l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2821

Capital sexual battery; create crime of.

Became law as Chapter 500, Laws of 2026, signed April 8, 2026, 79 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE A SEPARATE PROCEEDING ON THE ISSUE OF A PENALTY FOR THE CRIME OF CAPITAL SEXUAL BATTERY; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE CRIME OF CAPITAL SEXUAL BATTERY; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEATH PENALTY; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE DEATH PENALTY IS NOT IMPOSED UNDER THIS ACT, THEN LIFE IMPRISONMENT WITHOUT PAROLE SHALL BE IMPOSED; TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-7-3, 93-21-25 AND 99-3-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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

2 co-sponsors

Joseph M. Seymour, Daniel H. Sparks

Its course

January 19 to April 8, 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 action22 actions on 15 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 1123 days

Judiciary, Division BJan 19 to Feb 315 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Mar 1027 days

Judiciary BFeb 16 to Mar 214 days

Back in the SenateMar 10 to Apr 627 days

With the GovernorApr 6 to Apr 82 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 11

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 10

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 11

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 11Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 16 – Mar 10

  1. Feb 16Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Mar 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 10Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 11 – Apr 6

  1. Mar 11Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 16Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 17Conferees named in the Senate: Fillingane, Sparks and England
  4. Mar 23Conferees named in the House: Horan, Owen and McLean
  5. Mar 30Conference report filed in the House
  6. Conference report filed in the Senate
  7. Mar 31Conference report adopted in the House
  8. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  9. Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  10. Apr 1Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
  11. Apr 6Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 6 – Apr 8

  1. Apr 6Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 8Approved by the Governor
All 22 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 11AmendedSenate
  4. Feb 11Passed As AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 16Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 16Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 2Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 10AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 10Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 11Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 16Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  12. Mar 17Conferees Named Fillingane,Sparks,EnglandSenate
  13. Mar 23Conferees Named Horan,Owen,McLeanHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 30Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 30Conference Report FiledSenate
  16. Mar 31Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  17. Mar 31Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  18. Mar 31Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  19. Apr 1Motion to Reconsider TabledSenate
  20. Apr 6Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  21. Apr 6Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  22. Apr 8Approved by GovernorGovernor