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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 2223: Violent habitual offender; require both previous crimes to have been crimes of violence.

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

SB 2223 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi Senate on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Violent habitual offender; require both previous crimes to have been crimes of violence. Primary sponsor: Derrick Simmons (Democratic). 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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Derrick SimmonsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate12

“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 B

Sources

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