County law library; authorize use of money for technological purposes.
This bill allows Mississippi county law libraries and courtrooms to use existing court fee funds for technology upgrades. Specifically, it authorizes boards of supervisors to spend collected fees (up to $2.50 per case in chancery/circuit courts) on electronic resources like computers, legal research tools, and courtroom technology such as audio systems, digital evidence displays, and video recording. It directly affects county law libraries and courtrooms by expanding how existing court fee revenue can be spent, without creating new taxes. The change applies to all counties maintaining law libraries and enables modernization of both library services and courtroom infrastructure.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2026
Last action Mar 3, 2026
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The bill title was updated to reflect that it has passed the Senate. The substantive policy content regarding the amendment to Mississippi Code Section 19-7-31 allowing funds for electronic and technological purposes in courtrooms remains unchanged. This represents a procedural update rather than a substantive policy modification.
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Updated bill status from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the Senate' in the header and title section
Added parenthetical note '(As Passed the Senate)' below the bill title
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2026
How they voted
52–0
Passed
Total votes 52
Feb 10, 2026
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican34
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Committee
Referred To County Affairs
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dennis DeBar
RRepublican
Co
Derrick Simmons
DDemocratic
Co
Sarita Simmons
DDemocratic
Co
Sollie Norwood
DDemocratic
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