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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2041

Study on Dyslexia among inmates; authorize MDOC to conduct.

Sent to the Governor on March 4, 2026, and did not become law.

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 Senate

2 co-sponsors

Derrick T. Simmons, Sarita Simmons

Its course

January 8 to March 26, 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 action10 actions on 9 days

In the SenateJan 8 to Feb 427 days

CorrectionsJan 8 to Jan 2921 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Mar 428 days

CorrectionsFeb 6 to Feb 2519 days

With the GovernorMar 4 to Mar 26 · stopped22 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 4

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 Senate Jan 8 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 8Referred to the Senate committee on Corrections
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 5Sent to the House
  2. Feb 6Referred to the House committee on Corrections
  3. Feb 25Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 4Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

To the Governor Mar 5 – Mar 26

  1. Mar 5Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 26Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 8Referred To CorrectionsSenate
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 4PassedSenate
  4. Feb 5Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 6Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 25Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 4AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 4Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 5Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 26Died On CalendarSenate