Mississippi House Bill 635

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 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 71-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create An Exception To The Requirement That Compensation Be Paid For The Death Or Disability Of An Employee Under The Workers' Compensation Law Whenever The Injury Was Caused By The Employee's Willful Breach Of A Reasonable Safety Rule Communicated To And Known By The Employee; To Require The Employer Or Carrier To Bear The Burden Of Proof And Demonstrate Certain Facts Whenever This Exception Is Asserted As A Defense To Paying Compensation; And For Related Purposes.

Workers' Compensation Law; prohibit compensation when injury is caused by employee's willful breach of safety rule.

Rep. Donnie Bell [R]

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

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0635.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0635IN.htm