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SB2114 Senate Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-04-06

Immigration; criminalize illegal entry and require cooperation with federal authorities.

An Act To Define Terms; To Authorize The Department Of Public Safety To Determine The Number And Identities Of All Illegal Aliens Residing In The State Of Mississippi; To Direct The Department Of Public Safety To Enforce The Immigration Laws As Authorized Pursuant To Federal Laws And The Laws Of This State; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Execute A Memorandum Of Agreement With The United States Immigration And Customs Enforcement Agency As Soon As Possible; To Require Each Law Enforcement Agency Operating A County Detention Facility To Execute A Written Agreement With The United States Immigration And Customs Enforcement Agency To Participate In The Immigration Program Established Under Section 287(g); To Provide A Felony Offense For A Person Who Is An Alien, Regardless Of National Origin, And Enters Or Attempts To Enter This State Directly From A Foreign Nation At Any Location Other Than A Lawful Port Of Entry; To Provide A Felony Offense, In Addition To Any Existing Penalty For The Underlying Crime, For A Person Who Is Arrested For Certain Criminal Offenses And Is Determined To Be An Illegal Alien, Regardless Of National Origin, And Unlawfully Present In The United States; To Authorize A Sentencing Court To Issue A Written Order Discharging The Person And Requiring Said Individual To Return To His Or Her Country Of Origin; To Direct The Court To Remand The Person Subject To The Order To The Custody Of The Department Of Corrections; To Require The Department Of Corrections To Notify The United States Customs And Border Protection Of The Department Of Homeland Security To Arrange Transportation For The Repatriation Of The Person Back To His Or Her Country Of Origin; To Provide Certain Affirmative Defenses To Prosecution Under This Act; To Provide That A Defendant Charged Or Convicted Under This Act Is Not Eligible For Expunction, An Intensive Supervision Program, Nonadjudication, Parole, Or Any Early Release Program; To Provide For Severability; And For Related Purposes.

Bill Details

State

Mississippi

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history...

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Sponsors

Angela Burks Hill (Sen - R)
Michael McLendon (Sen - R)
Chad Mcmahan (Sen - R)
Joseph Seymour (Sen - R)

Action History

2026-04-06 H Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-04-06 S Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-04-01 S Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2026-04-01 H Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2026-03-31 S Motion to Reconsider Entered
2026-03-31 S Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-31 H Motion to Reconsider Entered (Watson, Hood, Yates)
2026-03-31 H Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-30 H Conference Report Filed
2026-03-30 S Conference Report Filed
2026-03-23 H Conferees Named Hood,Yancey,Blackwell
2026-03-17 S Conferees Named Fillingane,Sparks,Hill
2026-03-16 S Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2026-03-11 H Returned For Concurrence
2026-03-10 H Passed As Amended
2026-03-10 H Amended
2026-03-03 H Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2026-02-16 H Referred To Judiciary A
2026-02-12 S Transmitted To House
2026-02-12 S Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2026-02-10 S Motion to Reconsider Entered
2026-02-10 S Passed
2026-02-10 S Amendment Failed
2026-02-10 S Committee Substitute Adopted
2026-02-03 S Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2026-01-09 S Referred To Judiciary, Division B

Votes

2026-02-10 Senate Passed Yea: 35 Nay: 17
2026-03-10 House Passed As Amended Yea: 78 Nay: 38
2026-03-31 House Conference Report Adopted Yea: 76 Nay: 39
2026-03-31 Senate Conference Report Adopted Yea: 34 Nay: 16

Committee Referrals

2026-01-09 S Judiciary, Division B
2026-02-16 H Judiciary A

Amendments

0000-00-00 Senate Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)
0000-00-00 House Committee Amendment No 1

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-09 Introduced
2026-02-03 Comm Sub
2026-02-12 Engrossed
2026-04-06 Enrolled

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