# Mississippi HB 1: Third Chancery Court District; revise number of chancellors.

Mississippi HB 1, Third Chancery Court District; revise number of chancellors., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kevin Horan (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-17 (Approved by Governor) (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1-2026
- As of: 2026-10-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi HB 1
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Third Chancery Court District; revise number of chancellors.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Last action: 2026-03-17, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: Kevin Horan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Judiciary B, Judiciary, Division A, Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (167 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Special deadline for Place Three candidates: cost, low. Candidates for the Place Three seat beginning January 1, 2027, run in the November 2026 judicial election. They must file their intent to run and qualify by February 2, 2026, if the Governor approves the act or it becomes law without the Governor’s signature by January 23, 2026. Otherwise, the dead…
- New county and residency rules for chancellors: mixed, low. Starting January 1, 2027, the Third Chancery Court District includes Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery, Panola, Tallahatchie, Tate, and Yalobusha Counties. DeSoto County leaves the district; Carroll and Tallahatchie Counties join it. The district keeps three chancellors, called Places One, Two, and Thre…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kevin Horan (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Passed | pass | 51 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-01-08 | House | Passed As Amended | pass | 116 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-03-17: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-03-09: Returned For Enrolling (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: DR - TSDP: JA To AP (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Transmitted To Senate (House)
- 2026-01-08: Passed As Amended (House)
- 2026-01-08: Amended (House)
- 2026-01-06: Title Suff Do Pass (House)
- 2026-01-06: Referred To Judiciary B (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB0001_H_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB0001_H_Amend_01.pdf)
- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0001IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0001-0099/HB0001IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0001PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0001-0099/HB0001PS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0001SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0001-0099/HB0001SG.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from. (signed)
- HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General. (signed)
- SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. (signed)
- SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals. (signed)
- SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. (signed)
- SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. (signed)

## Sources
- [Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB0001_H_Amend_01.htm)
- [Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB0001_H_Amend_01.pdf)
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0001IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0001-0099/HB0001IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0001PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0001-0099/HB0001PS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0001SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0001-0099/HB0001SG.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1653-2026)
- [HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1924-2026)
- [SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3051-2026)
- [SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospit…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3110-2026)
- [SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special fund…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2917-2026)
- [SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Auth…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3071-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).