ChangeBridge / Mississippi / HB1696 Signed by Governor
HB1696 House Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-04-01

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

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.

Bill Details

State

Mississippi

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history...

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Sponsors

Donnie Bell (Rep - R)
Otis Anthony (Rep - D)

Action History

2026-04-01 H Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-03-30 S Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-30 H Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-29 H Conference Report Filed
2026-03-29 S Conference Report Filed
2026-03-18 S Conferees Named Sparks,Suber,Berry
2026-03-12 H Conferees Named Bell (21st),Lott,Arnold
2026-03-11 H Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2026-03-05 S Returned For Concurrence
2026-03-04 S Passed As Amended
2026-03-04 S Amended
2026-03-03 S Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2026-02-19 S Referred To Economic and Workforce Development
2026-02-11 H Transmitted To Senate
2026-02-09 H Passed As Amended
2026-02-09 H Amended
2026-02-09 H Committee Substitute Adopted
2026-02-03 H Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2026-02-03 H DR - TSDPCS: AP To WD
2026-01-29 H DR - TSDPCS: WD To AP
2026-01-19 H Referred To Workforce Development;Appropriations A

Votes

2026-02-09 House Passed As Amended Yea: 114 Nay: 4
2026-03-04 Senate Passed As Amended Yea: 51 Nay: 0
2026-03-30 House Conference Report Adopted Yea: 120 Nay: 0
2026-03-30 Senate Conference Report Adopted Yea: 52 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-19 H Workforce Development
2026-02-19 S Economic and Workforce Development

Amendments

0000-00-00 House Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub) Adopted
0000-00-00 Senate Committee Amendment No 1

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-22 Introduced
2026-02-03 Comm Sub
2026-02-11 Engrossed
2026-04-01 Enrolled

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