# Mississippi HB 188: "Dignity and Safety for Incarcerated Women Act"; enact.

Mississippi HB 188, "Dignity and Safety for Incarcerated Women Act"; enact., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Gene Newman (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-18 (Approved by Governor) (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB188-2025
- 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 188
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: "Dignity and Safety for Incarcerated Women Act"; enact.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-10
- Last action: 2025-03-18, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: Gene Newman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Corrections
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (151 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Incarcerated people face sex-based space rules: mixed, medium. Since July 1, 2025, Mississippi Department of Corrections facilities that house state inmates must designate each shared restroom, changing room, and sleeping quarter for exclusive male or female use. The law defines sex by biological sex observed or clinically verified at birth. People may use or…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gene Newman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Eubanks (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-07 | Senate | Passed | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Passed | pass | 103 | 4 | 3 |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-03-18: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2025-03-12: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2025-03-10: Returned For Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Referred To Corrections (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Transmitted To Senate (House)
- 2025-02-10: Passed (House)
- 2025-02-10: Committee Substitute Adopted (House)
- 2025-01-29: Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub (House)
- 2025-01-10: Referred To Corrections (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0188IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/HB/0100-0199/HB0188IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0188PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/HB/0100-0199/HB0188PS.pdf)
- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0188CS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/HB/0100-0199/HB0188CS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0188SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/HB/0100-0199/HB0188SG.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1341: MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; extend repealer on act and related tax incentives. (signed)
- SB 2517: "MS Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act" and "Uniform Athletes Agent Act"; bring forward. (signed)
- HB 856: Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on and make various changes to. (signed)
- HB 1509: District Attorneys; revise salaries to certain amount below chancery and circuit courts. (signed)
- HB 1174: Public adjusters licensure; revise provisions related to. (signed)
- HB 1201: Income tax and ad valorem tax; create incentives for developers to improve tax forfeited, blighted properties in MS. (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0188IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/HB/0100-0199/HB0188IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0188PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/HB/0100-0199/HB0188PS.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0188CS.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/HB/0100-0199/HB0188CS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0188SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/HB/0100-0199/HB0188SG.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1341: MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; extend repealer on act and related tax incent…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1341-2025)
- [SB 2517: "MS Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act" and "Uniform Athletes Ag…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2517-2025)
- [HB 856: Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on and make various changes to.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB856-2025)
- [HB 1509: District Attorneys; revise salaries to certain amount below chancery and circui…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1509-2025)
- [HB 1174: Public adjusters licensure; revise provisions related to.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1174-2025)
- [HB 1201: Income tax and ad valorem tax; create incentives for developers to improve tax…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1201-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB188-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).