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Mississippi Legislature · HB 1696 · Approved by Governor (Chapter 469)

MS Office of Apprenticeship; create under State Workforce Investment Board.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP ACT; Read the full text

2026 Regular Session

What it does

MS Office of Apprenticeship; create under State Workforce Investment Board.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Show all 23 actions
Referred To Workforce Development;Appropriations A · Jan 19, 2026

House

DR - TSDPCS: WD To AP · Jan 29, 2026

House

DR - TSDPCS: AP To WD · Feb 3, 2026

House

Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub · Feb 3, 2026

House

Committee Substitute Adopted · Feb 9, 2026

House

Amended · Feb 9, 2026

House

Passed As Amended · Feb 9, 2026

House

Transmitted To Senate · Feb 11, 2026

House

Referred To Economic and Workforce Development · Feb 19, 2026

Senate

Title Suff Do Pass As Amended · Mar 3, 2026

Senate

Amended · Mar 4, 2026

Senate

Passed As Amended · Mar 4, 2026

Senate

Returned For Concurrence · Mar 5, 2026

Senate

Decline to Concur/Invite Conf · Mar 11, 2026

House

Conferees Named Bell (21st),Lott,Arnold · Mar 12, 2026

House

Conferees Named Sparks,Suber,Berry · Mar 18, 2026

Senate

Conference Report Filed · Mar 29, 2026

Senate

Conference Report Filed · Mar 29, 2026

House

Conference Report Adopted · Mar 30, 2026

House

Conference Report Adopted · Mar 30, 2026

Senate

Enrolled Bill Signed · Apr 1, 2026

House

Enrolled Bill Signed · Apr 2, 2026

Senate

Approved by Governor · Apr 8, 2026

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Bell (21st)

Recorded votes

Conference Report AdoptedSenate · 2026-03-30 · Yeas 52, Nays 0, Absent and those not voting 0
Conference Report AdoptedHouse · 2026-03-30 · Yeas 120, Nays 0, Absent or those not voting 2
Passed As AmendedSenate · 2026-03-04 · Yeas 51, Nays 0, Absent and those not voting 1
Passed As AmendedHouse · 2026-02-09 · Yeas 114, Nays 4, Absent or those not voting 2, Present 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Mississippi legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Approved by Governor (Apr 8, 2026).