Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Government Structure Committee on February 11, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2371
Child care facility licensing; move all administrative functions to the Department of Human Services.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-20-5, 43-20-7, 43-20-8, 43-20-11, 43-20-12, 43-20-14 AND 43-20-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MOVE ALL CHILD CARE FACILITY LICENSING ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 43-20-1, 43-20-3, 43-20-9, 43-20-13, 43-20-17, 43-20-19 AND 43-20-21 MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 43-1-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD ADMINISTRATION OF CHILD CARE FACILITY LICENSING LAWS TO THE LIST OF DUTIES PROVIDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES; TO REQUIRE THAT IF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES NEEDS ADDITIONAL AID TO OVERSEE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CHILD CARE FACILITY LICENSING LAWS OF THIS STATE, THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE OUTLINING SAID NEEDS NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 1, 2026; TO AMEND SECTION 41-3-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE CHILD CARE FACILITY LICENSING FROM THE LIST OF DUTIES PROVIDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO AMEND SECTION 41-3-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO FOLLOW THE SAME FEE INCREASE GUIDELINES PROVIDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WHEN ADMINISTERING CHILD CARE FACILITY LICENSES; 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 11, 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 action4 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 11 · stopped23 days
Government StructureJan 19 to Jan 212 days
Government StructureFeb 11 to Feb 11 · stopped0 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.
In the Senate Jan 19 – Feb 11
- Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Government Structure
- Jan 21Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 11Recommitted to committee in the Senate
- Died in committee in the Senate
All 4 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Government StructureSenate
- Jan 21Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Feb 11Recommitted to CommitteeSenate
- Feb 11Died In CommitteeSenate