HB 4169 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

DeSoto County; authorize to cease participation in DeSoto County Crime Stoppers, Inc.

This bill authorizes DeSoto County, Mississippi, to stop paying for its local Crime Stoppers program and instead direct court fees toward the state Crime Stoppers initiative. It allows cities within the county to levy up to $1 per misdemeanor case, with those funds going to the state program rather than the local private organization. The legislation changes how additional court costs are collected and allocated, shifting funding from a county-level entity to a state-level system for crime reporting and investigation support.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Mar 26, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026

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MINOR

The bill title was updated to reflect that it has been sent to the Governor for final approval, indicating it has successfully passed both chambers of the legislature. The specific text of the act remains unchanged, as the only modification was updating the status header from 'As Passed the House' to 'As Sent to Governor'.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to indicate the document is now in its final stage before becoming law.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2026 · House Mar 26, 2026

How they voted

49–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 52

Mar 29, 2026

D Democratic18

16 Yea 2

88% Yea

R Republican34

33 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 6, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

executive

Mar 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Mar 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass

upper

Mar 26, 2026

Committee

Referred To Local and Private

upper

Mar 26, 2026

Introduced

Transmitted To Senate

lower

Mar 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Committee

Referred To Local and Private Legislation

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor