Bill Text: MS HB1444 | 2026 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: DOC; require to provide inmates with protective equipment when using raw cleaning chemicals.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)

Status: (Passed) 2026-04-06 - Approved by Governor [HB1444 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2026-HB1444-Enrolled.html

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2026 Regular Session

To: Corrections

By: Representatives Gibbs (72nd), Butler-Washington, Summers, Holloway (27th), Porter

House Bill 1444

(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO MAINTAIN WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR PROVIDING APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO INMATES HANDLING CLEANING CHEMICALS AND SUPPLIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  The Mississippi Department of Corrections shall maintain written policies and procedures for providing appropriate personal protective equipment to inmates handling cleaning chemicals and supplies.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.