# Mississippi HB 1137: Certified Public Accountants; revise education and experience requirements for licensure.

Mississippi HB 1137, Certified Public Accountants; revise education and experience requirements for licensure., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Lee Yancey (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-13 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

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- As of: 2026-10-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi HB 1137
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Certified Public Accountants; revise education and experience requirements for licensure.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-19
- Last action: 2026-03-13, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: Lee Yancey (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Business and Commerce, Business and Financial Institutions
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (169 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New education rules for CPA applicants: mixed, medium. Starting July 1, 2026, initial Mississippi CPA applicants must pass every section of the Uniform CPA Examination. They must qualify through a board-approved postgraduate degree, a bachelor’s degree with at least 150 semester hours, or a qualifying bachelor’s degree. The first two paths require one…
- Out-of-state CPAs can practice in Mississippi: mixed, low. Starting July 1, 2026, an out-of-state CPA can practice in Mississippi without a Mississippi license if their main business location is outside the state. They must hold a valid license from another state, pass every exam section, and meet Mississippi’s education and experience rules. The Board can…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lee Yancey (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Passed | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Passed | pass | 118 | 1 | 2 |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-03-13: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-03-09: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-03-05: Returned For Enrolling (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Referred To Business and Financial Institutions (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Transmitted To Senate (House)
- 2026-02-04: Passed (House)
- 2026-01-22: Title Suff Do Pass (House)
- 2026-01-19: Referred To Business and Commerce (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1137IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1137IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1137PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1137PS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1137SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1137SG.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from. (signed)
- HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General. (signed)
- SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. (signed)
- SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals. (signed)
- SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. (signed)
- SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1137IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1137IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1137PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1137PS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1137SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1137SG.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1653-2026)
- [HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1924-2026)
- [SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3051-2026)
- [SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospit…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3110-2026)
- [SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special fund…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2917-2026)
- [SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Auth…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3071-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1137-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).