Unintended impact of wind turbine usage in agriculture; create Joint Legislative Study Committee to make recommendations regarding.
This bill creates a joint legislative committee to study potential unintended effects of wind turbines on agriculture in Mississippi. The committee will examine issues like wind displacement of farm chemicals onto neighboring properties, impacts on aquifers and water sources, safety for agricultural pilots, effects on migratory birds (especially along the Mississippi Flyway), and decommissioning funding. Composed of committee chairs from agriculture, energy, and wildlife committees, the group will gather input from agencies like the Department of Environmental Quality and Farm Bureau, with a final report due by December 2026. As a procedural resolution, it does not enact new laws but aims to inform future legislation based on their findings.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2026
Last action Apr 15, 2026
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The bill was reformatted from a standard legislative text to a compact, single-page summary style. The substantive policy content, including committee members, study topics, and deadlines, remains identical to the original version.
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The document layout was condensed from a multi-page format into a single page, removing page headers and footers while retaining all legislative text.
Line breaks and paragraph spacing were significantly reduced to fit the content onto one page, altering the visual appearance but not the meaning.
The header information was updated to reflect the bill's status as 'As Adopted by House' instead of 'As Introduced'.
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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 3, 2026
Committee
Referred To Rules
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Be Adopted
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred To Rules
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeff Hale
RRepublican
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