l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2849

Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and privacy regarding unionization decisions.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on April 3, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT, TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE, AN EMPLOYER MUST NOT GRANT RECOGNITION RIGHTS FOR EMPLOYEES SOLELY AND EXCLUSIVELY ON THE BASIS OF SIGNED UNION AUTHORIZATION CARDS IF THE SELECTION OF A BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVE MAY INSTEAD BE CONDUCTED THROUGH A SECRET BALLOT ELECTION CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, MUST NOT VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE AN EMPLOYEE'S PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION TO A LABOR ORGANIZATION, OR TO A THIRD PARTY ACTING ON BEHALF OF A LABOR ORGANIZATION, WITHOUT THE EMPLOYEE'S PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT, UNLESS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW, MUST NOT SIGN A NEUTRALITY AGREEMENT WITH A LABOR ORGANIZATION, AND MUST NOT REQUIRE A SUBCONTRACTOR PERFORMING WORK FOR OR PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE EMPLOYER TO ENGAGE IN THESE PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES; TO PROVIDE FOR REPORTING OF VIOLATIONS TO THE MISSISSIPPI ATTORNEY GENERAL; TO SPECIFY THAT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ACT APPLY ONLY TO AGREEMENTS EXECUTED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE THE STATE TO EXECUTE A SEPARATE AGREEMENT WITH THE RECIPIENT OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE RESERVING THE RIGHT OF THE STATE TO RECOVER THE MONIES DISBURSED BY THE STATE IF THE RECIPIENT BENEFITTING FROM SUCH INCENTIVE FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THIS ACT; TO SPECIFY THE REQUIRED TERM FOR SUCH AN AGREEMENT; 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

Its course

January 20 to April 3, 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 action24 actions on 16 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 1021 days

LaborJan 20 to Jan 3010 days

FinanceJan 30 to Feb 45 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 1028 days

Business and CommerceFeb 13 to Feb 2512 days

Ways and MeansFeb 25 to Mar 47 days

Business and CommerceMar 4 to Mar 40 days

Back in the SenateMar 10 to Apr 3 · stopped24 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 10

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 10

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committees on Labor and on Finance
  2. Jan 30Reported from LA to FI in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Feb 10Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 10 – Mar 10

  1. Feb 10Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Feb 11Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the House
  4. Feb 13Referred to the House committees on Business and Commerce and on Ways and Means
  5. Feb 25Reported from BC to WM in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  6. Mar 4Reported as amended from WM to BC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  7. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  8. Mar 10Amended in the House
  9. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 11 – Apr 3

  1. Mar 11Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 12Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 20Conferees named in the Senate: Robinson, Wiggins and Johnson
  4. Conferees named in the House: Yancey, Calvert and Lamar
  5. Mar 31Conference report filed in the House
  6. Conference report filed in the Senate
  7. Apr 1Conference report adopted in the Senate
  8. Apr 2Motion in the House to recommit lost
  9. Conference report adopted in the House
  10. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Johnson, Yancey and Calvert)
  11. Apr 3Died on the calendar in the House
All 24 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Labor;FinanceSenate
  2. Jan 30DR - TSDP: LA To FISenate
  3. Feb 4Title Suff Do PassSenate
  4. Feb 10PassedSenate
  5. Feb 10Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  6. Feb 11Motion to Reconsider TabledSenate
  7. Feb 11Transmitted To HouseSenate
  8. Feb 13Referred To Business and Commerce;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 25DR - TSDP: BC To WMHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 4DR - TSDPAA: WM To BCHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 4Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 10AmendedHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 10Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 11Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 12Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  16. Mar 20Conferees Named Robinson,Wiggins,JohnsonSenate
  17. Mar 20Conferees Named Yancey,Calvert,LamarHouse of Representatives
  18. Mar 31Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  19. Mar 31Conference Report FiledSenate
  20. Apr 1Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  21. Apr 2Motion to Recommit LostHouse of Representatives
  22. Apr 2Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  23. Apr 2Motion to Reconsider Entered (Johnson, Yancey, Calvert)House of Representatives
  24. Apr 3Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives