Inmate Welfare Fund; require MDOC to produce an annual consolidated statement for.

HB 1743 proposed requiring Mississippi's Department of Corrections (MDOC) to produce an annual consolidated financial statement for the Inmate Welfare Fund, which funds inmate welfare programs. The bill mandated independent bank verification of the fund's balance and required joint certification of the annual balance by MDOC's commissioner, the state auditor, and the executive director of PEER. It directly affected MDOC's financial reporting processes and oversight bodies responsible for monitoring fund usage. The bill died in committee on February 3, 2026, and never became law.