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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1710

School curriculum; require course in personal finance as graduation requirement.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, BEGINNING WITH THE CLASS OF 2032, TO PASS A COURSE IN PERSONAL FINANCE AS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT; TO CREATE THE FINANCIAL LITERACY TRUST FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADMINISTER THE FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-301, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS IMPLEMENT A FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 10 AND 11; TO AMEND SECTION 37-16-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-45, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE STUDENTS IN CHARTER SCHOOLS TO COMPLY WITH THE PERSONAL FINANCE COURSE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-1-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP PERSONAL LIVING AND FINANCES OBJECTIVES FOR EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL COURSES, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

EducationJan 19 to Jan 289 days

Appropriations AJan 28 to Feb 3 · stopped6 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. Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations A
  2. Jan 28Reported from ED to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Education;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28DR - TSDP: ED To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives