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MS HB387

Bill

Status

Failed

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Percy Watson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the Mississippi Center for Legal Services Corporation Fund in the State Treasury to be administered by the Mississippi Center for Legal Services Corporation, with monies distributed to legal service centers throughout the state upon legislative appropriation

  • Increases the filing fee for petitions to expunge an offense from $150.00 to $152.00, effective July 1, 2026

  • Adds a new $2.00 portion of the expungement filing fee to be deposited into the newly created Mississippi Center for Legal Services Corporation Fund

  • Fund monies do not lapse into the State General Fund at fiscal year end, and interest earned remains credited to the fund

  • Existing fee distribution remains unchanged: $100 to Judicial System Operation Fund, $40 to District Attorneys Operation Fund, and $10 retained by circuit clerk

Legislative Description

Mississippi Center for Legal Services Corporation Fund; create and provide for a new fee on expungement petitions to be deposited into.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary B1/12/2026

Full Bill Text

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