Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi SC508: Joint Rules; amend to allow cosponsorship of bills, joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions originating in other house.
Status: Failed, April 15, 2026
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE JOINT RULES OF THE MISSISSIPPI SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BY CREATING NEW JOINT RULE 9B TO ALLOW LEGISLATORS TO COSPONSOR BILLS, JOINT RESOLUTIONS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE OTHER HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE.
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution to amend the joint rules of the mississippi senate and house of representatives by creating new joint rule 9b to allow legislators to cosponsor bills, joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions originating in the other house of the legislature.
From the introduced text:
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE JOINT RULES OF THE MISSISSIPPI SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BY CREATING NEW JOINT RULE 9B TO ALLOW LEGISLATORS TO COSPONSOR BILLS, JOINT RESOLUTIONS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE OTHER HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MISSISSIPPI STATE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, That the Joint Rules of the Mississippi State Senate and House of Representatives are amended by inserting the following new Joint Rule No. 9B to read as follows: 9B. After a bill, joint resolution or concurrent resolution has been transmitted to the house in which it did not originate, and upon passage, any member of the non-originating house may be added to the bill, joint resolution or concurrent resolution as a cosponsor. *SS36/R150* S. C. R. No. 508 ~ OFFICIAL ~ N2/3 26/SS36/R150 amend to allow cosponsorship PAGE 1 (icj\kr) of bills, joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions originating in other house.
Sponsors
- Blackwell, Kevin (R, 19) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Rules
Subjects: Joint Rules
Common questions
- What is SC508?
- SC508 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Joint Rules; amend to allow cosponsorship of bills, joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions originating in other house.
- What does SC508 do?
- In its own words: A concurrent resolution to amend the joint rules of the mississippi senate and house of representatives by creating new joint rule 9b to allow legislators to cosponsor bills, joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions originating in the other house of the legislature.
- What is the status of SC508?
- Failed as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored SC508?
- Blackwell, Kevin (R, 19).
- Where is the official record for SC508?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SC/SC0508.xml
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