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2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2601

Utility Service; prevent government restrictions based on energy source required.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 10, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO DEFINE THE TERMS "GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY", "UTILITY SERVICE" AND "APPLIANCE"; TO PROHIBIT A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY FROM ENACTING OR ENFORCING ANY RESOLUTION, ORDINANCE, REGULATION, RULE, CODE, OR POLICY TO TAKE ANY ACTION THAT RESTRICTS OR PROHIBITS, OR HAS THE EFFECT OF RESTRICTING OR PROHIBITING, ANY PERSON OR ENTITY FROM USING ANY APPLIANCE BASED ON THE TYPE OF UTILITY SERVICE REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE APPLIANCE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 77-3-3 AND 77-3-201, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO THE REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

31 co-sponsors

Joel R. Carter, Jr., Albert Butler, Jeremy England, Joey Fillingane, Philman Ladner, Daniel H. Sparks, Nicole Boyd, Bart Williams, Neil S. Whaley, Chuck Younger, Mike Thompson, Angela Burks Hill, Sarita Simmons, Michael McLendon, Jenifer B. Branning, Chad McMahan, Benjamin Suber, Tyler McCaughn, Joseph M. Seymour, Gary Brumfield, Brice Wiggins, Kathy L. Chism, Robin Robinson, David Jordan, Hillman Terome Frazier, Brian Rhodes, Josh Harkins, Scott DeLano, Juan Barnett, Jason Barrett, Bradford Blackmon

Its course

February 19 to April 10, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 7 days

In the SenateFeb 19 to Mar 818 days

EnergyFeb 19 to Mar 414 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 8 to Apr 10 · stopped33 days

Public UtilitiesMar 18 to Mar 2810 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Feb 19 – Mar 8

  1. Feb 19Referred to the Senate committee on Energy
  2. Mar 4Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 8Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Mar 11 – Apr 10

  1. Mar 11Sent to the House
  2. Mar 18Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
  3. Mar 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Apr 10Died on the calendar in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 19Referred To EnergySenate
  2. Mar 4Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Mar 8PassedSenate
  4. Mar 11Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Mar 18Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 28Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  7. Apr 10Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives