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Read. Follow. Verify.Mississippi Directs Creation of Statewide Misdemeanor Warrant Management System by 2028
Last action · February 3, 2026: 02/03 (S) Died In CommitteeSponsor: Jason Barrett
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 2333 requires the Mississippi Justice Information Center to establish an electronic by January 1, 2028, to track warrants across jurisdictions. The legislation directs the Department of Public Safety to issue implementation rules and mandates that all criminal justice agencies and the Administrative Office of Courts assist in the system's creation. The bill died in committee during the 2026 session.
The measure would alter how local and state law enforcement agencies share and track misdemeanor warrants across county and municipal boundaries, requiring courts and police departments to integrate their record-keeping with a centralized state database.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Mississippi Justice Information Center
The center is tasked with developing, operating, and maintaining the new misdemeanor warrant management system by January 1, 2028.
Department of Public Safety
The department is required to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the misdemeanor warrant management system.
Administrative Office of Courts
The office is mandated to assist in the establishment of the misdemeanor warrant management system.
Criminal justice agencies
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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 Judiciary, Division B;Appropriations
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Centralized Inter-Jurisdictional Warrant Tracking
The legislation establishes a formal statutory framework to bridge misdemeanor warrant tracking across different local and state jurisdictions in Mississippi.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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