l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 703

Public purchasing laws; revise to include set asides for businesses owned by veterans and people with disabilities.

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 SECTION 27-104-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REVIEW BOARD TO ADOPT REGULATIONS TO SET ASIDE AT LEAST FIVE PERCENT OF ANTICIPATED ANNUAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE PURCHASE OF COMMODITIES FROM MINORITY BUSINESSES; TO PROVIDE THAT BUSINESSES OWNED BY VETERANS AND BUSINESSES OWNED BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SHALL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SET-ASIDES; TO AMEND SECTION 31-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AMEND THE PUBLIC PURCHASING LAW TO REQUIRE ANY AGENCY OR GOVERNING AUTHORITY TO SET ASIDE NOT MORE THAN TWENTY PERCENT OF ITS ANTICIPATED ANNUAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE PURCHASE OF COMMODITIES FROM MINORITY BUSINESSES; TO PROVIDE THAT BUSINESSES OWNED BY VETERANS AND BUSINESSES OWNED BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SHALL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SET-ASIDES; 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

6 co-sponsors

Christopher M. Bell, John W. Hines, Sr., Bryant W. Clark, Stephanie Foster, Timaka James-Jones, Solomon C. Osborne

Its course

January 14 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 14 to Feb 3 · stopped20 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 14 to Feb 3 · stopped20 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 14 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 14Referred to the House committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives