Mississippi House Bill 594

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 71-17-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "wage History"; To Amend Section 71-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide How A Person's Wage History May And May Not Be Used While That Person Is An Applicant For Employment; To Provide Penalties For Those Employers Who Violate The Provisions Related To Wage History; To Amend Section 71-17-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Precedents Shall Be Considered Mandatory Authority For Claims Brought As A Result Of Violations Of The Provisions Related To Wage History; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; revise certain provisions related to wage history.

Rep. Zakiya Summers [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-13	House	Referred To Business and Commerce;Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
71	17	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	17	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	17	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0594.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0594IN.htm