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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2432

State inmate housing rate; allow counties to contract services.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 30, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 19-25-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE PROVISION THAT ALLOWS COUNTIES TO CHARGE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS A CERTAIN AMOUNT FOR HOUSING, FEEDING AND OTHERWISE CARING FOR CERTAIN PRISONERS; TO REMOVE THE PROVISION CONCERNING PAYMENTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SET BY STATE LAW; TO AUTHORIZE BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS TO CONTRACT WITH POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AT CERTAIN AGREED UPON RATES; 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

4 co-sponsors

Albert Butler, Sollie B. Norwood, Sarita Simmons, Chuck Younger

Its course

January 19 to March 30, 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 action20 actions on 14 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 1022 days

County AffairsJan 19 to Feb 315 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 523 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 16 to Feb 2610 days

Appropriations AFeb 26 to Mar 35 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyMar 3 to Mar 30 days

Back in the SenateMar 5 to Mar 30 · stopped25 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 12

  • 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 19 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on County Affairs
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 11 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 11Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Feb 12Reconsidered in the Senate
  3. Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended
  5. Feb 16Sent to the House
  6. Referred to the House committees on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency and on Appropriations A
  7. Feb 26Reported as amended from AC to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  8. Mar 3Reported as amended from AP to AC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  9. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  10. Mar 5Amended in the House
  11. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 6 – Mar 30

  1. Mar 6Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 10Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 17Conferees named in the Senate: Simmons (12th), Barrett and DeBar
  4. Mar 23Conferees named in the House: Ford (54th), Zuber and Rushing
  5. Mar 30Died in conference in the Senate
All 20 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To County AffairsSenate
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 10PassedSenate
  5. Feb 11Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  6. Feb 12ReconsideredSenate
  7. Feb 12AmendedSenate
  8. Feb 12Passed As AmendedSenate
  9. Feb 16Transmitted To HouseSenate
  10. Feb 16Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  11. Feb 26DR - TSDPAA: AC To APHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 3DR - TSDPAA: AP To ACHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 3Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 5AmendedHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 5Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  16. Mar 6Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  17. Mar 10Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  18. Mar 17Conferees Named Simmons (12th),Barrett,DeBarSenate
  19. Mar 23Conferees Named Ford (54th),Zuber,RushingHouse of Representatives
  20. Mar 30Died In ConferenceSenate