Mississippi 2018 Regular Session Status: Passed House 25 R cosponsors

HB 355 — MDOT; remove from State Personnel Board.

Last action — Died In Committee

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

2 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to HB 355 include the addition of two lines of text and the removal of two lines from a previous version of the bill. This likely means that some specific details or provisions have been modified or clarified to better align with legislative goals or public feedback. These adjustments can help ensure the bill is more effective and addresses concerns raised during the review process.

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HB 355 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) - 2018 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
HB 355 (As Passed the House) - 2018 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Representatives Busby, Aguirre, Baker, Barnett, Barton, Beckett, Bennett, Boyd, Byrd, Carpenter, Chism, DeLano, Denny, Eure, Gipson, Guice, Hale, Huddleston (15th), Kinkade, Lamar, Mangold, Massengill, McNeal, Mettetal, Oliver, Read, Roberson, Rogers (61st), Scoggin, Smith, Snowden, Tullos, Turner, Weathersby, White, Wilson, Zuber, Ford, Dixon House Bill 355 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-9-127, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING JULY 1, 2018, THE PERSONNEL ACTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE STATE PERSONNEL BOARD RULES, REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES;
Representatives Busby, Aguirre, Baker, Barnett, Barton, Beckett, Bennett, Boyd, Byrd, Carpenter, Chism, DeLano, Denny, Eure, Gipson, Guice, Hale, Huddleston (15th), Kinkade, Lamar, Mangold, Massengill, McNeal, Mettetal, Oliver, Read, Roberson, Rogers (61st), Scoggin, Smith, Snowden, Tullos, Turner, Weathersby, White, Wilson, Zuber, Ford, Dixon House Bill 355 (As Passed the House) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-9-127, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING JULY 1, 2018, THE PERSONNEL ACTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE STATE PERSONNEL BOARD RULES, REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES;
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Action History

  1. Died In Committee

  2. Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;Appropriations

  3. Transmitted To Senate

  4. Passed

  5. Committee Substitute Adopted

  6. Read the Third Time

  7. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  8. Referred To Appropriations

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 38 co-sponsors · 136 not signed on · 14 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Busby

Co-sponsors (38)

Not signed on (136)

136 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passage

Passed 66 Yea · 48 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 36403
Democrat 21202
Unaffiliated 273202
Independent 1000
Total 664807
% of votes cast 55%40%0%6%
How each member voted (121)
Member Party Vote
Bain — Yea
Baria — Nay
Beckett — Yea
Bomgar — Yea
Busby — Yea
Calhoun — Nay
Corley — Yea
Criswell — Yea
Denny — Yea
Dixon — Yea
Dortch — Nay
Gipson — Yea
Henley — Yea
Holland — Nay
Hopkins — Yea
Hughes — Not Voting
McLeod — Yea
McNeal — Yea
Mettetal — Yea
Middleton — Nay
Miles — Nay
Myers — Not Voting
Paden — Nay
Patterson — Yea
Perkins — Nay
Reynolds — Nay
Shirley — Nay
Snowden — Yea
Staples — Yea
Straughter — Nay
Sullivan — Nay
Sykes — Nay
Touchstone — Yea
Walker — Nay
Weathersby — Yea
Williams-Barnes — Nay
Willis — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Wooten — Nay
Young — Nay
Yeas--Aguirre — Yea
Baker — Yea
Huddleston (15th) — Yea
Johnson (87th) — Yea
Rogers (61st) — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Nays--Anderson — Nay
Barnett — Nay
Bell (65th) — Nay
Bell (21st) — Nay
Blackmon — Nay
Clarke — Nay
Gibbs (72nd) — Nay
Gibbs (36th) — Nay
Holloway — Nay
Huddleston (30th) — Nay
Hudson — Nay
Jackson — Nay
Johnson (94th) — Nay
Rogers (14th) — Nay
Taylor — Nay
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Nay
Bob Evans Democrat Nay
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Nay
Carl Mickens Democrat Nay
Cedric Burnett Democrat Nay
Earle S. Banks Democrat Nay
John G. Faulkner Democrat Nay
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Nay
Joseph Thomas Democrat Not Voting
Kabir Karriem Democrat Nay
Omeria Scott Democrat Not Voting
Oscar Denton Democrat Nay
Percy W. Watson Democrat Nay
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Nay
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Nay
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Not Voting
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Not Voting
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Not Voting
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Nay
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Nay
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Nay
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Timmy Ladner Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 355?
HB 355 is sponsored by Baker, Huddleston_(15th), Rogers_(61st), Shane Aguirre (Republican), Troy Smith (Republican), Jeff Hale (Republican), Shane Barnett (Republican), Manly Barton (Republican), Beckett, Richard Bennett (Republican), Randy P. Boyd (Republican), Busby, Larry Byrd (Republican), Lester Carpenter (Republican), Chism, Denny, Scott DeLano (Republican), Dixon, Casey Eure (Republican), Kevin Ford (Republican), Jeffrey S. Guice (Republican), Gipson, John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III (Republican), Bill Kinkade (Republican), Vince Mangold (Republican), Steve Massengill (Republican), Mettetal, McNeal, Karl Oliver (Republican), John Read (Republican), Rob Roberson (Republican), Donnie Scoggin (Republican), Snowden, Mark Tullos (Republican), Weathersby, Jason White (Republican), Wilson, Henry Zuber III (Republican), and Jerry R. Turner (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 355?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 355?
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