HB 185 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

State agency teamwork policies; extend repealer on.

HB 185 extends the expiration date for telework policy requirements currently in Mississippi state law. It affects state agencies that allow employees to telework, requiring them to continue following existing telework rules (such as employee agreements, reporting to the State Personnel Board, and maintaining office hours) beyond the original 2028 deadline. The key mechanism is delaying the automatic repeal of Section 25-1-98's telework provisions, ensuring agencies must still comply with current telework standards. This is a procedural adjustment to maintain existing telework frameworks without changing the policies themselves.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced Current version · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill extends the repeal date of Mississippi's state agency telework policies from July 1, 2028 to July 1, 2025, effectively repealing the telework policy provisions earlier than originally planned. The bill also reorganizes the bill's structure and formatting while maintaining the core telework policy requirements that allow state agencies to authorize remote work arrangements.
Scope change
The repeal date for telework policy provisions was moved forward by three years, from July 1, 2028 to July 1, 2025, meaning these telework provisions will no longer be in effect sooner than originally intended.
TIMELINE

The repeal date for telework policy provisions changed from July 1, 2028 to July 1, 2025, ending the telework authorization three years earlier than originally planned.

TECHNICAL

The bill's header information was updated to reflect 'As Passed the House' status rather than 'As Introduced', and page numbering/formatting was reorganized.

Minor formatting changes including removal of line numbers and reorganization of text layout, but no substantive policy changes to the telework requirements themselves.

Floor votes · House Feb 6, 2025

How they voted

1181
Passed
Total votes 119
Feb 6, 2025
D Democratic39
39 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican78
77 Yea 1 Nay
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Committee
Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
lower
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