l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1759

Surface mining and reclamation; revise provisions relating to.

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 AMEND SECTIONS 49-2-7, 53-7-5, 53-7-41, 53-9-7, 53-9-31, 53-9-32, 53-9-33, 53-9-69, 53-9-71, 53-9-83 AND 53-9-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE REGULATION OF SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION, AND COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION, TO BE PLACED UNDER THE PURVIEW OF SUCH OFFICE WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINES MOST PRACTICAL AND EFFICIENT; TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO MAKE DECISIONS ON TRANSFERS AND BOND RELEASES; 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 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

Conservation and Water ResourcesJan 19 to Jan 2910 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 29 to Feb 3 · stopped5 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 Conservation and Water Resources and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Jan 29Reported from CR 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 Conservation and Water Resources;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 29DR - TSDP: CR To ACHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives