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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1314: Public purchasing; increase threshold for bidding and revise certain provisions related to exemptions and reverse auctions.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1314 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Public purchasing; increase threshold for bidding and revise certain provisions related to exemptions and reverse auctions. Primary sponsor: Kevin Ford (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2026): Died In Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kevin FordPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Jeff HaleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Kimberly RemakCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died In Committee
  2. Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Transmitted To Senate
  4. Passed As Amended
  5. Amended
  6. Committee Substitute Adopted
  7. Read the Third Time
  8. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
  9. Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source