Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1482: Public Records Act; exempt certain documents in which an agency deliberates new policy from.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-61-11.3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT OF 1983 CERTAIN DOCUMENTS IN WHICH OPINIONS ARE EXPRESSED OR POLICIES FORMULATED IN AN AGENCY'S DELIBERATIVE PROCESS TO FORMULATE NEW POLICY; TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to create new section 25-61-11.3, mississippi code of 1972, to exempt from the mississippi public records act of 1983 certain documents in which opinions are expressed or policies formulated in an agency's deliberative process to formulate new policy; to amend section 25-61-5, mississippi code of 1972, to conform to the provisions of this act; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-61-11.3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT OF 1983 CERTAIN DOCUMENTS IN WHICH OPINIONS ARE EXPRESSED OR POLICIES FORMULATED IN AN AGENCY'S DELIBERATIVE PROCESS TO FORMULATE NEW POLICY; TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. The following shall be codified as Section 25-61-11.3, Mississippi Code of 1972: 25-61-11.3. The following information shall be exempt from the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983: (a) Preliminary drafts, notes, recommendations and intra-agency or interagency memoranda in which opinions are expressed or policies formulated or recommended in the pre-decisional and deliberative process by an agency, or two (2) or more agencies working together, to formulate a new policy. (b) Information is only protected under this exemption if it is pre-decisional and deliberative. Purely factual material in a deliberative document is exempted under this section only if: *HR26/R1945* H. B. No. 1482 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R1945 PAGE 1 (ELS\KW) (i) It is inextricably intertwined with the deliberative portions of the document so that it cannot reasonably be segregated; (ii) It would reveal the nature of the deliberative portions; or (iii) Its disclosure would in some other …
Sponsors
- Mansell, Clay (R, 56) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
Subjects: Public Records Act
Common questions
- What is HB1482?
- HB1482 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Public Records Act; exempt certain documents in which an agency deliberates new policy from.
- What does HB1482 do?
- In its own words: An act to create new section 25-61-11.3, mississippi code of 1972, to exempt from the mississippi public records act of 1983 certain documents in which opinions are expressed or policies formulated in an agency's deliberative process to formulate new policy; to amend section 25-61-5, mississippi code of 1972, to conform to the provisions of this act; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1482?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1482?
- Mansell, Clay (R, 56).
- Where is the official record for HB1482?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1482.xml
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