Mississippi House Bill 1296

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-20 - Referred To Agriculture
Pending: House Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 69-24-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definitions To Certain Terminology Under The Mississippi Plant And Soil Amendment Law Of 1978 By Replacing The Term "amending Ingredient" With "beneficial Substance"; To Define The Term "plant Biostimulant"; To Amend Section 69-24-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Commissioner Of Agriculture And Commerce And The State Chemist To Adopt A Rule Administratively Codifying Recommended Beneficial Substances Labels Adopted By The Association Of American Plant Food Control; To Prescribe The Information Required For Display On Containers And Bulk Shipments Of Soil Or Beneficial Substances; And For Related Purposes.

Plant biostimulants; revise terminology under MS Plant and Soil Amendment Law in order to comply with rules adopted by AAPFCO.

Rep. Bill Pigott [R]	Rep. Vince Mangold [R]	Rep. Ken Morgan [R]	Rep. Jody Steverson [R]
Rep. Joseph Tubb [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-20	House	Referred To Agriculture

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
69	24	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
69	24	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1296.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1296IN.htm