l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2036

Parole eligibility date; nonviolent inmate may be released in discretion of State Parole Board.

Sent to the Governor on March 5, 2026, and did not become law.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-18, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT NONVIOLENT INMATES ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE MAY, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE STATE PAROLE BOARD, BE RELEASED FROM INCARCERATION TO PAROLE SUPERVISION ON THE PAROLE-ELIGIBLE DATE; 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 Senate

Its course

January 8 to March 26, 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 action10 actions on 9 days

In the SenateJan 8 to Feb 427 days

CorrectionsJan 8 to Jan 2921 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Mar 529 days

Judiciary BFeb 6 to Feb 2620 days

With the GovernorMar 5 to Mar 26 · stopped21 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 5

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 Senate Jan 8 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 8Referred to the Senate committee on Corrections
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 5Sent to the House
  2. Feb 6Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Feb 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 5Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

To the Governor Mar 6 – Mar 26

  1. Mar 6Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 26Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 8Referred To CorrectionsSenate
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 4PassedSenate
  4. Feb 5Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 6Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 26Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 5AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 5Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 6Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 26Died On CalendarSenate