Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2082
Misdemeanors; authorize alternate sentencing for recidivist misdemeanants.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A DEFENDANT CONVICTED OF THREE OR MORE MISDEMEANORS WITHIN THE PAST TEN YEARS SHALL BE DEEMED A RECIDIVIST MISDEMEANANT; TO AUTHORIZE A COURT TO SENTENCE A RECIDIVIST MISDEMEANANT TO A TERM NOT TO EXCEED THREE YEARS IN THE COUNTY JAIL; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE AUTHORITY OF CIRCUIT COURTS, COUNTY COURTS AND JUSTICE COURTS FROM SUSPENDING SENTENCES OR THE EXECUTION OF SENTENCES FOR RECIDIVIST MISDEMEANANTS; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 8 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 SenateJan 8 to Feb 3 · stopped26 days
Judiciary, Division BJan 8 to Feb 3 · stopped26 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 Senate Jan 8 – Feb 3
- Jan 8Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
- Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 8Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate