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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2494

Regional educational service agencies; specify authority for bulk purchasing.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-345, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO SPECIFY THAT A REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY MAY ENGAGE IN BULK PURCHASING; TO REQUIRE THAT ALL SERVICES BE COMPETITIVELY BID; TO REQUIRE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS IN THE CASE OF PURCHASES OVER THE HIGHEST THRESHOLD; 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

1 co-sponsor

Nicole Boyd

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 action9 actions on 5 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 517 days

EducationJan 19 to Jan 2910 days

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

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 6 to Mar 3 · stopped25 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 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 5Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. 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. Referred to the House committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  4. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To EducationSenate
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 5Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 5AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 5Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 5Immediate ReleaseSenate
  7. Feb 6Transmitted To HouseSenate
  8. Feb 6Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives