Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB706: Nonviolent offenders, certain; require Department of Corrections to house within a 100 mile radius of offenders' release residences.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO HOUSE ANY NONVIOLENT OFFENDER WITHIN A ONE HUNDRED MILE RADIUS OF HIS OR HER RELEASE RESIDENCE IF THE OFFENDER HAS A SENTENCE OF TEN YEARS OR LESS OR HAS TEN YEARS REMAINING ON HIS OR HER SENTENCE; TO AMEND SECTION 47-4-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 47-5-103, mississippi code of 1972, to require the department of corrections to house any nonviolent offender within a one hundred mile radius of his or her release residence if the offender has a sentence of ten years or less or has ten years remaining on his or her sentence; to amend section 47-4-1, mississippi code of 1972, to conform to the preceding section; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO HOUSE ANY NONVIOLENT OFFENDER WITHIN A ONE HUNDRED MILE RADIUS OF HIS OR HER RELEASE RESIDENCE IF THE OFFENDER HAS A SENTENCE OF TEN YEARS OR LESS OR HAS TEN YEARS REMAINING ON HIS OR HER SENTENCE; TO AMEND SECTION 47-4-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 47-5-103, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 47-5-103. (1) The classification hearing officer shall be responsible for assigning a classification to each offender within forty (40) days after the offender's commitment to the custody of the department. The classification shall determine the offender's work duties, living quarters, which shall also include the needed determination, as provided under subsection (4) of this section, for a nonviolent offender who has a sentence of ten (10) years or less or who has ten (10) years or less remaining on his or her sentence, educational, vocational or other rehabilitation programs, and privileges to be accorded the offender while in *HR31/R568* H. B. No. 706 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR31/R568 PAGE 1 (OM\JAB) custody of the department. The classification hearing officer, in assigning classifications, shall consider the …
Sponsors
- Taylor, Cheikh (D, 38) · primary sponsor
- Sanders, Robert L. (D, 29)
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Judiciary B;Corrections
Subjects: Nonviolent offenders, certain
Common questions
- What is HB706?
- HB706 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Nonviolent offenders, certain; require Department of Corrections to house within a 100 mile radius of offenders' release residences.
- What does HB706 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 47-5-103, mississippi code of 1972, to require the department of corrections to house any nonviolent offender within a one hundred mile radius of his or her release residence if the offender has a sentence of ten years or less or has ten years remaining on his or her sentence; to amend section 47-4-1, mississippi code of 1972, to conform to the preceding section; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB706?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB706?
- Taylor, Cheikh (D, 38), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB706?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0706.xml
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