Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 380
"Mississippi Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections (VOTE) Act"; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE "MISSISSIPPI STUDENTS VOICING OPINIONS IN TODAY'S ELECTIONS (VOTE) ACT" FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING A PILOT PROGRAM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION TO STUDENTS IN GRADE 12; TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO IMPLEMENT AND ADMINISTER THE PILOT PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSION AND STATE POLITICAL PARTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES; TO PRESCRIBE CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES TO RECEIVE FUNDS UNDER THE PILOT PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE REPORTS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE LEGISLATURE; TO REQUIRE THE LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE NECESSARY FUNDS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PILOT PROGRAM; 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 9 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 9 to Feb 3 · stopped25 days
EducationJan 9 to Feb 3 · stopped25 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.