HR19 • 2026

House rules; amend to create a new rule that requires each committee's agenda to be published 24 hours before the meeting.

A RESOLUTION TO AMEND HOUSE RULES TO CREATE A NEW HOUSE RULE NO. 104.1A TO REQUIRE THAT THE AGENDA OF ANY COMMITTEE MEETING SHALL BE MADE PUBLIC AT LEAST 24 HOURS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED MEETING.

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Anderson (110th)
Last action: 2026-04-15
Official status: Dead
Effective date: ** See Tex

Plain English Breakdown

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Make Committee Agendas Public Before Meetings

This bill changes house rules to require that committee agendas be made public at least 24 hours before meetings, except for certain committees and hearings.

What This Bill Does

Creates a new rule requiring the agenda of each House committee meeting to be published on the official website at least 24 hours before the scheduled time.
Exempts specific committees like the Rules Committee and Management Committee from this requirement.
Requires agendas for meetings outside regular times to be posted one hour before the meeting starts.
Specifies that agendas must include details such as committee name, date, time, bill titles, and links to bill texts.

Who It Names or Affects

House committees
The Clerk of the House

Terms To Know

Standing Committee Meeting: A regularly scheduled meeting of a committee.
Agenda: The list of items or bills that will be discussed at a meeting.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not apply to certain committees like the Rules Committee and Management Committee.
Does not cover meetings where no bills are adopted.
Effective immediately upon adoption by the House of Representatives.

Bill History

2026-04-15 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
04/15 (H) Died In Committee
2026-04-15 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
04/15 Suspend from Deadlines by HC 64
2026-01-16 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/16 (H) Referred To Rules

Official Summary Text

House rules; amend to create a new rule that requires each committee's agenda to be published 24 hours before the meeting.

Current Bill Text

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H. R. No. 19 *HR43/R965* ~ OFFICIAL ~ N1/2
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To: Rules
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Anderson (110th)

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 19

A RESOLUTION TO AMEND HOUSE RULES TO CREATE A NEW HOUSE RULE 1
NO. 104.1A TO REQUIRE THAT THE AGENDA OF ANY COMMITTEE MEETING 2
SHALL BE MADE PUBLIC AT LEAST 24 HOURS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED 3
MEETING. 4
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE 5
OF MISSISSIPPI, That a new House Rule 104.1A is created to read as 6
follows: 7
104.1A. (1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this rule, 8
no less than twenty-four (24) hours before the time of a standing 9
committee meeting, the Clerk of the House shall publish the agenda 10
of each House committee meeting that is scheduled to meet during 11
its standing committee time. The agenda of each House committee 12
meeting that is scheduled to meet at any time other than its 13
standing committee meeting time, shall be published on the 14
official website of the Mississippi House of Representatives no 15
less than one (1) hour before the scheduled time for such meeting. 16
(b) The agenda requirement of this rule shall not be 17
applicable to: 18
(i) The Rules Committee; 19
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ST: House rules; amend to create a new rule
that requires each committee's agenda to be
published 24 hours before the meeting.
(ii) The Management Committee; 20
(iii) Any joint or subcommittee meeting; or 21
(iv) Any hearing in which no bills will be 22
adopted. 23
(2) All agendas shall be published on the official website 24
of the Mississippi House of Representatives with the following 25
information: (a) the name of the committee, (b) the date and time 26
of the meeting, (c) the short title of each bill that is to be 27
discussed during such meeting, and (d) a hyperlink to an 28
electronic version of the text of the bill. 29
(3) No person may alter the agenda in any manner once it has 30
been published. The committee is only permitted to address bills, 31
issues etc., that are listed on the agenda that is published on 32
the official website of the Mississippi House of Representatives. 33
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this amendment to create House 34
Rule 104.1A as contained in this resolution shall take effect 35
immediately upon adoption of this resolution by the House of 36
Representatives. 37