l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2292

School curriculum; require that schools teach civics courses before completion of high school.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-13-56, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT, BEGINNING IN THE 2027-2028 SCHOOL YEAR, EVERY PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOL WITHIN THE STATE SHALL TEACH CIVICS COURSES STARTING IN THE 8TH GRADE AND BEFORE THE COMPLETION OF 12TH GRADE; TO PROVIDE THE AIM AND CONTENT OF SUCH COURSES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL PRESCRIBE THE COURSE OF STUDY AND SHALL UPDATE COURSE STANDARDS TO ALIGN WITH CURRENT CIVICS SCHOLARSHIP; 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

10 co-sponsors

Brian Rhodes, Kevin Blackwell, Albert Butler, Jeremy England, Michael McLendon, Joseph M. Seymour, Sarita Simmons, Jeff Tate, Lane Taylor, Bart Williams

Its course

January 19 to March 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 517 days

EducationJan 19 to Jan 223 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 3 · stopped26 days

EducationFeb 13 to Mar 3 · stopped18 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 5

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 19 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  2. Jan 22Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 5Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 5Released in the Senate to be sent on at once
  2. Feb 6Sent to the House
  3. Feb 13Referred to the House committees on Education and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  4. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To EducationSenate
  2. Jan 22Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 5AmendedSenate
  4. Feb 5Passed As AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 5Immediate ReleaseSenate
  6. Feb 6Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 13Referred To Education;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives