Committees · 2020 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 2020 Regular Session.
Bills sent22
1% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out50%
11 of 22; 11 stopped in committee
Time in committee8 days
most between 5 and 14 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 2020 Regular Session, newest first.
22 bills
Senate Bill 2118 · Pecan Harvesting Law; revise penalties for violating.
Sent March 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 76 days
Senate Bill 2291 · Sales tax; require Department of Revenue certificate for commercial farmers to receive 1.5% sales tax rate.
Sent March 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 84 days
Senate Bill 2725 · Hemp; create the Mississippi Hemp Cultivation Act.
Sent March 17, 2020 · Reported out after 83 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2272 · Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Corporation; extend repealer on deadline for annual audit of accounts.
Sent March 13, 2020 · Reported out after 77 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1565 · Mississippi Dog and Cat Protection Law; revise certain provisions and increase penalties.
Sent March 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 1566 · "Future of Mississippi Agriculture Act of 2020"; enact.
Sent March 3, 2020 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1208 · "Mississippi Hemp Cultivation Act"; enact to provide for regulation of hemp.
Sent February 26, 2020 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1140 · Hemp production; require Department of Agriculture and MDA to adhere to statutory provision concerning small business and minority business enterprises.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1208 · "Mississippi Hemp Cultivation Act"; enact to provide for regulation of hemp.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1210 · Industrial hemp; legalize and regulate for certain purposes.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1494 · Weighing devices; provide Commissioner of Agriculture with authority to regulate those that dispense agricultural commodities.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1566 · "Future of Mississippi Agriculture Act of 2020"; enact.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 912 · "Mississippi Country of Origin Labeling Law of 2009"; revise to also require notice of country of processing.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 950 · Milk products; exempt owners of certain milk producing animals from regulation when used for personal milk consumption.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 951 · Mississippi On-Farm Sales and Food Freedom Act; create.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 1027 · Emerging Crops Fund; increase maximum loan amount and total bonding authority under.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1038 · Cottage food operations; remove cap on annual gross sales threshold.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 812 · Emerging Crops Fund; increase maximum amount of loans made to new and existing agribusiness enterprise to $400,000.00.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 609 · Goat milk and goat milk products; remove from regulatory authority of the State Board/Department of Health.
Sent February 6, 2020 · Reported out after 5 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 687 · Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Corporation; extend repealer on requirement that audits be submitted by Nov. 15.
Sent February 6, 2020 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
2 more
House Bill 551 · "Mississippi Seafood Marketing Law of 2020"; enact to require consumer notice and labeling of country of origin on all foreign and imported seafood.
Sent February 5, 2020 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 326 · Cottage food operation; increase maximum annual gross sales to $35,000.00 and authorize to advertise over the Internet.
Sent January 28, 2020 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law