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HB87 • 2026

Subsequent offense; revise how a first offense is calculated.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-147, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE HOW A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE IS CALCULATED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Crime
Did Not Pass

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide specific details about updating penalties or specifying how separate incidents are counted.

Changing Rules for Drug Offenses

This bill changes how a second or later drug offense is calculated under Mississippi law.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the way a person's second or subsequent drug crime is calculated in Mississippi.
  • Defines when an earlier drug conviction counts as part of this calculation.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who are charged with drug crimes in Mississippi
  • Courts and law enforcement agencies dealing with drug cases

Terms To Know

Subsequent offense
A second or later crime of the same type after an earlier one.
Conviction
When a court decides someone is guilty of a crime.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and will not become law.
  • It only affects people who commit drug crimes after July 1, 2026, if it had passed.

Bill History

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

    02/03 (H) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-01-07 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary B

Official Summary Text

Subsequent offense; revise how a first offense is calculated.

Current Bill Text

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H. B. No. 87 *HR43/R1238* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
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To: Judiciary B
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Scott

HOUSE BILL NO. 87

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-147, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 1
TO REVISE HOW A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE IS CALCULATED; AND 2
FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 4
SECTION 1. Section 41-29-147, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 5
amended as follows: 6
41-29-147. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7
41-29-142, any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense 8
under this article may be imprisoned for a term up to twice the 9
term otherwise authorized, fined an amount up to twice that 10
otherwise authorized, or both. 11
For purposes of this section, an offense is considered a 12
second or subsequent offense, if, prior to his or her conviction 13
of the offense, the offender has at any time been convicted and 14
sentenced to separate terms of one (1) year or more under this 15
article or under any statute of the United States or of any state 16
relating to narcotic drugs, marihuana, depressant, stimulant or 17
H. B. No. 87 *HR43/R1238* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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ST: Subsequent offense; revise how a first
offense is calculated.
hallucinogenic drugs, upon charges separately brought and arising 18
out of separate incidents at different times. 19
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 20
and after July 1, 2026. 21