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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 138: State employees; remove requirement to use one day of personal leave before using major medical leave.

In committee 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 138 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 7, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: State employees; remove requirement to use one day of personal leave before using major medical leave. Primary sponsor: John Hines (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 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): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John HinesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse50

“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

Sources

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