Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 173
First grade enrollment; allow child who turns six on or before December 31 to start at beginning of that school year.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-15-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW ANY STUDENT WHO REACHES THE AGE OF SIX ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31 TO ENROLL IN FIRST GRADE AT THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR DURING WHICH THE CHILD ATTAINS THE AGE OF SIX; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE STUDENTS WHO ARE ENROLLED AT THE START OF A SCHOOL YEAR DURING WHICH THEY ATTAIN THE AGE OF SIX ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31 IN THE DEFINITION OF "COMPULSORY-SCHOOL-AGE CHILD"; 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 7 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 7 to Feb 3 · stopped27 days
EducationJan 7 to Feb 3 · stopped27 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.