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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2147

Financial literacy curriculum; require specific courses in public schools in grades 6-12.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations A 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 FINANCIAL LITERACY COMPONENTS WITHIN THE EXISTING CURRICULUM TO BE TAUGHT IN GRADES 6-8 ON OR BEFORE THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR; TO REQUIRE SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF THE STAND-ALONE ONE-HALF CARNEGIE UNIT PERSONAL FINANCE COURSE OR A FULL CARNEGIE UNIT COURSE WHERE AT LEAST ONE-HALF OF THE COURSE STANDARDS CONCERN FINANCIAL LITERACY AS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT; TO ESTABLISH THE "FINANCIAL LITERACY TRUST FUND" AS A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY THAT SHALL PROVIDE FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION AND BE ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO DEVELOP RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-301, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM, AND TO SET CERTAIN TOPICS THAT SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR THE FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM; 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 Senate

11 co-sponsors

Daniel H. Sparks, Robin Robinson, David Parker, Sarita Simmons, Michael McLendon, Tyler McCaughn, Benjamin Suber, Chad McMahan, Nicole Boyd, Albert Butler, J. Walter Michel

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 action10 actions on 7 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 1122 days

EducationJan 20 to Feb 314 days

AppropriationsFeb 3 to Feb 41 day

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Mar 4 · stopped21 days

EducationFeb 17 to Feb 269 days

Appropriations AFeb 26 to Mar 4 · stopped6 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate 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 Senate Jan 20 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 3Reported as a committee substitute from ED to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  4. Feb 11Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  5. Amended in the Senate
  6. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 17 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 17Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations A
  3. Feb 26Reported as amended from ED to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 4Died in committee in the House
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
  2. Feb 3DR - TSDPCS: ED To APSenate
  3. Feb 4Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  4. Feb 11Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  5. Feb 11AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 11Passed As AmendedSenate
  7. Feb 17Transmitted To HouseSenate
  8. Feb 17Referred To Education;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 26DR - TSDPAA: ED To APHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives