Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 766
Public defenders; authorize new assistants and provide for office space and expenses for those in Hinds County.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-32-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF FULL-TIME ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDERS WHO WILL PERFORM DUTIES IN THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT AND THE CAPITOL COMPLEX IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (CCID) INFERIOR COURT; TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE FULL-TIME ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDERS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH OFFICE SPACE, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, TWO INVESTIGATORS, TWO LEGAL SECRETARIES, AND ALL REASONABLE EXPENSES OF OPERATING THE OFFICE, AT LEAST EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT, SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE FUNDS SPECIFICALLY APPROPRIATED BY THE LEGISLATURE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 25-32-3, 25-32-5 AND 25-32-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENDERS AND ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDERS, COMPENSATION FOR PUBLIC DEFENDERS, AND OFFICE SPACE AND EXPENSES FOR PUBLIC DEFENDERS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE 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 16 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 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 days
Judiciary BJan 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 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 16 – Feb 3
- Jan 16Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Appropriations A
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives