Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 39
ESA for students with special needs; remove waitlist requirement.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-181-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE WAITLIST REQUIREMENT FOR STUDENTS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNT UNDER THE "EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT, SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION, EACH STUDENT'S ESA SHALL BE FUNDED AT THE STUDENT BASE AMOUNT AS DETERMINED UNDER THE "MISSISSIPPI STUDENT FUNDING FORMULA"; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 10 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 days
EducationJan 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 days
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 10 – Feb 4
- Jan 10Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations A
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 10Referred To Education;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives