Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 12, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 316
Hearing aid specialists; reduce minimum age for person applying for license and set time period to pass exams.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-14-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO LOWER THE MINIMUM AGE FOR A PERSON APPLYING FOR A LICENSE AS A HEARING AID SPECIALIST FROM TWENTY-ONE TO EIGHTEEN YEARS; TO AMEND SECTION 73-14-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICANT FOR LICENSE SHALL HAVE EIGHTEEN MONTHS TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE REQUIRED EXAMINATIONS FOR LICENSURE; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 8 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 action4 actions on 4 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 8 to Feb 12 · stopped35 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 8 to Feb 326 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 8 – Feb 12
- Jan 8Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 11Read the third time in the House
- Feb 12Died on the calendar in the House
All 4 actions, as published
- Jan 8Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
- Feb 12Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives