SB 2227 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Wind turbines study committee; study potential unintended impact of wind turbine usage in agriculture.

SB 2227 creates a study committee to examine potential unintended impacts of wind turbines on Mississippi agriculture. The committee, including representatives from state environmental agencies, agricultural groups, aviation associations, and legislative committees, will investigate issues like property rights, aquifer impacts, aviation safety, bird migration concerns, and decommissioning requirements. It must report findings and recommended legislation to the legislature by December 1, 2025. The bill died in committee on March 4, 2025, so no policy changes have been enacted.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

Committee Substitute Current version · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to expand its scope by adding migratory birds and the Mississippi Flyway to the study committee's research topics, and by adding two new committee members representing the Senate and House Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committees. The language was also refined to clarify that recommendations should be enacted into law, and decommissioning funds for wind turbines were added as a new research topic.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include the study of impacts on migratory birds and the Mississippi Flyway, and to consider decommissioning funds for wind turbines.
SCOPE

Added migratory birds and the Mississippi Flyway as new topics for the study committee to investigate.

REQUIREMENT

Added decommissioning funds for wind turbines as a new topic for the study committee to research.

Modified the committee's duty language to clarify that recommendations should be enacted into law.

ELIGIBILITY

Added two new committee members: the Chairman of the Senate Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee and the Chairman of the House Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee.

TECHNICAL

Adjusted language regarding reimbursement for legislators to improve clarity.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2025

How they voted

481
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
Feb 12, 2025
D Democratic16
14 Yea 1 Nay 1
87% Yea
R Republican35
34 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Energy;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Energy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Brian Rhodes
Brian Rhodes
RRepublican
MS
36