HC 31 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

State of the State address of Governor Tate Reeves; call joint session.

This bill (HC 31) is a procedural resolution scheduling a joint session of the Mississippi Legislature to hear Governor Tate Reeves' 2025 State of the State address. It specifies the session will occur on January 29, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. on the south steps of the New Capitol Building (or indoors if weather is poor), directly requiring all legislators to attend. The resolution was adopted and finalized on January 28, 2025, with no policy changes beyond establishing this formal meeting. As a purely procedural measure, it affects only the legislative body's calendar and attendance requirements.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action Jan 28, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Passed the lower Current version · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill title and header were updated to reflect that it has been adopted by both the House and Senate, indicating it has passed both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature. This change confirms the resolution has moved from a single chamber adoption to a joint legislative action.
Scope change
The resolution now applies to a joint session of the legislature rather than a single chamber session, expanding its procedural scope.
SCOPE

Changed from a House-only concurrent resolution to a joint House and Senate concurrent resolution, requiring passage by both legislative chambers.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2025 · House Jan 27, 2025

How they voted

500
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Jan 28, 2025
D Democratic16
15 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican35
35 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Be Adopted
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Referred To Rules
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Fred Shanks
Fred Shanks
RRepublican
MS
60