l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1588

Office of Workforce Development; extend exemption for Public Procurement Review Board requirements relating to rental agreements and leases.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Economic and Workforce Development Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-153-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE EXPIRATION DATE ON THE EXEMPTION FOR THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REVIEW BOARD THAT RELATE TO RENTAL AGREEMENTS, THE LEASING OF REAL PROPERTY AND ADD AN EXEMPTION FOR THE PURCHASE OF PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING AGENCY BUSINESS; TO BROADEN THE OFFICE'S AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS TO CORRECT INTERNAL REFERENCES TO CERTAIN SUBSECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN RENUMBERED DUE TO AMENDMENTS IN PRIOR YEARS; TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT AND TO EXTEND THE DATE OF OTHER EXEMPTIONS IN THAT CODE SECTION THAT ARE NOT RELATED TO THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BUT THAT ARE ALSO SET TO EXPIRE IN 2026; 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 House of Representatives

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2026, 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 921 days

Workforce DevelopmentJan 19 to Jan 2910 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Mar 3 · stopped22 days

Economic and Workforce DevelopmentFeb 19 to Mar 3 · stopped12 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 House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Workforce Development
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 9Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 10 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 10Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 19Referred to the Senate committee on Economic and Workforce Development
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Workforce DevelopmentHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 9PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 10Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 19Referred To Economic and Workforce DevelopmentSenate
  6. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate