Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1494
Dyslexia; require that educator preparation programs include course on teaching students with.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 2027-2028 SCHOOL YEAR, THE STANDARDS AND CRITERIA FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS IN THE STATE SET BY THE COMMISSION ON TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE AND DEVELOPMENT MUST INCLUDE NOT LESS THAN THREE CREDIT HOURS ON TEACHING STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA WITHIN THE EXISTING CREDIT HOUR REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISION; 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 19 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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.