HB 346 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

Landscape architects; authorize to participate with multi-disciplinary engineer and architecture firms.

HB 346 revises Mississippi's architectural licensing laws to allow multi-disciplinary firms (combining architects, landscape architects, and engineers) to operate under specific conditions. The bill requires that at least one active member or stockholder of such a firm must hold a valid Mississippi architecture license, and no more than one-third of the firm's ownership can be held by landscape architects. Firms must clearly disclose each member's license type (architect, engineer, or landscape architect) in all business materials and include at least one licensed architect's name in their title. This change directly affects architects, landscape architects, and engineering firms seeking to collaborate under a single business entity in Mississippi.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Signed Mar 16, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Passed the lower Current version · 1 edit
MINOR
No substantive changes were made between the House-passed version and the version sent to the Governor. The only differences are line-break reformatting in two paragraphs, indicating the bill passed the Senate without amendment.
TECHNICAL

Line breaks were adjusted in two paragraphs regarding responsible control by registered architects and business entity reporting requirements. No words were added, removed, or altered.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2026 · House Feb 4, 2026

How they voted

491
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 52
Mar 4, 2026
D Democratic18
17 Yea 1
94% Yea
R Republican34
32 Yea 1 Nay 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 16, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Committee
Referred To Business and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Sam Creekmore
Sam Creekmore
RRepublican
MS
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