Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1756: Commercial hazardous waste management facilities; revise certain provisions relating to.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-17-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW FOR HEARINGS REGARDING PERMITS FOR COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PERMITS FOR COMMERCIAL MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS OR INCINERATORS TO BE HELD AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MISSISSIPPI ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PERMIT BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 49-35-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW THE MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO ISSUE ALL ORDERS REQUIRED UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI BROWNFIELDS VOLUNTARY CLEANUP AND REDEVELOPMENT ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 51-3-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH NOTIFYING PERMIT HOLDERS OF PERMIT EXPIRATION BY GIVING THE PERMIT BOARD DISCRETION OVER THE METHOD OF WRITTEN NOTICE; TO AMEND SECTION 51-3-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE THE PERMIT APPLICATION FEE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 49-35-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATES TO MISSISSIPPI BROWNFIELDS VOLUNTARY CLEANUP AND REDEVELOPMENT, FOR PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 49-17-29, mississippi code of 1972, to allow for hearings regarding permits for commercial hazardous waste management facilities and solid waste management permits for commercial municipal solid waste landfills or incinerators to be held at the discretion of the mississippi environmental quality permit board…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-17-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW FOR HEARINGS REGARDING PERMITS FOR COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PERMITS FOR COMMERCIAL MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS OR INCINERATORS TO BE HELD AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MISSISSIPPI ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PERMIT BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 49-35-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW THE MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO ISSUE ALL ORDERS REQUIRED UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI BROWNFIELDS VOLUNTARY CLEANUP AND REDEVELOPMENT ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 51-3-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH NOTIFYING PERMIT HOLDERS OF PERMIT EXPIRATION BY GIVING THE PERMIT BOARD DISCRETION OVER THE METHOD OF WRITTEN NOTICE; TO AMEND SECTION 51-3-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE THE PERMIT APPLICATION FEE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 49-35-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATES TO MISSISSIPPI BROWNFIELDS VOLUNTARY CLEANUP AND REDEVELOPMENT, FOR PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 49-17-29, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 49-17-29. (1) (a) Except as in compliance with paragraph (b) of this subsection, it is unlawful for any person to cause pollution of the air in the state or to place or cause to …
Sponsors
- Ladner, Timmy (R, 93) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
Subjects: Commercial hazardous waste management facilities
Common questions
- What is HB1756?
- HB1756 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Commercial hazardous waste management facilities; revise certain provisions relating to.
- What does HB1756 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 49-17-29, mississippi code of 1972, to allow for hearings regarding permits for commercial hazardous waste management facilities and solid waste management permits for commercial municipal solid waste landfills or incinerators to be held at the discretion of the mississippi environmental quality permit board…
- What is the status of HB1756?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1756?
- Ladner, Timmy (R, 93).
- Where is the official record for HB1756?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1756.xml
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