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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1736

Study on dyslexia among inmates; authorize MDOC to conduct.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Corrections Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF INMATES UNDER ITS JURISDICTION TO DETERMINE THE PREVALENCE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DYSLEXIA AND MAKE A REPORT THEREON TO THE LEGISLATURE; 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

1 co-sponsor

Jeff Hale

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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1022 days

CorrectionsJan 19 to Feb 214 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 3 · stopped21 days

CorrectionsFeb 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 10

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Corrections
  2. Feb 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 10Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 11Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Corrections
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 17Referred To CorrectionsSenate
  6. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate