Creator: Legislature (RG 47).

Collection Summary: Bills introduced in both houses of the state legislature, many times with amendments. Also includes final versions of approved bills, some with signatures of either or both of the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate. Some of the twentieth century bills are bound into the same ledgers as the resolutions that were considered by both houses during those particular years. A more complete set of the adopted bills can be found in the respective House and Senate journals and the Laws of Mississippi, which are cataloged separately. Bills concerning slaves and slavery may also be found in Series 2373, Slave Legislation Records.

Access Restrictions: None.

Date(s): 1817-1997

Volume: 100.5 Cubic Feet.

Finding Aid Created By: Shaun Stalzer in September 2024.

Related Materials: Series 1701: Legislative Bills. 1817-1997.

Record Group History: The Mississippi Legislature is the governing body for the state and has been so since 1800 when it was first organized to govern the then Mississippi Territory. The Legislature originally met in Natchez, Mississippi until it moved to Washington, Mississippi in 1802. The Legislature would move again to Jackson, Mississippi once it became the new state capital in 1822. The current constitution originally only called for the Legislature to meet once every four years, but in 1910 it was amended to meet every two years and in 1968 the legislature began having regular yearly sessions. The Legislature is composed of the Mississippi House of Representatives (122 members) and the Mississippi Senate (52 members). The upper limits of the number of members in each part of the legislature are set by the Constitution. The current limit was created in 1962 by Constitutional amendment.

Collection Inventory
Box Content

Box Number

1817-181819988
1817-182519988
1817-183019988
1817-183919988
1817-1839 (with corresponding petitions & committee reports)19988
1817: Divorces granted19988
1818-1830s (mostly fragments)19988
181919988
1819: 01/04 - 1819: 02/20 (2nd session)17064
1820s19988
1820s-1830s19988
1820s-1840s: Original & engrossed bills introduced16460
1820s-1840s: Original & engrossed bills introduced7136
1820s-1840s: Original & engrossed bills introduced7132
1820s-1840s: Original & engrossed bills introduced7138
1820s-1840s: Original & engrossed bills introduced7134
1820s-1840s: Original & engrossed bills introduced20037
1820s-1840s: Original & engrossed bills introduced (not dated)7119
1821-1824: Original & engrossed bills introduced7117
1821: Draft bill concerning organization and discipline of militia7119
1823-1830: Original & engrossed bills introduced7124
182430222
182519988
1825-1826: Original & engrossed bills introduced7119
1825-1826: Original & engrossed bills introduced19999
182619988
182719988
1827 (ca)30222
1827: Original & engrossed bills introduced7121
182819988
1828: Original & engrossed bills introduced7122
182919988
1829: Original & engrossed bills introduced31931
1830: Original & engrossed bills introduced7125
1831: Original & engrossed bills introduced7126
1831: Original & engrossed bills introduced7127
1832-1833 (ca.): Map of projected counties from 1830 Choctaw cession31940
1832: Original & engrossed bills introduced7119
1833: Original & engrossed bills introduced7119
1833: Original & engrossed bills introduced7128
1835-1839: Original & engrossed bills introduced7119
1835-1839: Original & engrossed bills introduced7130
1839: Original & engrossed bills introduced7130
1840-1842: enrolled bills list6817
1840-18496817
1840s19988
1840s7147
1841 (fragment)30222
1846: copied bills list6817
1850s6822
1850s19988
18526818
1852 (mostly Senate)7147
18546818
1856 (one bill)6818
18576818
1857-1858: House & Senate7147
1858-18596818
18606824
1860-18687147
1860s20859
1860s, late6822
18616826
1862-1873: Acts (drafts and amended copies)7147
18636826
1863 (Jan 3): Act "better to provide for families of soldiers"2498
1863-1865 (many in regard to Civil war effort & relief)6829
18656834
1866-18676836
18676840
18706822
18707147
1870: House Bills #001-0726923
1870: House Bills #073-2206924
1870: House Bills #221-3536925
1870: House Bills #354-4716926
1870: House Bills #472-5736927
1870: Senate Bills #001-397 (very scattered)6928
1870s7146
1870s20859
1870s: House Bills7145
1870s: House Bills (and related documents)7144
1870s: Senate Bills7145
187129475
1871: House Bills #001-0726929
1871: House Bills #073-1436930
1871: House Bills #144-2596931
1871: House Bills #260-4136932
1871: House Bills #414-5906933
1871: Senate Bills #001-0826934
1871: Senate Bills #083-1946935
1871: Senate Bills #195-2726936
1871: Senate Bills #273-3946937
187229475
1872: House Bills #001-2076938
1872: House Bills #208-3756939
1872: House Bills #376-5976940
1872: Senate Bills #001-1006941
1872: Senate Bills #101-1936942
1872: Senate Bills #194-2706943
1872: Senate Bills #271-4306944
187329475
1873: House Bills #001-4466945
1873: House Bills #447-7136946
1873: Senate Bills #001-2226947
1873: Senate Bills #223-3396948
1873: Senate Bills #340-4546949
187429475
1874: House Bills #001-2366950
1874: House Bills #237-5816951
1874: Senate Bills #001-1466952
1874: Senate Bills #147-3016953
1874: Senate Bills #302-6626954
187529475
1875-18786822
1875: House Bills #001-994 (many missing)6955
1875: Senate Bills #001-5296956
1875: Senate Bills #530-6676957
187629475
1876: House Bills #001-3126958
1876: House Bills #313-6766959
1876: Senate Bill #172 (incorporation of Natchez)7153
1876: Senate Bills #001-2116960
1876: Senate Bills #212-3846961
1877: House Bills #001-6246962
1877: Laws, galley sheets5544
1877: Senate Bills #001-4046963
187829475
1878: House Bills #001-1326964
1878: House Bills #133-2426965
1878: House Bills #243-4176966
1878: House Bills #418-6586967
1878: House and Senate Bills6911
1878: Laws, galley sheets5544
1878: Senate Bills #001-1446968
1878: Senate Bills #145-2706969
188029475
1880: House Bills6911
1880: House Bills #001-4866970
1880: House Bills #001-5086913
1880: House Bills, #298 (incorporation of Holly Springs)6822
1880: Senate Bills #001-7666971
1880: Senate Bills #004-2676913
1880s20859
1880s6822
18827155
1882: House Bills6911
1882: House Bills #001-2456972
1882: House Bills #007-414 (with cover envelopes)6916
1882: House Bills #112-90912435
1882: House Bills #246-4376973
1882: House Bills #421-799 (with cover envelopes)31935
1882: House Bills #438-7016974
1882: House Bills #702-9166975
1882: Senate Bills #001-0836976
1882: Senate Bills #006-59112435
1882: Senate Bills #084-2066977
1882: Senate Bills #207-8816978
1884: House Bills6911
1884: House Bills #003-14712435
1884: House Bills #150-976 (with cover envelopes)6918
1884: House Bills (only a few)6979
1884: House Bills, #4097155
1884: Senate Bills6980
1884: Senate Bills #005-378 (with cover envelopes)6918
1884: Senate Bills, #034 (to encourage agriculture)12435
1886-1888: Bills6911
1886: House Bills (with cover envelopes)6920
1886: Senate Bills6980
1886: Senate Bills (few cover envelopes)6920
1886: Senate Bills (only a few)7155
18887155
1888: House Bills6979
1888: Senate Bills #001-6116980
18907155
1890: House Bills #001-2876981
1890: House Bills #288-5526982
1890: House Bills #553-8566983
1890: Senate Bills #001-1216980
1890: Senate Bills #122-8576984
1890s-1910s: House Bills7145
1896 (single item)7155
1897: Senate Bills #0016984
1898: House Bills, #0027155
1900: House Bills, #250, 3386822
1902: House Bills, #0557155
1902: Senate Bills, #0227155
1902: Senate Bills, #0237155
1904: House Bills6985
1904: House Bills (only a few)7155
1904: House Bills (scattered number; with cover envelopes)19979
1904: Senate Bills #004-383 (with cover envelopes)19979
1904: Senate Bills (only scattered few)6985
1906: House Bills6986
1906: House Bills (scattered few; with cover envelopes)19981
1906: House Bills, #2257155
1906: Senate Bills #001-119 (with cover envelopes)19980
1906: Senate Bills #120-212 (with cover envelopes)19981
1906: Senate Bills (only a few)6986
1906: Senate Bills, #5487155
1908: House Bills6987
1908: House Bills, #0647155
1908: Senate Bills6987
1908: Senate Bills, #0837155
1910: House Bills6988
1910: House Bills, #2047155
1910: Senate Bills (only a few)6988
1910: Senate Bills, #0047155
1911: House Bills6988
1912: House Bills (single item)7155
1928 (extra): House Bills, Ledger7204
1928-1930: House Bills Ledger sheets (selected bills - "vetoed")7203
1928: House Bills #0001-0600, Ledger7205
1928: House Bills #0601-1316, Ledger7205
1928: House Bills, #1206, re: privilege tax, Ledger (in same vol as Series 2364)7205
1928: Senate Bills (selected), Book (in same vol as Series 2364)7202
1930: House Bills, #6427155
1930: House Bills, shared Ledger (some annotations) (in same vol as Series 23647345
1930: Senate Bills #01-94, shared Ledger (in same vol as Series 2364)7345
1931: House Bills #001-164, shared Ledger (in same vol as Series 2364)7345
1931: Senate Bills #01-89, shared Ledger (in same vol as Series 2364)7345
1932: House Bills #501-970, Ledger7222
1932: House Bills, Ledger (in same vol  as Series 2364)7353
1932: Senate Bills #0001-0350, Ledger7298
1932: Senate Bills #0001-0535, Ledger7299
1932: Senate Bills #0351-0535, Ledger (in same vol as Series 2364)7298
1934: House Bills, Ledger7235
1934: Senate Bills #0001-0593, Ledger7308
1934: Senate Bills, #11120859
1935 (extra): House Bills #001-144, Book (w/ messages, etc.)6989
1935: Senate Bills #001-097, Ledger7312
1936 (extra); House Bills, Book (also includes Resolutions)6993
1936 (extra); Senate Bills, Book (also includes Resolutions)6993
1936: House Bills #001-300, Book6990
1936: House Bills #301-600, Book6991
1936: House Bills #601-906, Book6992
1936: Senate Bills #001-200, Book6996
1936: Senate Bills #201-400, Book6997
1936: Senate Bills #401-569, Book (in same vol as Series 2364)6998
1938 (extra): House Bills #001-207 and histories7005
1938: House Bills #0001-02257005
1938: House Bills #0001-1121 histories7003
1938: House Bills #0226-06256999
1938: House Bills #0626-11247000
1938: Senate Bills #001-1757003
1938: Senate Bills #176-4997004
1940: Senate Bill histories in House, Ledger (in same vol as Series 2364)7251
1942: Senate Bill histories in House, Ledger7256
1959 (extra): Senate Bill histories7427
1959: House Bill histories7395
1960: House Bills #003-249 histories7387
1960: House Bills #253-576 histories7388
1960: House Bills #581-1019 histories7389
1960: Senate Bill histories7427
1962 (2nd spec. session): House Bills histories7395
1962: House Bills #002-148 histories7392
1962: House Bills #159-458 histories7393
1962: House Bills #464-927 histories7394
1962: House Bills #932-1211 histories7395
1962: Senate Bill histories7428
1963 (1st special session): House Bills histories7395
1963 (extra): Senate Bill histories7429
1964 (extra): Senate Bill histories7430
1964: House Bills #002-128 histories7397
1964: House Bills #129-546 histories7398
1964: House Bills #549-799 histories7399
1964: House Bills #812-1114 histories7400
1964: Senate Bill histories7429
1965 (extra): Senate Bill histories7430
1966 (extra session): House Bills #003-093 histories7419
1966: House Bills #0001-0055 histories7403
1966: House Bills #0056-0100 histories7404
1966: House Bills #0101-0150 histories7405
1966: House Bills #0151-0222 histories7406
1966: House Bills #0223-0284 histories7407
1966: House Bills #0285-0353 histories7408
1966: House Bills #0354-0425 histories7409
1966: House Bills #0426-0490 histories7410
1966: House Bills #0491-0545 histories7411
1966: House Bills #0546-0614 histories7412
1966: House Bills #0615-0680 histories7413
1966: House Bills #0681-0746 histories7414
1966: House Bills #0747-0801 histories7415
1966: House Bills #0802-0869 histories7416
1966: House Bills #0870-0947 histories7417
1966: House Bills #0948-1023 histories7418
1966: House Bills #1039-1253 histories7419
1966: Senate Bill histories7431
1967 (extra session): House Bills #002-005 histories7402
1967 (extra): Senate Bill histories7430
1968: House Bills #0005-0259 histories7421
1968: House Bills #0260-0484 histories7422
1968: House Bills #0486-0747 histories7423
1968: House Bills #0749-1095 histories7424
1968: House Bills #1110-1353 histories7425
1968: Senate Bill histories7432
1968: Senate Bill histories7433
1969 (extra session): House Bills #022-156 histories7426
1969 (extra): Senate Bill histories7433
1985: House Bills #008-76232104
1985: House Bills #1141-124332106
1985: House Bills #774-114032105
1985: Senate Bills #2510-249932106
1985: Senate Bills #2510-307532107
Not dated [1850s ?]30222
1979-1987: House Bills and Resolutions32667
1988-1990: House Bills and Resolutions32668
1990-1991: House Bills and Resolutions32669
1992-1993: House Bills and Resolutions32670
1993-1994: House Bills and Resolutions32671
1994-1997: House Bills and Resolutions32672
1979-1987: Senate Bills and Resolutions32673
1988-1990: Senate Bills and Resolutions32674
1991-1992: Senate Bills and Resolutions32675
1993-1994: Senate Bills and Resolutions32676
1995-1996: Senate Bills and Resolutions32677