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Executive director says lawmaker plans to refile changes to landscape-licensing statutes

Mississippi Landscape Architecture Advisory Committee (LAAC) · August 6, 2026
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Summary

John Cothron told the LAAC that Rep. Sam Creekmore intends to refile amendments to Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-1-19 and 73-2-5 next year and that an in-person meeting with the Senate Business and Financial Institutions Committee chair will be arranged.

John Cothron, the committee's executive director, provided a legislative update during the Aug. 6 meeting and said a state representative intends to refile proposed amendments affecting licensure. "He noted that Rep. Sam Creekmore intends to file this legislation again next year," the minutes state.

The record says an in-person meeting will be scheduled with the chair of the Senate Business and Financial Institutions Committee to discuss the proposal, and Mr. Milstead indicated he is available to meet with legislators as needed. The minutes identify the statutes under consideration as Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-1-19 and 73-2-5 but do not include bill text.