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MississippiSB 21142026 Regular SessionSenate

Immigration; criminalize illegal entry and require cooperation with federal authorities.

Sponsored By: Angela Burks Hill (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Judiciary AJudiciary, Division B

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.

Legal defenses for some immigrants

Starting July 1, 2026, people charged under this law can use specific defenses. These include a federal grant of lawful presence or asylum, conduct that does not violate federal illegal-entry law, or qualifying Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals approval from June 15, 2012, through July 16, 2021. Participation in certain other deferred-action programs does not qualify. This rule ends July 1, 2028.

Prison penalties for unlawful entry and crimes

Starting July 1, 2026, an illegal alien detained entering Mississippi directly from another country outside a lawful port commits a misdemeanor. The penalty is at least six months in prison. A person unlawfully present who is convicted of a Mississippi crime punishable by at least 12 months gets extra prison time: at least two years, or three to five years for a violent or sex offense. People charged or convicted under the act cannot get the case cleared from their record or receive nonadjudication. These rules end July 1, 2028.

More state immigration enforcement

Starting July 1, 2026, Mississippi must assign staff to enforce immigration laws and gather information about people it identifies as unlawfully present. The state must try to make a federal enforcement agreement within 120 days; county agencies that run detention facilities must try by October 1, 2026, and report quarterly until they sign. The state may share information about people reasonably suspected of offenses, and the Attorney General must investigate government entities accused of violating the act. These duties end July 1, 2028.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Angela Burks Hill

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Michael McLendon

    Republican • Senate

  • Chad McMahan

    Republican • Senate

  • Joseph M. Seymour

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 223 • No: 110

House vote • 3/31/2026

Conference Report Adopted

Yes: 76 • No: 39

Senate vote • 3/31/2026

Conference Report Adopted

Yes: 34 • No: 16

House vote • 3/10/2026

Passed As Amended

Yes: 78 • No: 38 • Other: 1

Senate vote • 2/10/2026

Passed

Yes: 35 • No: 17

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor

    4/8/2026legislature

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

    4/6/2026House

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

    4/6/2026Senate

  4. Motion to Reconsider Tabled

    4/1/2026Senate

  5. Motion to Reconsider Tabled

    4/1/2026House

  6. Motion to Reconsider Entered

    3/31/2026Senate

  7. Conference Report Adopted

    3/31/2026Senate

  8. Motion to Reconsider Entered (Watson, Hood, Yates)

    3/31/2026House

  9. Conference Report Adopted

    3/31/2026House

  10. Conference Report Filed

    3/30/2026House

  11. Conference Report Filed

    3/30/2026Senate

  12. Conferees Named Hood,Yancey,Blackwell

    3/23/2026House

  13. Conferees Named Fillingane,Sparks,Hill

    3/17/2026Senate

  14. Decline to Concur/Invite Conf

    3/16/2026Senate

  15. Returned For Concurrence

    3/11/2026House

  16. Passed As Amended

    3/10/2026House

  17. Amended

    3/10/2026House

  18. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

    3/3/2026House

  19. Referred To Judiciary A

    2/16/2026House

  20. Transmitted To House

    2/12/2026Senate

  21. Motion to Reconsider Tabled

    2/12/2026Senate

  22. Motion to Reconsider Entered

    2/10/2026Senate

  23. Passed

    2/10/2026Senate

  24. Amendment Failed

    2/10/2026Senate

  25. Committee Substitute Adopted

    2/10/2026Senate

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