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Mississippi House Bill 1696
Session 2026
MS Office of Apprenticeship; create under Department of Employment Security.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Mar 4, 2026
Sponsor
Unknown
Bell
First Action
Jan 19, 2026
Latest Action
Mar 12, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1696
State
Mississippi
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Unknown
Bell
Primary
Democrat
Otis Anthony
Cosponsor
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on February 9, 2026
Motion Text
Passage as Amended
House Roll Call Votes
Republican
Andy Boyd
Yes
Independent
Angela Cockerham
Yes
Unknown
Bailey (23rd)
Yes
Unknown
Bailey (49th)
Yes
Democrat
Barbara Blackmon
Yes
Republican
Bart Williams
Yes
Republican
Becky Currie
Yes
Republican
Beth Waldo
Yes
Republican
Bill Kinkade
Yes
Republican
Bill Pigott
Yes
Republican
Billy Adam Calvert
Yes
Democrat
Bo Brown
Yes
Democrat
Bob Evans
Yes
Republican
Brad Mattox
Yes
Republican
Brent Anderson
Yes
Republican
Brent Powell
Yes
Democrat
Bryant W. Clark
Yes
Republican
C. Scott Bounds
Yes
Democrat
Carl Mickens
Yes
Republican
Carolyn Crawford
Yes
Republican
Casey Eure
Yes
Democrat
Cedric Burnett
Yes
Republican
Celeste Hurst
Yes
Democrat
Christopher M. Bell
Yes
Republican
Clay Deweese
Yes
Republican
Clay Mansell
Yes
Unknown
Crosby
Yes
Republican
Dan Eubanks
Yes
Republican
Dana McLean
Yes
Democrat
Daryl Porter
Yes
Republican
Doc Harris
Yes
Republican
Donnie Bell
Yes
Republican
Donnie Scoggin
Yes
Democrat
Earle S. Banks
Yes
Republican
Elliot Burch
Yes
Unknown
Elliott
Yes
Democrat
Fabian Nelson
Yes
Republican
Fred Shanks
Yes
Republican
Gene Newman
Yes
Republican
Greg Haney
Yes
Democrat
Gregory Holloway, Sr.
Yes
Republican
Henry Zuber III
Yes
Democrat
Hester Jackson McCray
Yes
Republican
Jansen Owen
Yes
Republican
Jay McKnight
Yes
Republican
Jeff Hale
Yes
Democrat
Jeffery Harness
Other
Democrat
Jeffrey Hulum III
Yes
Republican
Jeffrey S. Guice
Yes
Democrat
Jeramey Anderson
Yes
Republican
Jerry R. Turner
Yes
Republican
Jill Ford
Yes
Republican
Jim Estrada
Yes
Republican
Jimmy Fondren
Yes
Republican
Jody Steverson
Yes
Republican
Joey Hood
Yes
Democrat
John G. Faulkner
No
Republican
John Read
Yes
Republican
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III
Yes
Democrat
John W. Hines, Sr.
Yes
Unknown
Johnson
Yes
Republican
Jonathan McMillan
Yes
Republican
Joseph Tubb
Yes
Republican
Josh Hawkins
Yes
Democrat
Juan Barnett
Yes
Republican
Justin Keen
Yes
Democrat
Justis Gibbs
Yes
Democrat
Kabir Karriem
Yes
Democrat
Karl Gibbs
Yes
Republican
Karl Oliver
Yes
Democrat
Keith Jackson
Yes
Republican
Ken Morgan
Yes
Democrat
Kenji Holloway
Yes
Republican
Kent McCarty
Yes
Republican
Kevin Blackwell
Yes
Republican
Kevin Felsher
Yes
Republican
Kevin Ford
Yes
Republican
Kevin Horan
Yes
Republican
Kimberly Remak
Yes
Republican
Lance Varner
Yes
Republican
Larry Byrd
Yes
Democrat
Lataisha Jackson
Yes
Republican
Lee Yancey
Yes
Republican
Lester Carpenter
Yes
Republican
Manly Barton
Yes
Republican
Mark Tullos
Yes
Republican
Mike Thompson
No
Republican
Missy McGee
Yes
Unknown
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Republican
Noah Sanford
Yes
Democrat
Omeria Scott
Yes
Democrat
Oscar Denton
No
Democrat
Otis Anthony
Yes
Democrat
Percy W. Watson
Yes
Republican
Philman Ladner
Yes
Republican
Price Wallace
Yes
Republican
Randy P. Boyd
Yes
Republican
Randy Rushing
Yes
Republican
Richard Bennett
Yes
Republican
Rob Roberson
Yes
Democrat
Robert L. Sanders
Yes
Republican
Rodney Hall
Yes
Democrat
Ronnie C. Crudup
Yes
Republican
Sam C. Mims, V
Yes
Republican
Sam Creekmore IV
Yes
Independent
Shanda Yates
Yes
Republican
Shane Aguirre
Yes
Democrat
Solomon C. Osborne
Yes
Republican
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes
Didn't Vote
Democrat
Stephanie Foster
Yes
Republican
Stephen A. Horne
Yes
Republican
Steve Lott
Yes
Republican
Steve Massengill
Yes
Democrat
Tamarra Butler-Washington
Yes
Unknown
Taylor
Yes
Democrat
Timaka James-Jones
Yes
Democrat
Tracey T. Rosebud
Other
Republican
Troy Smith
Yes
Republican
Vince Mangold
Yes
Republican
William Tracy Arnold
Yes
Republican
Zack Grady
Didn't Vote
Democrat
Zakiya Summers
No
Summary
Unavailable
Text (6)
Current version
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1696PS.htm
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1696PS.pdf
As Introduced
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1696IN.htm
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1696IN.pdf
Committee Substitute
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1696CS.htm
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1696CS.pdf
Amendment Report for House Bill No. 1696
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/Amendment_Report_for_HB1696.pdf
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/Amendment_Report_for_HB1696.htm
Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub) (Adopted) (Voice Vote)
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB1696_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.pdf
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB1696_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (Voice Vote)
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1696_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1696_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Actions (15)
03/12/2026
House
Conferees Named Bell (21st),Lott,Arnold
03/11/2026
House
Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
03/05/2026
Senate
Returned For Concurrence
03/04/2026
Senate
Passed As Amended
03/04/2026
Senate
Amended
03/03/2026
Senate
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
02/19/2026
Senate
Referred To Economic and Workforce Development
02/11/2026
House
Transmitted To Senate
02/09/2026
House
Passed As Amended
02/09/2026
House
Amended
02/09/2026
House
Committee Substitute Adopted
02/03/2026
House
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
02/03/2026
House
DR - TSDPCS: AP To WD
01/29/2026
House
DR - TSDPCS: WD To AP
01/19/2026
House
Referred To Workforce Development;Appropriations A
Sources
MS Legislature
Open States
https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1696/
Record Created
Jan 22, 2026 5:45:52 PM
Record Updated
Mar 12, 2026 11:24:57 PM
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