# Mississippi HB 525: Sexual battery; create a mandatory minimum for penalties.

Mississippi HB 525, Sexual battery; create a mandatory minimum for penalties., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kimberly Remak (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Approved by Governor) (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB525-2026
- 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 525
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Sexual battery; create a mandatory minimum for penalties.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: Kimberly Remak (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: Judiciary B, Judiciary, Division B
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (305 yes, 10 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Mandatory prison terms for sexual battery: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, people convicted of sexual battery under the specified law must serve 5 to 30 years in prison. A second or later conviction carries a required term of 10 to 40 years.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kimberly Remak (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rodney Hall (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: W.I. Harris (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrey Hulum III (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Celeste Hurst (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dana McLean (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jansen T. Owen (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 35 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 112 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 44 | 7 | 1 |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Passed | pass | 114 | 1 | 4 |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-04-06: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-04-01: Conference Report Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Conference Report Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (House)
- 2026-03-23: Conferees Named Fillingane,Sparks,Suber (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Conferees Named Horan,Owen,Burch (House)
- 2026-03-18: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (House)
- 2026-03-11: Returned For Concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Motion to Reconsider Tabled (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Motion to Reconsider Entered (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed As Amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Referred To Judiciary, Division B (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Transmitted To Senate (House)
- 2026-02-11: Passed (House)
- 2026-02-11: Committee Substitute Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-03: Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub (House)
- 2026-01-12: Referred To Judiciary B (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0525IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0525IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0525PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0525PS.pdf)
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB0525_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB0525_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0525CS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0525CS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0525SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0525SG.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
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0525IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0525IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0525PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0525PS.pdf)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB0525_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB0525_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0525CS.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0525CS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0525SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0525SG.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-HB525-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).