2026 Regular Session Immigration; criminalize illegal entry and require cooperation with federal authorities. 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. 04/17/2026 at 12:26 S B 2114 Senate Bill 2114 SB 2114 S Law General Bill/Constitutional Amendment No Majority July 1, 2026 Judiciary A F ../../House_cmtes/JA.xml Judiciary, Division B F ../../Senate_cmtes/JB.xml Hill ../../Senate_authors/Hill.xml McLendon ../../Senate_authors/McLendon.xml McMahan ../../Senate_authors/McMahan.xml Seymour ../../Senate_authors/Seymour.xml 1 01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B 2 02/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub 3 02/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted 4 02/10 (S) Amendment Failed 5 02/10 (S) Passed ../../../../2026/pdf/votes/senate/0360056.pdf 6 02/10 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered 7 02/12 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled 8 02/12 (S) Transmitted To House 9 02/16 (H) Referred To Judiciary A 10 03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended 11 03/10 (H) Amended 12 03/10 (H) Passed As Amended ../../../../2026/pdf/votes/house/0640021.pdf 13 03/11 (H) Returned For Concurrence 14 03/16 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf 15 03/17 (S) Conferees Named Fillingane,Sparks,Hill 16 03/23 (H) Conferees Named Hood,Yancey,Blackwell 17 03/30 (S) Conference Report Filed 18 03/30 (H) Conference Report Filed 19 03/31 (H) Conference Report Adopted ../../../../2026/pdf/votes/house/0850021.pdf 20 03/31 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered (Watson, Hood, Yates) 21 03/31 (S) Conference Report Adopted ../../../../2026/pdf/votes/senate/0850036.pdf 22 03/31 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered 23 04/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled 24 04/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled 25 04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed 26 04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed 27 04/08 Approved by Governor ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2114SG.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2114SG.htm ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2114IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2114IN.htm ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2114CS.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2114CS.htm ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2114PS.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2114PS.htm ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2114SG.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2114SG.htm ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/cr/SB2114CR.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/cr/SB2114CR.htm Conference Report Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2114 ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2114.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/dt/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2114.pdf ../../../../../documents/2026/html/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2114.htm Committee Amendment No 1 Adopted ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2114_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/dt/ham/SB2114_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf ../../../../../documents/2026/html/ham/SB2114_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm Voice Vote Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub) Lost ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/sam/SB2114_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.pdf ../../../../../documents/2026/html/sam/SB2114_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm Voice Vote N ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/fiscalnotes/SB2114.pdf