MS HB1069 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Failed on March 30 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-30 - Died In Conference
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Agricultural And Farmland Wind Tower Protection Act Of 2026; To Define And Regulate Wind Tower Facilities; To Vest Exclusive Siting, Permitting And Operational Authority In The Mississippi Public Service Commission; To Require Certificates Of Public Convenience And Necessity, Environmental And Agricultural Impact Assessments, Public Notice And Landowner Consent; To Impose Statewide Setback Requirements To Protect Agricultural Lands, Aerial Agricultural Operations, Residences And Public Buildings; To Prohibit Wind Tower Facilities Near Wildlife Refuges, Wetlands, Migratory Bird Corridors And Critical Habitats; To Require Financial Assurance And Decommissioning Bonds For Site Restoration; To Subject Wind Tower Facilities To Public Utility Laws; To Authorize Rulemaking And Interagency Consultation; To Create The Wind Tower Agricultural And Environmental Impacts Study Committee And Require A Legislative Report; To Provide Enforcement Authority, Civil Penalties And Remediation Remedies; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

"MS Agricultural and Farmland Wind Tower Protection Act of 2026"; create.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-03-12 - House - House Concurred in Amend From Senate (Y: 112 N: 1 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-09 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 50 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 116 N: 4 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-11 - House - House Passed (Y: 108 N: 7 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-03-30HouseDied In Conference
2026-03-23SenateConferees Named Carter,Whaley,Younger
2026-03-23HouseConferees Named Hale,Rosebud,Powell
2026-03-16HouseDecline to Concur/Invite Conf
2026-03-16HouseReconsidered
2026-03-12HouseMotion to Reconsider Entered (Rosebud, Hale)
2026-03-12HouseConcurred in Amend From Senate
2026-03-11SenateReturned For Concurrence
2026-03-09SenatePassed As Amended
2026-03-09SenateAmended
2026-03-02SenateTitle Suff Do Pass As Amended
2026-02-17SenateReferred To Energy
2026-02-16HouseTransmitted To Senate
2026-02-12HousePassed As Amended
2026-02-12HouseAmended
2026-02-12HouseReconsidered
2026-02-11HouseMotion to Reconsider Entered (Kinkade, Hale, Rosebud)
2026-02-11HousePassed
2026-02-03HouseTitle Suff Do Pass
2026-01-16HouseReferred To Energy

Mississippi State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1069.xml
Texthttps://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1069IN.htm
Texthttps://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1069PS.htm
Amendmenthttps://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB1060_H_Amend_01.htm
Amendmenthttps://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1069_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendmenthttps://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1069_S_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Callhttps://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/house/0370012.pdf
Roll Callhttps://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/house/0380056.pdf
Roll Callhttps://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/senate/0630008.pdf
Roll Callhttps://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/house/0660006.pdf

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