Committees · 2018 Regular Session
Judiciary A
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 sent132
7% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out22%
29 of 132; 103 stopped in committee
Time in committee8 days
most between 8 and 12 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
2026164 bills
reported 20% · typically 15 days, most 14–15 · 0 amendments · 25 members
2025169 bills
reported 25% · typically 10 days, most 8–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2024132 bills
reported 30% · typically 15 days, most 14–19 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2023128 bills
reported 34% · typically 13 days, most 9–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2022118 bills
reported 24% · typically 13 days, most 10–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202196 bills
reported 28% · typically 10 days, most 5–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2020154 bills
reported 25% · typically 15 days, most 14–70 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2019123 bills
reported 34% · typically 10 days, most 7–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2018132 bills
reported 22% · typically 8 days, most 8–12 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2017135 bills
reported 15% · typically 11 days, most 11–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2016187 bills
reported 17% · typically 6 days, most 6–8 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2015186 bills
reported 24% · typically 9 days, most 5–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2014236 bills
reported 35% · typically 9 days, most 8–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2013189 bills
reported 37% · typically 8 days, most 7–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2012178 bills
reported 29% · typically 8 days, most 5–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2011222 bills
reported 32% · typically 9 days, most 8–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2010238 bills
reported 29% · typically 14 days, most 6–18 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2009266 bills
reported 31% · typically 13 days, most 8–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2008245 bills
reported 31% · typically 14 days, most 8–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2018 Regular Session, newest first.
132 bills
Senate Bill 2668 · Financial institutions; provide the order of priority to access a safe-deposit box upon death of lessee.
Sent February 26, 2018 · Reported out after 1 day · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2459 · Military servicemen; extend reemployment protections when activated by other states.
Sent February 22, 2018 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2892 · Controlled substances; revise Schedules I and II.
Sent February 21, 2018 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2527 · Insurance; prohibit civil liability against a person or entity for reporting insurance fraud.
Sent February 20, 2018 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2044 · Special judges; expand authority of Chief Justice to appoint.
Sent February 19, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2138 · Code of Judicial Conduct; immunity for members of a special campaign committee.
Sent February 19, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2310 · Charitable solicitation; revise exemption of humane societies.
Sent February 19, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2473 · Residential Landlord/Tenant Act; revise to give more protections to landlords.
Sent February 19, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2508 · Personal property; revise definition of when used in any statute.
Sent February 19, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2572 · Residential builders/remodelers; revise licensing law.
Sent February 19, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2599 · Wireless communication device; restrict use while driving.
Sent February 19, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 8 days
Senate Bill 2663 · Opioid crisis; clarify court-ordered drug testing of drug-impaired drivers.
Sent February 19, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2183 · Fourth Circuit Court District; clarify precinct composition of subdistricts.
Sent February 14, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 13 days
Senate Bill 2805 · Pyramid promotional schemes; regulate.
Sent February 14, 2018 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 137 · Prohibition on Price Gouging for Essential Drugs Act; create.
Sent January 26, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 4 days
House Bill 1306 · Construction Dispute Resolution Agreements; declare void if held outside the state.
Sent January 25, 2018 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1305 · Appraisal management companies; prohibit criminal background check as a condition of employment.
Sent January 23, 2018 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1048 · Supersedeas bond; require on appeals for administrative decisions.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1062 · Administrative Procedures Act; revise provisions related to rule adoptions.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1064 · MS Bureau of Investigation; authorize to investigate law enforcement personnel placed on administrative leave.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
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House Bill 1081 · Venue; clarify for nonresident corporations.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1090 · Deeds; revise recording deadline when deadline occurs on a weekend.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1091 · Wrongful death claims; clarify that such can be opened outside an estate.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1098 · MS Dept. of Human Services; authorize to use additional methods of communication to send notices relating to child support to financial institutions.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1111 · Jasmine's Law; create to expand the rights of both parents regarding cremation.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1151 · Child support; revise certain provisions regarding withholding and payment of.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1156 · Nurse Protection Act of 2018; create.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1165 · Physician Protection Act of 2018; create.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1175 · Occupational licensing boards; require to review rules and submit certain summary to Occupational Licensing Review Commission.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1176 · Commercial property; regulate use of nonpublic areas.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1177 · Mississippi False Claims Act; create.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1190 · Railroad company stockholders; authorize to have the same rights and powers as shareholders of corporation under MS Business Corporation Act.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1218 · Real estate appraisers; bar civil actions against.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1220 · Unmanned aircrafts; prohibit counties and municipalities from regulating for certain purposes.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1221 · Insurance fraud; prohibit civil liability against a person or entity reporting information concerning.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1238 · Office of Consumer Protection; clarify exclusions of provisions regulating.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1239 · Appeals to circuit court from county or municipal judgments; revise process regarding.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1241 · Employment laws; revise those that may be adopted by a local governmental body.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1245 · Dismissed civil cases; authorize judge to assess costs against the dismissed party.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1264 · Mississippi Terroristic Threats Law; create.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1271 · Mississippi Professional Massage Therapy Act; revise provisions related to.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1281 · Termination of parental rights; authorize for children conceived from rape or sexual battery.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1286 · Administrative Procedures Act; revise to require all agency rules adopted under to be repealed after certain time unless readopted.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1287 · Termination of parental rights; revise grounds for.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1290 · MS Center for Legal Services; require fifteen dollars collected from certain actions to be remitted to.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1291 · Child support delinquency guidelines; establish with limitation on imprisonment for contempt.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1293 · Power of Attorney; revise in delegation for care and custody of a child.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1296 · Chancellor; provide one additional for the Tenth Chancery Court District.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1297 · Victim Assistance Coordinator; authorize one additional for Seventh Circuit Court District.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1298 · MS Legal Services; authorize an assessment to be used for.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1300 · Commitment proceeding; prohibit director from withholding admittance to.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1306 · Construction Dispute Resolution Agreements; declare void if held outside the state.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1307 · Window tint; require presentation of medical exemption form upon request of law enforcement.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1308 · Power of attorney; authorize an exception for certain designations of spouses.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1320 · Fees associated with successful prosecutions of paternity cases; revise.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1335 · Hospital liens; authorize.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1337 · "Caller ID Anti-Spoofing Act"; revise certain provision and increase penalties for violations of.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1357 · Telepohone Solicitation Act; revise.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1410 · Child support; revise factors for award of.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1428 · Medical records of patients; require to be provided within a certain time period.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1440 · Child support payments; require DHS recipients of to provide list of expenditures.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1441 · Sexual harassment; create a state cause of action.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1475 · Attorney General; require approval by the Outside Counsel Oversight Commission to bring certain suit.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1477 · Motor vehicle dealers; revise safety recall provisions.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 958 · Mobile or manufactured home; allow owner with one year or longer lease on land to classify as real property.
Sent January 12, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 960 · Mobile homes; give owner of one year to redeem the property after sold for taxes.
Sent January 12, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 962 · Grandparent visitation; revise requirements to file petition.
Sent January 12, 2018 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 980 · State agencies; require to abide by state law and prohibit from adopting any rule, policy or regulation that conflicts with state law.
Sent January 12, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 991 · Door-to-door for-profit solicitors; establish code of conduct for.
Sent January 12, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 1002 · Adverse possession; repeal.
Sent January 12, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 1022 · Instruments of record; require to be in the English language.
Sent January 12, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 1023 · County prosecutor; authorize to represent clients outside the county.
Sent January 12, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 729 · Tort Claims Act; revise damages over a five-year period.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 745 · Residential builders/remodelers; revise licensing law.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 754 · County courts; authorize appointment of special judge in case of overcrowded docket.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 757 · Federal law enforcement officers; include as an employee for the State Tort Claims Act.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 762 · Arbitration agreement; authorize consumer of nonconforming vehicle to opt out and submit to informal procedure.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 787 · Athlete agency contracts; revise liabilities of.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 795 · Corporate name; remove limitations on authority of the board of directors to change.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 808 · County prosecuting attorney; authorize certain counties to employ on full-time basis.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 809 · Humane Society; revise criteria for exemption from registration and reporting requirements for charitable organizations.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 810 · Service of process on in-state charities; clarify.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 827 · Manufactured or mobile home; provide for legal registration as real or personal property.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 858 · Administrative Procedures Act; revise effective period for temporary rules adopted under.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 904 · Bad faith assertions of patent infringement; extend repealer on prohibitions against.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Reported out after 19 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 913 · Third Chancery Court District; add a judge.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Reported out after 12 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 930 · Grandparents' rights; require continued rights when visitation unreasonably withheld.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 943 · Declaratory opinions; permit electronic submission of requests for.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 682 · Cemeteries and preneed contracts; require those covered or funded by a trust to have surety bond to protect owners or insureds.
Sent January 9, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 683 · Contractors; require to have state tax identification number and workers' compensation insurance when bidding on public projects.
Sent January 9, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 692 · Alienation of affection; abolish all causes of action regarding.
Sent January 9, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 703 · Pyramid promotional schemes; regulate.
Sent January 9, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 705 · Automated sales suppression devices; prohibit.
Sent January 9, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 706 · Tort Claims Act; revise notice of claim requirements.
Sent January 9, 2018 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 466 · Children's Resource Commission; create to coordinate and streamline the state's efforts to provide services to children.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 528 · Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act; create.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 544 · Mississippi Benefit Corporation Act; create.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 545 · Mississippi Civil Rights Act; create.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 546 · Adverse possession; require possessor to notify chancery clerk before title vests.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 547 · Justice court judges; revise position to be nonpartisan and part-time for.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 548 · Landlord-tenant law; revise certain provisions related to the nonpayment of rent.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 549 · Cemeteries; authorize the right to acquire a convenient right-of-way for relatives.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 550 · Jointly held property; authorize to be sold by broker in a commercially reasonable manner.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 551 · Appeals by the State or a municipal corporation; revise options for.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 552 · Manufactured and mobile homes; revise procedure for retiring title.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 553 · Research studies; clarify parental consent required for unemancipated minors to participate in.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 554 · Will registry; require chancery clerk to maintain.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 573 · Tort immunity; remove specific exemption when police action results in serious injury or death.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 574 · Property exempt from seizure; expand exemption for cash on hand to include funds in a financial institution account.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 598 · Eminent domain; require disclosure of comparative appraisals to property owners whose property is taken by.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 603 · Circuit Judges; add to the Seventh Circuit Court District.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 606 · Marriage license; require previously married applicant to provide certified copy of divorce or annulment when applying for.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 609 · Contracts; require to be written in large print.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 610 · Jury consultants; prohibit contact with certain jurors.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 612 · Municipal courts; prohibit requirement that individuals have a photo I.D. to enter into such courts.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 616 · Perpetual care cemeteries, new; require certain acreage and trust fund deposit to establish.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 624 · Judges; provide additional judge for Seventh Circuit Court District.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 632 · Courts; prohibit from requiring identification.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 648 · Chancery court; authorize to have certain persons to be committed to a mental facility.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 664 · Circuit Court Districts; authorize an additional district attorney and criminal investigator for the 7th.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 671 · Arbitration clause; considered nonbinding in certain contracts.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 674 · Chancery clerk; require to remove social security numbers from land transfer deeds.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 417 · Harassment by public employee; require to reimburse public employer when employee has violated.
Sent January 5, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 383 · MS Center for Legal Services Corporation Fund; create and authorize deposits into.
Sent January 4, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 132 · Adverse possession cases; require losing party to pay court costs and attorney's fees.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 133 · Governing authorities of counties and cities; authorize to recover actual costs of enforcing ordinance, zoning law or regulation.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 134 · Motor vehicles; allow towing company to retain possession of personal items contained in until towing and storage fees have been paid.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 199 · Civil actions; provide that property and casualty insurers have burden of proof for exclusions in "all perils" coverage policy.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 237 · State boundaries; clarify in statute.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 238 · Mineral interests; revert to surface owner after certain period of time.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 239 · Criminal investigators; add two to the 21st Circuit Court District.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 277 · Power of attorney; authorize to become effective upon a future event.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days