MS HB608 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 31 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-03-31 - Died In Conference
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 31 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-03-31 - Died In Conference
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Sections 73-13-1, 73-13-3, 73-13-5, 73-13-7, 73-13-9, 73-13-11, 73-13-13, 73-13-15, 73-13-17, 73-13-19, 73-13-21, 73-13-23, 73-13-25, 73-13-27, 73-13-29, 73-13-31, 73-13-33, 73-13-35, 73-13-37, 73-13-39, 73-13-41, 73-13-43, And 73-13-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Licensure Provisions For Engineers To Include Licensure For Land Surveyors; To Include Definitions Related To Surveying; To Provide The Members Of The Board Of Licensure For Professional Engineers And Surveyors; To Provide The Terms Of Office For The Newly Constituted Board Shall Be Six Years; To Revise The Qualifications Of The Board Members; To Provide That Members Of The Board Shall Hold Four Quarterly Meetings Each Year, And Failure To Attend Two Consecutive Quarterly Meetings May Result In Removal From The Board; To Increase The Application Fees, The Renewal Fees And Certificate Of Authority Fees For Licensure As A Professional Engineer Or Professional Surveyor; To Provide That A Sole Proprietorship, Owned And Operated By A Licensee, And A Professional Association Of Licensed Professional Engineers Or Licensed Professional Surveyors Shall Not Be Required To Obtain A Certificate Of Authority; To Create New Section 73-13-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Surveyor May Enter In Or Upon Certain Lands Without Criminal Liability For Trespass; To Provide Limited Civil Liability For The Surveyor; To Create New Section 73-13-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Applicability Of The Sections Related To Licensure Of Professional Engineers And Professional Surveyors And That Certain Activities Shall Not Be Prevented Or Affected As A Result Of Those Sections; To Repeal Sections 73-13-71 Through 73-13-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Licensure Of Land Surveyors; To Amend Sections 19-27-1, 73-63-5, 85-7-401, 97-17-85, 97-17-93 And 97-17-97, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Licensure of land surveyors; merge into licensure of engineers.
Sponsors
| Rep. Lee Yancey [R] |
Roll Calls
2025-03-11 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-13 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 112 N: 2 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-13 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 112 N: 2 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | House | Died In Conference |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Conferees Named Polk,Johnson,Whaley |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Conferees Named Hood,Boyd (19th),Yancey |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Decline to Concur/Invite Conf |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | Returned For Concurrence |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Passed As Amended |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Amended |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | DR - TSDPAA: BF To GS |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Referred To Business and Financial Institutions;Government Structure |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Transmitted To Senate |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Passed As Amended |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Amended |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Committee Substitute Adopted |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Read the Third Time |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub |
| 2025-01-15 | House | Referred To Judiciary A |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 27 | 1 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 1 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 103 | Repealed Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 105 | Repealed Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 11 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 13 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 15 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 17 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 19 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 21 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 23 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 25 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 27 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 29 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 3 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 31 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 33 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 35 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 37 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 39 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 41 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 43 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 45 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 5 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 7 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 71 | Repealed Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 73 | Repealed Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 75 | Repealed Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 77 | Repealed Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 79 | Repealed Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 81 | Repealed Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 83 | Repealed Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 85 | Repealed Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 87 | Repealed Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 89 | Repealed Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 9 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 93 | Repealed Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 95 | Repealed Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 13 | 97 | Repealed Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 63 | 5 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 85 | 7 | 401 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 97 | 17 | 85 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 97 | 17 | 93 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 97 | 17 | 97 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
