Mississippi House Bill 1669

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Independent 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 Amend Section 43-21-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Exclusive Original Jurisdiction Of The Youth Court By Providing That The Circuit Court Shall Have Original Jurisdiction Of A Child If The Child Has Been Previously Adjudicated A Delinquent For Committing An Act With A Firearm, If Such Act Would Be A Felony If Committed By An Adult, And The Child Commits A Subsequent Act With A Firearm After Being Previously Adjudicated A Delinquent In The Youth Court; And For Related Purposes.

Youth court jurisdiction; exclude youth previously adjudicated delinquent for committing certain acts with firearm.

Rep. Shanda Yates [I]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-19	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
43	21	151	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1669.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1669IN.htm