Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 30, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2896
Department of Public Safety; revise salary schedule of MHP and MBN officers.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45-1-12, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE SALARY SCHEDULE OF OFFICERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY PATROL AND THE MISSISSIPPI BUREAU OF NARCOTICS; 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 March 30, 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 action16 actions on 13 days
In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 1022 days
AppropriationsJan 19 to Feb 214 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 523 days
Appropriations CFeb 16 to Feb 259 days
Appropriations AFeb 25 to Feb 261 day
Appropriations CFeb 26 to Feb 260 days
Back in the SenateMar 5 to Mar 30 · stopped25 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Mar 5
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 10
- Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Appropriations
- Feb 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
- Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Feb 11 – Mar 5
- Feb 11Sent to the House
- Feb 16Referred to the House committees on Appropriations C and on Appropriations A
- Feb 25Reported as amended from A2 to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 26Reported as amended from AP to A2 in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
- Mar 5Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
Back in the Senate Mar 6 – Mar 30
- Mar 6Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
- Mar 17Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
- Mar 19Conferees named in the Senate: Hopson, DeBar and Wiggins
- Mar 23Conferees named in the House: Deweese, Cockerham and Oliver
- Mar 30Died in conference in the Senate
All 16 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To AppropriationsSenate
- Feb 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
- Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
- Feb 10PassedSenate
- Feb 11Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 16Referred To Appropriations C;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 25DR - TSDPAA: A2 To APHouse of Representatives
- Feb 26DR - TSDPAA: AP To A2House of Representatives
- Feb 26Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
- Mar 17Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
- Mar 19Conferees Named Hopson,DeBar,WigginsSenate
- Mar 23Conferees Named Deweese,Cockerham,OliverHouse of Representatives
- Mar 30Died In ConferenceSenate