# Mississippi HB 1558: Tishomingo County Water District; revise provisions relating to compensation and reimbursement.

Mississippi HB 1558, Tishomingo County Water District; revise provisions relating to compensation and reimbursement., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Lester Carpenter (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-17 (Approved by Governor) (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1558-2026
- 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 1558
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Tishomingo County Water District; revise provisions relating to compensation and reimbursement.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-19
- Last action: 2026-03-17, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: Lester Carpenter (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Utilities, Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (169 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Water district commissioners get meeting pay: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tishomingo County Water District commissioners can receive up to $84 for each regular or special meeting they attend. They can also get reimbursed for expenses incurred while carrying out official duties. Commissioners may receive meeting pay for no more than 24 meetings per…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lester Carpenter (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Passed | pass | 118 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-03-17: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-03-10: Returned For Enrolling (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Referred To Energy (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Transmitted To Senate (House)
- 2026-02-05: Passed (House)
- 2026-01-28: Title Suff Do Pass (House)
- 2026-01-19: Referred To Public Utilities (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1558IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1558IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1558PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1558PS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1558SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1558SG.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/1500-1599/HB1558IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1558IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1558PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1558PS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1558SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1558SG.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-HB1558-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).