SB 2641 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Wind-Tower Agricultural and Environmental Impact Study Committee; create.

SB 2641 establishes the Wind-Tower Agricultural and Environmental Impact Study Committee to examine how wind-tower development affects aviation safety, wildlife mortality, and farmland use. The committee, composed of agriculture, wildlife, energy, and industry representatives, must develop statewide placement standards and a wildlife-buffer map by January 2027, modeling Arkansas’s framework. The bill also imposes a one-year moratorium on new wind-tower permits and Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity (effective upon enactment), applying only to projects not already underway. This procedural measure delays new wind energy projects while the committee studies impacts and creates regulatory guidelines.
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2026 Last action Mar 30, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2026 · House Mar 10, 2026

How they voted

511
Passed
Total votes 52
Feb 10, 2026
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican34
33 Yea 1 Nay
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed As Amended
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
Referred To Energy;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
upper
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Referred To Energy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
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Party
State
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Neil Whaley
RRepublican
MS
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