Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HC16: Constitution; amend to provide secured bond requirements for bail restricted offenses.
Status: Failed, February 12, 2026
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890 TO PROVIDE SECURED BOND REQUIREMENTS FOR BAIL RESTRICTED OFFENSES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution proposing an amendment to the mississippi constitution of 1890 to provide secured bond requirements for bail restricted offenses; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890 TO PROVIDE SECURED BOND REQUIREMENTS FOR BAIL RESTRICTED OFFENSES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That the following amendment to the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 is proposed to the qualified electors of the state: Amend the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 by creating a new section to read as follows: "Section____. (1) As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings as defined in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) "Bail restricted offense" means any offense for which the punishment may include imprisonment in excess of one (1) year. (b) "Unsecured judicial release" means any release that does not require the posting of a monetary bond, property, or other security, including, but not limited to: *HR43/R1118* H. C. R. No. 16 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G2/3 26/HR43/R1118 PAGE 1 (MCL\KP) (i) Release on a person's own recognizance; (ii) Release on an unsecured appearance bond; or (iii) Release conditioned upon entering a pretrial release program, pretrial diversion program, or similar intervention program, where no monetary bond, property, or other security is required. (2) No person charged with a bail restricted offense shall be eligible for release by any judge on an unsecured judicial release. …
Sponsors
- Wallace, Price (R, 77) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died On Calendar
- : Title Suff Do Be Adopted
- : Referred To Constitution
Subjects: Constitution
Common questions
- What is HC16?
- HC16 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Constitution; amend to provide secured bond requirements for bail restricted offenses.
- What does HC16 do?
- In its own words: A concurrent resolution proposing an amendment to the mississippi constitution of 1890 to provide secured bond requirements for bail restricted offenses; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HC16?
- Failed as of February 12, 2026. Latest action: Died On Calendar (February 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HC16?
- Wallace, Price (R, 77).
- Where is the official record for HC16?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HC/HC0016.xml
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