Bill Text: MS HB705 | 2026 | Regular Session | Introduced

Mississippi House Bill 705

Introduced

Bill Title: Enhanced penalties for use of mask in commission of a crime; authorize.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)

Status: (Failed) 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee [HB705 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2026-HB705-Introduced.html

MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2026 Regular Session

To: Judiciary B

By: Representatives Hulum, Arnold, Blackwell, Carpenter, Estrada, Foster, Haney, Remak

House Bill 705

AN ACT TO REQUIRE COURTS TO ADD AN ENHANCED PENALTY FOR CRIMES COMMITTED WHILE WEARING A FACIAL MASK OR FACIAL COVERING DURING THE COMMISSION OF SUCH CRIME; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. The court shall provide an enhanced imprisonment penalty of no less than one (1) year, but no more than two (2) years in the custody of the Department of Corrections for any person who wore a facial mask, hood or other item that fully or partially concealed his or her face during commission of the crime for which he or she is being sentenced.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2026.