Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB825: Death penalty; revise how the options are chosen and require cost efficient consideration.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE OFFICIALS CHARGED WITH DECIDING THE OPTIONS FOR THE DEATH PENALTY; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 99-19-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE TIME FOR IMPOSING THE DEATH PENALTY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 99-19-51, mississippi code of 1972, to revise the officials charged with deciding the options for the death penalty; to amend section 99-19-53, mississippi code of 1972, to conform to the preceding section; to bring forward section 99-19-55, mississippi code of 1972, which provides for the time for imposing the death penalty; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE OFFICIALS CHARGED WITH DECIDING THE OPTIONS FOR THE DEATH PENALTY; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 99-19-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE TIME FOR IMPOSING THE DEATH PENALTY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 99-19-51, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 99-19-51. (1) At the discretion of the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner for Finance and Administration * * *, the Deputy Commissioner for Institutions of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety and the district attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred by majority vote of those present the manner of inflicting the punishment of death shall be by one of the following: (a) intravenous injection of a substance or substances in a lethal quantity into the body; (b) nitrogen hypoxia; (c) electrocution; or (d) firing squad, until death is pronounced by the county coroner where the execution takes place or by a *HR43/R490* H. B. No. 825 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R490 PAGE 1 (GT\KP) licensed physician according to accepted standards of medical practice. The cost of each option …
Sponsors
- Keen, Justin (R, 6) · primary sponsor
- Harris, W.I. (R, 28)
- Kinkade, Bill (R, 52)
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Judiciary B
Subjects: Death penalty
Common questions
- What is HB825?
- HB825 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Death penalty; revise how the options are chosen and require cost efficient consideration.
- What does HB825 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 99-19-51, mississippi code of 1972, to revise the officials charged with deciding the options for the death penalty; to amend section 99-19-53, mississippi code of 1972, to conform to the preceding section; to bring forward section 99-19-55, mississippi code of 1972, which provides for the time for imposing the death penalty; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB825?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB825?
- Keen, Justin (R, 6), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB825?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0825.xml
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