Committees · 2016 Regular Session
Public Utilities
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2016 Regular Session.
Bills sent24
1% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out29%
7 of 24; 17 stopped in committee
Time in committeetoo few to say
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
202639 bills
reported 67% · typically 9 days, most 0–12 · 0 amendments · 22 members
202530 bills
reported 60% · typically 10 days, most 0–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202431 bills
reported 55% · typically 10 days, most 10–17 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202330 bills
reported 60% · typically 10 days, most 10–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202212 bills
reported 42% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
202120 bills
reported 50% · typically 6 days, most 0–20 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202018 bills
reported 39% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201922 bills
reported 32% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201817 bills
reported 24% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201719 bills
reported 37% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201624 bills
reported 29% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201526 bills
reported 15% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201428 bills
reported 36% · typically 11 days · 0 amendments · 0 members
201337 bills
reported 38% · typically 7 days, most 6–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201239 bills
reported 36% · typically 7 days, most 2–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201127 bills
reported 19% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201044 bills
reported 18% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
200933 bills
reported 27% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
200825 bills
reported 40% · typically 15 days, most 13–23 · 0 amendments · 0 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2016 Regular Session, newest first.
24 bills
Senate Bill 2089 · Electric power associations; revise regulatory laws.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 8 days
Senate Bill 2220 · Electric Power Association Law; provide additional provisions applicable to generation and transmission cooperatives.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 8 days
Senate Bill 2366 · Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; expand to include cellular telephones.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2755 · Excavation of underground utilities; provide exception for certain activity by government entities in rights-of-way.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 463 · Town of Walnut; authorize expansion of natural gas system.
Sent March 3, 2016 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 64 · Telephone Solicitation Act; revise to include text messages and telephone facsimile solicitations as prohibitions under.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 144 · Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; provide that online pharmacies are not exempt from.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 499 · Public Service Commission; extend repealers on its creation and authority to hire attorneys for certain proceedings.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1088 · Board of Emergency Telecommunications Standards and Training; authorize to transfer excess funds to Law Enforcement Officers Training Fund.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1089 · Commercial Mobile Radio Service charge; distributions to CMRS Fund and emergency communications districts; revise.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1125 · Telecommunications service providers; provide that disclosing certain contract provisions in advertisement is a deceptive trade practice.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1126 · Public utilities; require approval of sewer district to take certain actions.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1127 · Telephone solicitations; expand to include certain political phone calls.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1128 · MS Telephone Solicitation Act; add "political calls" as prohibited under the act.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1138 · Electric Power Association Law; provide additional provisions applicable to generation and transmission cooperatives.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1139 · Electric power associations; revise regulatory laws.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1188 · Emergency phone service and enhanced wireless emergency phone service; bring forward sections for possible amendment.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1215 · Excavation of underground utilities; provide exception for certain activity by government entities in rights-of-way.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1216 · Excavation of underground utility lines; revise enforcement relating to pipeline facilities.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1217 · Agreement pertaining to moving utility lines; authorize counties and cities to enter into with utilities for certain permitted projects.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
4 more
House Bill 1218 · MS Gulf Coast Region Utility Board; require approval of Public Service Commission to exercise certain powers.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1226 · Jackson County Utility Authority; revise terms, appointments and procedures of board.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1227 · Jackson County Utility Authority; reconstitute board of directors for.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1228 · Jackson County Utility Authority; reconstitute board of directors and revise provisions relating to the boards.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days