HB 1603 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

Trespass; remove reference to property rights.

HB 1603 removes a specific phrase from Mississippi's trespass law (Section 89-10-5) that previously stated property owners or their designated agents solely control payments from property use. The bill deletes the language: "The right to manage, control or receive payments for any use of real property shall only belong to the owner of the property or a person designated by the owner for such purposes." This is a technical deletion of existing text, not a new policy change, and directly affects how property management rights are referenced in trespass cases. The bill takes effect July 1, 2026.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 11, 2026 Signed Mar 17, 2026
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As Passed the lower Current version · 1 edit
MINOR
HB 1603 has no substantive text changes between these versions. The only difference is the status label, which changed from 'As Passed the House' to 'As Sent to Governor,' indicating the bill completed its legislative process and is now awaiting the governor's action.
TECHNICAL

The bill status label was updated from 'As Passed the House' to 'As Sent to Governor,' reflecting a procedural stage change rather than any policy modification.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House Feb 10, 2026

How they voted

590
Passed
Total votes 59
Mar 5, 2026
D Democratic22
22 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican37
37 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 17, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred To Judiciary, Division A
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Referred To Judiciary A
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Joey Hood
Joey Hood
RRepublican
MS
35