW MATERIALS AND MEET WITH THE PROSECUTOR BEFORE THE GIGLIO LETTER IS SENT; TO AUTHORIZE AN OFFICER TO APPEAL A PROSECUTOR'S DECISION TO SEND A GIGLIO LETTER TO THE CIRCUIT COURT IN WHICH THE OFFICER RESIDES FOR A DE NOVO REVIEW; 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

2 co-sponsors

William Tracy Arnold, Rodney Hall

Its course

January 13 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 523 days

Judiciary BJan 13 to Jan 2815 days

In the SenateFeb 5 to Mar 3 · stopped26 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 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 13 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 5Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 6 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 6Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 5PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 6Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 17Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  6. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate