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HB1696Introduced in the House

MS Office of Apprenticeship; create under State Workforce Investment Board.

Passed

Introduced by Donnie Bell, District 21

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act To Create The Mississippi Office Of Apprenticeship Act; To Define Certain Terms; To Create The Mississippi Office Of Apprenticeship Under The Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board; To State The Purposes Of The Office; To Require The Office Of Apprenticeship To Promulgate Rules Necessary For The Implementation Of This Act; To Prescribe The Duties Of The Office Of Apprenticeship; To Create The Mississippi Apprenticeship Council As An Advisory Council To The Office; To Provide That Apprenticeship Programs And Sponsors Are Not Required To Register With The Office Of Apprenticeship; And For Related Purposes.

Where it stands

Approved by Governor

April 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Conference Report Adopted · March 30, 2026

52

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

52 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Michael McLendon1Yes
Theresa Gillespie Isom2Yes
Kathy Chism3Yes
Rita Potts Parks4Yes
Daniel Sparks5Yes
Chad Mcmahan6Yes
Hob Bryan7Yes
Benjamin Suber8Yes
Nicole Boyd9Yes
Neil Whaley10Yes

Bill history

  1. Referred To Workforce Development;Appropriations A

  2. DR - TSDPCS: WD To AP

  3. DR - TSDPCS: AP To WD

  4. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  5. Committee Substitute Adopted

  6. Amended

  7. Passed As Amended

  8. Transmitted To Senate

  9. Referred To Economic and Workforce Development

  10. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  11. Amended

  12. Passed As Amended

  13. Returned For Concurrence

  14. Decline to Concur/Invite Conf

  15. Conferees Named Bell (21st),Lott,Arnold

  16. Conferees Named Sparks,Suber,Berry

  17. Conference Report Filed

  18. Conference Report Filed

  19. Conference Report Adopted

  20. Conference Report Adopted

  21. Enrolled Bill Signed

  22. Enrolled Bill Signed

  23. Approved by Governor

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