Mississippi House Bill 965

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on March 11 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-11 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 17-17-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Prohibition On Commercial Hazardous Waste And Underground Injection Wells; To Amend Section 17-17-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove References To The Mississippi Capacity Assurance Plan; To Amend Section 17-17-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Certain References To Federal Requirements Under The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation And Liability Act Of 1980 For State Capacity Assurance Plans; And For Related Purposes.

Hazardous waste management; revise provisions relating to.

Rep. Brent Powell [R]

Rep. Jeff Hale [R]

2026-02-11 - House - House Passed (Y: 72 N: 48 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-11	Senate	Died On Calendar
2026-03-02	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2026-02-17	Senate	Referred To Energy
2026-02-12	House	Transmitted To Senate
2026-02-12	House	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2026-02-11	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Anthony, Hale, Rosebud)
2026-02-11	House	Passed
2026-02-03	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2026-01-16	House	Referred To Energy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	17	151	Amended Code	See Bill Text
17	17	153	Amended Code	See Bill Text
17	17	27	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0965.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0965IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0965PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB0965_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/house/0370014.pdf