Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB744: Capital murder; include death resulting from domestic violence as.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE DEATH CAUSED BY THE COMMISSION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS CAPITAL MURDER; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 97-3-19, mississippi code of 1972, to include death caused by the commission of domestic violence as capital murder; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE DEATH CAUSED BY THE COMMISSION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS CAPITAL MURDER; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 97-3-19, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 97-3-19. (1) The killing of a human being without the authority of law by any means or in any manner shall be murder in the following cases: (a) When done with deliberate design to effect the death of the person killed, or of any human being, shall be first-degree murder; (b) When done in the commission of an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved heart, regardless of human life, although without any premeditated design to effect the death of any particular individual, shall be second-degree murder; (c) When done without any design to effect death by any person engaged in the commission of any felony other than rape, *HR43/R777* H. B. No. 744 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R777 PAGE 1 (GT\KP) kidnapping, burglary, arson, robbery, sexual battery, unnatural intercourse with any child under the age of twelve (12), or nonconsensual unnatural intercourse with mankind, or felonious abuse and/or battery of a child in violation of subsection (2) of Section 97-5-39, or in any attempt to commit such …
Sponsors
- Blackmon, Lawrence (D, 57) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Judiciary B
Subjects: Capital murder
Common questions
- What is HB744?
- HB744 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Capital murder; include death resulting from domestic violence as.
- What does HB744 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 97-3-19, mississippi code of 1972, to include death caused by the commission of domestic violence as capital murder; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB744?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB744?
- Blackmon, Lawrence (D, 57).
- Where is the official record for HB744?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0744.xml
Source: official Mississippi record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.