Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Energy Committee on March 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 712
Public Service Commission; remove from the provisions of the MS Budget Transparency and Simplification Act.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-205, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION BE FUNDED BY APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE STATE GENERAL FUND; TO AMEND SECTIONS 77-1-6, 77-1-15, 77-1-29, 77-1-53, 77-3-8, 77-3-87, 77-3-89, 77-3-503, 77-3-507, 77-3-509 AND 77-11-201, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE PROVISIONS OF LAW REQUIRING CERTAIN EXPENSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO BE DEFRAYED BY APPROPRIATION FROM THE STATE GENERAL FUND; 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 15 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 action8 actions on 7 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 15 to Feb 521 days
Public UtilitiesJan 15 to Jan 227 days
Appropriations AJan 22 to Jan 297 days
Public UtilitiesJan 29 to Jan 290 days
In the SenateFeb 5 to Mar 3 · stopped26 days
EnergyFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped14 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 15 – Feb 5
- Jan 15Referred to the House committees on Public Utilities and on Appropriations A
- Jan 22Reported from PU to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Jan 29Reported from AP to PU in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 5Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 6 – Mar 3
- Feb 6Sent to the Senate
- Feb 17Referred to the Senate committees on Energy and on Appropriations
- Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Public Utilities;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Jan 22DR - TSDP: PU To APHouse of Representatives
- Jan 29DR - TSDP: AP To PUHouse of Representatives
- Jan 29Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 6Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 17Referred To Energy;AppropriationsSenate
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate