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SB2114Introduced in the Senate

Immigration; criminalize illegal entry and require cooperation with federal authorities.

Passed

Introduced by Angela Burks Hill, District 40

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

An Act To Define Terms; To Authorize The Department Of Public Safety To Determine The Number And Identities Of All Illegal Aliens Residing In The State Of Mississippi; To Direct The Department Of Public Safety To Enforce The Immigration Laws As Authorized Pursuant To Federal Laws And The Laws Of This State; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Execute A Memorandum Of Agreement With The United States Immigration And Customs Enforcement Agency As Soon As Possible; To Require Each Law Enforcement Agency Operating A County Detention Facility To Execute A Written Agreement With The United States Immigration And Customs Enforcement Agency To Participate In The Immigration Program Established Under Section 287(g); To Provide A Felony Offense For A Person Who Is An Alien, Regardless Of National Origin, And Enters Or Attempts To Enter This State Directly From A Foreign Nation At Any Location Other Than A Lawful Port Of Entry; To Provide A Felony Offense, In Addition To Any Existing Penalty For The Underlying Crime, For A Person Who Is Arrested For Certain Criminal Offenses And Is Determined To Be An Illegal Alien, Regardless Of National Origin, And Unlawfully Present In The United States; To Authorize A Sentencing Court To Issue A Written Order Discharging The Person And Requiring Said Individual To Return To His Or Her Country Of Origin; To Direct The Court To Remand The Person Subject To The Order To The Custody Of The Department Of Corrections; To Require The Department Of Corrections To Notify The United States Customs And Border Protection Of The Department Of Homeland Security To Arrange Transportation For The Repatriation Of The Person Back To His Or Her Country Of Origin; To Provide Certain Affirmative Defenses To Prosecution Under This Act; To Provide That A Defendant Charged Or Convicted Under This Act Is Not Eligible For Expunction, An Intensive Supervision Program, Nonadjudication, Parole, Or Any Early Release Program; To Provide For Severability; And For Related Purposes.

Where it stands

Approved by Governor

April 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Conference Report Adopted · March 31, 2026

34

Yes

16

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

50 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Referred To Judiciary, Division B

  2. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  3. Committee Substitute Adopted

  4. Amendment Failed

  5. Passed

  6. Motion to Reconsider Entered

  7. Motion to Reconsider Tabled

  8. Transmitted To House

  9. Referred To Judiciary A

  10. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  11. Amended

  12. Passed As Amended

  13. Returned For Concurrence

  14. Decline to Concur/Invite Conf

  15. Conferees Named Fillingane,Sparks,Hill

  16. Conferees Named Hood,Yancey,Blackwell

  17. Conference Report Filed

  18. Conference Report Filed

  19. Conference Report Adopted

  20. Motion to Reconsider Entered (Watson, Hood, Yates)

  21. Conference Report Adopted

  22. Motion to Reconsider Entered

  23. Motion to Reconsider Tabled

  24. Motion to Reconsider Tabled

  25. Enrolled Bill Signed

  26. Enrolled Bill Signed

  27. Approved by Governor

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