Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1196: Polygraph examiners law; revise to include computer voice stress analyzer examiners and authorize use of CVSA examinations.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-29-1, 73-29-3, 73-29-5, 73-29-7, 73-29-11, 73-29-13, 73-29-19, 73-29-21, 73-29-23, 73-29-25, 73-29-27, 73-29-29, 73-29-31, 73-29-33, 73-29-35, 73-29-37, 73-29-45 AND 73-29-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ARE PROVISIONS OF THE POLYGRAPH EXAMINERS LAW, TO RENAME THE LAW AS "THE POLYGRAPH AND COMPUTER VOICE STRESS ANALYZER EXAMINERS LAW"; TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS OR COMPUTER VOICE STRESS ANALYZER (CVSA) EXAMINATIONS TO VERIFY TRUTH IN STATEMENTS OR DETECTING DECEPTIONS MADE BY INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO SUCH EXAMINATIONS; TO CONFORM PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE EXAMINER'S BOARD, QUALIFICATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS TO BE LICENSED AS POLYGRAPH OR CVSA EXAMINERS, LICENSURE RECIPROCITY, SCHEDULING OF FEES, TERMS OF LICENSE AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AGAINST EXAMINERS LEADING TO THE DENIAL SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF THE LICENSE, AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES OF EXAMINERS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 45-1-21, 45-3-47 AND 99-1-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 73-29-9, 73-29-15, 73-29-17, 73-29-39, 73-29-41 AND 73-29-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend sections 73-29-1, 73-29-3, 73-29-5, 73-29-7, 73-29-11, 73-29-13, 73-29-19, 73-29-21, 73-29-23, 73-29-25, 73-29-27, 73-29-29, 73-29-31, 73-29-33, 73-29-35, 73-29-37, 73-29-45 and 73-29-47, mississippi code of 1972, which are provisions of the polygraph examiners law, to rename the law as "the polygraph and computer voice stress analyzer examiners law"; to authorize the use of polygraph examinations or computer voice stress analyzer (cvsa) examinations to verify truth in statements or detecting deceptions made by individuals subject to such examinations…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-29-1, 73-29-3, 73-29-5, 73-29-7, 73-29-11, 73-29-13, 73-29-19, 73-29-21, 73-29-23, 73-29-25, 73-29-27, 73-29-29, 73-29-31, 73-29-33, 73-29-35, 73-29-37, 73-29-45 AND 73-29-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ARE PROVISIONS OF THE POLYGRAPH EXAMINERS LAW, TO RENAME THE LAW AS "THE POLYGRAPH AND COMPUTER VOICE STRESS ANALYZER EXAMINERS LAW"; TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS OR COMPUTER VOICE STRESS ANALYZER (CVSA) EXAMINATIONS TO VERIFY TRUTH IN STATEMENTS OR DETECTING DECEPTIONS MADE BY INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO SUCH EXAMINATIONS; TO CONFORM PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE EXAMINER'S BOARD, QUALIFICATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS TO BE LICENSED AS POLYGRAPH OR CVSA EXAMINERS, LICENSURE RECIPROCITY, SCHEDULING OF FEES, TERMS OF LICENSE AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AGAINST EXAMINERS LEADING TO THE DENIAL SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF THE LICENSE, AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES OF EXAMINERS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 45-1-21, 45-3-47 AND 99-1-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 73-29-9, 73-29-15, 73-29-17, 73-29-39, 73-29-41 AND 73-29-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 73-29-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 73-29-1. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as "the Polygraph and Computer Voice Stress Analyzer Examiners Law." SECTION 2. Section 73-29-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, …