l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2483

J.P. Wilemon, Jr., Financial Literacy Act; enact.

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 ENACT THE "J.P. WILEMON, JR., FINANCIAL LITERACY ACT"; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO INCORPORATE FINANCIAL LITERACY COMPONENTS WITHIN THE EXISTING CURRICULUM TO BE TAUGHT IN GRADES 6-8 BEGINNING IN THE 2027-2028 SCHOOL YEAR; TO REQUIRE SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF THE STAND-ALONE ONE-HALF CARNEGIE UNIT PERSONAL FINANCE COURSE OR A FULL CARNEGIE UNIT COURSE WHERE AT LEAST ONE-HALF OF THE COURSE STANDARDS CONCERN FINANCIAL LITERACY AS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-301, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM, AND TO SET CERTAIN TOPICS THAT SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR THE FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM; 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

11 co-sponsors

Nicole Boyd, Kevin Blackwell, David Blount, Albert Butler, Michael McLendon, Chad McMahan, Rita Potts Parks, 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 action7 actions on 5 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 6 to Mar 3 · stopped25 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 5

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

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. Referred to the House committees on Education and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  4. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To EducationSenate
  2. Jan 22Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 5PassedSenate
  4. Feb 5Immediate ReleaseSenate
  5. Feb 6Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 6Referred To Education;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives