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This concurrent resolution proposes an amendment to Section 26 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 to expand the jurisdiction of the state grand jury. Currently, the state grand jury is limited to investigating crimes related to controlled substances that occur across multiple circuit court districts. The proposed amendment would remove the multi-district requirement and broaden the state grand jury's jurisdiction to include investigations of officer-involved shootings, public corruption, embezzlement, and fraud. The resolution allows the state legislature to establish a state grand jury with the authority to return indictments for these types of crimes, regardless of the county where the crime was committed. If approved by two-thirds of the legislature and subsequently ratified by voters in the November 2025 election, this constitutional amendment would provide state grand juries with more flexibility in investigating certain criminal matters, potentially making it easier to pursue complex or sensitive cases that might have been challenging to investigate at the local circuit court district level.

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https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SC/SC0513.xml