Mississippi House Bill 1040

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Mississippi Support Our Law Enforcement And Safe Neighborhoods Act; To Set Forth Legislative Intent And Short Title; To Require Cooperation And Assistance In Enforcement Of Immigration Laws And To Indemnify Law Enforcement Officers For Implementation Of This Act; To Prohibit Illegal Aliens From Entering Into Business Transactions With The State; To Amend Section 99-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Arrest Without Warrant Statute; To Amend Section 71-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Retention Of E-verify Confirmations For At Least Three Years; To Create The Special Fund To Be Known As The Immigration Reimbursement Fund; To Authorize All Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers To Assist Federal Agencies In Enforcement Of Immigration Law; To Require The Board Of Public Contractors To Review Contractor Compliance With E-verify Requirements; To Provide For The Dissemination Of Information Regarding Employment Opportunities; To Provide For Severability, Implementation And Construction; And For Related Purposes.

Illegal immigration; strengthen enforcement to prevent.

Rep. Becky Currie [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-16	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
71	11	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
99	3	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1040.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1040IN.htm