Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on February 12, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2799
Witness tampering; revise penalty for.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-9-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR THE CRIME OF TAMPERING WITH A WITNESS TO BE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE FINE AND IMPRISONMENT AUTHORIZED IN LAW FOR THE SUBJECT OFFENSE; TO DEFINE THE TERM "SUBJECT OFFENSE"; 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 12, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 12 · stopped24 days
Judiciary, Division BJan 19 to Feb 214 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 12
- Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
- Feb 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 12Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Feb 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
- Feb 12Died On CalendarSenate