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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 825: Death penalty; revise how the options are chosen and require cost efficient consideration.

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 825 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Death penalty; revise how the options are chosen and require cost efficient consideration. Primary sponsor: Justin Keen (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. 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): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Justin KeenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Doc HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Bill KinkadeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52

“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