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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 377: The Missing Persons Reporting and Identification Act; create to require input of missing persons in NamUs.

Enacted 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 377 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: The Missing Persons Reporting and Identification Act; create to require input of missing persons in NamUs. Primary sponsor: Jay McKnight (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 8, 2026): Approved by Governor.

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): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jay McKnightPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Fred ShanksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60

“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. Approved by Governor
  2. Enrolled Bill Signed
  3. Enrolled Bill Signed
  4. Conference Report Adopted
  5. Conference Report Adopted
  6. Conference Report Filed
  7. Conference Report Filed
  8. Conferees Named Fillingane,Barrett,Hickman
  9. Conferees Named Horan,Grady,McKnight
  10. Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
  11. Returned For Concurrence
  12. Passed As Amended

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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