Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on March 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2819
Illegal dumping; increase penalties for.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-15-30, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR ILLEGALLY DUMPING SOLID WASTE MATERIAL; 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
4 co-sponsors
David Blount, Jeremy England, Hillman Terome Frazier, Theresa Gillespie Isom
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 action6 actions on 6 days
In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 416 days
Judiciary, Division BJan 19 to Jan 2910 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped27 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 4
- Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
- Jan 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 4Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 3
- Feb 5Sent to the House
- Feb 6Referred to the House committees on Judiciary A and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Jan 29Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Feb 4PassedSenate
- Feb 5Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 6Referred To Judiciary A;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives