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MississippiSB 22862025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Workforce Enhancement Training Fund contributions; provide for suspensions under certain circumstances.

Sponsored By: Daniel H. Sparks (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Workforce DevelopmentEconomic and Workforce Development

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Employer training payments pause during high unemployment

Beginning July 1, 2025, the law suspends covered Mississippi employers’ Workforce Enhancement Training Fund contributions during high insured unemployment. Payments stop for a rate year when the prior year’s July–September average insured unemployment rate exceeds 5.5%. Payments resume on the first day of the next rate year after that July–September average falls below 4.5%.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Daniel H. Sparks

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Benjamin Suber

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 169 • No: 0

House vote • 3/5/2025

Passed

Yes: 119 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/7/2025

Passed

Yes: 50 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor

    3/12/2025legislature

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

    3/7/2025House

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

    3/7/2025Senate

  4. Returned For Enrolling

    3/6/2025House

  5. Passed

    3/5/2025House

  6. Title Suff Do Pass

    3/3/2025House

  7. Referred To Workforce Development

    2/13/2025House

  8. Transmitted To House

    2/10/2025Senate

  9. Passed

    2/7/2025Senate

  10. Title Suff Do Pass

    2/4/2025Senate

  11. Referred To Economic and Workforce Development

    1/20/2025Senate

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