Committees · 2024 Regular Session
Public Utilities
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 2024 Regular Session.
Bills sent31
1% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out55%
17 of 31; 14 stopped in committee
Time in committee10 days
most between 10 and 17 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
202639 bills
reported 67% · typically 9 days, most 0–12 · 0 amendments · 22 members
202530 bills
reported 60% · typically 10 days, most 0–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202431 bills
reported 55% · typically 10 days, most 10–17 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202330 bills
reported 60% · typically 10 days, most 10–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202212 bills
reported 42% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
202120 bills
reported 50% · typically 6 days, most 0–20 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202018 bills
reported 39% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201922 bills
reported 32% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201817 bills
reported 24% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201719 bills
reported 37% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201624 bills
reported 29% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201526 bills
reported 15% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201428 bills
reported 36% · typically 11 days · 0 amendments · 0 members
201337 bills
reported 38% · typically 7 days, most 6–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201239 bills
reported 36% · typically 7 days, most 2–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201127 bills
reported 19% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201044 bills
reported 18% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
200933 bills
reported 27% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
200825 bills
reported 40% · typically 15 days, most 13–23 · 0 amendments · 0 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2024 Regular Session, newest first.
31 bills
Senate Bill 2454 · Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; set to repeal on July 1, 2024.
Sent April 2, 2024 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2601 · Utility Service; prevent government restrictions based on energy source required.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2602 · PSC and Public Utilities Staff; clarify ability to receive campaign contributions or participate in political activity.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2603 · Excavation; revise procedures and required white lining in certain stances.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2604 · Public utilities contracts; allow certain bids to be submitted electronically.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2628 · Mississippi Capitol Region Utility Act; enact.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2283 · Public Service Commission; extend date of repeal on.
Sent March 11, 2024 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2310 · County authorization to assess emergency telecommunications service charge; extend date of repeal on.
Sent March 11, 2024 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2453 · Inadequacy of service; authorizing the commission to cancel a municipality's certificate to provide service upon findings of.
Sent March 11, 2024 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2454 · Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; set to repeal on July 1, 2024.
Sent March 11, 2024 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1322 · Broadband; revise the defintion of "equipment used in the deployment of broadband technologies" for certain purposes.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1350 · Telephone solicitors; prohibit from making any solicitation regarding Medicare Advantage Plans and Medicare supplements.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1352 · Telephone solicitors; prohibit calls regarding Medicare supplements and to consumers opting out of all calls.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1471 · BEAM; prohibit from accepting gifts or other benefits from any broadband service provider, vendor, or contractor.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1484 · Municipally owned or operated electric utility; revise provisions relating to adequacy of service and receivership.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1503 · Applications for certificate of public convenience and necessity for new transmission facilities; bring forward provisions of law relating to.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1522 · Public utilities; require owners or operators of to be responsible for maintaining underground lines up to the meter.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1648 · Electronic bids; authorize public utilities to provide system for submittal of as additional option.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1664 · Acceptance or offer of gifts; revise provisions relating to.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1116 · Public Sevice Commission; remove from the provisions of the MS Budget Transparency and Simplification Act.
Sent February 9, 2024 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
11 more
House Bill 1117 · Public Utilities Staff; remove from the provisions of the MS Budget Transparency and Simplification Act.
Sent February 9, 2024 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1063 · Excavation; revise procedures and require white lining in certain stances.
Sent February 8, 2024 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 945 · Power lines; prohibit a person from placing objects on.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 947 · Utility Service; prohibit governmental entity from enacting any regulation that restricts the use of any appliance based on the type of.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 752 · Public Service Commission; extend repealer on its creation and powers and duties.
Sent January 29, 2024 · Reported out after 31 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 662 · Office of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi; require director to appoint administrator to establish local technology planning teams.
Sent January 26, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
House Bill 540 · Utility shutoffs; revise Governor's authority regarding.
Sent January 24, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 41 days
House Bill 594 · Public Service Commission; revise jurisdiction for municipal owned utilities for rate increases for customers more than a mile from municipal boundary.
Sent January 24, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 41 days
House Bill 618 · Broadband equipment speed; increase to FCC requirement regarding ad valorem tax exemption.
Sent January 24, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 41 days
House Bill 360 · Emergency communications districts; require to implement text-to-911 services by a certain date.
Sent January 22, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 43 days
House Bill 187 · Electric Power Association Law; bring forward entirely and amend election provisions of.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days