l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1724

Statewide Information Technology Optimization Program; create for coordinated efforts across agencies.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE STATEWIDE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FOR THE COORDINATED PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND OVERSIGHT OF ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURE FOR ALL STATE AGENCIES; TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES WITH CERTAIN POWERS AND DUTIES TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE AGENCIES TO COMPLY WITH THE PHASED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM; TO CREATE THE IT OPTIMIZATION FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY FOR FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTIONS 25-41-17 AND 25-61-11.2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT RECORDS CREATED AND MEETINGS OCCURRING PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT THAT CONTAIN SENSITIVE INFORMATION ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC RECORDS REQUIREMENTS OF THIS STATE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 25-53-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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

Henry Zuber III

Its course

January 19 to February 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

TechnologyJan 19 to Jan 289 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 28 to Feb 3 · stopped6 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 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Technology and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Jan 28Reported from TE to AC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Technology;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28DR - TSDP: TE To ACHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives