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
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison
What changed between versions
As Introduced
→
Current version
·
1 edit
MINOR
The bill title was updated to reflect that it has passed the Senate, indicating progress in the legislative process. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged at this stage, as the diff only shows the header update from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the Senate'.
TECHNICAL
Updated the bill header to show it has passed the Senate, which is a procedural status change rather than a substantive policy modification.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2026
How they voted
52–0
Passed
Total votes 52
Feb 10, 2026
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican34
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
P
Daniel Sparks
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SB 2337
Scope: MS
Hi! I can help you understand SB 2337. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline