Mississippi House Bill 712

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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 Amend Section 27-104-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That The Mississippi Public Service Commission Be Funded By Appropriations From The State General Fund; To Amend Sections 77-1-6, 77-1-15, 77-1-29, 77-1-53, 77-3-8, 77-3-87, 77-3-89, 77-3-503, 77-3-507, 77-3-509 And 77-11-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provisions Of Law Requiring Certain Expenses Of The Mississippi Public Service Commission To Be Defrayed By Appropriation From The State General Fund; And For Related Purposes.

Public Service Commission; remove from the provisions of the MS Budget Transparency and Simplification Act.

Rep. Scott Bounds [R]

2026-02-05 - House - House Passed (Y: 119 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2026-02-17	Senate	Referred To Energy;Appropriations
2026-02-06	House	Transmitted To Senate
2026-02-05	House	Passed
2026-01-29	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2026-01-29	House	DR - TSDP: AP To PU
2026-01-22	House	DR - TSDP: PU To AP
2026-01-15	House	Referred To Public Utilities;Appropriations A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	104	205	Amended Code	See Bill Text
77	1	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
77	1	29	Amended Code	See Bill Text
77	1	53	Amended Code	See Bill Text
77	1	6	Amended Code	See Bill Text
77	11	201	Amended Code	See Bill Text
77	3	503	Amended Code	See Bill Text
77	3	507	Amended Code	See Bill Text
77	3	509	Amended Code	See Bill Text
77	3	8	Amended Code	See Bill Text
77	3	87	Amended Code	See Bill Text
77	3	89	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0712.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0712IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0712PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/house/0310043.pdf