Committees · 2025 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 2025 Regular Session.
Bills sent30
1% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out60%
18 of 30; 12 stopped in committee
Time in committee10 days
most between 0 and 10 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 2025 Regular Session, newest first.
30 bills
Senate Bill 2575 · Public Water Authorities; expand the definition of qualified corporation.
Sent February 14, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
Senate Bill 2368 · Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Standard; amend penalties.
Sent February 10, 2025 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1065 · Public Utilities Staff; remove from the provisions of the MS Budget Transparency and Simplification Act.
Sent February 4, 2025 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1088 · Municipalities and counties; authorize to purchase water associations.
Sent February 4, 2025 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1099 · Public Service Commission; remove from the provisions of the MS Budget Transparency and Simplification Act.
Sent February 4, 2025 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1194 · Water authority; authorize conversion of for-profit entity formed solely to comply with federal or state order to.
Sent February 4, 2025 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1211 · Municipal ordinance for granting of utility franchises or use of streets; remove municipal approval of.
Sent February 4, 2025 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1088 · Municipalities and counties; authorize to purchase water associations.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1099 · Public Service Commission; remove from the provisions of the MS Budget Transparency and Simplification Act.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1177 · Telephone solicitors; revise certain provisions regarding Medicare Advantage and Supplement plans.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1181 · Wastewater disposal systems; reduce time by which SDH must determine feasibility or suitability of establishing in subdivisions.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1182 · Emergency management; bring forward sections for possible amendment relating to utility specific state of emergency.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1184 · Electrical utilities; authorize certain large customer supply and service agreements with customers have MDA approved project.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1185 · Local municipal water authorities and water associations; authorize to bottle and sell certain water.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1186 · Natural gas piping systems; require testing in school facilities.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1191 · Underground and submerged utility lines and facilities; revise requirements for excavators and utility operators.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1195 · Electric vehicle charging stations; prohibit retail electric suppliers from recovering costs from ratepayers.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1211 · Municipal ordinance for granting of utility franchises or use of streets; remove municipal approval of.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1223 · Statewide Utility Tax Reform Act; create.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 37 days
House Bill 1297 · Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Standard; revise penalty that may be assessed against public utility for violation of.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
10 more
House Bill 1339 · Holly Springs Utility Department Board; establish.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1348 · Wastewater treatment and rural water associations; bring forward provisions related to.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1569 · Water districts; authorize Public Service Commission to investigate fairness of rates and to mediate disputes between districts.
Sent January 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 943 · Public Service Commission; authorize to intervene in, arbitrate and/or mediate rate conflicts between water associations and rate payers.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1065 · Public Utilities Staff; remove from the provisions of the MS Budget Transparency and Simplification Act.
Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 13 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 594 · Excavation; provide exception to notice requirements for certain excavation that occurs because of electric power generation activities.
Sent January 15, 2025 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 708 · Nuclear generating plants; repeal provisions of law that provides ad valorem tax exemption for.
Sent January 15, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 42 days
House Bill 86 · Emergency communications districts; require to implement text-to-911 services by a certain date.
Sent January 10, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 102 · Utility shutoffs; revise Governor's authority regarding.
Sent January 10, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 445 · Electric Power Association Law; bring forward entirely and amend election provisions of.
Sent January 10, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 25 days