Mississippi Senate Bill 2818

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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 Enact The Rehabilitation Incentive Program Act; To Criminalize The Knowing Sale, Lend, Gift, Distribution, Or Trafficking To A Minor Of A Deadly Weapon; To Provide Criminal Penalties; To Order A Mental Health Assessment For Certain Offenders; To Create The Rehabilitation Incentive Program With The Department Of Corrections; To Provide Eligibility And Procedures For The Program; To Create A Special Fund With The State Treasury To Be Designated As The Rehabilitation Incentive Program Trust Fund; To Provide Eligibility In The Program To Certain Offenders; To Require Certain Person To Complete A Certified Safe Storage Education Program For Firearms; To Provide That This Act Shall Not Be Construed To Criminalize Lawful Adult Supervised Transfers For Hunting, Marksmanship, Recreational Shooting, Or Firearm Safety Instruction; To Amend Section 97-37-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Rehabilitation Incentive Program Act; enact.

Sen. Johnny DuPree [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2026-01-19	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
97	37	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2818.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2818IN.htm