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MS HB1698

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Earle Banks

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands mandatory minimum sentence requirements to apply to offenders convicted on or after July 1, 1995, rather than the current July 1, 2014 threshold
  • Requires offenders to serve at least 25% of their sentence (or 10 years, whichever is less) for nonviolent crimes before release
  • Requires offenders to serve at least 50% of their sentence (or 20 years, whichever is less) for most violent crimes
  • Requires 60% of sentence (or 25 years, whichever is less) for robbery with a deadly weapon, drive-by shooting, or carjacking
  • Excludes offenders serving life sentences, habitual offenders, sex offenders, and drug trafficking offenders from these provisions

Legislative Description

Mandatory minimum sentences for crimes committed by offenders; revise which offenders are eligible for.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary B1/19/2026

Full Bill Text

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