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]
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.
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]
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
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | House | Died In Conference |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Conferees Named Carter,Whaley,Younger |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Conferees Named Hale,Rosebud,Powell |
| 2026-03-16 | House | Decline to Concur/Invite Conf |
| 2026-03-16 | House | Reconsidered |
| 2026-03-12 | House | Motion to Reconsider Entered (Rosebud, Hale) |
| 2026-03-12 | House | Concurred in Amend From Senate |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Returned For Concurrence |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed As Amended |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Amended |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Referred To Energy |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Transmitted To Senate |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Passed As Amended |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Amended |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Reconsidered |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Motion to Reconsider Entered (Kinkade, Hale, Rosebud) |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Passed |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Title Suff Do Pass |
| 2026-01-16 | House | Referred To Energy |
