Mississippi House Bill 538

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Passed on April 8 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-08 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 25-1-119, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Law Prohibiting Sanctuary Policies In The State Includes Any Policy, Order, Ordinance, Practice Or Procedure, That Limits, Restricts, Bans Or Interferes With The Enforcement Of Federal Immigration Laws By Any Person; To Require Certain Government Entities And Employees To Cooperate And Comply With The Federal Government And Other State And Local Governments When Enforcing Federal Immigration Laws; To Authorize The Attorney General To Investigate And Prosecute Any Violation Of This Section; And For Related Purposes.

Sanctuary policies; prohibit certain government entities and employees from adopting or interfering with federal immigration enforcement.

Rep. Lee Yancey [R]

Rep. Noah Sanford [R]

Rep. Rodney Hall [R]

2026-03-31 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 76 N: 39 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-31 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 36 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-10 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 30 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - House - House Passed (Y: 77 N: 40 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-08		Approved by Governor
2026-04-02	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-04-02	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-03-31	House	Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-31	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-30	House	Conference Report Filed
2026-03-30	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2026-03-23	Senate	Conferees Named Fillingane,Sparks,Hill
2026-03-23	House	Conferees Named Hood,Blackwell,Yancey
2026-03-17	House	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2026-03-12	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2026-03-11	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2026-03-10	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Entered
2026-03-10	Senate	Passed As Amended
2026-03-10	Senate	Amended
2026-03-03	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2026-02-19	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B
2026-02-13	House	Transmitted To Senate
2026-02-12	House	Passed
2026-02-11	House	Read the Third Time
2026-02-03	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2026-01-12	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
25	1	119	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0538.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0538IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0538PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0538SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB0538_H_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB0538_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB0538_S_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Supplement	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/cr/HB0538CR.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/house/0380039.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/senate/0640042.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/senate/0850027.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/house/0850024.pdf