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Committees · 2025 Regular Session

Economic and Workforce Development

A Senate committee, in every session since the 2008 session.

Called Economic Development in the 2008 session to 2019 session.

Other sessions: 2026 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016 · 2015 · 2014 · 2013 · 2012 · 2011 · 2010 · 2009 · 2008

Members

As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.

The Legislature lists no members for it.

Bills

Bills sent to the committee in the 2025 Regular Session.

  • Bills sent18

    1% of the bills the Senate sent to committees

  • Reported out78%

    14 of 18; 4 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.

  • 202613 bills

    reported 54% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 11 members

  • 202518 bills

    reported 78% · typically 13 days, most 10–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 202417 bills

    reported 59% · typically 12 days, most 10–13 · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 202325 bills

    reported 60% · typically 8 days, most 8–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 202218 bills

    reported 61% · typically 9 days, most 3–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 202115 bills

    reported 60% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 202016 bills

    reported 56% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 20162 bills

    reported 100% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 20153 bills

    reported 100% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 20142 bills

    reported 100% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 20138 bills

    reported 75% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 201215 bills

    reported 73% · typically 12 days, most 9–17 · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 20112 bills

    reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 20104 bills

    reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 20099 bills

    reported 67% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 20087 bills

    reported 43% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members

Bills it was sent

Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2025 Regular Session, newest first.

18 bills

  • House Bill 302 · State Workforce Investment Board; require to create, through Office of Workforce Development, list of certain industry certifications.

    Sent March 4, 2025 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the Senate

  • House Bill 1555 · MS Curriculum Alignment Task Force; create.

    Sent March 3, 2025 · Reported out after 1 day · did not pass the Senate

  • House Bill 302 · State Workforce Investment Board; require to create, through Office of Workforce Development, list of certain industry certifications.

    Sent February 17, 2025 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the Senate

  • House Bill 1100 · MS Childcare Teachers Shortage Study Committee; create.

    Sent February 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

  • House Bill 1414 · Workforce Enhancement Training Fund; revise administration of and make technical changes to.

    Sent February 17, 2025 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

  • House Bill 1501 · Economic development project; revise certain definition of and allow counties and municipalities to enter into agreement with qualified business enterprises.

    Sent February 17, 2025 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the Senate

  • House Bill 1001 · MS Inmate Labor Accountability and Rehabilitation Act; enact.

    Sent February 14, 2025 · Reported out after 13 days · did not pass the Senate

  • House Bill 1476 · Delta Correctional Facility; authorize work release program for eligible inmates at.

    Sent February 14, 2025 · Reported out after 13 days · did not pass the Senate

  • Senate Bill 2357 · Delta Correctional Facility; authorize work release program for eligible inmates at.

    Sent January 29, 2025 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

  • Senate Bill 2248 · Fresh Start Act; revise.

    Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

  • Senate Bill 2284 · Federal Workforce Investment Act; Hinds County shall be a separate workforce investment area.

    Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

  • Senate Bill 2285 · MDES background check requirements; amend to ensure compliance with certain Internal Revenue Service regulations.

    Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

  • Senate Bill 2286 · Workforce Enhancement Training Fund contributions; provide for suspensions under certain circumstances.

    Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

  • Senate Bill 2287 · Agency rules; require rules with a significant economic impact to expire after five years.

    Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

  • Senate Bill 2288 · Mississippi Prison Industries Act of 1990; bring forward.

    Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

  • Senate Bill 2289 · State employee telework policies; amend.

    Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

  • Senate Bill 2290 · One Door Policy; create study committee to evaluate reauthorization of WIOA policy.

    Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

  • Senate Bill 2373 · Mississippi Department of Labor; create.

    Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days