l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1591

Driver education; require students to participate in training program.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-25-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 2028-2029 SCHOOL YEAR, PUPILS IN GRADES 9 THROUGH 12 INCLUSIVE AND ENROLLED IN A DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN DRIVER EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS, SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN A DRIVER EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM MAINTAINED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT; 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

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.

In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 3

  1. Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published