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HB1748 • 2026

Visitation to state correctional facilities by certain officials; remove advance notice requirement that is provided to commissioner.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-95, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT ADVANCE NOTICE BE PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS WHEN CERTAIN OFFICIALS SEEK TO VISIT STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Currie, Anthony
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Dead
Effective date
July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and will not take effect as of the last action date (2026-02-03).

Visitation to State Prisons by Officials

This bill removes the requirement for certain officials to give advance notice before visiting state correctional facilities.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the need for specific officials, like the Governor and members of the Legislature, to notify the Department of Corrections commissioner in advance when they want to visit state prisons.

Who It Names or Affects

  • State officials such as the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and members of the Legislature
  • The Department of Corrections commissioner

Terms To Know

Correctional facilities
Prisons or other places where people who break laws are kept.
Commissioner
A high-ranking official in charge of a department, like the Department of Corrections.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and will not take effect.
  • It only affects certain officials visiting correctional facilities; other visitors must still follow existing rules.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/03 (H) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-01-19 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/19 (H) Referred To Corrections

Official Summary Text

Visitation to state correctional facilities by certain officials; remove advance notice requirement that is provided to commissioner.

Current Bill Text

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H. B. No. 1748 *HR43/R892* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
26/HR43/R892
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To: Corrections
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representatives Currie, Anthony

HOUSE BILL NO. 1748

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-95, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO 1
REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT ADVANCE NOTICE BE PROVIDED TO THE 2
COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS WHEN CERTAIN 3
OFFICIALS SEEK TO VISIT STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES FOR CERTAIN 4
PURPOSES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 5
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 6
SECTION 1. Section 47-5-95, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 7
amended as follows: 8
47-5-95. The members of the executive department, * * * 9
which includes the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, and judicial 10
departments of the state and members of the Legislature, 11
shall * * * be admitted into the correctional system or any 12
facility thereof, and other places where offenders are kept and 13
worked, at all proper hours, for the purpose of observing the 14
conduct thereof, and may hold conversations with the offenders 15
apart from all correctional system officials. Other persons may 16
visit a correctional system facility under such rules and 17
regulations as may be established by the commissioner who shall be 18
H. B. No. 1748 *HR43/R892* ~ OFFICIAL ~
26/HR43/R892
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ST: Visitation to state correctional facilities
by certain officials; remove advance notice
requirement that is provided to commissioner.
liable to the state on his bond for negligence in security and in 19
an amount to be determined by the courts. 20
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 21
and after July 1, 2026. 22