Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1120: MDOC; require to pay unpaid balance for certain utility services provided to Walnut Grove Correctional Facility.
Status: Failed, March 3, 2026
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO PAY THE UNPAID BALANCE DUE TO THE TOWN OF WALNUT GROVE FOR CERTAIN UTILITY SERVICES RENDERED TO THE WALNUT GROVE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY; TO PROVIDE IF THE UNPAID BALANCE IS NOT PAID BY A CERTAIN PERIOD, THEN THE SALARY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SHALL BE WITHHELD UNTIL PAYMENT IS RECEIVED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to require the mississippi department of corrections to pay the unpaid balance due to the town of walnut grove for certain utility services rendered to the walnut grove correctional facility; to provide if the unpaid balance is not paid by a certain period, then the salary of the commissioner of the department of corrections shall be withheld until payment is received; and for related purposes.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO PAY THE UNPAID BALANCE DUE TO THE TOWN OF WALNUT GROVE FOR CERTAIN UTILITY SERVICES RENDERED TO THE WALNUT GROVE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY; TO PROVIDE IF THE UNPAID BALANCE IS NOT PAID BY A CERTAIN PERIOD, THEN THE SALARY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SHALL BE WITHHELD UNTIL PAYMENT IS RECEIVED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) The Mississippi Department of Corrections shall pay the Town of Walnut Grove the unpaid balance of Five Hundred Sixty-nine Thousand Two Hundred Twelve Dollars and Two Cents ($569,212.02) for utility services received from January 2017 through February 2024 from Walnut Grove Natural Gas, which is the town's municipally owned-utility as authorized under Section 21-27-11, et. seq. Such unpaid balance accrued due to nonpayment by the department for the utility services rendered, as prescribed under this section, to the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, which is a state-owned facility. (2) The unpaid balance that is owed to the Town of Walnut Grove, as set out in subsection (1) of this act, shall be paid *HR43/R1611* H. B. No. 1120 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G3/5 26/HR43/R1611 PAGE 1 (OM\KP) within 365 calendar days of the effective date of this act. If such payment …
Sponsors
- Rushing, Randy (R, 78) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
- : Transmitted To Senate
- : Passed
- : Title Suff Do Pass
- : Referred To Corrections
Votes
- Passed (February 4, 2026): 120 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1120?
- HB1120 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): MDOC; require to pay unpaid balance for certain utility services provided to Walnut Grove Correctional Facility.
- What does HB1120 do?
- In its own words: An act to require the mississippi department of corrections to pay the unpaid balance due to the town of walnut grove for certain utility services rendered to the walnut grove correctional facility; to provide if the unpaid balance is not paid by a certain period, then the salary of the commissioner of the department of corrections shall be withheld until payment is received; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1120?
- Failed as of March 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (March 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1120?
- Rushing, Randy (R, 78).
- Where is the official record for HB1120?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1120.xml
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