---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bench warrant notices; revise the process."
description: "Bench warrant notices; revise the process."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ms"
legislature: "Mississippi Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1142"
citation: "Mississippi HB 1142 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Judiciary B", "Judiciary", "Division B"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Owen"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-19T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e875cf94-02bf-4e40-a843-4ed0d7e6831a"
source_url: "http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/Owen.xml"
source_hash: "926467bae7796491bb55b6ced0e8d91ea3caf1093ed158aa92bd23b1765a07b9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ms"]
---

# Mississippi HB 1142 (2026) — Bench warrant notices; revise the process.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1142IN.htm)
2. **Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (Voice Vote)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1142_S_Amend_01.pdf)
3. **Amendment Report for House Bill No. 1142** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/Amendment_Report_for_HB1142.pdf)
4. **As Passed the lower** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1142PS.htm)
5. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1142CS.htm)
6. **Current version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1142SG.htm)

## Votes

- Adopt Conference Report — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Conference Report — **118–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage — **119–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage as Amended — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Conference Report — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Owen — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-19T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Judiciary B `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-05T06:00:00+00:00** Committee Substitute Adopted `substitution`
- **2026-02-05T06:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2026-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Transmitted To Senate `introduction`
- **2026-02-17T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Judiciary, Division B `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-05T06:00:00+00:00** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-05T06:00:00+00:00** Passed As Amended `passage`
- **2026-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Returned For Concurrence
- **2026-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
- **2026-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Conferees Named Horan,Owen,Newman
- **2026-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Conferees Named Fillingane,Sparks,Simmons (12th)
- **2026-03-30T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Filed
- **2026-03-30T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Filed
- **2026-03-31T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Adopted
- **2026-03-31T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Reconsider Entered (Horan, Owen)
- **2026-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Reconsidered
- **2026-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Unanimous Consent Granted
- **2026-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Adopted
- **2026-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Adopted
- **2026-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Unanimous Consent Granted
- **2026-04-06T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
- **2026-04-06T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
- **2026-04-09T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e875cf94-02bf-4e40-a843-4ed0d7e6831a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Mississippi legislature records).