l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1204

CTE; remove stipulation that only certain programs leading to industry certification are considered for statewide accountability.

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 AMEND SECTION 37-153-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION GRANT FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT LEAD TO QUALIFYING INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS; TO REMOVE THE PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF SUCH GRANT FUNDS TO SUPPLANT FUNDS FOR THE BASIC OPERATION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS; 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

Daryl Porter, Omeria Scott

Its course

January 19 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 19 to Feb 1123 days

EducationJan 19 to Jan 212 days

Workforce DevelopmentJan 21 to Jan 298 days

EducationJan 29 to Jan 290 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.

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 19 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Education and on Workforce Development
  2. Jan 21Reported from ED to WD in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 29Reported from WD to ED in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Feb 11Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 12 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 12Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Economic and Workforce Development
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Education;Workforce DevelopmentHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 21DR - TSDP: ED To WDHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 29DR - TSDP: WD To EDHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 29Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 11PassedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 12Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 17Referred To Education;Economic and Workforce DevelopmentSenate
  8. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate