Committees · 2023 Regular Session
Workforce Development
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 2023 Regular Session.
Bills sent39
2% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out36%
14 of 39; 25 stopped in committee
Time in committee8 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
202645 bills
reported 38% · typically 13 days, most 10–21 · 0 amendments · 21 members
202532 bills
reported 50% · typically 10 days, most 5–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202433 bills
reported 45% · typically 15 days, most 10–19 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202339 bills
reported 36% · typically 8 days · 0 amendments · 0 members
202231 bills
reported 23% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
202147 bills
reported 21% · typically 10 days, most 6–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202058 bills
reported 26% · typically 8 days, most 0–76 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201953 bills
reported 9% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201833 bills
reported 15% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201725 bills
reported 8% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201616 bills
reported 19% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201514 bills
reported 29% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201412 bills
reported 17% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201318 bills
reported 17% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201220 bills
reported 70% · typically 10 days, most 0–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2023 Regular Session, newest first.
39 bills
Senate Bill 2371 · American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Nurse/Allied Health Workforce Development and Retention Act; create.
Sent February 28, 2023 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2371 · American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Nurse/Allied Health Workforce Development and Retention Act; create.
Sent February 14, 2023 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2552 · MS Comprehensive Workforce Training & Education Consolidation Act of 2004; extend repealer on code sections conformed to.
Sent February 7, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
Senate Bill 2595 · ARPA Workforce Development and Retention Act; provide expiration date of grant funds.
Sent February 7, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2597 · Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training and Education Consolidation Act of 2004; extend repealer on.
Sent February 7, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
Senate Bill 2810 · MS Workforce Training and Education Act; extend repealer on the act and in 2004 chapter law for conforming sections.
Sent February 7, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 844 · Office of Workforce Development; revise funding mechanism for and create Mississippi K-12 Workforce Development Grant Program.
Sent January 26, 2023 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 564 · MS Workforce Training and Education Act; extend repealer and codify repealers on conforming statutes.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 583 · Minimum wage; establish at $8.50 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 588 · Office of Workforce Development; revise funding mechanism for and revise powers and duties of.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 721 · Jobs for Mississippi Graduates, Inc.; establish funding for.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 738 · Income tax; authorize credit for employers of convicted felons, prohibit certain criminal record/history checks.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 743 · Employment-at-will doctrine; abolish and create "Good Faith in Employment Act."
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 801 · Community and junior colleges; expand workforce development partnerships.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 807 · Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board; bring forward code sections related to.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 810 · Fair Minimum Wage Act; create.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 813 · Employment; prohibit denial of solely because a person has been convicted of a felony.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 842 · Office of Workforce Development; authorize to work with MS Alliance of Nonprofits and Philanthropy to create an accountability system for certain nonprofits.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 843 · Mississippi Department of Employment Security; authorize to conduct background investigations on certain employees.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 844 · Office of Workforce Development; revise funding mechanism for and create Mississippi K-12 Workforce Development Grant Program.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
19 more
House Bill 845 · Mississippi New Economic Development Training Assistance Grant Program; create.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 892 · MS Workforce Training and Education Act; extend repealer on act and delete repealer on sections amended to conform in 2004.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 893 · SkillPath 2030 Program; authorize Office of Workforce Development to create pilot program for.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 8 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 916 · General experience rate; provide that noncharges caused by COVID-19 pandemic shall not impact.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 928 · Youth Employment Grant Program; create.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 988 · Mississippi Youth Career and Workforce Preparation Grant Program; create.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 8 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1301 · Career coaching program; modify directive of Office of Workforce Development from piloting to implementing long term.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1324 · The Crown Act; create to include property sales.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1393 · Career coaching program; modify directive of Office of Workforce Development from piloting to implementing long term.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 399 · MS Comprehensive Workforce Training and Education Consolidation Act of 2004; extend repealer on statutes making up.
Sent January 10, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 323 · Minimum Wage; establish at $10.00 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime.
Sent January 9, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 328 · Career pathways initiative; provide for development of to increase access to educational credentials for higher-paying jobs.
Sent January 9, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 57 · The Crown Act; create to prohibit discrimination based on hairstyles in workplace and schools.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 91 · Mississippi Department of Labor; create.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 96 · Minimum wage; establish at $10.00 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 98 · Overpayment of unemployment benefits; prohibit interest accrual or fees assessed by MDES when overpayment results from no fault of person receiving overpayment.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 105 · Mississippi Skill Standards Board; create an advisory board on industry standards.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 182 · Unemployment compensation; revise weekly benefit amount for.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 206 · Mississippi Department of Labor; create.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days