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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Local and Private - Room 210, 17 March, 2026; 3:00 PM
Local and Private
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Universities and Colleges - Room 216, 12 March, 2026; 9:30 AM
Universities and Colleges
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Local and Private - Room 216, 11 March, 2026; 9:00 AM
Local and Private
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Local and Private - Room 210, 4 March, 2026; 9:00 AM
Local and Private
Transcript Highlights:
- And I will go ahead and explain the bill.
- And we do have another hospital that is waiting at the door to come in.
- to file uh Chapter 9 for bankruptcy so that someone else could come in and take them over.
- And we do have another hospital that is waiting at the door to come in.
- Rise and report. Yes. Good shot.
Summary:
The committee took up Senate Bill 3230, which would authorize the board of trustees of Greenwood Laflur Hospital to petition for relief from debt and financial obligations, including filing Chapter 9 bankruptcy. The sponsor explained that the measure was being moved quickly because the hospital needed Chapter 9 authority so another hospital could take over operations, and described the bill as largely a formality. No additional questions or testimony were recorded.
A motion was made for a do pass recommendation, and the committee voted in favor without opposition. The motion carried, and the committee rose and reported the bill onward.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Universities and Colleges - Room 216, 3 March, 2026; 11:00 AM
Universities and Colleges
Transcript Highlights:
- universities, and looking at workforce and CTE.
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- Um and so there's already a a MDA.
- and verification standards, and they would have to include reporting to oversight bodies with this.
Summary:
The committee first considered a strike-all related to the Mississippi Upskill Grant Program and a K-12 bridge bill tied to CTE and special purpose schools. Members discussed the alignment of workforce and career-technical education from pre-K through higher education. Senator Hopson moved to add a reverse repealer, which was adopted, and the strike-all was then passed as amended and forwarded to appropriations.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 1488, which would authorize the University of Southern Mississippi to sell or enter into a long-term lease for university property in Hattiesburg. Senator Johnson explained that the roughly 600-acre tract, gifted in the 1920s and formerly used as a golf course, has a master plan for redevelopment; the bill would streamline the sale process while preserving requirements such as two appraisals and IHL approval. After questions about the acreage and safeguards, the bill was passed as amended and sent to appropriations.
Members also approved a strike-all addressing financial literacy requirements for colleges and universities, including added content on mortgages and real estate, and then passed House Bill 1495, a companion to Senate Bill 2238, allowing Mississippi State University and the Oktibbeha County school district to co-mingle funds by mutual agreement for their partnership school/high school project. Finally, House Bill 1582 on community college energy performance contracts was discussed at length; the chair said it needed further vetting by the public property committee, so the committee added a reverse repealer and passed the bill as amended. The meeting ended with a rise and report.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Highways and Transportation - Room 216, 25 February, 2026; 2:00 PM
Highways and Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The committee took up several Mississippi highway designation bills. House Bill 223 would name a one-mile segment of Mississippi Highway 537 in Jones County the Sergeant John Howard Tanner Memorial Highway, effective July 1, 2026. House Bill 342 would designate two segments in Edwa County: Highway 370 as the Roger Campbell Memorial Highway and Highway 363 as the Jacob Edward Kent Memorial Highway, also effective July 1, 2026. House Bill 655 would create the Davis Lake Road Scenic Byway in Chickasaw County, covering about 12.32 miles along County Roads 124, 413, and 134 to Mississippi Highway 41. House Bill 1402 would name about one mile of Highway 49 North in Yazoo County the Colonel Donald Barry Memorial Highway, effective July 1, 2026.
Members asked whether the affected senators were in favor of the bills, and the chair responded that the senators were not in the districts involved or had not objected. Senator Barrett said he had no objections to the measures but asked for clarification on the mileage and route descriptions, particularly for House Bills 342 and 655. The chair and staff confirmed the routes and noted that the scenic byway bill covered 12.32 miles.
After discussion, a motion was made that the title was sufficient and the bills should do pass. The committee approved the motion, and the measures were recorded for the rise report.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Highways and Transportation - Room 216, 18 February, 2026; 10:30 AM
Highways and Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
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- lived in these areas and that left their homes and families to get out and cut trees and try to remove
- colleagues and their fellow Mississippians. get out and cut trees and try to remove get out and cut
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and <00:25:13.039>because and I so appreciate that and and because and
Summary:
The committee heard from Brad White, head of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, as part of his confirmation process. White said the department has improved staffing and funding over the last four years, citing support from the legislature, supplemental appropriations, ARPA funds, and fuel tax adjustments. He emphasized that MDOT is still rebuilding its engineering and maintenance workforce and needs continued salary flexibility to remain competitive and respond to disasters.
A major portion of the discussion focused on MDOT’s response to the recent severe ice storm. Several senators questioned whether the response was adequate and whether district lines, coordination with local governments, and emergency task-force planning should be changed. White said the storm was unusually severe, with freezing rain, flash-freeze conditions, widespread power outages, and more than 15,000 miles of highway impacted. He said MDOT crews were spread thin, but still logged more than 26,000 man-hours, worked with law enforcement and rescue units, and were aided by about 400 employees in the affected area plus 500 others from other regions. He said the department is reviewing lessons learned and expects winter-storm response to change going forward.
Senators also asked about comparisons with Tennessee and whether the storm response was a funding issue. White said it was not primarily a money problem, but that Mississippi’s budget and weather patterns differ from neighboring states, making stockpiling materials less practical. He said cities and counties could help in emergencies if coordinated with MDOT, and he supported properly funding agencies such as MDOT, MEMA, the National Guard, and public safety. Another senator raised long-delayed road projects, including Highway 61 and the Port Gibson bypass, and White said the capacity program remains active and that emergency response had not stopped project work.
The committee then considered several appointments to the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission and related boards. Kenneth Jeffrey Smith of Pontotoc, William J. Van Deender, and Ranatada Tracy McGawan of Jackson were each introduced, praised, and recommended by motion. The committee voted unanimously to advise and consent on each nomination, with no opposition recorded.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Universities and Colleges - Room 210, 3 February, 2026; 5:15 P.M.
Universities and Colleges
Summary:
The transcript is extremely brief and contains only a few transitional remarks, including a reference to the “Brien report” and a short acknowledgment response. No substantive discussion of any bill, policy issue, testimony, motion, or vote is included in the excerpt.
Because the exchange is so limited, it is not possible to identify the meeting topic or any legislative action taken from this transcript alone.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Universities and Colleges - Room 216, 2 February, 2026; 4:30 PM
Universities and Colleges
Transcript Highlights:
- And then it goes on to say what the damages would be and what the remedies are if somebody agrees to
- And then it goes on to say what the damages would be and what the remedies are if somebody agrees to
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the likeness, and image. and it lays out the likeness, and image. and it lays - use and and lays out how it can be used. use and and lays out how it can be used.
- and I will take any questions. and I will take any questions.
Summary:
The committee first heard an explanation of a bill dealing with confidentiality of certain contracts between students, the university, and personnel reviewing those contracts. The measure would require those agreements and their terms to be kept confidential except as otherwise provided by law or court order, and it would set out damages and remedies for unauthorized disclosure, including by agents. The committee then moved title sufficient and do pass, with committee substitute, and the motion carried.
Senator Blackman presented SB 2046, a bill that would create a property right in an individual’s name, likeness, and voice, including rules for transfer, contract, inheritance, penalties for misuse, and First Amendment protections. Senator Leno offered a reverse repealer amendment, which was adopted, and the committee then voted title sufficient, do pass, committee substitute.
The committee next discussed SB 2208, creating the Mississippi Public University Governance Study Commission to review system-level governance, accountability, oversight, and coordination among public institutions of higher learning. The sponsor said the commission would study other states, including Florida and Tennessee, report by December 1, and dissolve January 1 of the following year, with support from the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review. After questions about comparable models and the goals of the study, the committee voted title sufficient, do pass.
Finally, the committee considered SB 2342, the Safe Dormitories Act, which would require public institutions of higher learning and community colleges to report on dormitory safety policies, including coeducational and single-sex housing arrangements, bathrooms, curfews, and age requirements. Members questioned whether the report could already be requested without codifying it and asked about a fiscal note; the sponsor said there was no fiscal note. Senator Deleno moved to table the bill, and the motion carried. The committee then took up a final measure simply bringing forth IHL code sections, with the sponsor saying the committee was still working with the College Board on related factors; the committee voted title sufficient, do pass, and then rose and reported.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Highways and Transportation - Room 216, 30 January, 2026; 10:00 AM
Highways and Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- And what we're doing here is we're just extending the repealer, and it's going to extend to July 1st,
- Um, starting, uh, this is in the code section for radar for municipalities, campus police, and municipal
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of advantage and and and that sort of advantage and and and that sort of thing - it's in the code section. it's in the code section.
- and a $50 fine on DUIs.
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 2269, the Mississippi Fully Autonomous Vehicle Enabling Act. The bill was described as simply extending the repealer date to July 1, 2029. A motion was made that the title was sufficient and the bill do pass, and it passed without opposition.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 2614, which would authorize county sheriffs and deputies to use radar on county roads, subject to county board approval and population-based limits on the number of radar units. Senator Thompson said the measure was intended to reduce Mississippi’s high rate of speed-related highway fatalities, not to create revenue or speed traps. He explained that fines would be directed to the Mississippi Department of Education to support driver’s education programs, and that the bill includes a 1,000-foot buffer from municipal limits and a definition prohibiting speed traps.
Members asked about engineering reviews of speed limits, opt-in/opt-out authority for supervisors, quotas, body cameras, and how the bill would affect counties that already use radar. Thompson said the bill does not require roadway reassessments, that county boards must approve radar use, that he would not oppose a quota-related amendment, and that a body-camera requirement would be beyond the bill’s scope and could burden departments that cannot afford it. Several senators spoke in support, citing public safety and sheriff support, while one senator raised concerns about transparency and public trust. The committee then voted that the title was sufficient and the bill do pass, and the motion carried.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Highways and Transportation - Room 216, 28 January, 2026; 2:00 PM
Highways and Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- And we also need to pass the bill as written, don't we? You just did. Okay. Yeah. All right.
- Memorial Highways: designate certain honoring Judge Lloyd Gilmer Spivey III and amend the designation
- And amend the designation rules of um. This is for just naming one mile of the highway after him.
- designate a segment of Mississippi Highway 550 in Lincoln County as the Lamar Smith Memorial Highway, and
- Rise and report. Thank you. sub on that one. Do I hear a motion? sub on that one.
Summary:
The committee took up several memorial highway and scenic byway measures. It first discussed designating a segment of US Highway 98 in Greene County as the Michael Robinson Memorial Highway, and members agreed to a committee substitute to reduce the designation to one mile before advancing it. The committee also considered Senate Bill 2267 to honor Judge Lloyd Gilmer Spivey III with a one-mile memorial highway designation, and Senate Bill 2629 to designate a segment of Mississippi Highway 32 in Calhoun County as the Joe Tunnel Memorial Highway; both were moved forward without recorded opposition.
The committee then considered a scenic byways measure to designate certain road segments in Chickasaw County as the Davis Lake Road Scenic Byway, which was also advanced on motion. Finally, it took up a memorial highway bill for Mississippi Highway 550 in Lincoln County to honor Lamar Smith; members amended that bill to a one-mile designation via committee substitute and then approved the committee substitute and title sufficient do pass. The chair then announced the next item would be a radar bill for Senator Rhodes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Universities and Colleges - Room 216, 28 January, 2026; 4:00 PM
Universities and Colleges
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Highways and Transportation - Room 216, 21 January, 2026; 10:45 AM
Highways and Transportation
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Highways and Transportation - Room 216, January 14, 2026; 10:30 AM
Highways and Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- Birmingham, Washington, and New York. Birmingham, Washington, and New York.
- service every day makes this happen and service every day makes this happen and and<00:08:29.840
- and our host railroad partner CSX and and our host railroad partner CSX and Northfor<00:08:31.919
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and <00:08:52.240>and in coach and 66 in business and and in coach and 66 - Thank you so much. >> Rise and report. >> Hey. roads and um we're just removing the roads and um we're
Summary:
Amtrak officials Todd Stenis and Jeff Mann briefed the committee on Amtrak service in Mississippi, with a focus on the new Mardi Gras state-supported route on the Gulf Coast. They reviewed Amtrak’s national structure, including the distinction between long-distance and state-supported service under PRIIA section 209, and noted that Mississippi is served by the City of New Orleans, the Crescent, and the new Mardi Gras service. They said the Mardi Gras began service on August 18 and operates four trains a day between New Orleans and Mobile with Mississippi stops, supported by Mississippi, Louisiana, and Mobile.
The officials reported strong early performance for Mardi Gras, saying ridership had already exceeded 60,000 by the end of December against a 71,000 first-year projection, with about 435 passengers per day and a 64% average load factor. They also cited 86% on-time performance, a 94% customer satisfaction index, and average fares of $27 in coach and $66 in business class. They said the service is benefiting from strong demand, good coordination with host railroads CSX and Norfolk Southern, and planned capital improvements totaling more than $200 million that they said should reduce trip times by 30 to 40 minutes.
Committee members responded positively, with Senator Williams praising the train experience and another senator noting personal use of the Mardi Gras service. The presenters invited members to ride the train and described it as a state investment paying off across South Mississippi and the Gulf Coast. After the Amtrak presentation, the committee returned to business and took up one bill, 2019, which would delete the sunset on the provision directing the first $80 million of lottery proceeds to the state highway fund. Senator Blackmon asked for clarification, the chairman confirmed the bill would make the road funding provision permanent, and the committee approved the title and reported the bill out.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Universities and Colleges - Room 216, December 11, 2025; 9:00 AM
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Universities and Colleges - Room 216, December 10, 2025; 1:00 PM
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Ways and Means - Room 113, Sept. 23, 2025; 1:30 PM
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Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Sep 3rd, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The following resolutions on first reading and referral. The clerk will read the resolutions.
Bills:
SB 1
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North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Apr 4th, 2025 at 02:30 pm
Agriculture and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- And so it was requested that I remove them. And this is from...
- And so it was requested that I remove them.
- And this is from our own leader, attorney on the House side, and an attorney up in legislative council
- And so I am having an amendment crafted for this.
- And so I am having an amendment crafted for this purpose, and the idea of the sunset clause is, I was
Bills:
HB1541
Keywords:
septic systems, environmental quality, public health, wastewater management, licensing and permitting, 908, all
Summary:
The committee reconvened on April 4 to consider two bills. House Bill 1280, Representative Brandenberg’s bill on election approval of projects, was briefly discussed after the chair said legislative council had raised constitutional concerns and the bill could invite lawsuits. Despite that caution, a member moved a do pass recommendation, it was seconded, and the committee approved HB 1280 by roll call vote.
The committee then turned to House Bill 1318. The chair explained that after consulting attorneys, the phrase “notwithstanding any other provision of law” in line 7 was considered problematic and would be removed through a crafted amendment. He also said the proposed sunset clause was not a good idea and indicated the bill would be held until the following Thursday morning to allow further review. A member asked about other lines, and the chair said those provisions remained as previously amended.
The committee discussed procedural handling of the bill, including whether reconsideration of a prior motion was needed, and confirmed the bill would remain in committee. No further action was taken before adjournment.
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