SB 2252 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Hazardous waste disposal; revise certain provisions regarding.

SB 2252 removes a prohibition on using underground injection methods for hazardous waste disposal. It also eliminates requirements for the Permit Board to assess whether new waste facilities comply with Mississippi's waste management plan or regional agreements. Additionally, the bill deletes language stating the law meets federal regulatory standards. These changes reduce specific regulatory hurdles for hazardous waste facilities seeking permits in Mississippi.

Issues: ✗ Environment

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

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Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Feb 12, 2026

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MODERATE

This bill amends Mississippi's hazardous waste management laws to remove restrictions on underground injection disposal methods, eliminate requirements for the state to demonstrate capacity assurance compliance with federal plans, and remove certain legislative findings about federal law compliance. The changes allow more flexibility in how the state manages hazardous waste and reduce regulatory burdens on commercial waste management facilities.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of hazardous waste management by removing prohibitions on underground injection methods and reducing the Permit Board's consideration requirements for new waste management facilities.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the prohibition on using underground injection methods for disposing of hazardous waste, which previously prevented this disposal technique in Mississippi.

Eliminated the requirement that the Permit Board consider whether proposed waste management facilities conform with the Mississippi Capacity Assurance Plan and interstate agreements.

Removed legislative findings that stated compliance with federal law requirements for hazardous waste capacity assurance.

DEFINITION

Updated formatting and numbering of definitions in Section 4, though the substantive definitions themselves appear unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added committee substitute formatting and page numbers throughout the document to reflect legislative processing.

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Feb 2, 2026

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Jan 14, 2026

Committee

Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors