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Read. Follow. Verify.Mississippi bill authorizes county boards to raise justice court filing fees by 10% annually
Last action · February 3, 2026: 02/03 (S) Died In CommitteeSponsor: Chris Johnson
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What This Bill Proposed
County boards of supervisors would be authorized to increase justice court filing fees by up to 10% each year under a proposed Mississippi bill. If fees are raised, the justice court clerk must publicly post a hardcopy and a digital version of the fee schedule online. The measure is scheduled to take effect July 1, 2026, if enacted.
Litigants and individuals using county justice courts could face annual fee increases of up to 10% for civil filings and related court services, while gaining mandatory online and physical access to updated fee schedules.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
County boards of supervisors
County boards receive discretionary authority to increase justice court filing fees by up to ten percent annually.
Clerks of the justice court
Clerks must publicly post physical and digital copies of the fee schedule if local filing fees are increased.
Civil litigants in justice court
Litigants face potential annual fee increases of up to ten percent for court filings and related proceedings.
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Can county boards increase justice court fees by any amount they choose?
What happens if a county increases its justice court filing fees?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 3, 2026Senate02/03 (S) Died In Committee
- Jan 19, 2026SenateCommittee01/19 (S) Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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