Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on February 12, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2802
School enrollment; criminalize enrollment without establishing domicile within the school district.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-15-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CRIMINALIZE THE WILLFUL FORGING OR FALSIFYING OF A RESIDENCY DOCUMENT TO ENROLL A CHILD WITHOUT ESTABLISHING DOMICILE WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO EXPEL THE CHILD WHOSE ENROLLMENT WAS THE BASIS OF THE CONVICTION; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT, SCHOOL DISTRICT OR ANY SCHOOL EMPLOYEE TO INFORM THE PROPER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF VIOLATIONS OF THIS PROVISION; 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 12, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 12 · stopped24 days
Judiciary, Division BJan 19 to Feb 315 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 12
- Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
- Feb 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 12Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
- Feb 12Died On CalendarSenate