l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 644

Administrative Procedures Act; amend to require agency's notice of proposed rule adoption to include cost to the state.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-43-3.103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE NOTICE OF AN AGENCY'S PROPOSED RULE ADOPTION SHALL INCLUDE HOW MUCH THE PROPOSED RULE WILL COST THE STATE; TO REQUIRE A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE ADOPTION TO BE PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE; TO AMEND SECTION 25-43-3.105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A COPY OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT SHALL BE FORWARDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE AT NO COST TO THE MEMBER; TO AMEND SECTION 25-43-3.111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A RULE IS INVALID UNLESS ADOPTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT AS IT EXISTED ON THE DATE THE RULE WAS ADOPTED; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 25-43-4.104, 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

Its course

January 13 to March 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 action7 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 1230 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 13 to Feb 321 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 16 to Mar 3 · stopped15 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 12

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 11Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 12Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 13 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 13Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 12PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 16Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate