HB966Introduced in the House
Sharia law; prohibit and revise enhanced penalties to include acts of terroristic threats.
Introduced by Fred Shanks, District 60
What does this bill do?
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Official description
An Act To Create The Mississippi Supremacy Clause Enforcement Act; To Prohibit The Application Of Sharia Law In Mississippi Courts; To Provide Legislative Findings And Legislative Intent; To Create New Section 11-63-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Contracts That Provide For The Application Of Foreign Laws, Including Sharia Laws, Are Void; To Amend Section 11-63-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Administrative Or Court Order That Seeks To Enforce Foreign Laws Shall Be Void; To Amend Section 11-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "foreign" Court Order; To Amend Section 93-9-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Exclusion Of Foreign Law From Full Faith And Credit For Issues Of Paternity; To Amend Sections 11-61-1, 11-62-5, 11-62-7 And 11-62-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 89-8-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Landlord From Adopting Lease Terms That Apply Foreign Laws; To Amend Section 87-7-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 99-19-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Enhanced Penalty Requirements To Include Act Committed As A Result Of Terroristic Threat; To Bring Forward Sections 11-62-17, 11-62-9 And 11-62-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Freedom Of Conscience, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Section 11-62-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Codebook Update; And For Related Purposes.
Where it stands
Died In Committee
February 3, 2026
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Bill history
Referred To Judiciary A
Died In Committee
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