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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1003: Crimes of exposing another to contagious diseases and endangerment by bodily substance; revise elements and penalties.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1003 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Crimes of exposing another to contagious diseases and endangerment by bodily substance; revise elements and penalties. Primary sponsor: Grace Butler-Washington (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): Died In Committee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Grace Butler-WashingtonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse69
Otis AnthonyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Justis GibbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse72
Kenji HollowayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Fabian NelsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died In Committee
  2. Referred To Judiciary B

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source