2026 Regular Session "MS Agricultural and Farmland Wind Tower Protection Act of 2026"; create. AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI AGRICULTURAL AND FARMLAND WIND TOWER PROTECTION ACT OF 2026; TO DEFINE AND REGULATE WIND TOWER FACILITIES; TO VEST EXCLUSIVE SITING, PERMITTING AND OPERATIONAL AUTHORITY IN THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION; TO REQUIRE CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, PUBLIC NOTICE AND LANDOWNER CONSENT; TO IMPOSE STATEWIDE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS TO PROTECT AGRICULTURAL LANDS, AERIAL AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS, RESIDENCES AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS; TO PROHIBIT WIND TOWER FACILITIES NEAR WILDLIFE REFUGES, WETLANDS, MIGRATORY BIRD CORRIDORS AND CRITICAL HABITATS; TO REQUIRE FINANCIAL ASSURANCE AND DECOMMISSIONING BONDS FOR SITE RESTORATION; TO SUBJECT WIND TOWER FACILITIES TO PUBLIC UTILITY LAWS; TO AUTHORIZE RULEMAKING AND INTERAGENCY CONSULTATION; TO CREATE THE WIND TOWER AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS STUDY COMMITTEE AND REQUIRE A LEGISLATIVE REPORT; TO PROVIDE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY, CIVIL PENALTIES AND REMEDIATION REMEDIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 04/17/26 at 12:17 H B 1069 House Bill 1069 HB 1069 H Dead General Bill/Constitutional Amendment No Majority June 30, 2026 Energy F ../../House_cmtes/EN.xml Energy F ../../Senate_cmtes/EN.xml Hale ../../House_authors/Hale.xml Remak ../../House_authors/Remak.xml Kinkade ../../House_authors/Kinkade.xml 1 01/16 (H) Referred To Energy 2 02/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass 3 02/11 (H) Passed ../../../../2026/pdf/votes/house/0370012.pdf 4 02/11 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered (Kinkade, Hale, Rosebud) 5 02/12 (H) Reconsidered 6 02/12 (H) Amended 7 02/12 (H) Passed As Amended ../../../../2026/pdf/votes/house/0380056.pdf 8 02/16 (H) Transmitted To Senate 9 02/17 (S) Referred To Energy 10 03/02 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended 11 03/09 (S) Amended 12 03/09 (S) Passed As Amended ../../../../2026/pdf/votes/senate/0630008.pdf 13 03/11 (S) Returned For Concurrence 14 03/12 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate ../../../../2026/pdf/votes/house/0660006.pdf 15 03/12 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered (Rosebud, Hale) 16 03/16 (H) Reconsidered 17 03/16 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf 18 03/23 (H) Conferees Named Hale,Rosebud,Powell 19 03/23 (S) Conferees Named Carter,Whaley,Younger 20 03/30 (H) Died In Conference ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1069PS.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1069PS.htm ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1069IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1069IN.htm ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1069PS.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1069PS.htm Amendment Report for House Bill No. 1069 ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/sam/Amendment_Report_for_HB1069.pdf ../../../../../documents/2026/html/sam/Amendment_Report_for_HB1069.htm Amendment No 1 Adopted ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB1060_H_Amend_01.htm ../../../../../documents/2026/html/ham/HB1060_H_Amend_01.htm Voice Vote Committee Amendment No 1 Adopted ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1069_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf ../../../../../documents/2026/html/sam/HB1069_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm Voice Vote Amendment No 1 to Committee Amendment No 1 Adopted ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1069_S_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf ../../../../../documents/2026/html/sam/HB1069_S_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm Voice Vote N ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB1069.pdf