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SB 2239 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Authorization for incarceration of state offenders in county or regional correctional facilities; add Forrest and Wayne Counties.

SB 2239 authorizes Mississippi's Department of Corrections to contract with Forrest County and Wayne County boards of supervisors to house state inmates in their correctional facilities. This bill directly affects state inmates who will be housed in these specific county facilities, and it adds Forrest and Wayne Counties to the list of counties eligible for such contracts. The key provision requires facilities to meet American Correctional Association standards and constitutional requirements. The bill becomes effective July 1, 2025, after being signed by the governor in March 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 7, 2025 Signed Mar 21, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Passed the upper → Current version · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to authorize the Department of Corrections to contract with Forrest and Wayne County Boards of Supervisors for housing state inmates, removing the requirement that these counties be part of a regional facility priority list. The language was also updated to reflect that the bill is now being sent to the Governor rather than just passed by the Senate.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to explicitly include Forrest and Wayne County as eligible partners for inmate housing contracts, separate from the regional facility priority system.
SCOPE

Changed the bill status from 'As Passed the Senate' to 'As Sent to Governor' and updated the title to reflect this progression.

Added new subsection (b) granting the Department of Corrections explicit authority to contract with Forrest County and Wayne County for housing state inmates.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed Forrest County and Wayne County from the list of counties in subsection (2) that must be included in regional facility priority contracts, as they are now covered under the new subsection (b).

REQUIREMENT

Revised the authorization language to change 'direct' to 'authorize' and clarified that contracts are for housing inmates in correctional facilities rather than regional correctional facilities specifically.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2025 · House Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 6, 2025
D Democratic16
16 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican35
35 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Concurred in Amend From House
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed As Amended
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred To Corrections
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Corrections
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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