Education

House Bill 752 · Mississippi Young Readers Club; establish pilot program to provide reading literature to certain students to enhance early literacy.

Sent February 3, 2026 · Reported out after 0 days

House Bill 1126 · Teacher pay; increase for teachers and assistant teachers.

Sent February 3, 2026 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives

House Bill 1260 · Mississippi Student Funding Formula; bring forward provisions related to.

Sent February 3, 2026 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives

House Bill 1495 · Starkville-Oktibbeha School District and MSU; authorize agreements to have jointly used primary and secondary schools.

Sent February 3, 2026 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1204 · CTE; remove stipulation that only certain programs leading to industry certification are considered for statewide accountability.

Sent January 29, 2026 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives

House Bill 1212 · University-based program; clarify funding allocations under the total funding formula.

Sent January 29, 2026 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1100 · "Teachers' Bill of Rights"; create.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1107 · PEER; change reporting requirement on charter schools from annually to biennially.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1110 · PERS; revise criteria and compensation scale for retired teachers who return to the teaching profession after retirement.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1126 · Teacher pay; increase for teachers and assistant teachers.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives

House Bill 1130 · Trauma-Informed Student Assessment Exemption Act; create.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1132 · Behavioral Threat Assessment Program; require State Department of Education and Department of Mental Health to establish.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 10 days

House Bill 1144 · "Released-Time Moral Instruction Act of 2026"; enact to permit students to receive religious instruction during the school day.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1160 · "Mississippi Children's Assessment and Mental Health Opportunity (CAMHEO) Act of 2026"; create to require screenings and assessments.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1175 · Face masks; prohibit public schools and universities and colleges from requiring students to wear.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1179 · Special education teachers; provide annual salary supplement to those exposed to bodily fluids of students.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1183 · Special education teachers; provide annual salary supplements for certain.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1186 · Students with disabilities; require school district to provide written notification to parents regarding modification or access to records.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1187 · Corporal punishment; require school districts that allow to adopt a policy allowing parents to opt in.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1189 · Special education compliance; revise provisions relating to school attendance, absenteeism and disciplinary issues.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1190 · Teachers salaries; increase for teachers and assistant teachers.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1192 · Student transfers; authorize between school districts without approval of transferor district.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1193 · Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program; remove requirement that loan recipients must reside in county of employment.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1201 · Released-time religious instruction; require school districts to allow off-campus during school day.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1202 · School counselors; delete requirement that counselors abide by American School Counselor Association Code of Ethics.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1203 · Student assessments; authorize the State Board of Education to procure contracts for in compliance with state procurement laws and regs.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 2 days

House Bill 1204 · CTE; remove stipulation that only certain programs leading to industry certification are considered for statewide accountability.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 2 days · then passed the House of Representatives

House Bill 1205 · Students with disabilities; remove requirement for signing of a confidentiality pledge before mediation begins in alignment with federal law.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 2 days · then passed the House of Representatives

House Bill 1206 · Early childhood education employees; clarify qualifications exemption for those employed in programs not granted by SDE.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 2 days · then passed the House of Representatives

House Bill 1207 · State of emergency; provide exception for school districts impacted by "Winter Storm Fern" to be allowed up to 15 days of hold harmless.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 2 days · then passed the House of Representatives

House Bill 1210 · "Mississippi State Special Schools Partnership and Autonomy Act of 2026"; establish.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 2 days

House Bill 1211 · School attendance officers; revise title, salary and responsibilities of related to dropout prevention.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 2 days

House Bill 1212 · University-based program; clarify funding allocations under the total funding formula.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 2 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1213 · Adolescent Literacy Initiatives; require MDE to establish for Grades 4-8.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1214 · Credit Enhancement Program; establish to improve credit worthiness of schools.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1215 · Early Learning Collaboratives; expand to provide in every school district by the start of the 2030-2031 school year.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 9 days

House Bill 1216 · National Board certified teachers; provide $4,000.00 annual salary supplement for those employed in certain geographical areas.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1217 · School business officers; establish mentorship program for.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1222 · Excused absences; permit for students participating in roping and barrel horse events.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1234 · School Accountability Dashboard Act; establish to provide parents with critical student performance data.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives

House Bill 1242 · Mississippi Dyslexia Generative Artificial Intelligence Education and Workforce Development Act; create.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1246 · School attendance officers; require to receive training on IDEA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1248 · Video surveillance cameras; require in certain areas of school facilities for protection of exceptional children.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1250 · Student absenteeism; excuse those related to an exceptional student's disability.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1254 · Mississippi Math Act; require MDE to establish to enhance early numeracy.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1255 · Teachers; provide $2,000 annual salary supplement to those employed in designated geographically critical teacher shortage area.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1258 · North Tippah School District; provide for special election to be held in on the question of closing Falkner Attendance Center.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1260 · Mississippi Student Funding Formula; bring forward provisions related to.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives

House Bill 1266 · Teacher and administrator license; deny or revoke for those who physically abuse a student.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1279 · Vocational education programs; require to be established in every school district or shared operation between multiple districts.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1285 · Mississippi School Resource Officers School Safety (MS ROSS) Act; create to provide funding to local law enforcement agencies.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1286 · One Mississippi; require State Dept of Ed. to provide copies for sale to students in Grade 2 for instruction during "Read Across America Week."

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 10 days

House Bill 1291 · School attendance officers; provide formula for allocating funds for the employment of and increase minimum base salary.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1292 · School Board members; require to be elected for term of four years at the statewide general election or presidential election.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 10 days

House Bill 1298 · School boards; require to report and publish a fiscal accounting report of compensation received by board members and all employees of the school district.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1309 · Gender dysmorphia; require school personnel to notify parents of students who request to be referred to as different gender.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1310 · "Mississippi Open to Religion Act"; establish.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives

House Bill 1311 · Teaching Honesty, Respect, Integrity, Virtue and Excellence (T.H.R.I.V.E.) Act; establish.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1318 · Student transportation; revise manner of for students on vehicles other than school buses.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives

House Bill 1319 · School bus speed; establish maximum speed to be operated on authorized trips at 65 mph.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1320 · Pupil transportation; provide discretionary authority to local school boards to provide for those who live within one mile of the school.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives

House Bill 1367 · MS Farm & Food Security Act of 2026; create.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 10 days

House Bill 1373 · "Alyssa's Law Pilot Program"; enact to authorize implementation and installation of silent panic alarm systems in select public and charter schools.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1374 · School resource officers; require school districts to employ for each school under its control.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1462 · Mental Health Day; authorize as excused absence from school.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1463 · Student 24/7 Teletherapy Pilot Project; establish for implementation in schools.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 9 days

House Bill 1464 · Comprehensive Health Education; include domestic violence and dating violence prevention education for public schools.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1474 · "Released-Time Moral Instruction Act of 2026"; enact to permit students to receive religious instruction during the school day.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1483 · The "Model Mississippi Hair Protection in Schools Policy Act"; create.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1490 · MS School Safety Task Force; create.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1491 · Students Safe at School Act; create to provide procedures for active shooter drills and simulations.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1494 · Dyslexia; require that educator preparation programs include course on teaching students with.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1495 · Starkville-Oktibbeha School District and MSU; authorize agreements to have jointly used primary and secondary schools.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1507 · Assistant teachers; provide a $4,000.00 increase to the minimum starting salary of.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1508 · Teachers' salaries; provide $4,000.00 increase to minimum salary scale.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1512 · Compulsory School Attendance; revise and require social workers.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1528 · Teacher licensure; revise provisions related to educator preparation programs and criteria for entry.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives

House Bill 1539 · School districts; require teachers and other licensed personnel to be paid on a semimonthly basis.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1548 · Agriculture, Science, Commerce, Engineering, Nursing and Technical Skills (ASCENT) to Excellence Early College High School; create at Alcorn State University.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1549 · "Alyssa's Law"; enact to authorize the implementation and installation of silent panic alarm systems in public and charter schools.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 9 days

House Bill 1569 · Efficiency and transparency; revise certain laws to increase in education programs.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1578 · Public schools; require to adopt policies to educate students about the dangers of social media and predators.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives

House Bill 1585 · School districts; require evaluation of and reporting on costs associated with technology acquisition.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives

House Bill 1589 · Teachers who have sexual relations with students; prohibit resignation in lieu of termination.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 10 days

House Bill 1591 · Driver education; require students to participate in training program.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1595 · Commissioner of Education for Mississippi Delta School Districts; create position for.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1601 · MS Parental Responsibility Act of 2026; create to improve parental participation in schools.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1605 · MS Artifical Intelligence and Stem Eduaction Act; create.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1606 · The Excellence for All Pilot Program Act; create.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 10 days

House Bill 1626 · Distance learning; require SDE approval of online courses and prohibit public funds for cost of courses not accredited.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1679 · MS Student Funding Formula; bring forward.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1685 · Book fairs; require school districts to adopt policy regulating content of books for sale.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1704 · Special purpose schools; require scholarship amounts to equal ESA amounts.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1705 · Structured Literacy Pilot Program; authorize Mississippi Dyslexia Institute to establish.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1709 · Special purpose schools; children of active military personnel not required to have attended MS school in previous year.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1710 · School curriculum; require course in personal finance as graduation requirement.

Sent January 19, 2026 · Reported out after 9 days

House Bill 752 · Mississippi Young Readers Club; establish pilot program to provide reading literature to certain students to enhance early literacy.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Reported out after 5 days

House Bill 808 · School teachers, assistant teachers and postsecondary professors and course instructors in full-time capacity; increase salary by $7,500.00.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 810 · Literacy-based Promotion Act; revise to expand intervention and strategies for literacy proficiency among students in Grades 4 through 8.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 820 · Community Eligibility Provision of National School Lunch Program; require certain school districts to apply for.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 821 · Teacher's salary; provide $4,000.00 increase to minimum salary scale.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 824 · School bus drivers; require to be trained and certified in first aid and CPR.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 872 · Vocational and home economics; require SBE to develop curriculum for all middle, high and alternative school students.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 877 · National board certified educational professionals; increase annual salary supplement for certain to $10,000.00.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 893 · Autistic and children with development disabilities; require school district to develop safety plan to prevent elopement from school campuses.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 914 · Qualified licensed dyslexia therapy teacher; require the State Department of Education to employ and assign one to each county.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 927 · Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science; provide for administration and clarify employee hiring procedures and 10th grade enrollment option.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Reported out after 5 days

House Bill 948 · MS Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia; revise eligibility beginning with kindergarten.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 950 · Dyslexia screenings; reimburse parents and school districts for comprehensive psycho-educational evaluations.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 951 · Mississippi Autism Scholarship Program Act; establish.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 952 · ESA; authorize use of a diagnosis of dyslexia as a qualifier to determine eligibility for receipt of.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 968 · School resource officers; authorize to search a student's person and possession upon reasonable suspicion of unlawful activity.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 975 · Alternative nicotine; clarify prohibition on school property.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 977 · School resource officers; authorize local law enforcement agencies to enter into agreement with independent nonpublic schools to provide.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 993 · Federal testing waiver; require the State Board of Education to request for 3rd-8th grade assessment.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 994 · Financial literacy; require SBE to develop curriculum for Grades 6-12.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 995 · Retired teachers; remove limitation on hiring of to return to teaching full-time and level of PERS contribution.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 996 · Assistant teachers; increase minimum base pay to $20,000.00.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 1011 · School counselors; delete requirement of counselors to abide by the American School Counselor Association Code of Ethics.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 1035 · MS Future Innovators Act; enact to require high school computer science or CTE with embedded computer science course.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the House of Representatives

House Bill 1088 · Physical education curriculum; require full implementation in all K-12 schools.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 1089 · Civics; require State Board of Education to develop curriculum for public middle and high school students.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 1395 · School districts; revise certain provisions regarding sale or lease of unused property.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 1420 · Spring-Step Teacher Pay Bridge Act; create.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 1443 · Health education curriculum; require school districts to incorporate instruction on domestic violence and dating violence prevention as component of.

Sent January 16, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 678 · Public schools; allow to employ or accept services of chaplains.

Sent January 14, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 20 days

House Bill 702 · Public schools; require school boards to adopt policy on bell-to-bell cell phone prohibition.

Sent January 14, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 20 days

House Bill 570 · Public schools; require school boards to adopt policy on bell-to-bell cell phone prohibitions.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Reported out after 15 days

House Bill 573 · School board members; authorize grounds and prescribe procedures for removal from office.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 21 days

House Bill 576 · School attendance officers; transfer responsibility of employment from MDE to local school districts.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 21 days

House Bill 577 · Retired educators; revise provisions regarding return to work as teachers.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 21 days

House Bill 595 · Assessment of public and charter school facilities; require the State Department of Education to perform and present recommendations.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 21 days

House Bill 608 · Education Efficiency Act; create to establish the School District Administrative Efficiency and Joinder Task Force.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 21 days

House Bill 609 · "Tim Tebow Act"; create to authorize homeschool students to participate in public school extracurricular activities.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 21 days

House Bill 618 · Virtual public schools; authorize operation of by certain educational providers or locally sponsored virtual public schools.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 21 days

House Bill 632 · School nurses; direct the Office of Healthy Schools to develop salary schedule for that all school districts shall use when employing.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Reported out after 8 days

House Bill 633 · Cardiac emergency repsonse plans (CERPs); require public and charter schools to provide AEDs on site for shool athletic events.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Reported out after 8 days

House Bill 634 · National board certified occupational therapists and school psychologists; provide annual salary supplement for.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Reported out after 8 days

House Bill 642 · School districts; require to report on receipt of federal funds and receive legislative approval for expenditure of such funds.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 21 days

House Bill 643 · Ten Commandments; require display in every public school and charter school classroom.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 21 days

House Bill 656 · Mississippi Special-Purpose Schools Oversight Board; establish.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Reported out after 8 days

House Bill 659 · Public schools; allow to employ or accept the service of chaplains.

Sent January 13, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 21 days

House Bill 389 · Student enrollment; require automobile registration as proof of residency.

Sent January 12, 2026 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives

House Bill 392 · School extracurricular activities; provide certain scheduling of.

Sent January 12, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 410 · High school curriculum; require SBE to develop for instruction in civics and home economics.

Sent January 12, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 422 · Expert citizen teachers; provide rate of compensation for those employed in critical shortage areas.

Sent January 12, 2026 · Reported out after 17 days

House Bill 428 · African-American Studies and Racial Diversity; require SBE to develop curriculum for implementation in public high school.

Sent January 12, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 441 · School breakfast and lunch program; authorize districts to provide at no cost to students.

Sent January 12, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 454 · Public schools; require a brief period of quiet reflection at the opening of every school day.

Sent January 12, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 467 · School resource officers; include in the definition of "law enforcement" for purposes of LEO and Firefighters Death Benefits.

Sent January 12, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 480 · Antisemitism; prohibit in state public educational institutions.

Sent January 12, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 483 · Water safety; require public schools to provide parents and students information on importance of and availability of local courses.

Sent January 12, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 485 · MCOPS Grant Program; increase grant amount up to a minimum of $40,000 per officer employed as a school resource officer.

Sent January 12, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 486 · School districts; require boards to adopt policy granting cost-free admission to school-sponsored athletic and extracurricular events.

Sent January 12, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 493 · School resource officers; authorize local law enforcement agencies to enter agreement with independent nonpublic schools to provide.

Sent January 12, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 494 · Ten Commandments; permit display in every public school and charter school classroom.

Sent January 12, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 517 · "MS Charter School Act of 2013"; bring forward provisions related to.

Sent January 12, 2026 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the House of Representatives

House Bill 521 · School boards; provide process for removal from office for just cause and remove authority to request ad valorem tax increase exceeding 2%.

Sent January 12, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 380 · "Mississippi Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections (VOTE) Act"; create.

Sent January 9, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 25 days

House Bill 306 · Corporal punishment; prohibit in public and charter schools.

Sent January 8, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 26 days

House Bill 310 · Pledge of Allegiance; require that public school students recite at the beginning of each school day.

Sent January 8, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 26 days

House Bill 315 · Mental Health First Aid Training; require for instructional and administrative personnel employed by public school districts.

Sent January 8, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 26 days

House Bill 317 · Public schools; require school boards to adopt policy on bell-to-bell cell phone prohibition.

Sent January 8, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 26 days

House Bill 340 · Special education funds; require separate line item appropriation to the State Board of Education for.

Sent January 8, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 26 days

House Bill 350 · School resource officers; require to undergo Mental Health First Aid training.

Sent January 8, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 26 days

House Bill 356 · Mississippi School Risk Management Task Force; create.

Sent January 8, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 26 days

House Bill 360 · Noninstructional and hourly school employees; compensate at usual rate whenever district temporarily closes schools.

Sent January 8, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 26 days

House Bill 2 · "Mississippi Educational Freedom Program Act of 2026"; establish to provide greater flexibility and opportunity for school choice.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the House of Representatives

House Bill 46 · Public schools; require school boards to adopt policy on bell-to-bell cell phone prohibition.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 47 · Robert G. Clark, Jr., Educational Scholarship Program; create.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 72 · Mississippi Delta Medical Apprenticeship Program (MS DMAP); establish to provide health care career pathways for students in the Delta.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 84 · Schools; require online remedial education classes for students in "C" rated schools.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 91 · School attendance; require for children unable to score a 21 or higher on ACT until the child reaches 18 years of age.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 94 · Youth and Community Safety Act; create.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 98 · Statewide testing program; require tests to be translated and printed in primary spoken language of ELL students.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 148 · Mississippi History and United States Government; require to be included in curriculum for all students in Grades 9-12.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 153 · Early Commitment to College Program; establish in schools and districts assigned an "F" accountability rating.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 154 · College and Career Readiness Planning Program; create for administration of pre-ACT assessments in public schools.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 155 · School social workers and psychologists; authorize districts to employ and receive partial state reimbursement for salaries of.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 156 · "Mississippi Universal Prekindergarten Program Act of 2026"; create.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 157 · School curriculum; require comprehensive MS History course for public school students in Grade 9.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 158 · Teacher salary supplement; provide to those with five or more years experience in successful districts willing to relocate to an "F" district.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 159 · Assistant teachers; provide "C," "D" and "F" school districts with funding for additional positions.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 160 · Schools; require musical instructors in at least one elementary school in each school district.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 161 · College and Career Readiness Planning Program; create.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 162 · Mathematics and science instruction; enhance through new middle school programs.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 163 · Hope Program; establish and develop system to re-enroll high school dropouts in programs leading to a high school diploma.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 164 · Homework; require teachers to incorporate daily and weekly assignments into their curriculum.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 165 · "Dream Makers Program"; create as an after-school program for students in Grades 7 and 8.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 166 · "Health Careers Academy"; create for students in Grades 9 through 12.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 167 · Prekindergarten; require State Department of Education to create the "ABC Program" to provide instruction via Internet.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 169 · School districts; require certain policies and alternative curriculum for those with the three lowest accountability ratings.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 170 · Compulsory school attendance; require youth court petition after third unlawful absence and authorize community service for violations.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 171 · Eleventh grade students; require to take GED or High School Equivalency Test for senior early release privilege eligibility.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 172 · Elementary professional school counselors; allocate funds under the Mississippi Student Funding Formula for.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 173 · First grade enrollment; allow child who turns six on or before December 31 to start at beginning of that school year.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 174 · State Board of Education; require to develop curriculum and implement programs of conflict resolution.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 176 · School districts; require drug testing of students suspended for disciplinary infractions.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 180 · Assistant Teacher Salary Waiver Grant Program; create to help assistant teachers become licensed.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 183 · Summer Youth Training Employment Program; authorize school districts to establish.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 184 · Assistant teachers; provide annual salary supplement to those in "C", "D" and "F" school districts.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 185 · Teacher salaries; authorize supplement for teachers in critical shortage subject areas in "D" and "F" school districts.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 187 · Mississippi Senior Cadets Program; require State Department of Education to establish.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 188 · "Volunteer and Parents Incentive Program"; create under the State Department of Education.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 189 · Mississippi High School Dropout Prevention Act of 2026; create.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 190 · Professional School Counselors Pilot Program; establish in certain school districts with high incidences of teen pregnancy.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 191 · Social workers; provide in schools having high incidences of crime and via video conferencing means.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 192 · School curriculum; require students to receive additional instruction in healthy living.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 193 · MS Student Funding Formula; increase percentage of allotted weight attributable to low-income students.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 194 · "African-American Male Success Academy"; require the SDE to establish to cultivate diversity of social skills and academic success.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 195 · School districts; require to conduct mandatory parent meetings before the start of each school year.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 211 · School curriculum; require teaching of certain high school subjects in "C", "D" and "F" rated districts.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 214 · Comprehensive sex education; require teaching of Grades K-12.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 217 · Vision 2031: An Education Blueprint for Two Thousand Thirty-one; create.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 219 · Motivating Parents and Children (M.P.A.C.) Pilot Program; establish within the State Department of Education.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 221 · Boys Scouts and Girl Scouts; allow to speak to students regarding civic involvement, with principal's approval.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 225 · School districts; require drug testing of truant students in Grade 6-12.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 231 · Dropout Prevention and Student Re-engagement Act; create.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 237 · STEM Pilot Program; require SDE to create in certain school districts for students in Grades 4 through 8.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 241 · Educational Facilities Construction, Infrastructure and Capital Improvements Grant Program; create for improvements.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 242 · School social workers and psychologists; authorize districts to employ and receive partial state reimbursement for salaries of.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 243 · School curriculum; require comprehensive Mississippi History course for all public school students in Grade 9.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 246 · Student residency requirements; require State Board of Education to adopt uniform policy to be implemented by school boards.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

House Bill 255 · "Mississippi Universal Prekindergarten Program Act of 2026"; create.

Sent January 7, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 27 days