Legislative

MsRWA is watching the following House Bills:

HB 1063 (Powell) – Excavation; revise procedures and require white lining in certain stances.
02/08 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
02/29 (H) Title Sufficient Do Pass Committee Substitute
03/07 (H) Passed Committee Substitute
03/07 (H) Passed by House
03/08 (H) Transmitted to Senate
03/19 (S) Referred to Energy

HB 1344 (Yancey) – Nonprofit Corporations; require annual report to be filed with Secretary of State.
02/19 (H) Referred to Business and Commerce
02/29 (H) Title Sufficient Do Pass Committee Substitute
03/12 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
03/12 (H) Passed by House
03/14 (H) Transmitted to Senate
03/21 (S) Referred to Business and Financial Institutions
04/01 (S) Title Sufficient Do Pass as Amended

HB 1460 (White) – Municipality and County Water Infrastructure Grant Program; bring forward for possible amendment.
02/19 (H) Referred To Appropriations A
02/27 (H) Title Sufficient Do Pass As Amended
02/27 (H) Passed As Amended
02/27 (H) Transmitted To Senate
03/21 (S) Referred to Appropriations

HB 1706 (Read) – Programs funded with ARPA funds; revise certain provisions and bring forward sections of.
02/19 (H) Referred to Appropriations A
02/27 (H) Title Sufficient Do Pass as Amended
02/27 (H) Passed as Amended
02/27 (H) Transmitted to Senate
03/22 (S) Referred to Appropriations

MsRWA is watching the following Senate Bills:

SB 2302 (Hill) – State agencies; notify Legislature of proposed rule adoption.
02/07 (S) Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
02/28 (S) Title Sufficient Do Pass
03/12 (S) Amended
03/12 (S) Passed by Senate as Amended
03/14 (S) Transmitted to House
03/18 (H) Referred to Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

SB 2453 (Whaley) – Inadequacy of service; authorizing the commission to cancel a municipality’s certificate to provide service upon findings of.
02/22 (S) Title Sufficient Do Pass
03/07 (S) Passed by Senate
03/08 (S) Transmitted to House
03/11 (H) Referred to Public Utilities
03/19 (H) Title Sufficient Do Pass as Amended
03/20 (H) Passed by House as Amended
03/20 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
03/26 (H) Reconsidered
03/26 (H) Passed by House as Amended
03/26 (H) Returned for Concurrence
03/27 (S) Concurred in Amended from House
03/27 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered

SB 2454 (Delano) – Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; set to repeal on July 1, 2024.
02/16 (S) Referred To Energy; Government Structure
02/29 (S) Title Sufficient Do Pass
03/07 (S) Passed by Senate
03/08 (S) Transmitted to House
03/11 (H) Referred to Public Utilities; Marine Resources

SB 2603 (Carter) – Excavation; revise procedures and required white lining in certain stances.
02/19 (S) Referred To Energy
03/04 (S) Title Sufficient Do Pass Committee Substitute
03/13 (S) Passed Committee Substitute by Senate
03/14 (S) Transmitted to House
03/18 (H) Referred to Public Utilities
03/28 (H) Title Sufficient Do Pass

SB 2604 (Carter) – Public utilities contracts; allow certain bids to be submitted electronically.
02/19 (S) Referred To Energy
03/04 (S) Title Sufficient Do Pass
03/13 (S) Passed by Senate
03/14 (S) Transmitted to House
03/18 (H) Referred to Public Utilities

SB 2628 (Parker) – Mississippi Capitol Region Utility Act; create. 
02/19 (S) Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
02/21 (S) Title Sufficient Do Pass
03/12 (S) Amended
03/12 (S) Passed as Amended by Senate
03/13 (S) Transmitted to House
03/18 (H) Referred to Public Utilities; Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

SB 2848 (Hopson) – ARPA programs; revise related fund and bring forward provisions related to. 
02/19 (S) Referred To Appropriations
03/05 (S) Title Sufficient Do Pass Committee Substitute
03/06 (S) Passed Committee Substitute
03/07 (S) Transmitted to House
03/11 (H) Referred to Appropriations E; Appropriations A
03/26 (H) Title Sufficient Do Pass as Amended
03/26 (H) Passed as Amended by House
03/27 (H) Returned for Concurrence
03/28 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite to Conference