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SB2807 • 2026

Motions for post-conviction collateral relief; revise where filed.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-39-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE CERTAIN MOTIONS FOR POST-CONVICTION COLLATERAL RELIEF TO BE FILED IN THE SUPREME COURT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Crime
Did Not Pass

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the application process for filing motions in the Supreme Court, so this information was removed.

Change Where Certain Court Papers Can Be Filed

This bill changes where certain motions for post-conviction collateral relief must be filed in Mississippi.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the law to require some motions for post-conviction relief to be first sent to the Supreme Court of Mississippi instead of a trial court.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who have been convicted and want to challenge their conviction or sentence in a special way called post-conviction relief.
  • Courts that handle criminal cases, especially trial courts and the Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Terms To Know

Post-Conviction Collateral Relief
A legal process where someone who has been convicted of a crime can ask for their case to be reviewed after all appeals have ended, usually because they believe there were mistakes in the original trial.
Supreme Court
The highest court in Mississippi that reviews important cases and makes final decisions on legal matters.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill did not pass during its session, so it has no effect as of now.
  • It only affects certain types of motions for post-conviction relief under specific conditions.

Bill History

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

    02/03 (S) Died In Committee

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

    01/19 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B

Official Summary Text

Motions for post-conviction collateral relief; revise where filed.

Current Bill Text

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S. B. No. 2807 *SS26/R593* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
26/SS26/R593
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To: Judiciary, Division B
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) Wiggins, Fillingane

SENATE BILL NO. 2807

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-39-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO 1
REQUIRE CERTAIN MOTIONS FOR POST-CONVICTION COLLATERAL RELIEF TO 2
BE FILED IN THE SUPREME COURT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 4
SECTION 1. Section 99-39-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 5
amended as follows: 6
99-39-7. (1) The motion under this article shall be filed 7
as an original civil action in the trial court, except in cases in 8
which: 9
(a) The petitioner's conviction and sentence have been 10
appealed to the Supreme Court of Mississippi and there affirmed or 11
the appeal dismissed * * *; 12
(b) The denial of a previous post-conviction motion 13
filed by the petitioner has been appealed to the Supreme Court of 14
Mississippi and there affirmed or the appeal dismissed; or 15
(c) More than three (3) years after the time for taking 16
an appeal from the judgment or conviction has elapsed. 17
S. B. No. 2807 *SS26/R593* ~ OFFICIAL ~
26/SS26/R593
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ST: Motions for post-conviction collateral
relief; revise where filed.
(2) Where the conviction and sentence have been affirmed on 18
appeal or the appeal has been dismissed; where the denial of a 19
previous post-conviction motion filed by the petitioner has been 20
appealed to the Supreme Court of Mississippi and there affirmed or 21
the appeal dismissed; or where more than three (3) years after the 22
time for taking an appeal from the judgment or conviction has 23
elapsed, the motion under this article shall not be filed in the 24
trial court until the motion shall have first been presented to a 25
quorum of the Justices of the Supreme Court of Mississippi, 26
convened for * * * that purpose either in termtime or in vacation, 27
and an order granted allowing the filing of such motion in the 28
trial court. The procedure governing applications to the Supreme 29
Court for leave to file a motion under this article shall be as 30
provided in Section 99-39-27. 31
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 32
and after July 1, 2026. 33