Mississippi 2023 Regular Session Status: In Committee 7 D cosponsors

HB 486 — Ban-the-Box Act; create to prohibit public employers from using criminal history as an initial bar to employment.

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 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Action History

  1. Died In Committee

  2. Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;Workforce Development

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 167 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (167)

167 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 486?
HB 486 is sponsored by Jeffrey Hulum III (Democrat), Cedric Burnett (Democrat), Bryant W. Clark (Democrat), Gibbs, Robert L. Sanders (Democrat), Cheikh Taylor (Democrat), Rickey Thompson (Democrat), and Hester Jackson McCray (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 486?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 486?
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