Committees · 2024 Regular Session
Judiciary A
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2024 Regular Session.
Bills sent132
5% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out30%
39 of 132; 93 stopped in committee
Time in committee15 days
most between 14 and 19 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
2026164 bills
reported 20% · typically 15 days, most 14–15 · 0 amendments · 25 members
2025169 bills
reported 25% · typically 10 days, most 8–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2024132 bills
reported 30% · typically 15 days, most 14–19 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2023128 bills
reported 34% · typically 13 days, most 9–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2022118 bills
reported 24% · typically 13 days, most 10–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202196 bills
reported 28% · typically 10 days, most 5–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2020154 bills
reported 25% · typically 15 days, most 14–70 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2019123 bills
reported 34% · typically 10 days, most 7–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2018132 bills
reported 22% · typically 8 days, most 8–12 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2017135 bills
reported 15% · typically 11 days, most 11–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2016187 bills
reported 17% · typically 6 days, most 6–8 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2015186 bills
reported 24% · typically 9 days, most 5–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2014236 bills
reported 35% · typically 9 days, most 8–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2013189 bills
reported 37% · typically 8 days, most 7–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2012178 bills
reported 29% · typically 8 days, most 5–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2011222 bills
reported 32% · typically 9 days, most 8–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2010238 bills
reported 29% · typically 14 days, most 6–18 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2009266 bills
reported 31% · typically 13 days, most 8–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2008245 bills
reported 31% · typically 14 days, most 8–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2024 Regular Session, newest first.
132 bills
Senate Bill 2262 · Child support; revise provision related to in order to mirror current DHS practice and federal requirements.
Sent April 2, 2024 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2262 · Child support; revise provision related to in order to mirror current DHS practice and federal requirements.
Sent March 28, 2024 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2822 · Administrative Office of Courts; bring forward code sections related to.
Sent March 28, 2024 · Reported out after 5 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2500 · Homeless encampments; prohibit on public property and define as public nuisance on private property.
Sent March 20, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 13 days
Senate Bill 2651 · Trespass to hunt, fish, shoot or trap; revise offense description, and impose penalties and fees.
Sent March 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 14 days
Senate Bill 2037 · Child support award; cost of health insurance coverage obtained by noncustodial parent considered in determining.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2130 · Homeowners' insurance; prohibit insurer from cancelling or denying coverage solely due to roof's age.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2180 · CCID inferior Court and DPS; revision provisions related to.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and was vetoed
Senate Bill 2261 · Child support; make certain amendments to provision concerning recovery from delinquent noncustodial parents.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2535 · Divorce; authorize a court to grant when it is determined that a marriage is irretrievably broken.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2549 · Chancery clerk; increase fees for recording deeds to land sold for taxes and redemption of such lands.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2753 · SAFER Act; enact.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2764 · Manufactured homes; create affidavit of ownership.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2776 · Immediate possession; authorize for certain public agencies for roads & public utilities for an economic development project.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2792 · Foster care and adoption; revise provisions related to per recommendations of task force.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2268 · Missing or unidentified persons; provide procedures regarding investigation of.
Sent March 15, 2024 · Reported out after 18 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2529 · District attorneys; amend provision related to temporary appointments.
Sent March 14, 2024 · Reported out after 19 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2038 · Adoption petitions; clarify that attached certificate may be executed by any physician.
Sent March 11, 2024 · Reported out after 22 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2131 · Child support; create presumption that support continues past the age of majority for a disabled child.
Sent March 11, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
Senate Bill 2266 · Mississippi Electronic Court System; require free access for public defenders.
Sent March 11, 2024 · Reported out after 22 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
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Senate Bill 2550 · Assistant district attorneys and criminal investigators; bring forward provisions related to.
Sent March 11, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
Senate Bill 2613 · Police chiefs and officers; require certain continuing education.
Sent March 11, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
Senate Bill 2761 · Judicial support staff; bring forward provision related to.
Sent March 11, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 1226 · CCID inferior court; authorize additional judges and clarify appeals from.
Sent March 5, 2024 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 687 · The "Crown" Act; authorize to prohibit discrimination based on natural or protective hairstyles.
Sent February 28, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 6 days
House Bill 1428 · "SAFER Act"; create to regulate public buildings.
Sent February 28, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 6 days
House Bill 1314 · Charity Protection Act; create.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1315 · MS Youth Court Information Delivery System (MYCIDS); require audit of.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1316 · Public purchasing; require competitive bidding for web-based application for MYCIDS.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1317 · MS Guardianship and Conservatorship Act; bring forward.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1319 · Homeowner's insurance; prohibit insurer from refusing to issue or to renew policy soley based on roof's age.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1334 · Tax assessors; revise certain provisions regarding authority to inspect property and demand data.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1343 · Scrivener's affidavit; revise authority for attorney who submitted but are now retired.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1345 · Parental consent; require for mental and behavioral services provided to unemancipated minors nothwithstanding federal regulations.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1358 · "Sex"; define terms use in any Mississippi statute.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1363 · Internet; create civil liability for distribution of child pornography and obscene matter by commercial entities.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1370 · Trespass; clarify elements of.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1381 · Licensure; revise reciprocity requirements for out-of-state attorneys.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1388 · Divorce and alimony; bring forward statutes relating to.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1389 · Divorce; authorize when marriage is deemed irretrievably broken.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1394 · Conservatorship; authorize court to allow petitioner seeking approval of minor settlement to perform conservator's duties.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1413 · Insurers; require to exchange certain information with the MS Department of Human Services regarding delinquent child support.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1438 · Child support; revise percentages for payment.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1482 · Child support; authorize certain unemancipated minors to bring suit against parents for.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1488 · Permit Freedom Act; create to require clear criteria and appeals process on permits to engage in constitutionally protected activity.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1508 · Squatters rights; clarify that such is not protected under state law.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1515 · COVID-19 vaccines; require Attorney General to investigate pharmaceutical companies' promotion and distribution.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1520 · Child support; regulate retroactive child support by DHS.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1542 · Intestate succession; child conceived by assisted reproduction after decedent's death is deemed to be living at the time of death.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1546 · Outdoor recreational premises; include use of ATVs and off-road vehicles.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1552 · UCC filings; bring forward provisions of law relating to.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1553 · Post-conviction collateral relief; require certain petitioners to obtain Supreme Court permission before filing in trial court.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1556 · Assistant district attorneys; increase number in DeSoto County.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1559 · Termination of parental rights; revise various provisions relating to.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1560 · Governmental tort immunity; bring forward sections.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1569 · Contractor liens; revise provisions relating to.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1575 · Cybersecurity; local governmental and commercial entities substantially complying with certain standards not liable for incidents connected to.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1580 · Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; bring forward sections that regulate.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1597 · Crimes related to public funds; bring forward code sections related to.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1598 · Civil commitment; respondent in county with a crisis stabilization unit shall be taken to and retained there if bed is available.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1603 · Organ procurement organizations; records and proceedings of PEER review committees are confidential and not discoverable.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1606 · The Title IX Preservation Act; enact.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1607 · Mississippi Women's Bill of Rights; create.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1624 · Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program; create state associate and standardize operations of local programs.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1634 · Asset forefeiture; require hearing to challenge.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1654 · Publicity rights; authorize for persons whose images are used to sell products.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1667 · Purple Paint Notice; authorize for trespass violations.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1677 · Administrative forfeiture; reenact section repealed on July 1, 2018, amend to provide for substitute notice requirements.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1687 · Personal lines residential property insurance policy; provide option for policy that only covers unpaid principal balance on collateral.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1691 · Department of Child Protection Services; authorize to make care payments to fictive kin whom a child is placed with.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1217 · Abandoned Motor Vehicle; revise to include landowners with proper representation for tax commission inquiries.
Sent February 15, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 1219 · Child support; authorize DPS and CPS to share information about noncustodial parents.
Sent February 15, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 1221 · Marital consent; increase age of female to same age of males for.
Sent February 15, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 1223 · Court interpreters; technical revisions to program administered by Administrative Office of Courts.
Sent February 15, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 1224 · Court administrators; revise manner for establishing office and revise Administrative Office of Courts to evaluate prospective hires.
Sent February 15, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 1226 · CCID inferior court; authorize additional judges and clarify appeals from.
Sent February 15, 2024 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1234 · Tenancy by the entirety with rights of survivorship; create rebuttable presumption when deed to both spouses.
Sent February 15, 2024 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1264 · Homeless encampments; prohibit on public property and define as a public nuisance on private property.
Sent February 15, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 1268 · MS Project Health Data Privacy Act; create to prohibit unauthorized disclosure of consumers' health information.
Sent February 15, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 1271 · Real estate; revise liability for certain provisions.
Sent February 15, 2024 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 418 · Continuing education training for police officers; extend to require for public colleges and universities and PRVWSD officers.
Sent February 14, 2024 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1139 · Open Meetings Law; authorize court to void certain actions taken in violation of.
Sent February 14, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 1141 · Mississippi Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; revise certain provisions related to wage history.
Sent February 14, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 1147 · Health care providers; authorize lien against claims by patients and damages recovered by patients' lawsuit or settlement.
Sent February 14, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 1148 · Marital property; exclude intellectual property of a spouse as.
Sent February 14, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 1168 · Mississippi Law on Notarial Acts; revise to allow notaries to perform remote online notarization.
Sent February 14, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 1039 · Sales of nonalcoholic beverages or lemonade by minors, certain; prohibit certain regulation of.
Sent February 8, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 1045 · Balloons; prohibit intentional releasing or discarding of.
Sent February 8, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 1046 · Divorce; authorize where marriage is irretrievably broken.
Sent February 8, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 1054 · Age of majority; revise.
Sent February 8, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 1086 · Land partitions; revise provision that regulate.
Sent February 8, 2024 · Reported out after 26 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 993 · Design Professionals; declare certain provisions in contracts for services void and establish standard of care.
Sent February 6, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 846 · Chancery clerk fees; conform recording deeds to land sold for taxes and redemption of such lands.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 849 · Grandparent visitation; revise to include great-grandparents.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 859 · Mineral rights; revert to surface owner after certain period of time.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 889 · Contracts; noncompete provisions in health care provider contracts are void and unenforceable.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 891 · Officers who may administer oaths; authorize chiefs of police and sheriffs.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 902 · Squatted vehicles; prohibit modification to motor vehicles which raise front fender a certain height above the rear fender.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 914 · Perpetual care cemeteries; require certain acreage and trust fund deposit to establish new.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 936 · Solicitations by charitable organizations; define term "monetary donations" for purposes of laws regulating.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 950 · Catastrophic injury; limit noneconomic damages for.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 955 · The Crown Act; create to prohibit discrimination based on hairstyles in workplace and schools.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 967 · Driver's license; authorize issuance of hardship license to persons suspended for being out of compliance with order for support.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 788 · Fireworks; authorize sale of year-round.
Sent January 31, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 34 days
House Bill 792 · Fireworks; require to be located within a permanent structure.
Sent January 31, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 34 days
House Bill 805 · Child support; revise factors for award of.
Sent January 31, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 34 days
House Bill 689 · Justice court judges; authorize to run as nonpartisan.
Sent January 29, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 36 days
House Bill 694 · Commercial Driver's License; require notice to employer when possibility of suspension for unpaid child support.
Sent January 29, 2024 · Reported out after 29 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 747 · Conservatorship; prioritize relatives and revise notice requirements.
Sent January 29, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 36 days
House Bill 579 · Divorce beneficiary revocation; clarify the effective date.
Sent January 24, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 41 days
House Bill 336 · Involuntary civil commitment; limit county's liability for cost of treatment of indigents.
Sent January 22, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 43 days
House Bill 337 · 988 Crisis Lifeline; require information regarding to be included on driver's licenses, permits and identification cards.
Sent January 22, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 43 days
House Bill 342 · Recreational landowners; add cycling to the list of activities exempt from liability.
Sent January 22, 2024 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 349 · Squatted vehicles; prohibit modifications to motor vehicle which raise front fender a certain height above the rear fender.
Sent January 22, 2024 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 382 · Chancery clerk; require to remove social security numbers from land transfer deeds.
Sent January 22, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 43 days
House Bill 386 · Religious Freedom Act and Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act; repeal.
Sent January 22, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 43 days
House Bill 415 · Civil commitment; respondent in proceeding not to be placed in jail except for protective custody while awaiting transportation.
Sent January 22, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 43 days
House Bill 422 · First Circuit Court District; increase number of judges.
Sent January 22, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 43 days
House Bill 427 · Child support enforcement and collection; terminate contract with private entity for and DHS shall perform.
Sent January 22, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 43 days
House Bill 309 · Cemeteries on private property; provide right of access to for certain persons.
Sent January 18, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 47 days
House Bill 314 · Birth parents; release identifying information upon agreement by.
Sent January 18, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 47 days
House Bill 325 · Real property; right of first refusal expires on grantee's death unless specifically stated otherwise.
Sent January 18, 2024 · Reported out after 40 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 47 · The Crown Act; create to include property sales.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 48 · Residential subdivisions; authorize property owners to establish and/or amend convenants, conditions and restrictions.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 49 · The Crown Act; create to prohibit discrimination based on hairstyles in workplace and schools.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 50 · Child support for pregnant women; provide authority to allow court to order.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 55 · Retired judges; authorize to solemnize marriages.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 60 · Driver's license; authorize issuance of hardship license for those suspended due to noncompliance with an order of support.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 146 · Litigation funding by third parties; require all parties liable for costs.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 147 · Unauthorized aliens; penalize transport into state by any person and prohibit forgery of documents.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 148 · Weddings; authorize members of the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate to solemnize.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 149 · Driver's license; authorize issuance of hardship license to persons suspended for being out of compliance with order for support.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days