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MS SB2337

Bill

Status

Failed

3/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Daniel Sparks

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows intervention court judges to impose the remainder of a probationer's suspended sentence without a formal revocation hearing after documenting at least three violations of intervention court procedures and requirements
  • Applies specifically to participants in intervention courts (drug courts, mental health courts, veterans courts, etc.) authorized under Mississippi Code Sections 9-23-1 through 9-23-23
  • Amends Section 47-7-37 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, which governs probation periods, arrests for violations, and revocation procedures
  • Creates an exception to the standard technical violation hearing process that otherwise requires graduated sanctions (90 days for first revocation, 120 days for second, 180 days for third)
  • Takes effect July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Technical violation hearing; exempt need for hearing for participant's of intervention courts upon judge's findings of violations.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary B2/16/2026
Judiciary, Division B1/19/2026

Full Bill Text

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