# Mississippi SB 2849: Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and privacy regarding unionization decisions.

Mississippi SB 2849, Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and privacy regarding unionization decisions., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Josh Harkins (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-03 (Died On Calendar) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2849-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi SB 2849
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and privacy regarding unionization decisions.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-20
- Last action: 2025-04-03, Died On Calendar
- Sponsor: Josh Harkins (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Business and Commerce, Ways and Means, Labor, Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (245 yes, 75 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Josh Harkins (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 79 | 37 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 26 | 15 |   |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Passed As Amended | pass | 105 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Passed | pass | 35 | 14 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-04-03: Died On Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-02: Motion to Reconsider Entered (Johnson, Yancey, Calvert) (House)
- 2025-04-02: Conference Report Adopted (House)
- 2025-04-02: Motion to Recommit Lost (House)
- 2025-04-01: Conference Report Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Conference Report Filed (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Conference Report Filed (House)
- 2025-03-20: Conferees Named Yancey,Calvert,Lamar (House)
- 2025-03-20: Conferees Named Robinson,Wiggins,Johnson (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Returned For Concurrence (House)
- 2025-03-10: Passed As Amended (House)
- 2025-03-10: Amended (House)
- 2025-03-04: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (House)
- 2025-03-04: DR - TSDPAA: WM To BC (House)
- 2025-02-25: DR - TSDP: BC To WM (House)
- 2025-02-13: Referred To Business and Commerce;Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-02-11: Transmitted To House (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Motion to Reconsider Tabled (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Motion to Reconsider Entered (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: DR - TSDP: LA To FI (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Referred To Labor;Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2849IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2849IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2849PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2849PS.pdf)
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/ham/SB2849_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/ham/SB2849_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 2517: "MS Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act" and "Uniform Athletes Agent Act"; bring forward. (signed)
- HB 856: Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on and make various changes to. (signed)
- HB 1341: MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; extend repealer on act and related tax incentives. (signed)
- HB 958: Department of Information Technology Services; revise certain provisions relating to acquisition of technology services. (signed)
- HB 913: Meat labeling; require accurate labeling of meat and nonmeat products by processors, retail and food establishment prior to final sale. (signed)
- HB 920: Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of various organizations. (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2849IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2849IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2849PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2849PS.pdf)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/ham/SB2849_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/ham/SB2849_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 2517: "MS Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act" and "Uniform Athletes Ag…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2517-2025)
- [HB 856: Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on and make various changes to.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB856-2025)
- [HB 1341: MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; extend repealer on act and related tax incent…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1341-2025)
- [HB 958: Department of Information Technology Services; revise certain provisions relati…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB958-2025)
- [HB 913: Meat labeling; require accurate labeling of meat and nonmeat products by proces…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB913-2025)
- [HB 920: Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of various orga…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB920-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2849-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).