Mississippi House Bill 1746

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 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 Prohibit Any Privately Operated Correctional Facility From Increasing Its Housing Capacity If The Facility Is Utilized By The State To House State Offenders; To Prohibit The State From Entering Into Any New Contractual Agreement With Any Private Entity For The Housing Of State Offenders; To Amend Sections 47-4-1, 47-4-3, 47-4-5, 47-4-11, 47-5-1105, 47-5-1109, 47-5-1115, 47-5-1207, 47-5-1211, 47-5-1213 And 47-5-1219, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

Private prisons that house state offenders; provide moratorium on the expansion of.

Rep. Bo Brown [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-19	House	Referred To Corrections;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
47	4	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	4	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	4	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	4	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	5	1105	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	5	1109	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	5	1115	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	5	1207	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	5	1211	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	5	1213	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	5	1219	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1746.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1746IN.htm