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Committee voice votes and key outcomes from the session

Mississippi Senate Committee (chair not named in transcript) · February 4, 2026
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Summary

Committee adopted the committee substitute for Bill 2802 (with an amendment changing 'expel' to 'not eligible'), advanced SB 2821 (capital-punishment measure) as title sufficient, advanced SB 2336 (expungement changes) and SB 2816 (DCPS enhancement), and approved a reverse repealer for a death-benefits trust-fund bill.

Key committee outcomes (voice votes recorded in the transcript):

- Bill 2802: Committee adopted committee substitute (sponsor: Senator Rhodes) and approved an amendment replacing 'expel' with 'shall not be eligible for enrollment.'

- Simmons amendment (to remove felony component from the referenced statute): failed (voice vote recorded 'The nays have it').

- Barnett amendment (to remove imprisonment and increase fine): failed (voice vote recorded 'The nays have it').

- SB 2821 (capital-punishment measure, sponsor: Senator England): advanced as 'title sufficient, do pass' after extended debate on constitutional issues.

- SB 2336 (trafficking-expungement, sponsor: Senator Sparks): advanced as title sufficient.

- SB 2816 (adds DCPS employees to enhanced-punishment class, sponsor: Senator England): advanced as title sufficient.

- Reverse repealer for death-benefits trust fund bill (file ~2794): added and bill reported out.

The transcript records voice outcomes but does not include numeric roll-call tallies.

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