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New state laws in Mississippi target panhandling, squatting and homeless encampments.

Capitol Police will begin issuing $25 daily panhandling permits for the Capitol Complex Improvement District by January 1, 2026.

The Jackson Police Department is still finalizing its policies for enforcing the new state laws.

Jackson's city council has delayed approving a local panhandling ordinance amid concerns over its implementation.

People who want to panhandle could soon be required to purchase a permit to do so in some parts of Jackson, more than five months after new state laws targeting solicitation, squatters and homeless encampments went into effect.

Three laws went into effect on July 1: House Bill 1197, the "Safe Solicitation Act," which requires those panhandl

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