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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1640: DHS; require to employ commercial wage verification services to get information for eligibility determination for benefits.

Passed both chambers 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 1640 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: DHS; require to employ commercial wage verification services to get information for eligibility determination for benefits. Primary sponsor: Clay Deweese (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 30, 2026): Died In Conference.

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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Clay DeweesePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse12

“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 Conference
  2. Conferees Named Thompson,Sparks,Williams
  3. Conferees Named Ford (54th),Porter,Mansell
  4. Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
  5. Returned For Concurrence
  6. Passed As Amended
  7. Amended
  8. Title Suff Do Pass
  9. Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  10. Transmitted To Senate
  11. Passed As Amended
  12. Amended

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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