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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1742: Department of Corrections; require to provide body-worn cameras for its correctional officers.

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 1742 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Department of Corrections; require to provide body-worn cameras for its correctional officers. Primary sponsor: Becky Currie (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
Becky CurriePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse92
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. Referred To Corrections;Appropriations A

Sources

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