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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 752

Mississippi Young Readers Club; establish pilot program to provide reading literature to certain students to enhance early literacy.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 12, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI YOUNG READERS CLUB (MYRC) AS A PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE BOOKS AND LITERACY MATERIALS THROUGH PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS; TO PROVIDE FOR ADMINISTRATION BY THE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN LITERACY INSTRUCTION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI; TO DEFINE A ONE-SCHOOL-YEAR PILOT PERIOD; TO AUTHORIZE CONSULTATION WITH THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; TO REQUIRE THE PROVISION OF NO FEWER THAN TWELVE BOOKS PER PARTICIPATING STUDENT PER SCHOOL YEAR; TO AUTHORIZE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING, INCLUDING PRIVATE MATCHING FUNDS; 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

Dana McLean

Its course

January 16 to February 12, 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 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 12 · stopped27 days

EducationJan 16 to Jan 215 days

Appropriations AJan 21 to Feb 313 days

EducationFeb 3 to Feb 30 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 16 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations A
  2. Jan 21Reported from ED to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 3Reported from AP to ED in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Feb 11Read the third time in the House
  6. Feb 12Died on the calendar in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Education;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 21DR - TSDP: ED To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3DR - TSDP: AP To EDHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 12Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives