SB 2290 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

One Door Policy; create study committee to evaluate reauthorization of WIOA policy.

SB 2290 creates a task force to study Mississippi's workforce challenges and develop a "one door" system for accessing employment and social services. The task force, made up of state agency leaders and appointed members, will examine issues like Mississippi's low labor force participation rate (under 58%), unfilled jobs, and how to modernize workforce training. It will specifically evaluate opportunities from federal WIOA reauthorization and propose a unified system for job seekers to access resources. The task force must submit recommendations to the legislature by December 2025, but the bill itself does not implement any policy changes - it only establishes the study process. This affects Mississippi workers, job seekers, and state agencies managing workforce programs.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025

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What changed between versions

As Passed the upper → Current version · 2 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to change its status from 'As Passed the Senate' to 'As Sent to Governor' for the 2025 Regular Session, indicating it has completed the legislative process and is awaiting the Governor's signature. The substantive changes are primarily formatting and line-break adjustments with no significant policy modifications to the bill's core provisions regarding the Task Force composition or its duties.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill status header from 'As Passed the Senate' to 'As Sent to Governor' to reflect its current legislative stage.

Adjusted line breaks and formatting in the Task Force appointment section and various other sections without altering the substantive content or meaning.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025 · House Mar 5, 2025

How they voted

51–0

Passed

Total votes 51

Feb 11, 2025

D Democratic16

16 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican35

35 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 18, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

executive

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Concurred in Amend From House

upper

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed As Amended

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Mar 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Committee

Referred To Workforce Development

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Introduced

Transmitted To House

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed As Amended

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

upper

Jan 20, 2025

Committee

Referred To Economic and Workforce Development

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors