SB 2817 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Department of Public Safety; consolidate offices and revise provisions related to.

SB 2817 reorganizes Mississippi's Department of Public Safety by consolidating its offices under a single commissioner, including creating a unified Office of Homeland Security to handle cybercrime, terrorism, and violence investigations. It increases fees for state medical examiners per completed autopsy and for vehicle safety inspections required when applying for a branded title on salvage vehicles. The bill also deletes a fee previously funding emergency telecommunications training and updates the department's structural requirements. These changes directly affect state law enforcement operations, medical examiners, and vehicle owners needing title services.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2026 Last action Mar 3, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2026

How they voted

493
Passed
Total votes 52
Feb 9, 2026
D Democratic18
17 Yea 1 Nay
94% Yea
R Republican34
32 Yea 2 Nay
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;Judiciary B
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Referred To Judiciary, Division B;Government Structure
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Mike Thompson
Mike Thompson
RRepublican
MS
48