Committees · 2018 Regular Session
Agriculture
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 2018 Regular Session.
Bills sent21
1% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out57%
12 of 21; 9 stopped in committee
Time in committee7 days
most between 5 and 8 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
202617 bills
reported 76% · typically 8 days, most 8–9 · 0 amendments · 34 members
202516 bills
reported 63% · typically 11 days, most 8–21 · 0 amendments · 0 members
20249 bills
reported 56% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
202312 bills
reported 50% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
202219 bills
reported 58% · typically 12 days, most 8–21 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202117 bills
reported 35% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
202022 bills
reported 50% · typically 8 days, most 5–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201915 bills
reported 27% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201821 bills
reported 57% · typically 7 days, most 5–8 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201718 bills
reported 33% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201617 bills
reported 35% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
20156 bills
reported 17% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201422 bills
reported 55% · typically 10 days, most 0–11 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201334 bills
reported 59% · typically 8 days, most 6–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201223 bills
reported 48% · typically 8 days, most 6–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201132 bills
reported 38% · typically 14 days, most 3–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201034 bills
reported 35% · typically 9 days, most 1–13 · 0 amendments · 0 members
200929 bills
reported 52% · typically 10 days, most 9–18 · 0 amendments · 0 members
200836 bills
reported 47% · typically 15 days, most 8–18 · 0 amendments · 0 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2018 Regular Session, newest first.
21 bills
Senate Bill 2418 · Motor vehicles; increase weight limit tolerance for harvest permit vehicles and vehicles loading and unloading at state ports.
Sent February 19, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2457 · Soil and plant amendments; report of net tonnage distributed to be made annually rather than quarterly.
Sent February 19, 2018 · Reported out after 1 day · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2936 · Livestock facilities; remove date of repeal on provision of law allowing certain groups to use at no charge.
Sent February 19, 2018 · Reported out after 1 day · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2918 · Agritourism laws; remove repeal date on.
Sent February 14, 2018 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2924 · MDAC; authorize cooperative agreement with FDA for enforcement of the Produce Safety Rule of the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Sent February 14, 2018 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1055 · Mississippi Dog and Cat Pet Protection Law of 2011; revise.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1122 · Agricultural operation activities; prohibit local governments from regulating.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1270 · Corn; authorize Department of Agriculture to revise manner of sale to include sales by weight or volume.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1333 · Honey and honey products; transfer authority to inspect from State Department of Health to the MS Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1007 · Right to farm; preserve right of farmers to use various techniques and methods without limitation.
Sent January 12, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 899 · Livestock facilities; delete repealer on authority of certain organizations to hold shows at no cost.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 901 · Agritourism; delete repealer on statutes limiting liability and establishing requirements for professionals engaged in.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 710 · Livestock facilities; delete repealer on authority of certain organizations to hold livestock shows at no charge in.
Sent January 9, 2018 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 602 · Country of Origin Labels; clarify labeling of covered commodities.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 665 · Department of Agriculture and Commerce; designate as state agency responsible for enforcement of FDA's Produce Safety Rule Program under the FMSA.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 666 · "Mississippi Soil and Plant Amendment Law"; revise to require annual reporting of net tonnage distributed in the state.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 669 · Sixteenth section land; allow current lease holder to re-lease the land on no more than two occasions.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 6 · Estrayed livestock; impose civil and criminal penalties upon owners of for damage caused by trespass onto property of another.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 11 · "Mississippi Country of Origin Labeling Law of 2009"; revise to also require notice of country of processing.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 12 · Mississippi On-Farm Sales and Food Freedom Act; enact to provide greater autonomy to private agricultural producers.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
1 more
House Bill 13 · Milk products; exempt owners of certain milk producing animals from regulation when used for personal milk consumption.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days