l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1035

MS Future Innovators Act; enact to require high school computer science or CTE with embedded computer science course.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI FUTURE INNOVATORS ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-13-215, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT, BEGINNING WITH THE ENTERING NINTH-GRADE CLASS OF 2029-2030, A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SHALL, BEFORE GRADUATION, BE REQUIRED TO EARN ONE UNIT OF CREDIT IN A HIGH SCHOOL COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE, OR ONE UNIT OF CREDIT IN AN INDUSTRY-ALIGNED CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) WITH EMBEDDED COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE; TO PROVIDE THE STATE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS THAT MAY BE SATISFIED BY EITHER OF THESE COURSES; TO REQUIRE THAT SUCH COURSES INCLUDE INSTRUCTION ON THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF EMERGING COMPUTER SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-205, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE "CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION WITH EMBEDDED COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE" FOR PURPOSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CYBER EDUCATION EQUALITY 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

2 co-sponsors

Fabian Nelson, Omeria Scott

Its course

January 16 to March 3, 2026, 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 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 1126 days

EducationJan 16 to Jan 215 days

In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 3 · stopped20 days

EducationFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped14 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 16 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Jan 21Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 11Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 11Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Faulkner, Roberson and McCarty)
  2. Feb 12Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Feb 13Sent to the Senate
  4. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  5. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 21Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 11PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 11Motion to Reconsider Entered (Faulkner, Roberson, McCarty)House of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 17Referred To EducationSenate
  8. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate