l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 1527

Financial literacy curriculum; require State Board of Education to create for all public school students in Grades 6-8.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO INCORPORATE COMPONENTS WITHIN THE EXISTING FINANCIAL LITERACY CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 6 THROUGH 8 BEGINNING WITH THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR; TO REQUIRE PASSAGE OF A ONE-HALF CARNEGIE UNIT COURSE IN FINANCIAL LITERACY AS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT FOR ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS, INCLUDING THOSE IN CHARTER SCHOOLS, BEGINNING WITH THE 2031 GRADUATING CLASS; TO ESTABLISH THE FINANCIAL LITERACY TRUST FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO SUPPORT FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADMINISTER THE FUND; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-7-301, 37-16-7 AND 37-28-45, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 20 to March 4, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 1122 days

EducationJan 20 to Jan 3010 days

In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 4 · stopped21 days

EducationFeb 17 to Mar 4 · stopped15 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 11

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 20 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 11Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 13 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 13Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 11Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 11AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 11Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 17Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
  8. Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate