HB1173 • 2026

State employees; require to pass drug test as a condition of being employed.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE ALL PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES TO PASS A DRUG TEST AS A CONDITION OF BEING EMPLOYED BY THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO REQUIRE THE STATE PERSONNEL BOARD TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE DRUG TESTING OF PROSPECTIVE STATE EMPLOYEES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Labor

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Rosebud
Last action: 2026-02-03
Official status: Dead
Effective date: July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not specify what happens if someone fails a drug test.

Drug Testing for State Job Applicants

This bill requires people who want to work for the state of Mississippi to pass a drug test before they can be hired.

What This Bill Does

Requires all job seekers wanting to work for the state to take and pass a drug test.
Gives the State Personnel Board the power to make rules about how these drug tests will happen.

Who It Names or Affects

People looking for jobs with the state of Mississippi
The State Personnel Board

Terms To Know

State Personnel Board: A group that makes rules about hiring and working conditions for people who work for the state government.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill did not pass, so it has no effect.
The bill does not specify what happens if someone fails a drug test.

Bill History

2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/03 (H) Died In Committee
2026-01-19 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/19 (H) Referred To State Affairs

Official Summary Text

State employees; require to pass drug test as a condition of being employed.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

H. B. No. 1173 *HR43/R598* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G3/5
26/HR43/R598
PAGE 1 (MCL\KP)
ST: State employees; require to pass drug test
as a condition of being employed.
To: State Affairs
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Rosebud

HOUSE BILL NO. 1173

AN ACT TO REQUIRE ALL PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES TO PASS A DRUG 1
TEST AS A CONDITION OF BEING EMPLOYED BY THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; 2
TO REQUIRE THE STATE PERSONNEL BOARD TO ADOPT RULES AND 3
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE DRUG TESTING OF PROSPECTIVE STATE 4
EMPLOYEES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 5
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 6
SECTION 1. (1) As a condition of being employed by the 7
State of Mississippi, the State Personnel Board shall require each 8
person who is seeking employment by the State of Mississippi to 9
submit to and pass a drug test. 10
(2) The State Personnel Board shall adopt rules and 11
regulations governing the drug testing of prospective state 12
employees. 13
(3) The cost of a drug test required under this section must 14
be paid by the person who is being tested; however, the State 15
Personnel Board, in its discretion, may elect to pay for the cost 16
of the drug test on behalf of any prospective state employee. 17
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 18
and after July 1, 2026. 19