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MS SB2024

Bill

Status

Failed

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Brice Wiggins

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Brings forward existing Mississippi Youth Court Law statutes for potential amendment, covering youth court organization, jurisdiction, intake procedures, records disclosure, appeals, and the Youth Court Support Fund
  • Brings forward statutes governing the Mississippi Commission on a Uniform Youth Court System and Procedures, which is tasked with studying the youth court system and submitting recommendations to the Legislature by October 1, 2024
  • Brings forward chancery court district statutes with scheduled changes effective January 1, 2027, and January 1, 2031, reorganizing multiple chancery districts by adding, removing, or reassigning counties and adjusting the number of chancellors
  • Key chancery court changes include creating a new DeSoto County-only Seventeenth District with 3 chancellors, moving counties between districts, and reducing chancellorships in some districts while adding them in others
  • Brings forward county court statutes authorizing additional judges in Harrison, Washington, Jackson, Rankin, Madison, Pearl River, Lauderdale, DeSoto, and Lee counties to address crowded dockets

Legislative Description

Statewide Uniform Youth Court System; establish.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Division A1/8/2026

Full Bill Text

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