Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 480
Antisemitism; prohibit in state public educational institutions.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT ANTISEMITISM IN PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, DISABILITY, RELIGION OR MARITAL STATUS AGAINST A STUDENT OR AN EMPLOYEE IN PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; TO REQUIRE PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO TREAT DISCRIMINATION MOTIVATED BY OR INCLUDING ANTISEMITIC INTENT IN AN IDENTICAL MANNER TO DISCRIMINATION MOTIVATED BY RACE; TO PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF EVIDENCE OF ANTISEMITIC INTENT; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BODY OF EACH PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION TO MONITOR, ASSESS, INVESTIGATE AND REPORT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITH REGARD TO ANTISEMITIC ACTIVITY; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BODY TO ELIMINATE ANY PERFORMANCE FUNDING AND/OR IMPOSE ADDITIONAL FUNDING REDUCTIONS AND PUNITIVE ACTIONS AGAINST THE PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THIS ACT AFTER RECEIVING WRITTEN NOTICE FROM THE STATE BODY; TO AMEND SECTION 37-191-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE LAWS PROHIBITING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION STATEMENTS AND POLICIES MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO APPLY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 37-15-35 AND 37-28-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 12 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 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 days
EducationJan 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 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.