# Mississippi HB 1563: Municipal utilities; revise composition of the commission to include one person who is a customer that receives service by such utility.

Mississippi HB 1563, Municipal utilities; revise composition of the commission to include one person who is a customer that receives service by such utility., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jonathan McMillan (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Approved by Governor) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi HB 1563
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Municipal utilities; revise composition of the commission to include one person who is a customer that receives service by such utility.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-19
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: Jonathan McMillan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Utilities, Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (453 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Outside customers gain utility board seats: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2026, municipalities that create utility commissions can have 3 to 7 members. Two must be residential customers served outside city limits. Counties can also appoint one member each, up to two total, when more than 20% of customers live outside city limits and the utility serves th…
- Water board members must complete training: cost, low. Starting July 1, 2026, board members of community public water systems run by municipalities with more than 10,000 people must complete at least 8 hours of management training within 2 years after election or reelection. This applies to members elected or reelected after June 30, 1998, who have not…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jonathan McMillan (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 51 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 119 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 52 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Passed As Amended | pass | 118 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Passed | pass | 113 | 0 | 4 |

## Actions (25)

- 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-04-02: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-03-31: Conference Report Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Conference Report Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (House)
- 2026-03-17: Conferees Named Carter,Williams,McMahan (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Conferees Named Powell,Rushing,McMillan (House)
- 2026-03-12: Conferees Named Powell,McKnight,Rushing (House)
- 2026-03-12: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (House)
- 2026-03-11: Returned For Concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed As Amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Referred To Energy (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Transmitted To Senate (House)
- 2026-02-10: Passed As Amended (House)
- 2026-02-10: Amended (House)
- 2026-02-10: Reconsidered (House)
- 2026-02-05: Motion to Reconsider Entered (Faulkner, Powell, McKnight) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Passed (House)
- 2026-02-05: Committee Substitute Adopted (House)
- 2026-01-28: Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub (House)
- 2026-01-19: Referred To Public Utilities (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub) (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB1563_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB1563_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.pdf)
- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1563IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1563IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1563PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1563PS.pdf)
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1563_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1563_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1563CS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1563CS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1563SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1563SG.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
- [Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub) (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB1563_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm)
- [Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub) (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB1563_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.pdf)
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1563IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1563IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1563PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1563PS.pdf)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1563_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1563_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1563CS.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1563CS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1563SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1563SG.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-HB1563-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).