Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2499
Exceptional children; authorize grant program for autism specialists, professional development and sensory supports.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION, TO PROMULGATE AND ENFORCE REASONABLE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ESTABLISH A GRANT PROGRAM TO ASSIST PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN FUNDING AUTISM SPECIALISTS, EVIDENCE-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN AND SENSORY AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORTS AND TO PRIORITIZE DISTRICTS SERVING HIGH NUMBERS OF UNDERSERVED STUDENTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-23-65 AND 37-23-69, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; 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 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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 3
- Jan 19Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
- Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate