Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2786
Ending Agency Overreach Act; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ENACT THE ENDING AGENCY OVERREACH ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 9-1-201, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE ON APPEAL, A COURT SHALL INTERPRET A STATUTE OR AGENCY RULE OR REGULATION DE NOVO; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 9-1-203, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NO CIVIL PENALTY MAY BE AWARDED IN AN ACTION BROUGHT BY OR ON BEHALF OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY OF THE STATE AGAINST ANY PERSON OR LEGAL ENTITY FOR CONDUCT THAT WOULD ALSO BE THE SUBJECT OF A SUIT AT COMMON LAW IN WHICH THE DEFENDANT WOULD BE ENTITLED TO TRIAL BY JURY, EXCEPT AFTER A TRIAL BY JURY BEFORE A CIRCUIT, COUNTY, OR CHANCERY COURT; TO AMEND SECTION 25-43-3.111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE A PERSON OR ENTITY TO CONTEST THE VALIDITY OF AN AGENCY RULE UP TO ONE YEAR AFTER THE DATE THE PERSON OR ENTITY BRINGING THE ACTION IS INJURED BY FINAL AGENCY ACTION; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 20 to February 4, 2025, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Judiciary, Division AJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 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 Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
- Feb 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeSenate