Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, Senate.
Dennis DeBar, Jr.
Sponsored
Became law2
Memorial highways; designate a segment of U.S. Hwy 98 in Greene County as the "Michael Robbins Memorial Highway."
Comprehensive Workforce Training and Education Consolidation Act; expand CTE incentive grant purposes, and extend repealer.
Passed the Senate9
School teachers, assistant teachers, and college faculty; raise pay of.
Student transfers; remove requirement for current district of attendance to approve release.
Retired educators; revise provisions regarding return to work as teachers.
County law library; authorize use of money for technological purposes.
Age of majority; revise.
School boards; authorize to vote on providing members and their dependents with health insurance paid for by local funds.
Education Enhancement Fund; revise date of issuance and distribution of procurement cards or digital solutions for classroom supplies.
Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law; revise provisions concerning.
Literacy in Grades 4 through 8; develop intervention strategies to support the promotion of.
Out of committee4
Convicted offender earned-time allowance; may be used by State Parole Board in setting parole eligibility.
Vehicle safety equipment; increase sanctions for failure to use and divert funds to driver safety programs.
Charter school teachers; limit exemption from educational qualifications to programs not receiving grants from MDE.
School and district consolidation; create plan with help of Standing Commission on School District Efficiency.
In committee11
Education; require public schools to adopt policies prohibiting or restricting cell phone possession or use by students in class.
Tim Tebow Act; allow homeschooled children to participate in extracurricular activity within their school district.
Practice of podiatric medicine; provide certain requirements to perform specific surgeries.
Student transfers; provide funding to district for receiving student from district rated "F" last 2 consecutive school years.
Public school technology inventory; require State Board of Education and local school boards to report annually regarding.
Mississippi Charter Schools Act of 2013; bring forward.
Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program; revise definition of "dyslexia."
Public schools; revise provisions concerning transportation of students.
Education funding; update language, and revise multipliers for gifted education and CTE.
Pat Harrison Waterway District; allow to offer discounts for members of U.S. Armed Forces.
Ballot initiative; require legislature to honor the intent and substance of citizen initative.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 52
Disaster-related funds; transfer monies to.
Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.
Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.
Appropriation; IHL - General support.
Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary programs.
Appropriation; IHL - Alcorn State - Agricultural programs.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Cooperative Extension Service.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Forest and Wildlife Research Center.
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Veterinary Medicine, College of.
Appropriation; IHL - Student Financial Aid.
Appropriation; IHL - University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Appropriation; Community and Junior College Board - Administrative expenses.
Appropriation; Community and Junior College Board - Support for community and junior colleges.
Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of.
Appropriation; Ethics Commission.
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.
Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.
Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board.
Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission.
Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.
Appropriation; Mental Health, Department of.
Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Dental Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Appropriation; Architecture, Board of.
Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of.
Appropriation; Funeral Services Board.
Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional.
Appropriation; Massage Therapy, Board of.
Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission.
Appropriation; Counselors, Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional.
Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public.
Appropriation; Contractors, Board of.
Appropriation; Veterinary Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Audit, Department of.
Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.
Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission - Livestock shows.
Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.
Appropriation; Gaming Commission.
Appropriation; Information Technology Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Personnel Board.
Appropriation; Secretary of State.
Appropriation; Treasurer's Office.
Appropriation; Debt Service-Gen. Obli.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund; FY2027 reappropriate to certain agencies.
Appropriation; additional appropriations for various state agencies for FY2026 and FY2027.
Vetoed · 2
Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Program; create.
Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority.
Passed the Senate · 6
Total funding formula; increase gifted education weight and multiplier, and include 7th- and 8th-grade students in CTE weight.
"Creating Transparency and Accountability in Dental Services Act"; enact.
Capacity Project Fund; direct transfer to.
ARPA programs and funds; direct transfer of certain available and unexpended funds on September 30, 2026.
Appropriation; additional for MEMA for purposes authorized under the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund.
Appropriation; Tourism, Department of.
In committee · 2
Podiatric medicine and podiatrists; revise certain definitions related thereto.
Cottage foods; further define and increase sellers allowed annual gross sales amount to $120,000.00.