Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on March 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2697
Neglect and delinquency; bring forward sections related to.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 43-21-261, 43-21-351, 43-21-801, 43-27-20 AND 45-33-61, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO THE ADJUDICATION OR DIVERSION OF NEGLECT AND DELINQUENCY MATTERS, FOR 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 19 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 action7 actions on 5 days
In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 517 days
Judiciary, Division AJan 19 to Jan 2910 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 3 · stopped26 days
Judiciary AFeb 6 to Mar 3 · stopped25 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 19 – Feb 5
- Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
- Jan 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 5Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 3
- Feb 5Released in the Senate to be sent on at once
- Feb 6Sent to the House
- Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Jan 29Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Feb 5PassedSenate
- Feb 5Immediate ReleaseSenate
- Feb 6Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 6Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives