# Mississippi HB 1142: Bench warrant notices; revise the process.

Mississippi HB 1142, Bench warrant notices; revise the process., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jansen T. Owen (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-09 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1142-2026
- 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 1142
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Bench warrant notices; revise the process.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-19
- Last action: 2026-04-09, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: Jansen T. Owen (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Judiciary B, Judiciary, Division B
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (439 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New elections for local school boards: benefit, low. Two municipal school districts get five-member boards elected from five trustee districts. In the district where Interstate 20 and Mississippi Highway 15 meet, trustees serve four-year terms; the first election was in November 2024. Starting January 1, 2028, remaining trustees fill vacancies within…
- County prosecutor pay options expand: cost, low. Starting July 1, 2026, the county that meets the population and highway rules sets its prosecuting attorney’s yearly salary at $25,000. The county board may instead hire the elected attorney full time and pay up to 90% of the Lamar County Court Judge’s yearly compensation and salary. The county may…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jansen T. Owen (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-01 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 118 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 52 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 98 | 1 | 17 |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 52 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Passed | pass | 119 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2026-04-09: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-04-06: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-04-01: Unanimous Consent Granted (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Conference Report Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Conference Report Adopted (House)
- 2026-04-01: Unanimous Consent Granted (House)
- 2026-04-01: Reconsidered (House)
- 2026-03-31: Motion to Reconsider Entered (Horan, Owen) (House)
- 2026-03-31: Conference Report Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (House)
- 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Conferees Named Fillingane,Sparks,Simmons (12th) (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Conferees Named Horan,Owen,Newman (House)
- 2026-03-16: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (House)
- 2026-03-09: Returned For Concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Passed As Amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Referred To Judiciary, Division B (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Transmitted To Senate (House)
- 2026-02-05: Passed (House)
- 2026-02-05: Committee Substitute Adopted (House)
- 2026-01-28: Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub (House)
- 2026-01-19: Referred To Judiciary B (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1142_S_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1142_S_Amend_01.pdf)
- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1142IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1142IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1142PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1142PS.pdf)
- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1142CS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1142CS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1142SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1142SG.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/sam/HB1142_S_Amend_01.htm)
- [Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1142_S_Amend_01.pdf)
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1142IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1142IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1142PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1142PS.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1142CS.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1142CS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1142SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1142SG.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-HB1142-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).