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How the Mississippi legislature works

Republican trifecta

Convenes every year; two-year legislative session with bills carrying over.

Senate · 52 seats Republican
House · 122 seats Republican
Governor Republican

2026 Legislative Session — Summary

High-level counts of bills & resolutions this session

0
Total Bills
0
Signed/Enacted
0
In progress
0
Did not pass

All Time — Summary

High-level counts of all bills & resolutions on record

23
Total
1
Signed/Enacted
0
In progress
22
Did not pass

Generation Mix

2025 · EIA

78.1 TWh total · 14.7% nuclear

78,141GWh generated in state

Energy storage

Battery 62 GWh
Discharged to the grid.

Consumes ~53,140 GWh · net exporter — 31% of generation is sent out of state. Chart shows in-state generation, not the consumption mix.

Market Structure

Regulated / Vertically IntegratedMISO
14.03¢
Residential/kWh
▼ 19%
13.03¢
Commercial/kWh
▼ 3%
7.38¢
Industrial/kWh
▼ 14%
▲/▼ vs US average (2025)

Nuclear Plants1 plant · 1,440 MW

Grand Gulf
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.· BWR
1,440 MW
1 unit

2026 Legislative Session

Session
2026 1st Extraordinary Session
Start Date
2026-07-14
End Date
2026-07-17
Status
Concluded
Next regular session convenes January 5, 2027

Legislation

1 bill introduced in 2026

Enacted Legislation

All bills and resolutions signed or enacted in Mississippi

HB 962Signed2025
Energy Academy Act; extend repealer on authority of Vicksburg-Warren & Claiborne County schools to partner with nuclear plant.

The Energy Academy Act bill extends the life of a partnership program between Vicksburg-Warren and Claiborne County school districts and a local nuclear facility to create a specialized high school academy focused on energy industry careers. Originally set to expire on July 1, 2025, the bill pushes…

Workforce & Education · Education/STEM
2026-02-03
S.B. 2793Enacted2026
S.B. 2793

# S.B. 2793 Analysis S.B. 2793 creates a new crime in Mississippi law called "financial institution accounts fraud," which makes it illegal to use false pretenses, fraudulent schemes, electronic devices, or coercion to withdraw money from banks, credit unions, or brokerage accounts or to cause these…

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Senate Concurrent Resolution 525Enacted2025
Senate Concurrent Resolution 525

Commemorates the 40-year Anniversary of Entergy's Grand Gulf Nuclear Station.

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Mississippi Public Service CommissionEnacted2024
Mississippi Public Service Commission

The Public Service Commission adopted a resolution expressing its support of nuclear energy as a clean baseload energy source necessary to achieve a reliable, secure, and diversified electric grid. The Commission hosted its first Nuclear Summit examining developments around the deployment of new rea…

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H.B. 863Enacted2020
H.B. 863

Exempts nuclear generating facilities from county, municipal, and district ad valorem taxes, instead requiring the utility pay the state Department of Revenue a sum based on the assessed value of such nuclear generating plant.

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S.B. 2928Enacted2019
S.B. 2928

Authorizes the Board of Trustees of the Vicksburg Warren School District and the Claiborne County Board of Education to establish a partnership with the Entergy Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Warren County, and the Mississippi Development Authority for a Nuclear Energy High School Academy.

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