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MS HB966

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Fred Shanks

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits Mississippi courts from enforcing foreign law, including Sharia law, that conflicts with the U.S. Constitution, Mississippi Constitution, or state law
  • Voids contract provisions in marriage and parent-child matters that apply foreign law violating constitutional rights, and bars courts from enforcing foreign judgments in divorce, custody, adoption, or inheritance cases
  • Redefines "foreign judgment" to exclude any judgment from outside the United States or any U.S. judgment that applies foreign law
  • Adds enhanced criminal penalties for felonies or misdemeanors committed as a result of "terroristic threat" or "application of foreign law"
  • Prohibits landlords from adopting lease terms that apply foreign laws conflicting with state or federal law, and bars real property contracts from being subject to another country's laws

Legislative Description

Sharia law; prohibit and revise enhanced penalties to include acts of terroristic threats.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary A1/16/2026

Full Bill Text

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