Mississippi Senate Bill 2805

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
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 43-21-257, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Copy Of A Judgment To Be Sent To The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services Upon Criminal Conviction Or Adjudication Of A Child; To Amend Section 97-5-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Language Concerning The Continuing Physical Or Sexual Abuse Or Felonious Neglect Of A Child; To Authorize The Court To Place A Parent Or Guardian On The Department Of Child Protection Services' State Central Registry For Any Conviction Of A Crime Set Forth In This Section In Which The Parent Or Guardian Qualifies As A "substantiated Perpetrator," As Defined In Section 43-21-257(3); And For Related Purposes.

MDCPS state central registry; revise provisions related to.

Sen. Daniel Sparks [R]

Sen. Theresa Gillespie Isom [D]

2026-04-01 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-31 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 116 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-10 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 112 N: 0 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-10 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-08		Approved by Governor
2026-04-06	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-04-06	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-04-01	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-31	House	Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-27	House	Conference Report Filed
2026-03-27	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2026-03-23	House	Conferees Named Horan,Burch,Porter
2026-03-17	Senate	Conferees Named Fillingane,Sparks,Simmons (12th)
2026-03-16	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2026-03-12	House	Returned For Concurrence
2026-03-10	House	Passed As Amended
2026-03-10	House	Amended
2026-03-03	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2026-02-16	House	Referred To Judiciary B
2026-02-11	Senate	Transmitted To House
2026-02-10	Senate	Passed
2026-02-02	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2026-01-19	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
43	21	257	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	5	39	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2805.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2805IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2805PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2805SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2805_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2805_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm
Supplement	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/cr/SB2805CR.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/senate/0360051.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/house/0640028.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/house/0850026.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/senate/0860030.pdf