Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2792
Expungement; authorize for arrest records in cases where charges were dropped, no disposition entered, or findings of not guilty.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-23-23, 9-27-19, 63-11-30, 99-19-71 AND 99-15-26, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE JUDGES EXPUNGE THE RECORD OF ANY CASE IN WHICH AN ARREST WAS MADE AND THE PERSON ARRESTED WAS RELEASED AND THE CASE WAS DISMISSED OR THE CHARGES WERE DROPPED; TO REQUIRE JUDGES EXPUNGE THE RECORD OF ANY CASE IN WHICH AN ARREST WAS MADE AND THERE WAS NO DISPOSITION OF SUCH CASE; TO REQUIRE JUDGES EXPUNGE THE RECORD OF ANY CASE IN WHICH AN ARREST WAS MADE AND THE PERSON WAS FOUND NOT GUILTY AT TRIAL; 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
Judiciary, Division BJan 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 committee on Judiciary, Division B
- Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate