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SB2821 Senate Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-04-06

Capital sexual battery; create crime of.

An Act To Require A Separate Proceeding On The Issue Of A Penalty For The Crime Of Capital Sexual Battery; To Amend Section 97-3-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Crime Of Capital Sexual Battery; To Authorize The Death Penalty; To Provide That If The Death Penalty Is Not Imposed Under This Act, Then Life Imprisonment Without Parole Shall Be Imposed; To Amend Sections 47-7-3, 93-21-25 And 99-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; 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

Jeremy England (Sen - R)
Joseph Seymour (Sen - R)
Daniel Sparks (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
2026-03-31 S Motion to Reconsider Entered
2026-03-31 S Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-31 H Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-30 S Conference Report Filed
2026-03-30 H Conference Report Filed
2026-03-23 H Conferees Named Horan,Owen,McLean
2026-03-17 S Conferees Named Fillingane,Sparks,England
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
2026-03-02 H Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2026-02-16 H Referred To Judiciary B
2026-02-16 S Transmitted To House
2026-02-11 S Passed As Amended
2026-02-11 S Amended
2026-02-03 S Title Suff Do Pass
2026-01-19 S Referred To Judiciary, Division B

Votes

2026-02-11 Senate Passed As Amended Yea: 39 Nay: 13
2026-03-10 House Passed As Amended Yea: 99 Nay: 14
2026-03-31 House Conference Report Adopted Yea: 104 Nay: 1
2026-03-31 Senate Conference Report Adopted Yea: 33 Nay: 14

Committee Referrals

2026-01-19 S Judiciary, Division B
2026-02-16 H Judiciary B

Amendments

0000-00-00 Senate Amendment No 1 Adopted
0000-00-00 House Committee Amendment No 1

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-23 Introduced
2026-02-16 Engrossed
2026-04-06 Enrolled

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