l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1696

MS Office of Apprenticeship; create under State Workforce Investment Board.

Became law as Chapter 469, Laws of 2026, signed April 8, 2026, 79 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD; TO STATE THE PURPOSES OF THE OFFICE; TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP TO PROMULGATE RULES NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT; TO PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL AS AN ADVISORY COUNCIL TO THE OFFICE; TO PROVIDE THAT APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AND SPONSORS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REGISTER WITH THE OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP; 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

1 co-sponsor

Otis Anthony

Its course

January 19 to April 8, 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 action23 actions on 17 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 921 days

Workforce DevelopmentJan 19 to Jan 2910 days

Appropriations AJan 29 to Feb 35 days

Workforce DevelopmentFeb 3 to Feb 30 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Mar 423 days

Economic and Workforce DevelopmentFeb 19 to Mar 312 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 4 to Apr 128 days

With the GovernorApr 1 to Apr 87 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 9

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 4

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 committees on Workforce Development and on Appropriations A
  2. Jan 29Reported as a committee substitute from WD to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 3Reported as a committee substitute from AP to WD in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Feb 9Committee substitute adopted in the House
  6. Amended in the House
  7. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 11Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 19Referred to the Senate committee on Economic and Workforce Development
  3. Mar 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 4Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 5 – Apr 1

  1. Mar 5Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Mar 11Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 12Conferees named in the House: Bell (21st), Lott and Arnold
  4. Mar 18Conferees named in the Senate: Sparks, Suber and Berry
  5. Mar 29Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Mar 30Conference report adopted in the House
  8. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  9. Apr 1Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Apr 2 – Apr 8

  1. Apr 2Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. Apr 8Approved by the Governor
All 23 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Workforce Development;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 29DR - TSDPCS: WD To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3DR - TSDPCS: AP To WDHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 9AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 9Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 19Referred To Economic and Workforce DevelopmentSenate
  10. Mar 3Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  11. Mar 4AmendedSenate
  12. Mar 4Passed As AmendedSenate
  13. Mar 5Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  14. Mar 11Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 12Conferees Named Bell (21st),Lott,ArnoldHouse of Representatives
  16. Mar 18Conferees Named Sparks,Suber,BerrySenate
  17. Mar 29Conference Report FiledSenate
  18. Mar 29Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  19. Mar 30Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  20. Mar 30Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  21. Apr 1Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  22. Apr 2Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  23. Apr 8Approved by GovernorGovernor