ChangeBridge / Mississippi / HB1546 Signed by Governor
HB1546 House Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-03-30

Human Trafficking; exclude from expungement felony violations of.

An Act To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Expunction Of Criminal Record By Reducing The Waiting Period For Eligibility; To Prohibit The Expungement Of The Felony Crimes Of Promoting Or Procuring Prostitution; To Amend Section 97-3-54.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Minors Are Not Liable For Nonviolent Criminal Activity That Takes Place During Victimization; To Amend Section 97-3-54.6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Vacatur Of Prostitution Convictions Also Applies To Adjudication Of Delinquency; To Provide That Victims Of Human Trafficking May Request The Court To Expunge Misdemeanor And Nonviolent Convictions That Were A Direct Result Of Their Victimization; To Provide An Affirmative Defense To Certain Criminal Charges That Directly Result From Trafficking A Victim; And For Related Purposes.

Bill Details

State

Mississippi

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

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

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Sponsors

Dana Underwood McLean (Rep - R)
Jeff Hale (Rep - R)

Action History

2026-03-30 Approved by Governor
2026-03-24 S Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-03-23 H Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-03-18 H Concurred in Amend From Senate
2026-03-05 S Returned For Concurrence
2026-03-04 S Passed As Amended
2026-03-04 S Amended
2026-03-03 S Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2026-02-17 S Referred To Judiciary, Division B
2026-02-12 H Transmitted To Senate
2026-02-11 H Passed
2026-02-11 H Committee Substitute Adopted
2026-02-03 H Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2026-01-19 H Referred To Judiciary B

Votes

2026-02-11 House Passed Yea: 120 Nay: 0
2026-03-04 Senate Passed As Amended Yea: 50 Nay: 1
2026-03-18 House Concurred in Amend From Senate Yea: 110 Nay: 4

Committee Referrals

2026-01-19 H Judiciary B
2026-02-17 S Judiciary, Division B

Amendments

0000-00-00 Senate Committee Amendment No 1

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-21 Introduced
2026-02-03 Comm Sub
2026-02-12 Engrossed
2026-03-23 Enrolled

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