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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2118

Jail docket; require sheriff to include certain information about incarcerated persons awaiting trial in.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 19-25-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE SHERIFFS TO PRESENT THEIR JAIL DOCKETS TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VIA THE CHANCERY CLERK PRIOR TO EACH MONTHLY MEETING; TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE SHERIFF OF EACH COUNTY TO INCLUDE IN HIS OR HER JAIL DOCKET CERTAIN INFORMATION PERTAINING TO INCARCERATED PERSONS AWAITING TRIAL; TO REQUIRE THE SHERIFF TO INCLUDE SUCH INFORMATION IN HIS OR HER MONTHLY REPORT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VIA THE CHANCERY CLERK; 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 12 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 SenateJan 12 to Feb 1231 days

County AffairsJan 12 to Feb 322 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 12 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days

Judiciary AFeb 16 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 12 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 12Referred to the Senate committee on County Affairs
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 12Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 13 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 13Sent to the House
  2. Feb 16Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 12Referred To County AffairsSenate
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 12PassedSenate
  4. Feb 13Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 16Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives