HB 1099 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Public Service Commission; remove from the provisions of the MS Budget Transparency and Simplification Act.

HB 1099 removes the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) from requirements that its expenses be funded by state appropriations. Instead, it amends laws to require the PSC to cover its costs using fees it collects, depositing these into the existing "Public Service Commission Regulation Fund" rather than the state general fund. This change affects the PSC (which regulates utilities like gas, water, and electricity) and shifts its funding mechanism from annual state budget allocations to self-generated fees. The bill deletes all prior provisions mandating that the PSC’s expenses be paid from the state general fund, while preserving its dedicated fee-based funding structure.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 20, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025
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Feb 4, 2025
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Jan 20, 2025
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