The 2015 Mississippi Legislative Session begins at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, January 6, 2015! In the next few weeks, we will detail our agenda for the session and some of the priorities we would like to see the Mississippi Legislature work on. Stay tuned!
For now, here is the timetable for processing legislation this year from the Mississippi Legislature website:
| 9th day Wed. Jan. 14 |
Deadline for making REQUESTS for GENERAL BILLS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS to be drafted.*** |
| 14th day Mon. Jan. 19 |
Deadline for INTRODUCTION of GENERAL BILLS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.* |
| 29th day Tues. Feb. 3 |
Deadline for COMMITTEES TO REPORT GENERAL BILLS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS originating in OWN House.*+ |
| 38th day Thurs. Feb. 12 |
Deadline for ORIGINAL FLOOR ACTION on GENERAL BILLS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS originating in OWN House.* |
| 39th day Fri. Feb. 13 |
Deadline for reconsideration and passage of GENERAL BILLS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS originating in OWN House.* |
| 42nd day Mon. Feb. 16 |
Deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider GENERAL BILLS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS originating in OWN House.* |
| 51st day Wed. Feb. 25 |
Deadline for ORIGINAL FLOOR ACTION on APPROPRIATIONS and REVENUE bills originating in OWN House. |
| 52nd day Thurs. Feb. 26 |
Deadline for RECONSIDERATION AND PASSAGE OF APPROPRIATIONS and REVENUE bills originating in OWN House. |
| 53rd day Fri. Feb. 27 |
Deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider APPROPRIATIONS and REVENUE bills originating in OWN House. |
| 57th day Tues. Mar. 3 |
Deadline for COMMITTEES TO REPORT GENERAL BILLS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS originating in OTHER House.*+ |
| 65th day Wed. Mar. 11 |
Deadline for ORIGINAL FLOOR ACTION on GENERAL BILLS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS originating in OTHER House.* |
| 66th day Thurs. Mar. 12 |
Deadline for RECONSIDERATION AND PASSAGE of GENERAL BILLS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS originating in OTHER House.* |
| 67th day Fri. Mar. 13 |
Deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider GENERAL BILLS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS originating in OTHER House.* |
| 71st day Tues. Mar. 17 |
Deadline for ORIGINAL FLOOR ACTION on APPROPRIATIONS and REVENUE bills originating in OTHER House. |
| 72nd day Wed. Mar. 18 |
Deadline for RECONSIDERATION/PASSAGE of APPROPRIATIONS and REVENUE bills originating in OTHER House. |
| 73rd day Thurs. Mar. 19 |
Deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider APPROPRIATIONS and REVENUE bills originating in OTHER House. |
| 74th day Fri. Mar. 20 |
Deadline to concur or not concur in amendments from OTHER House to APPROPRIATIONS and REVENUE bills, and for INTRODUCTION of LOCAL and PRIVATE bills that are REVENUE bills. |
| 77th day Mon. Mar. 23 |
Deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider concurrence or nonconcurrence in APPROPRIATIONS and REVENUE bills. |
| 80th day Thurs. Mar. 26 |
Deadline to CONCUR or not concur in AMENDMENTS from OTHER HOUSE to GENERAL BILLS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. |
| 81st day Fri. Mar. 27 |
Deadline for introduction of local and private bills that are not revenue bills. |
| 82nd day Sat. Mar. 28 |
Deadline for CONFERENCE REPORTS on APPROPRIATIONS and REVENUE bills to be filed.**+ |
| 84th day Mon. Mar. 30 |
Deadline for final adoption of conference reports on APPROPRIATIONS and REVENUE bills and for conference reports on GENERAL BILLS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS to be filed.**+ |
| 85th day Tues. Mar. 31 |
Deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider conference reports on APPROPRIATIONS and REVENUE bills. |
| 86th day Wed. Apr. 1 |
Deadline for first consideration of conference reports on GENERAL BILLS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. |
| 87th day Thurs. Apr. 2 |
Deadline for filing conference reports on GENERAL BILLS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS that had been recommitted for further conference.+ |
| 88th day Fri. Apr. 3 |
Deadline for adoption of conference reports on GENERAL BILLS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS after recommittal. |
| 89th day Sat. Apr. 4 |
Deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider conference reports on GENERAL BILLS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. |
| 90th day Sun. Apr. 5 |
SINE DIE. |
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