Committees · 2021 Regular Session
A House of Representatives committee, in every session since the 2012 session.
Called S.C. Accountblty/Efficiency/Transparency in the 2012 session to 2013 session, and S.C. Accountblty,Efficiency,Transparency in the 2014 session, and Accountability, Efficiency,Transparency in the 2016 session.
Other sessions: 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016 · 2015 · 2014 · 2013 · 2012
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Bills sent to the committee in the 2021 Regular Session.
Bills sent71
4% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out48%
34 of 71; 37 stopped in committee
Time in committee9 days
most between 3 and 10 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
2026116 bills
reported 38% · typically 6 days, most 5–15 · 0 amendments · 11 members
2025117 bills
reported 35% · typically 8 days, most 0–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202475 bills
reported 37% · typically 11 days, most 7–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202337 bills
reported 41% · typically 10 days, most 10–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202241 bills
reported 29% · typically 14 days, most 10–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202171 bills
reported 48% · typically 9 days, most 3–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202061 bills
reported 52% · typically 9 days, most 3–28 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201941 bills
reported 39% · typically 10 days, most 8–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201850 bills
reported 44% · typically 5 days, most 3–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201765 bills
reported 58% · typically 9 days, most 3–11 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201640 bills
reported 50% · typically 3 days, most 3–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201520 bills
reported 55% · typically 3 days, most 0–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201437 bills
reported 65% · typically 7 days, most 0–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201342 bills
reported 62% · typically 6 days, most 1–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201225 bills
reported 44% · typically 7 days, most 1–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2021 Regular Session, newest first.
Senate Bill 2689 · State Auditor; increase fee which may be charged for performing audits and other services.
Sent March 2, 2021 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2816 · Public officials and employees; allow Department of Revenue appraisers to receive same pay increases as county tax assessors.
Sent March 2, 2021 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2536 · Athletics; provide that schools designate teams by biological sex.
Sent February 26, 2021 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2689 · State Auditor; increase fee which may be charged for performing audits and other services.
Sent February 26, 2021 · Reported out after 3 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2727 · Department of Archives and History; revise appointing authority for members of the board of trustees.
Sent February 26, 2021 · Reported out after 3 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2797 · Department of Public Safety; revise authority, make various amendments.
Sent February 26, 2021 · Reported out after 3 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2854 · Department of Public Safety; revise salaries of officers.
Sent February 26, 2021 · Reported out after 3 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2098 · State Board of Funeral Service; extend repealer on.
Sent February 24, 2021 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2188 · State agencies; revise reporting requirements when personnel actions are exempted from State Personnel Board procedures.
Sent February 24, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 6 days
Senate Bill 2809 · Public records; extend repealer on provision requiring public access to records.
Sent February 24, 2021 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2816 · Public officials and employees; allow Department of Revenue appraisers to receive same pay increases as county tax assessors.
Sent February 24, 2021 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2824 · State agencies; require annual reporting of pass-through money from line-item appropriation by the Legislature.
Sent February 24, 2021 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 100 · MS Telephone Solicitation Act; extend repealer on requirement that fees be deposited into State General Fund.
Sent February 2, 2021 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 814 · Public Procurement Review Board; exempt certain contracts entered into by Attorney General's office from oversight of.
Sent February 2, 2021 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 609 · Public purchasing law; exempt procurement of certain aircraft by state institutions of higher learning from.
Sent January 27, 2021 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 272 · MS Accountability and Transparency Act; revise to include certain counties and municipalities.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 273 · Lobbying; revise definition of.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 274 · Law enforcement officers; allow certain use of uniform, weapon, vehicle and equipment for disaster relief when off-duty.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 275 · Public employees; exempt from bad check fees caused by error in direct deposit made by their employer or retirement system.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 339 · State employees; provide for 3% increase in compensation for each of the next 4 fiscal years.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 357 · Bonding requirement for county purchase clerk; increase.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 358 · Bonding requirement for school purchasing agents; increase.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 453 · Law enforcement officers; allow off-duty use of official vehicles while performing certain volunteer services in off-duty hours.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 595 · Appointed state officers; provide for the removal of for certain forms of willful neglect.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 9 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 609 · Public purchasing law; exempt procurement of certain aircraft by state institutions of higher learning from.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 625 · Law enforcement officers' sidearms; clarify retention of.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 660 · State agencies; eliminate requirement to prepare and publish annual reports.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 663 · Regulatory Reduction Pilot Program; create.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 673 · State agency and governing authority contracts; require 30% of to be set-aside for certain businesses.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 712 · State employees; provide for across-the-board increase in annual compensation for those with annual salary under $30,000.00.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 717 · Contractors; require to submit signed agreement acknowledging certain information when submitting a bid.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 718 · Campaign finance reports; require those filed by all candidates to be available online.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 787 · Contract lobbyists; prohibit agencies, universities and colleges from hiring with public funds.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 806 · Mississippi Civil Rights Act; create.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 807 · State service employees; prohibit sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination of.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 808 · Mississippi Home Corporation Act; prohibit sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination under.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 811 · Salary increases for legislators; make effective for term of office after term in which salary is increased.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 813 · Timber bridges; require use of for new construction and replacement on certain county and secondary roads.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 9 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 814 · Public Procurement Review Board; exempt certain contracts entered into by Attorney General's office from oversight of.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 999 · Agencies; require to provide monthly report of expenditures of state and federal public funds.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1056 · Individual bond; require for public officers and employees handling or having the custody of public funds.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1067 · Foreign Company Accountability Act; create.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1199 · Commission on Status of Women; require that all vacancies be filled and meeting held by July 1, 2021.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1212 · Governor; if appointments to offices not timely reported to Senate, Lt. Governor has authority to make the appointments.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1213 · State Personnel Board; require exempted agencies' reports to include quantifiable data and to be sent to SPB, PEER and LBO.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1217 · "Ban-the-Box Act"; create to prohibit public employers from using criminal history as a bar to employment.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1237 · PEER committee; require to review the operations of Child Protection Services.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1246 · Capitol Complex Improvement District; authorize demolition of slum and blighted properties located within.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1252 · Public Service Commission; provide certain requirements regarding public proceedings and information.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 9 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1279 · Cosmetology licensure laws; increase education requirement for nail technicians and require CE in sanitation.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1281 · MS Accountability and Transparency Act; revise to include certain counties and municipalities.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1312 · State Board of Cosmetology; extend repealer on.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1313 · State Board of Funeral Service; extend repealer on.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1314 · Architects; revise licensing laws to authorize multi-disciplinary firms with landscape architects and interior designers.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1315 · Occupational licenses; repeal those for art therapists, auctioneers, interior designers, wigologists and massage therapists.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1318 · Cosmetology Board; remove threading and makeup artistry from regulation by.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1319 · MS Professional Massage Therapy Act; extend repelaer on.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1320 · Cosmetology licensure laws; remove threading and applying and removing eyelash extensions from application of.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 219 · Local governments; prohibit from imposing penalties or fines on security companies when false security alarm occurs.
Sent January 15, 2021 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 123 · State advertising; prohibit elected and appointed officers from publicly participating in.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 136 · Individual bond; require for public officers and employees handling or having the custody of public funds.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Reported out after 19 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 179 · Open Meetings Law; authorize court to void certain actions taken in violation of.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 180 · Open Meeting Law; revise reasons for executive sessions to include discussions by boards of trustees of public hospitals.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 88 · Contract lobbyists; prohibit agencies, governing authorities and universities and colleges from hiring with public funds.
Sent January 7, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 92 · Police officers; require to maintain liability insurance with base rate paid by employer.
Sent January 7, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 100 · MS Telephone Solicitation Act; extend repealer on requirement that fees be deposited into State General Fund.
Sent January 7, 2021 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 11 · County annual budget; require to be published on county's official website.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 44 · Mississippi Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund; establish and authorize Mississippi Home Corporation to administer.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 45 · Mississippi Commission on Wage Review; create.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 62 · State agencies; prohibit disclosure of identifying information received from program applicants.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 64 · Employees terminated from certain agencies, departments, institutions or nonprofits; prohibit from receiving similar employment.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days