Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's County Affairs Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2775
Feeding of prisoners; remove provision authorizing county to charge other entities for reimbursement.
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 AUTHORIZES COUNTIES TO CHARGE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FOR HOUSING, FEEDING, AND CARING FOR PRISONERS HOUSED IN THE COUNTY JAIL; 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 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
County AffairsJan 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
- Jan 19Referred to the Senate committees on County Affairs and on Corrections
- Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To County Affairs;CorrectionsSenate
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate