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MS HB1269

Bill

Status

Failed

4/2/2024

Primary Sponsor

Sam Creekmore

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Origin

House of Representatives

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes multi-disciplinary firms to include architects, landscape architects, and engineers, provided at least one active member or stockholder holds a Mississippi architecture certificate.

  • Requires that in firms with landscape architect ownership, at least two-thirds of partners, stockholders, directors, and officers must be registered architects or engineers, with landscape architects owning no more than one-third of the business entity.

  • Mandates that architects registered in Mississippi exercise responsible control over architectural services and have their name and seal appear on all documents prepared by the firm in architectural practice.

  • Allows multi-disciplinary business entities to use combined titles such as "architects and landscape architects" or "engineers, landscape architects and architects" in their firm names.

  • Clarifies that employees who are not registered as architects, engineers, or landscape architects may use business cards only if their job title is clearly stated on the card.

Legislative Description

Landscape architects; authorize to participate with multi-disciplinary engineer and architecture firms.

Last Action

Died In Committee

4/2/2024

Committee Referrals

Business and Financial Institutions3/21/2024
Business and Commerce2/15/2024

Full Bill Text

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