Committees · 2022 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 2022 Regular Session.
Bills sent118
5% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out24%
28 of 118; 90 stopped in committee
Time in committee13 days
most between 10 and 15 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 2022 Regular Session, newest first.
118 bills
Senate Bill 2643 · Divorce; authorize where marriage is irretrievably broken.
Sent March 1, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 2321 · Human trafficking; create civil cause of action for engaging in or benefitting from.
Sent February 24, 2022 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2373 · Professional Engineers & Surveyors Licensing Board; remove provision requiring Governor to make appointments from nominees.
Sent February 24, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 5 days
Senate Bill 2451 · Mississippi Equal Pay Act; enact.
Sent February 14, 2022 · Reported out after 9 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2087 · Open Meetings Law; require official meetings to be broadcast via video livestream applications, with exceptions.
Sent February 10, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
Senate Bill 2338 · DHS Fraud Investigation Unit; require to report certain suspected civil or criminal violations to the State Auditor.
Sent February 10, 2022 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2461 · Landlord-tenant law; revise provisions of to create procedures and protection for evictions.
Sent February 10, 2022 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2465 · Construction liens; failure to file notice within certain period of time shall invalidate claim of lien.
Sent February 10, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
Senate Bill 2620 · Public records; award attorney's fees for duplicative requests.
Sent February 10, 2022 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2623 · Involuntary civil commitments; limit county's liability for costs of medical treatment.
Sent February 10, 2022 · Reported out after 19 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2626 · Comprehensive Landlord and Tenant Act; enact.
Sent February 10, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
Senate Bill 2793 · Legal service contracts; clarify exemption from Public Procurement Review Board.
Sent February 10, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
Senate Bill 2034 · Intestacy; revise provisions for venue.
Sent February 9, 2022 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2064 · District attorneys; provide for the appointment of part-time legal assistants.
Sent February 9, 2022 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2319 · Child support; authorize DHS to satisfy arrearages with unclaimed property.
Sent February 9, 2022 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2624 · Mississippi Architects and Engineers Good Samaritan Act; create.
Sent February 8, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
Senate Bill 2341 · Child support; create presumption that support continues past the age of majority for a disabled child.
Sent February 3, 2022 · Reported out after 20 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2460 · Mississippi Domestic Law Task Force; reconstitute.
Sent February 3, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 993 · Marriage; authorize military judges to solemnize.
Sent January 25, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 7 days
House Bill 672 · Sexual assault kit; regulate processing of.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
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House Bill 673 · State Board of Medical Licensure; revise composition of to include consumer members.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 674 · Medical Practice Act; revise various provisions of.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 690 · Architects; revise licensing laws to authorize multi-disciplinary firms with landscape architects.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 698 · Rivers McGraw Mental Health Diversion Program; revise to create mental health treatment courts.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 699 · Probate Estates; increase value of.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 718 · Crime of promoting prostitution; clarify and revise where certain monies are deposited.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 770 · Mississippi Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; create.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Reported out after 1 day · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 771 · Mississippi Equal Pay Act; create.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 772 · Employee wages; require to be paid equally for women and men.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 773 · Equal pay for equal work; require for employees of opposite sex in the same work establishment.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 774 · Equal pay for equal work; require for employees of opposite sex in the same work establishment.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 775 · Equal pay for equal work; require for employees of opposite sex in the same work establishment.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 776 · Equal pay for equal work; require for employees of opposite sex in the same work establishment.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 824 · Fireworks; authorize sale of year-round.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 834 · Divorce; bring forward grounds of, for purposes of amendment.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 835 · Residential Landlord Tenant Act; revise evictions procedures of the.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 854 · Equal pay for equal work; require for women in the same work establishment.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 864 · MS Statutory Thresholds for Settlements Involving Minors Act; create with affidavit requirements.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 865 · Mississippi Equal Pay Act; create.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 886 · Property liens; require that lis pendens notice of shall be filed within 30 days after the commencement of the action.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 895 · Nursing homes; require to purchase and maintain a minimum amount of liability insurance.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 902 · Open Meetings Law; revise reasons for executive sessions to include discussions by boards of trustees of public hospitals.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 903 · Open Meetings Law; authorize court to void certain actions taken in violation of.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 943 · Lease agreements; authorize for persons under 21 to enter binding contracts for.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 973 · Mineral rights; revert to surface owner after certain period of time.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 975 · Eminent domain; prohibit property from being transferred after acquisition.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 978 · Eminent domain; property acquired by prohibited from being transferred for ten years, with certain exceptions.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 988 · Seventh Circuit Court District; authorize additional judges.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1018 · Birth parents; release identifying information upon agreement by.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1037 · Women's Economic Security Act of 2022; create.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1046 · Mississippi Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; create.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1060 · Youth court; authorize release of juveniles' names and addresses to certain school administrators when juveniles are charged with certain offenses.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1066 · Child support for a disabled child; authorize to continue past the age of majority.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1067 · Child support; provide for imputation guidelines.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1070 · MS Real Estate Commission; require to establish a program allowing administrative hearings on certain licensing matters.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1081 · Child support; authorize DHS and Gaming Commission to collect from gaming winnings.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1082 · Child support arrearages; authorize DHS and State Treasurer to obtain from unclaimed property.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1083 · Child Support; require insurers to provide MDHS certain information for noncustodial, delinquent parents.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1092 · Tort of Alienation of Affection; abolish.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1109 · Attorney General's Office; authorize Personnel Board to exempt certain attorneys employed by from salary ceiling for public employees.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1117 · Recreational landowners; add cycling to the list of activities exempt from liability.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1136 · Evelyn Gandy Fair Pay Act; create.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1138 · Reverse-Location Court Order; regulate and prohibit under certain circumstances.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1140 · Land sold for taxes; require chancery clerk to immediately execute deed of conveyance to purchaser.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1151 · Legislative Oversight Act; create to regulate the authority of public officials to defend legal actions.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1157 · Evelyn Gandy Fair Pay Act; create to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1198 · "Uniform Athlete Agents Act"; revise to align agency requirement with provisions of the "MS Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act."
Sent January 17, 2022 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1200 · Sale of property; require notice to any junior mortgagor for.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1216 · South Mississippi Regional Health Care Authority Act; create.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1220 · Bona fide proof of ownership; provide that certain transactions shall include.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1226 · Grandparent visitation; revise to include great-grandparents.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1233 · Officers who may administer oaths; add chiefs of police and sheriffs.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1238 · Justice court; clarify court of record requirements.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1241 · Court reporters; require to provide a transcript.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1250 · Campground owners; regulate guest/owner agreements.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1274 · Arbitration clause; considered nonbinding in certain contracts.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1276 · Contracts; require to be written in large print.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1277 · Marriage license; require previously married applicant to provide certified copy of divorce or annulment when applying for.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1282 · Social media company community standards; require court to issue injunction when plaintiff demonstrates violation of by a defendant's communications on social media platform.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1300 · Perpetual care cemeteries; require certain acreage and trust fund deposit to establish new.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1302 · Religious Freedom Act and Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act; repeal.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1303 · Chancery clerk; require to remove social security numbers from land transfer deeds.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1311 · Seventh Circuit Court District; revise number of assistant district attorneys and criminal investigators.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1322 · Remote Online Notarization Act; to create to provide for certain use of with restrictions.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1336 · Home inspectors; authorize to perform home inspections on new construction without having residential home builders license.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1342 · Appraisal management company; remove ninety-day exception to prohibition on removing appraisers from appraiser panel of.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1351 · Affidavit of Scrivener's Error; revise recording of.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1363 · Alienation of Affection; establish procedures for causes of action.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1367 · Real property; establish process to remove discriminatory language from recorded instruments of conveyance.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1393 · Human trafficking; provide a civil cause of action.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1397 · Mississippi Architects and Engineers Good Samaritan Act; create.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1404 · Human Trafficking; provide a civil cause of action for participants or those who benefit from.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1429 · Real property; right of first refusal expires on grantee's death unless specifically stated otherwise.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1468 · Licensure; revise reciprocity requirements for out-of-state attorneys.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1469 · Intestate succession; child conceived by assisted reproduction after decedent's death is deemed to be living at time of death.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1480 · State advertising; prohibit elected and appointed officers from publicly participating in.
Sent January 17, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 561 · Appellate judges and justices; remove geographical limitation on expense allowance for.
Sent January 13, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 590 · Charitable solicitations; revise provisions relating to notice, demand and service of process.
Sent January 13, 2022 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 592 · Child support; suspend for incarcerated persons under certain conditions.
Sent January 13, 2022 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 596 · Appeal from judgment by a county or municipal authority; revise standard of construction for determining constitutionality.
Sent January 13, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 611 · Corporations and limited liability companies; authorize notice from Secretary of State to be served by electronic mail.
Sent January 13, 2022 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 614 · Casino winnings; provide procedures for intercept of child support arrearages.
Sent January 13, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 535 · Door-to-door solicitors; prohibit from soliciting a residence where a sign is displayed indicating that a resident does not wish to be solicited.
Sent January 12, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 486 · Adverse possession cases; require losing party to pay court costs and attorney's fees.
Sent January 6, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 501 · Mineral interests; revert to surface owner after certain period of time.
Sent January 6, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 379 · Property interest; conveyance to married individuals considered to create joint tenancy with right of survivorship.
Sent January 5, 2022 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 394 · Sexual harassment; create a state cause of action.
Sent January 5, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 456 · Motor vehicles; require certain new to be equipped with alert to operator to check rear designated seat when engine stops.
Sent January 5, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 2 · Youth court records; authorize judge to release to adult who was former subject, as a child, of abuse/neglect proceeding.
Sent January 4, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 12 · Adverse possession; require possessor to notify chancery clerk before title vests.
Sent January 4, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 21 · Attorneys; provide for 6 hours of continuing legal education for those employed by Legislature.
Sent January 4, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 126 · Landlord-tenant; authorize tenant who is survivor of domestic abuse to break lease without penalty.
Sent January 4, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 149 · Mississippi Benefit Corporation Act; create.
Sent January 4, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 168 · Certificate of Foreign Birth; authorize without judicial proceeding under certain circumstances.
Sent January 4, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 172 · Mississippi Architects and Engineers Good Samaritan Act; create.
Sent January 4, 2022 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 190 · Retired judges; authorize to solemnize marriages.
Sent January 4, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 244 · Child support; revise factors for award of.
Sent January 4, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 344 · Medical records; persons seeking disability benefits may obtain at no charge until determination of disability.
Sent January 4, 2022 · Stopped in committee after 28 days