Public Service Commission; remove from the provisions of the MS Budget Transparency and Simplification Act.
HB 712 removes the requirement that the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) be funded through annual state appropriations from the General Fund. Instead, the bill directs that fees collected by the PSC for regulating utilities (such as electricity, gas, and water providers) must be deposited directly into the State General Fund. This shifts the PSC's funding model from relying on legislative budget allocations to being self-funded through its own fee collections. The bill directly affects the PSC, which oversees public utility regulation across Mississippi.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2026
Last action Mar 3, 2026
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Floor votes · House Feb 5, 2026
How they voted
119–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 122
Feb 5, 2026
D
Democratic40
100% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
R
Republican80
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Referred To Energy;Appropriations
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Referred To Public Utilities;Appropriations A
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Bounds
RRepublican
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