l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2293

Total funding formula; increase gifted education weight and multiplier, and include 7th- and 8th-grade students in CTE weight.

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 AMEND SECTION 37-151-205, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MISSISSIPPI STUDENT FUNDING FORMULA TO INCREASE THE WEIGHT AND MULTIPLIER FOR GIFTED EDUCATION; TO REQUIRE THAT AMOUNTS PROVIDED TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS A RESULT OF SUCH GIFTED EDUCATION WEIGHT AND MULTIPLIER GO DIRECTLY TOWARD GIFTED EDUCATION INSTRUCTION; TO INCLUDE SEVENTH- AND EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENTS AMONG STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION COURSE FOR WEIGHT PURPOSES; 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

8 co-sponsors

Dennis DeBar, Jr., Rod Hickman, Bart Williams, Nicole Boyd, Michael McLendon, Derrick T. Simmons, Joseph M. Seymour, Sarita Simmons

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 416 days

EducationJan 19 to Jan 223 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days

EducationFeb 13 to Mar 3 · stopped18 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 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 19 – Feb 4

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

In the House of Representatives Feb 6 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 6Sent to the House
  2. Feb 13Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations A
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To EducationSenate
  2. Jan 22Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 4Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 4AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 4Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 6Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 13Referred To Education;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives