Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 12, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1643
MS Department Emergency Management; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO HOUSE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SUBAGENCIES, UNITS, AND/OR OFFICES WITHIN STATE GOVERNMENT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 33-15-2, 33-15-5, 33-15-7, 33-15-11, 33-15-14, 33-15-15, 33-15-19, 33-15-25, 33-15-31, 33-15-51, 33-15-53, 33-15-305, 33-15-307, 33-15-308, 33-15-309, 33-15-311, 33-15-313, 33-15-317, 33-15-401, 33-15-403, 19-5-385, 19-5-383, 19-5-387 AND 19-5-393, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ASSIGN AUTHORITIES TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AS AN OFFICE OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; TO TRANSFER THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY FROM UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO AN OFFICE UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 19 to February 12, 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 action5 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 12 · stopped24 days
State AffairsJan 19 to Feb 315 days
Appropriations AFeb 3 to Feb 30 days
State AffairsFeb 3 to Feb 30 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 12
- Jan 19Referred to the House committees on State Affairs and on Appropriations A
- Feb 3Reported as a committee substitute from SA to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported as a committee substitute from AP to SA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 12Died on the calendar in the House
All 5 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To State Affairs;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3DR - TSDPCS: SA To APHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3DR - TSDPCS: AP To SAHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
- Feb 12Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives