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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1726: Child Protection Services; provide power to contract with private child placement agencies to assist with adoptions.

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 1726 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Child Protection Services; provide power to contract with private child placement agencies to assist with adoptions. Primary sponsor: Beth Waldo (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 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): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Beth WaldoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Otis AnthonyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31

“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. DR - TSDPCS: YF To JA
  3. Referred To Youth and Family Affairs;Judiciary A

Sources

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