Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Workforce Development Committee on March 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2623
State apprenticeship program advisory council; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP ACT; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO CREATE THE STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICE SHALL BE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY; TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSES OF THE OFFICE; TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL; TO PROVIDE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL; TO PROVIDE FOR MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL; TO PROVIDE DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL; TO PROVIDE LIMITATIONS OF THIS ACT; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 19 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 6 days
In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 1022 days
Government StructureJan 19 to Feb 315 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 3 · stopped21 days
Workforce DevelopmentFeb 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 Senate Jan 19 – Feb 10
- Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Government Structure
- Feb 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
- Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Feb 11 – Mar 3
- Feb 11Sent to the House
- Feb 16Referred to the House committees on Workforce Development and on Appropriations A
- Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Government StructureSenate
- Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
- Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
- Feb 10PassedSenate
- Feb 11Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 16Referred To Workforce Development;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives