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SB2415Introduced in the Senate

Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality; amend certain sections concerning.

Passed

Introduced by Brian Rhodes, District 36

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

An Act To Amend Section 49-17-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Hearings Pertaining To Permits For Commercial Hazardous Waste Management Facilities And Solid Waste Management Permits For Commercial Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Or Incinerators To Be Held, At The Discretion Of The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board, In Hinds County, Within The County Or Municipality In Which The Permit Is Required, Or Via An Online Platform Accessible To The Public; To Amend Section 49-35-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Executive Director Of The Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality To Issue All Orders Required Under The Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup And Redevelopment Act; To Amend Section 51-3-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That Notice Be Sent By Certified Mail To Reduce The Costs Associated With Notifying Permit Holders Of Permit Expiration; To Amend Section 51-3-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Eliminate The Permit Application Fee; And For Related Purposes.

Where it stands

Approved by Governor

March 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Passed · March 5, 2026

116

Yes

0

No

6

Absent or Not Voting

122 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

Bill history

  1. Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res

  2. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  3. Committee Substitute Adopted

  4. Passed

  5. Transmitted To House

  6. Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

  7. Title Suff Do Pass

  8. Passed

  9. Returned For Enrolling

  10. Enrolled Bill Signed

  11. Enrolled Bill Signed

  12. Approved by Governor

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