SB 2337 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

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

SB 2337 modifies Mississippi's probation law to exempt intervention court participants from a hearing requirement when they commit three or more technical violations of the court's rules. Instead, a judge may directly impose the remainder of the suspended sentence after making a written finding of the violations, skipping the standard hearing process. This change specifically applies to individuals enrolled in intervention courts - specialized programs for non-violent offenders focused on rehabilitation, such as drug or mental health courts. The bill streamlines consequences for repeated technical violations without requiring a hearing in these cases.
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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Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2026

How they voted

520
Passed
Total votes 52
Feb 10, 2026
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican34
34 Yea
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 16, 2026
Committee
Referred To Judiciary B
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Referred To Judiciary, Division B
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Daniel Sparks
Daniel Sparks
RRepublican
MS
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