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SB2112 • 2026

Bond; require secured bond for certain bail restricted offenses.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON CHARGED WITH A BAIL RESTRICTED OFFENSE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR RELEASE BY ANY JUDGE ON AN UNSECURED JUDICIAL RELEASE; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON CHARGED WITH A BAIL RESTRICTED OFFENSE SHALL ONLY BE ELIGIBLE FOR RELEASE THROUGH THE USE OF SECURED MONETARY BOND, PROPERTY BOND, OR SURETY BOND; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO RECOGNIZE JUDICIAL AUTHORITY TO AUTHORIZE THE RELEASE OF THE PERSON ON AN UNSECURED JUDICIAL RELEASE IN THE DISCRETION OF THE JUDGE IN CASES WHERE SUCH RELEASE IS APPROPRIATE FOR OFFENSES OTHER THAN BAIL RESTRICTED OFFENSES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Crime
Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Hill
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Dead
Effective date
January 1,

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and was stopped in committee, so it has no effective date or further implications.

Bail Requirements for Serious Crimes

This bill requires people charged with certain serious crimes to post a secured bond before being released from jail.

What This Bill Does

  • Defines 'bail restricted offense' as any crime that could result in more than one year of imprisonment.
  • States that anyone accused of a bail restricted offense cannot be let out of jail without posting money or property as security.
  • Allows judges to release people on their own recognizance for crimes not considered serious, if the judge thinks it's appropriate.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People charged with certain serious crimes who might have to pay a bond before being released from jail.
  • Judges who decide whether or not to release people on bail.

Terms To Know

Bail restricted offense
A crime that could result in more than one year of imprisonment.
Unsecured judicial release
Being let out of jail without having to pay money or provide property as security.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was stopped in committee.
  • It is unclear how this would affect people who cannot afford a secured bond.

Bill History

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

    02/03 (S) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-01-09 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B

Official Summary Text

Bond; require secured bond for certain bail restricted offenses.

Current Bill Text

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S. B. No. 2112 *SS08/R312* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
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To: Judiciary, Division B
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) Hill

SENATE BILL NO. 2112

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON CHARGED WITH A BAIL 1
RESTRICTED OFFENSE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR RELEASE BY ANY JUDGE ON 2
AN UNSECURED JUDICIAL RELEASE; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON CHARGED 3
WITH A BAIL RESTRICTED OFFENSE SHALL ONLY BE ELIGIBLE FOR RELEASE 4
THROUGH THE USE OF SECURED MONETARY BOND, PROPERTY BOND, OR SURETY 5
BOND; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO RECOGNIZE JUDICIAL AUTHORITY TO 6
AUTHORIZE THE RELEASE OF THE PERSON ON AN UNSECURED JUDICIAL 7
RELEASE IN THE DISCRETION OF THE JUDGE IN CASES WHERE SUCH RELEASE 8
IS APPROPRIATE FOR OFFENSES OTHER THAN BAIL RESTRICTED OFFENSES; 9
AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 10
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 11
SECTION 1. (1) As used in this section, the following terms 12
have the meanings herein ascribed unless the context clearly 13
requires otherwise: 14
(a) "Bail restricted offense" means any offense for 15
which the punishment may include imprisonment in excess of one (1) 16
year. 17
(b) "Unsecured judicial release" means any release that 18
does not require the posting of a monetary bond, property, or 19
other security, including but not limited to: 20
(i) Release on a person's own recognizance; 21
(ii) Release on an unsecured appearance bond; or 22
S. B. No. 2112 *SS08/R312* ~ OFFICIAL ~
26/SS08/R312
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ST: Bond; require secured bond for certain bail
restricted offenses.
(iii) Release conditioned upon entering a pretrial 23
release program, pretrial diversion program, or similar 24
intervention program, where no monetary bond, property, or other 25
security is required. 26
(2) No person charged with a bail restricted offense shall 27
be eligible for release by any judge on an unsecured judicial 28
release. A person charged with a bail restricted offense shall 29
only be eligible for release through the use of secured monetary 30
bond, property bond, or surety bond. 31
(3) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section and 32
subject to any other law governing the release of an accused 33
person, a judge of any court having jurisdiction over a person 34
charged with committing an offense against the criminal laws of 35
this state shall have authority to authorize the release of the 36
person on an unsecured judicial release in the discretion of the 37
judge in cases where such release is appropriate. 38
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 39
and after January 1, 2027. 40