---
type: "Bill"
title: "Construction Dispute Resolution Agreements; declare void if held outside the state."
description: "Construction Dispute Resolution Agreements; declare void if held outside the state."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ms"
legislature: "Mississippi Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1306"
citation: "Mississippi HB 1306 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Judiciary A", "Judiciary", "Division A"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-15T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-04-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86f605d4-21f6-44d0-a37f-0ebdc33f6a7f"
source_url: "http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf//history/HB/HB1306.xml"
source_hash: "f2176508faccd913a2dafdb594ea60ff85578908389d33a356a1cbd2d0535cf2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ms"]
---

# Mississippi HB 1306 (2018) — Construction Dispute Resolution Agreements; declare void if held outside the state.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1306IN.htm)
2. **As Passed the lower** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1306PS.htm)
3. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1306CS.htm)
4. **Current version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1306SG.htm)

## Votes

- Adopt Conference Report — **96–15** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt Conference Report — **51–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passage — **115–1** (pass) · legislature
- Passage as Amended — **45–5** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Judiciary A `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-23T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Recommitted to Committee
- **2018-01-30T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-01T06:00:00+00:00** Committee Substitute Adopted `substitution`
- **2018-02-01T06:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2018-02-05T06:00:00+00:00** Transmitted To Senate `introduction`
- **2018-02-16T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Judiciary, Division A `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass As Amended `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Passed As Amended `passage`
- **2018-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Motion to Reconsider Entered
- **2018-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Motion to Reconsider Tabled
- **2018-03-09T06:00:00+00:00** Returned For Concurrence
- **2018-03-13T05:00:00+00:00** Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
- **2018-03-26T05:00:00+00:00** Conferees Named Baker,Beckett,Bell (21st)
- **2018-03-26T05:00:00+00:00** Conferees Named Hopson,Kirby,Harkins
- **2018-03-26T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Filed
- **2018-03-26T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Filed
- **2018-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** Recommitted For Further Conf
- **2018-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** Recommitted For Further Conf
- **2018-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Filed
- **2018-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Filed
- **2018-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Adopted
- **2018-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Adopted
- **2018-04-02T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
- **2018-04-02T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
- **2018-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86f605d4-21f6-44d0-a37f-0ebdc33f6a7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Mississippi legislature records).