Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Business and Commerce Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 635
Workers' Compensation Law; prohibit compensation when injury is caused by employee's willful breach of safety rule.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE AN EXCEPTION TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT COMPENSATION BE PAID FOR THE DEATH OR DISABILITY OF AN EMPLOYEE UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW WHENEVER THE INJURY WAS CAUSED BY THE EMPLOYEE'S WILLFUL BREACH OF A REASONABLE SAFETY RULE COMMUNICATED TO AND KNOWN BY THE EMPLOYEE; TO REQUIRE THE EMPLOYER OR CARRIER TO BEAR THE BURDEN OF PROOF AND DEMONSTRATE CERTAIN FACTS WHENEVER THIS EXCEPTION IS ASSERTED AS A DEFENSE TO PAYING COMPENSATION; 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 13 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 3 · stopped21 days
Business and CommerceJan 13 to Feb 3 · stopped21 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 13 – Feb 3
- Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Business and Commerce
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 13Referred To Business and CommerceHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives