HB1746 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Private prisons that house state offenders; provide moratorium on the expansion of.

What is the status of HB1746?

Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).

Where is the official record for HB1746?

On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1746.xml

Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi HB1746: Private prisons that house state offenders; provide moratorium on the expansion of.

Q: What does HB1746 do?

In its own words: An act to prohibit any privately operated correctional facility from increasing its housing capacity if the facility is utilized by the state to house state offenders; to prohibit the state from entering into any new contractual agreement with any private entity for the housing of state offenders; to amend sections 47-4-1, 47-4-3, 47-4-5, 47-4-11, 47-5-1105, 47-5-1109, 47-5-1115, 47-5-1207, 47-5-1211, 47-5-1213 and 47-5-1219, mississippi code of 1972, to conform to the preceding section; and for related purposes.

Status: Failed, February 3, 2026

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT ANY PRIVATELY OPERATED CORRECTIONAL FACILITY FROM INCREASING ITS HOUSING CAPACITY IF THE FACILITY IS UTILIZED BY THE STATE TO HOUSE STATE OFFENDERS; TO PROHIBIT THE STATE FROM ENTERING INTO ANY NEW CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH ANY PRIVATE ENTITY FOR THE HOUSING OF STATE OFFENDERS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-4-1, 47-4-3, 47-4-5, 47-4-11, 47-5-1105, 47-5-1109, 47-5-1115, 47-5-1207, 47-5-1211, 47-5-1213 AND 47-5-1219, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

What the bill says

An act to prohibit any privately operated correctional facility from increasing its housing capacity if the facility is utilized by the state to house state offenders; to prohibit the state from entering into any new contractual agreement with any private entity for the housing of state offenders; to amend sections 47-4-1, 47-4-3, 47-4-5, 47-4-11, 47-5-1105, 47-5-1109, 47-5-1115, 47-5-1207, 47-5-1211, 47-5-1213 and 47-5-1219, mississippi code of 1972, to conform to the preceding section; and for related purposes.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT ANY PRIVATELY OPERATED CORRECTIONAL FACILITY FROM INCREASING ITS HOUSING CAPACITY IF THE FACILITY IS UTILIZED BY THE STATE TO HOUSE STATE OFFENDERS; TO PROHIBIT THE STATE FROM ENTERING INTO ANY NEW CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH ANY PRIVATE ENTITY FOR THE HOUSING OF STATE OFFENDERS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-4-1, 47-4-3, 47-4-5, 47-4-11, 47-5-1105, 47-5-1109, 47-5-1115, 47-5-1207, 47-5-1211, 47-5-1213 AND 47-5-1219, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. From and after the effective date of this act, no privately operated correctional facility that is utilized by the state to house state offenders, pursuant to Section 47-4-1, et seq. and other provisions of state law, shall increase its housing capacity, and no new contractual agreement shall be entered into by the state and any private entity for the housing of state offenders at a privately operated correctional facility. SECTION 2. Section 47-4-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 47-4-1. (1) It is lawful for there to be located within Wilkinson County and Leflore County a correctional facility *HR26/R1136* H. B. No. 1746 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R1136 PAGE 1 (OM\KW) operated entirely by a private entity pursuant to a contractual agreement between such private entity and the federal …

Mississippi HB1746: Private prisons that house state offenders; provide moratorium on the expansion of.

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