Proposed Mississippi Firearm Legislation HB1165
Legislation Overview
Title: Youth court jurisdiction; exclude youth with certain firearms' charges.
Description: An Act To Amend Section 43-21-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Regarding The Jurisdiction Of The Circuit Court When A Child Violates Sections 97-37-1 Or 97-37-14, Mississippi Code Of 1972, When Accompanied By A Violation Of Certain Felony Crimes; To Amend Section 97-37-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Regarding The Transfer Of Firearms; To Create A Criminal Penalty For Shooting Or Discharging A Firearm Into A Group Of Two Or More People; To Amend Section 9-5-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Number Of Chancellors For The Third Chancery Court District In The "from And After January 1, 2027" Tier; To Condition The Qualifying Deadline For The "place Three" Chancellorship For The Third Chancery Court District Upon The Governor's Approval Of This Act; To Amend Section 23-15-977, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Section 9-5-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The County Composition Of The Third Chancery Court District, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred To Judiciary, Division B
Last Action Date: February 17, 2026
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Jansen Owen (R); Dana Underwood McLean (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 122)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2026 | Referred To Judiciary, Division B |
| House | Feb 16, 2026 | Transmitted To Senate |
| House | Feb 12, 2026 | Amended |
| House | Feb 12, 2026 | Committee Substitute Adopted |
| House | Feb 12, 2026 | Passed As Amended |
| House | Feb 11, 2026 | Read the Third Time |
| House | Feb 3, 2026 | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub |
| House | Jan 19, 2026 | Referred To Judiciary B |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Feb 16, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 3, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 19, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| House Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub) | Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub) | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House Passed As Amended | 02/12/2026 | 92 | 22 | 8 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
