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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2744

Mental health treatment court; provide clear authorization for, revise eligibility for.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 9-27-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERM "COURT" OR "MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT COURT"; TO AMEND SECTION 9-27-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF ANY CIRCUIT, COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL COURT TO ESTABLISH A MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT COURT; TO AUTHORIZE A MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT COURT TO OPERATE WITHIN AN EXISTING COURT OR INTERVENTION COURT; TO PROVIDE THAT SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE A MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT COURT SHALL OPERATE USING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM; TO AMEND SECTION 9-27-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF A MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT COURT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-27-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE COURT TO IMPOSE SANCTION OR TERMINATE THE PARTICIPATION OF THE OFFENDER AND REFER THE CASE TO THE COURT OF ORIGIN TO RESUME CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IF THE PARTICIPANT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF A MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT COURT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 9-27-1, 9-27-3, 9-27-9, 9-27-13, 9-27-15, 9-27-17 AND 9-27-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ARE THE REMAINING PROVISION WITHIN CHAPTER 27 OF TITLE 9, 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

3 co-sponsors

Reginald Jackson, Theresa Gillespie Isom, Justin Pope

Its course

January 19 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 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate