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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1616: Baby Safety Device; remove "intent" and revise termination of parental rights.

Passed one chamber 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 1616 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Baby Safety Device; remove "intent" and revise termination of parental rights. Primary sponsor: Angela Cockerham (Independent). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2026): Died In Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Independent 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Angela CockerhamPrimary sponsorIndependentHouse96
Jeff HaleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24

“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, Division A
  3. Transmitted To Senate
  4. Passed
  5. Committee Substitute Adopted
  6. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
  7. Referred To Judiciary A

Sources

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