Mississippi House Bill 1730

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Create Sections 31-11-37 And 31-11-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Terms Used Herein; To Prohibit The Design, Bidding, Permitting, Contracting For Or Construction Of Flat Or Low-slope Roof Systems In The New Construction Of Covered Public Facilities Funded In Whole Or In Part With Governmental Funds; To Establish A Minimum Roof Slope Standard Of Three-to-twelve For Primary Roof Planes; To Authorize Limited, Clearly Defined Exceptions For Incidental Roof Areas And Documented Engineering Constraints; To Require Certification Of Compliance As A Condition Precedent To Plan Approval, Contract Award, Funding, Reimbursement And Disbursement; To Authorize Suspension Or Recovery Of Funds For Noncompliance; To Authorize Rulemaking By The Department Of Finance And Administration For Implementation And Compliance Review; To Amend Section 31-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Condition The Department Of Finance And Administration's Approval, Supervision, And Expenditure Of Funds For Public Construction Projects On Compliance With The Roof Slope Prohibition And Certification Requirements; To Amend Section 37-101-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Condition Capital Project Approvals And Construction Authority Of The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning On Compliance With The Roof Slope Prohibition; To Amend Section 57-1-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Condition Grants, Loans, Bond-funded Assistance, Reimbursements, Matches And Other Financial Assistance Administered By The Mississippi Development Authority On Compliance With The Roof Slope Prohibition; And For Related Purposes.

Public facilities; prohibit from being constructed with flat or low-slope roofs.

Rep. Gene Newman [R]

2026-02-10 - House - House Passed (Y: 114 N: 3 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2026-02-17	Senate	Referred To Public Property
2026-02-11	House	Transmitted To Senate
2026-02-10	House	Passed
2026-02-03	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2026-01-19	House	Referred To Public Property

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
31	11	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	101	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
57	1	55	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1730.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1730IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1730PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/house/0360021.pdf