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SC505 • 2026

Joint Rules; amend to allow cosponsorship of bills, joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions originating in other house.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE JOINT RULES OF THE MISSISSIPPI SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BY CREATING NEW JOINT RULE 9B TO ALLOW LEGISLATORS TO COSPONSOR BILLS, JOINT RESOLUTIONS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE OTHER HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE.

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Boyd
Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
Dead
Effective date
No Effecti

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Joint Rules; amend to allow cosponsorship of bills, joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions originating in other house.

Joint Rules; amend to allow cosponsorship of bills, joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions originating in other house.

What This Bill Does

  • Joint Rules; amend to allow cosponsorship of bills, joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions originating in other house.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-15 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    04/15 (S) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-01-09 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/09 (S) Referred To Rules

Official Summary Text

Joint Rules; amend to allow cosponsorship of bills, joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions originating in other house.

Current Bill Text

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S. C. R. No. 505 *SS08/R8* ~ OFFICIAL ~ N2/3
26/SS08/R8
PAGE 1 (icj\kr)
ST: Joint Rules; amend to allow cosponsorship
of bills, joint resolutions and concurrent
resolutions originating in other house.
To: Rules
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) Boyd

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 505

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE JOINT RULES OF THE 1
MISSISSIPPI SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BY CREATING NEW 2
JOINT RULE 9B TO ALLOW LEGISLATORS TO COSPONSOR BILLS, JOINT 3
RESOLUTIONS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE OTHER 4
HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE. 5
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MISSISSIPPI STATE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF 6
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, That the Joint Rules of the 7
Mississippi State Senate and House of Representatives are amended 8
by inserting the following new Joint Rule No. 9B to read as 9
follows: 10
9B. Any member of the nonoriginating house may be added to a 11
bill, joint resolution or concurrent resolution as a cosponsor at 12
any time, including before introduction of the measure. The 13
primary author shall be the first-named legislator of the 14
originating house. 15