SB 2118 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Jail docket; require sheriff to include certain information about incarcerated persons awaiting trial in.

SB 2118 requires Mississippi county sheriffs to include specific details about people awaiting trial in their jail dockets, such as full name, age, race, sex, arresting agency, charges, bond amount, and indictment date. Sheriffs must submit this updated monthly docket to county boards of supervisors via the chancery clerk before each board meeting. The bill directly affects county sheriffs (who must collect and submit the data) and county boards (who must review the dockets). It aims to standardize and increase transparency in pretrial detention records.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2026 Last action Mar 3, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2026

How they voted

2725
Passed
Total votes 52
Feb 12, 2026
D Democratic18
17 Yea 1 Nay
94% Yea
R Republican34
10 Yea 24 Nay
70% Nay
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 A
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred To County Affairs
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Angela Turner-Ford
Angela Turner-Ford
DDemocratic
MS
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