Mississippi law forms task force to review bench warrant notices

A task force studies bench warrant procedures and reports findings and any recommendations for legislation. The seven members are legislative committee leaders, a judge appointed by the chief justice, and representatives selected by the circuit clerks and bail agents associations. The task force may recommend legislation, but it is not required to recommend any. The task force must meet by October 1, 2026, report by December 1, 2026, and dissolve when it files its report. The law takes effect July 1, 2026.

The county board of supervisors must divide the district into five election areas, and voters elect its five school trustees. This applies to the municipal separate school district where U.S. Highway 11 and Mississippi Highway 26 intersect. If no candidate qualifies for a seat, the county board of supervisors appoints someone to fill it. The first elections are in November 2026. Seats 1, 3, and 5 are then elected every four years; seats 2 and 4 are elected in 2026, 2028, and every four years after that.

The county board of supervisors may employ the elected county prosecutor full time and provide office space and expenses. This applies in the county described as bordering the Mississippi River and having a national military park and national cemetery; the provision names Warren County in its pay limit. The board may choose whether to employ the prosecutor full time. Pay may not exceed 90% of the county court judge's annual pay, and this is the county's full salary for the prosecutor. The option applies during the prosecutor's elected term. The law takes effect July 1, 2026.