Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2290
Public schools; revise provisions concerning transportation of students.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-41-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL BOARD MAY PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR A STUDENT LIVING LESS THAN ONE MILE FROM THE SCHOOL WHEN A DEMONSTRABLE DANGER EXISTS TO THE SAFETY OF THE CHILD WALKING TO SCHOOL; TO AMEND SECTION 37-41-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM, AND TO PROVIDE THAT TEMPORARY OR EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION MAY ALSO BE PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS WHO DO NOT NORMALLY QUALIFY, WHEN AN IMMINENT OR NEWLY IDENTIFIED THREAT TO STUDENT SAFETY IS DOCUMENTED; TO AMEND SECTION 37-41-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW THAT SCHOOL BOARDS TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, OR OTHER AGENCIES TO MAKE SCHOOL BUSES AVAILABLE FOR USE IN DECLARED EMERGENCIES, NATURAL DISASTERS, OR OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS, PROVIDED THAT SUCH USE DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH THE TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS TO AND FROM SCHOOL; TO PROVIDE THAT VEHICLES DESIGNED TO TRANSPORT 10 TO 15 PASSENGERS MUST, WHEN TRANSPORTING STUDENTS, MEET FEDERAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY STANDARDS; TO SPECIFY THAT THE OPERATION OF SUCH A VEHICLE DOES NOT REQUIRE A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE, PROVIDED THE VEHICLE IS NOT DESIGNED OR USED TO TRANSPORT 16 OR MORE PASSENGERS, INCLUDING THE DRIVER; TO AMEND SECTION 37-41-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS, WHEN TRANSPORTING STUDENTS ON TRIPS OTHER THAN REGULAR ROUTES TO AND FROM SCHOOL, SHALL NOT DRIVE AT A SPEED GREATER THAN THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT, BUT IN NO EVENT ABOVE 65 MILES PER HOUR; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 19 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 SenateJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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.