Mississippi
2026 Regular Session·4,004 bills·Adjourned April 5, 2026
Track legislation moving through Mississippi. Browse 4,004 bills and resolutions during the 2026 Regular Session, each with a plain-language summary, current status from introduction to enactment, sponsors, and voting history.
Bills
An Act To Amend Chapter 909, Local And Private Laws Of 1999, As Last Amended By Chapter 930, Local And Private Laws Of 2022, To Extend The Date Of Repeal On The Provisions Of Law That Create The Jackson Convention And Visitors Bureau And Impose A Tax On The Gross Proceeds Of Sales Of Restaurants, Hotels And Motels For The Purpose Of Providing Funds For The Bureau; To Authorize An Additional Tax Of 1% On The Sales Of Hotels And Motels And 1/2% On The Sales Of Restaurants; To Require That An Election Be Held On The Question Of Whether Such Tax May Be Levied; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Chapter 909, Local And Private Laws Of 1999, As Last Amended By Chapter 930, Local And Private Laws Of 2022, To Extend The Date Of Repeal On The Provisions Of Law That Create The Jackson Convention And Visitors Bureau And Impose A Tax On The Gross Proceeds Of Sales Of Restaurants, Hotels And Motels For The Purpose Of Providing Funds For The Bureau; To Authorize An Additional Tax Of 1% On The Sales Of Hotels And Motels And 1/2% On The Sales Of Restaurants; To Require That An Election Be Held On The Question Of Whether Such Tax May Be Levied; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides An Income Tax Credit, Insurance Premium Tax Credit And Ad Valorem Tax Credit For Contributions Made By Certain Taxpayers To Certain Eligible Charitable Organizations, To Include Within The Definition Of "eligible Charitable Organization" A Special-purpose School As Defined By The State Department Of Education That Is Organized To Serve Students With Physical, Intellectual, Developmental Or Emotional Disabilities And That Is Not For Profit; To Provide The Maximum Aggregate Amount Of Tax Credits That May Be Allocated By The Department Of Revenue Annually For Contributions To Such Schools; To Provide The Maximum Amount Of Credits That May Be Allocated Annually For Contributions To Any Single Eligible Charitable Organization And/or School Location; To Reduce The Percentage Of Credits That May Be Allocated To A Single Educational Services Charitable Organization Certified By The Department Of Revenue During A Calendar Year; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides An Income Tax Credit, Insurance Premium Tax Credit And Ad Valorem Tax Credit For Contributions Made By Certain Taxpayers To Certain Eligible Charitable Organizations, To Include Within The Definition Of "eligible Charitable Organization" A Special-purpose School As Defined By The State Department Of Education That Is Organized To Serve Students With Physical, Intellectual, Developmental Or Emotional Disabilities And That Is Not For Profit; To Provide The Maximum Aggregate Amount Of Tax Credits That May Be Allocated By The Department Of Revenue Annually For Contributions To Such Schools; To Provide The Maximum Amount Of Credits That May Be Allocated Annually For Contributions To Any Single Eligible Charitable Organization And/or School Location; To Reduce The Percentage Of Credits That May Be Allocated To A Single Educational Services Charitable Organization Certified By The Department Of Revenue During A Calendar Year; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Chapter 925, Local And Private Laws Of 2022, Extend The Repealer On The Law Authorizing The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Laurel, Mississippi, To Levy A Tax In An Amount Not To Exceed 3% Upon The Gross Proceeds Of Sales Of Hotels And Motels Derived From Room Rentals For The Purpose Of Generating Revenue To Promote Tourism; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Chapter 925, Local And Private Laws Of 2022, Extend The Repealer On The Law Authorizing The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Laurel, Mississippi, To Levy A Tax In An Amount Not To Exceed 3% Upon The Gross Proceeds Of Sales Of Hotels And Motels Derived From Room Rentals For The Purpose Of Generating Revenue To Promote Tourism; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Chapter 958, Local And Private Laws Of 2018, To Extend The Date Of Repeal As Amended By Chapter 921, Local And Private Laws Of 2022, On The Provision Of Law That Authorizes The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Moss Point, Mississippi, To Levy An Additional Sales Tax Of Not More Than Two Percent Upon The Gross Proceeds Derived From The Sale Of Prepared Foods By Restaurants In The City; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Chapter 958, Local And Private Laws Of 2018, To Extend The Date Of Repeal As Amended By Chapter 921, Local And Private Laws Of 2022, On The Provision Of Law That Authorizes The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Moss Point, Mississippi, To Levy An Additional Sales Tax Of Not More Than Two Percent Upon The Gross Proceeds Derived From The Sale Of Prepared Foods By Restaurants In The City; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 25-7-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Fee A Court Reporter May Receive Preparing Transcripts And Other Papers; To Provide That Court Reporters Shall Format Transcribed Documents To Reasonably Minimize The Number Of Printed Pages; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 25-7-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Fee A Court Reporter May Receive Preparing Transcripts And Other Papers; To Provide That Court Reporters Shall Format Transcribed Documents To Reasonably Minimize The Number Of Printed Pages; And For Related Purposes.
An Act Making An Appropriation For The Support And Maintenance Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections For Fiscal Year 2027.
An Act Making An Appropriation For The Support And Maintenance Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections For Fiscal Year 2027.
An Act To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 550 Located In Lincoln County, Mississippi, As The "lamar Smith Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 46 Located In Webster County, Mississippi, As The "joe Eddie Lofton Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Interstate 20 Frontage Road Located In Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, As The "guru Tegh Bahadur Ji Marg Road"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 322 Located In Quitman County, Mississippi, As The "james 'jimmy' Clark Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 16 Located In Kemper County, Mississippi, As The "samuel Tisdale, Sr., Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 19 Located In Neshoba County, Mississippi, As The "dustin Pope Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 19 Located In Lauderdale County, Mississippi, As The "staff Sergeant Michael Alan Greer Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 6 Located In Panola County And Lafayette County, Mississippi, As The "robert H. 'bob' Dunlap Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 336 In Thaxton, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, As The "o'neil Warren Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 490 In Winston County, Mississippi, As The "robert Moody, Jr., Memorial Highway"; To Designate The Bridge On U.s. Highway 61 That Spans Liberty Road In Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, As The "larry L. 'butch' Brown, Sr., Memorial Bridge"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 19 In Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, As The "'miss Polly' Glover Heidelberg Boulevard"; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 550 Located In Lincoln County, Mississippi, As The "lamar Smith Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 46 Located In Webster County, Mississippi, As The "joe Eddie Lofton Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Interstate 20 Frontage Road Located In Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, As The "guru Tegh Bahadur Ji Marg Road"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 322 Located In Quitman County, Mississippi, As The "james 'jimmy' Clark Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 16 Located In Kemper County, Mississippi, As The "samuel Tisdale, Sr., Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 19 Located In Neshoba County, Mississippi, As The "dustin Pope Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 19 Located In Lauderdale County, Mississippi, As The "staff Sergeant Michael Alan Greer Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 6 Located In Panola County And Lafayette County, Mississippi, As The "robert H. 'bob' Dunlap Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 336 In Thaxton, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, As The "o'neil Warren Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 490 In Winston County, Mississippi, As The "robert Moody, Jr., Memorial Highway"; To Designate The Bridge On U.s. Highway 61 That Spans Liberty Road In Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, As The "larry L. 'butch' Brown, Sr., Memorial Bridge"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 19 In Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, As The "'miss Polly' Glover Heidelberg Boulevard"; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.50, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes An Income Tax Credit For Employers Who Sponsor Skills Training For Employees, To Increase The Maximum Aggregate Amount Of Tax Credits That May Be Claimed By All Taxpayers Claiming A Credit In A Taxable Year; To Extend The Date Of Repeal On The Section; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.50, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes An Income Tax Credit For Employers Who Sponsor Skills Training For Employees, To Increase The Maximum Aggregate Amount Of Tax Credits That May Be Claimed By All Taxpayers Claiming A Credit In A Taxable Year; To Extend The Date Of Repeal On The Section; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Enact The "mississippi Math Act" Establishing The Moving Mathematics In Mississippi (m3) Program Within The State Department Of Education; To Set Forth Findings, Purposes, Definitions And Program Components; To Authorize K-12 Mathematics Coaching And Support, K-5 Mathematics Screening And Interventions, An Algebra-readiness Indicator Based On The Grade 5 Statewide Mathematics Assessment Scale Score, And Professional Development For Grades K-1, 2-6 And 7-12; To Provide For Administration, Rulemaking, Data Protections, Reporting, Evaluation And District Participation; To Create The Moving Mathematics In Mississippi Fund; To Require Annual Reporting To The Legislature; To Provide Certain Intervention And Implementation Strategies For Literacy Proficiency Among Students In Grades 4-8; To Define Terminology; To Require The State Department Of Education To Provide A System Of Support For School And District Instructional Leaders, Content-area Teachers, Literacy Coaches, Dyslexia Therapists, Interventionists, Tutors, And Other Identified Personnel To Ensure They Have The Knowledge And Skills To Support Students In Grades 4-8 With Reading Difficulties; To Prescribe What The System Of Support Shall Entail; To Require That Any Student In Grades 4-8 Exhibiting Deficiencies In Reading Shall Receive An Individual Reading Plan (irp) No Later Than 30 Days After The Identification Of The Reading Deficiency; To Specify That The Irp Shall Be Created By The Teacher, Interventionist, Principal, Other Pertinent School Personnel, And Parent And Shall Describe The Scientifically Researched And Evidenced-based Reading Intervention Services The Student Shall Receive To Remedy The Reading Deficit; To Require Written Notification Of The Parent Of Any Student In Grades 4-8 Within 10 Business Days Of The Identification Of A Reading Deficiency; To Require That Any Incoming Student In Grades 4-8 Identified With A Reading Deficiency Be Provided With Supplemental Or Intensive Interventions Dependent Upon The Severity Of The Deficit Skills To Address The Specific Deficiency; To Provide For Remediation For Students Whose Reading Deficiency Is Not Remedied Before The End Of Eighth Grade; To Set Out The Responsibilities Of School Districts, The State Department Of Education, And Educator Preparation Programs; To Provide That The State Board Of Education Shall Have The Authority To Enforce, And May Promulgate Rules And Regulations As Necessary To Implement, The Provisions Promoting Literacy Proficiency Among Students In Grades 4-8; To Enact The "j.p. Wilemon, Jr., Financial Literacy Act"; To Require The State Board Of Education To Incorporate Financial Literacy Components Within The Existing Curriculum To Be Taught In Grades 6-8 Beginning In The 2027-2028 School Year; To Require Successful Passage Of The Stand-alone One-half Carnegie Unit Personal Finance Course Or A Full Carnegie Unit Course Where At Least One-half Of The Course Standards Concern Financial Literacy As A Graduation Requirement; To Amend Sections 37-16-7, 37-7-301 And 37-28-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform, And To Set Certain Topics That Shall Be Required For The Financial Literacy Program; To Create The Mississippi Future Innovators Act; To Create New Section 37-13-215, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, Beginning With The Entering Ninth-grade Class Of 2029-2030, A Public High School Student Shall, Before Graduation, Be Required To Earn One Unit Of Credit In A High School Computer Science Course, Or One Unit Of Credit In An Industry-aligned Career And Technical Education (cte) With Embedded Computer Science Course; To Provide The State Graduation Requirements That May Be Satisfied By Either Of These Courses; To Require That Such Courses Include Instruction On The Fundamental Concepts Of Emerging Computer Science Technologies, Such As Artificial Intelligence; To Amend Section 37-13-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "career And Technical Education With Embedded Computer Science Course" For Purposes Of The Mississippi Computer Science And Cyber Education Equality Act; To Create New Section 37-13-56, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, Beginning In The 2027-2028 School Year, Every Public And Charter School Within The State Shall Teach Civics Courses Starting In The 8th Grade And Before The Completion Of 12th Grade; To Provide The Aim And Content Of Such Courses; To Provide That The State Department Of Education Shall Prescribe The Course Of Study And Shall Update Course Standards To Align With Current Civics Scholarship; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Enact The "mississippi Math Act" Establishing The Moving Mathematics In Mississippi (m3) Program Within The State Department Of Education; To Set Forth Findings, Purposes, Definitions And Program Components; To Authorize K-12 Mathematics Coaching And Support, K-5 Mathematics Screening And Interventions, An Algebra-readiness Indicator Based On The Grade 5 Statewide Mathematics Assessment Scale Score, And Professional Development For Grades K-1, 2-6 And 7-12; To Provide For Administration, Rulemaking, Data Protections, Reporting, Evaluation And District Participation; To Create The Moving Mathematics In Mississippi Fund; To Require Annual Reporting To The Legislature; To Provide Certain Intervention And Implementation Strategies For Literacy Proficiency Among Students In Grades 4-8; To Define Terminology; To Require The State Department Of Education To Provide A System Of Support For School And District Instructional Leaders, Content-area Teachers, Literacy Coaches, Dyslexia Therapists, Interventionists, Tutors, And Other Identified Personnel To Ensure They Have The Knowledge And Skills To Support Students In Grades 4-8 With Reading Difficulties; To Prescribe What The System Of Support Shall Entail; To Require That Any Student In Grades 4-8 Exhibiting Deficiencies In Reading Shall Receive An Individual Reading Plan (irp) No Later Than 30 Days After The Identification Of The Reading Deficiency; To Specify That The Irp Shall Be Created By The Teacher, Interventionist, Principal, Other Pertinent School Personnel, And Parent And Shall Describe The Scientifically Researched And Evidenced-based Reading Intervention Services The Student Shall Receive To Remedy The Reading Deficit; To Require Written Notification Of The Parent Of Any Student In Grades 4-8 Within 10 Business Days Of The Identification Of A Reading Deficiency; To Require That Any Incoming Student In Grades 4-8 Identified With A Reading Deficiency Be Provided With Supplemental Or Intensive Interventions Dependent Upon The Severity Of The Deficit Skills To Address The Specific Deficiency; To Provide For Remediation For Students Whose Reading Deficiency Is Not Remedied Before The End Of Eighth Grade; To Set Out The Responsibilities Of School Districts, The State Department Of Education, And Educator Preparation Programs; To Provide That The State Board Of Education Shall Have The Authority To Enforce, And May Promulgate Rules And Regulations As Necessary To Implement, The Provisions Promoting Literacy Proficiency Among Students In Grades 4-8; To Enact The "j.p. Wilemon, Jr., Financial Literacy Act"; To Require The State Board Of Education To Incorporate Financial Literacy Components Within The Existing Curriculum To Be Taught In Grades 6-8 Beginning In The 2027-2028 School Year; To Require Successful Passage Of The Stand-alone One-half Carnegie Unit Personal Finance Course Or A Full Carnegie Unit Course Where At Least One-half Of The Course Standards Concern Financial Literacy As A Graduation Requirement; To Amend Sections 37-16-7, 37-7-301 And 37-28-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform, And To Set Certain Topics That Shall Be Required For The Financial Literacy Program; To Create The Mississippi Future Innovators Act; To Create New Section 37-13-215, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, Beginning With The Entering Ninth-grade Class Of 2029-2030, A Public High School Student Shall, Before Graduation, Be Required To Earn One Unit Of Credit In A High School Computer Science Course, Or One Unit Of Credit In An Industry-aligned Career And Technical Education (cte) With Embedded Computer Science Course; To Provide The State Graduation Requirements That May Be Satisfied By Either Of These Courses; To Require That Such Courses Include Instruction On The Fundamental Concepts Of Emerging Computer Science Technologies, Such As Artificial Intelligence; To Amend Section 37-13-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "career And Technical Education With Embedded Computer Science Course" For Purposes Of The Mississippi Computer Science And Cyber Education Equality Act; To Create New Section 37-13-56, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, Beginning In The 2027-2028 School Year, Every Public And Charter School Within The State Shall Teach Civics Courses Starting In The 8th Grade And Before The Completion Of 12th Grade; To Provide The Aim And Content Of Such Courses; To Provide That The State Department Of Education Shall Prescribe The Course Of Study And Shall Update Course Standards To Align With Current Civics Scholarship; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 57-117-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act; To Amend Section 57-117-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Requirements For Certification Of An Area As A Health Care Industry Zone By The Mississippi Development Authority; To Bring Forward Sections 57-117-1, 57-117-3, 57-117-7 And 57-117-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Constitute The Remainder Of The Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 27-65-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Provision Of Law That Exempts From Sales Taxation Sales Of Materials Used In The Construction Of, Or Addition Or Improvements To, A Health Care Industry Facility; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 57-117-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act; To Amend Section 57-117-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Requirements For Certification Of An Area As A Health Care Industry Zone By The Mississippi Development Authority; To Bring Forward Sections 57-117-1, 57-117-3, 57-117-7 And 57-117-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Constitute The Remainder Of The Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 27-65-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Provision Of Law That Exempts From Sales Taxation Sales Of Materials Used In The Construction Of, Or Addition Or Improvements To, A Health Care Industry Facility; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The Mississippi Energy Infrastructure Fund; To Define Terms; To Provide For Uses Of The Funds; To Authorize The Mississippi Development Authority To Make Grants, Loans Or Provide Any Other Financial Assistance; To Require Any Local Entity Desiring A Grant, Loan Or Other Financial Assistance To Submit An Application; To Prescribe Application Requirements; To Require The Authority To Determine Whether The Project Meets The Definition Of An Approved Project And Whether To Provide The Assistance Requested In The Form Of A Grant, Loan Or Other Financial Assistance; To Grant The Mississippi Development Authority Sole Discretion In Providing Grants, Loans Or Providing Other Financial Assistance; To Prohibit An Electric Utility Provider From Being Considered Eligible To Be A Direct Recipient Of Funding; To Require The Mississippi Development Authority To Promulgate Rules And Regulations; To Provide That This Act Shall Be Repealed On July 1, 2029; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The Mississippi Energy Infrastructure Fund; To Define Terms; To Provide For Uses Of The Funds; To Authorize The Mississippi Development Authority To Make Grants, Loans Or Provide Any Other Financial Assistance; To Require Any Local Entity Desiring A Grant, Loan Or Other Financial Assistance To Submit An Application; To Prescribe Application Requirements; To Require The Authority To Determine Whether The Project Meets The Definition Of An Approved Project And Whether To Provide The Assistance Requested In The Form Of A Grant, Loan Or Other Financial Assistance; To Grant The Mississippi Development Authority Sole Discretion In Providing Grants, Loans Or Providing Other Financial Assistance; To Prohibit An Electric Utility Provider From Being Considered Eligible To Be A Direct Recipient Of Funding; To Require The Mississippi Development Authority To Promulgate Rules And Regulations; To Provide That This Act Shall Be Repealed On July 1, 2029; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provision That Requires Professional School Counselors To Abide By The American School Counselor Association Code Of Ethics; To Require The State Department Of Education To Adopt Regulations Regarding The Activities Of Professional School Counselors, Including A Model Code Of Professional Ethics; To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For An Increase To The Minimum Teacher Salary Scale; To Provide An Annual Salary Supplement To Licensed Special Education Teachers Employed By A School District On A Full-time Basis To Provide Special Education Instruction, To Licensed Occupational Therapists And To Certified School Psychologists; To Amend Section 37-21-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No School District Shall Reduce The Local Supplement Or Pay An Individual Assistant Teacher Less Than The State Minimum Salary In A Year In Which The State Minimum Salary Is Increased; To Provide For A Reduction In Funds For Districts That Violate This Section; To Provide That No District Shall Pay Any Assistant Teacher Less Than The State Minimum Salary Unless Done So By A Pro Rata Daily Amount Where There Has Been A Reduction In Total Funding Formula Allocations For Such District In Such Year Or In The Amount Of Federal Funds To Such District From The Previous Year; To Provide For An Increase To The Minimum Base Salary For Assistant Teachers; To Amend Section 37-151-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of The Base Student Cost; To Amend Sections 37-13-89 And 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Qualifications For School Attendance Officers; To Direct The State To Provide Funding For One School Attendance Officer For Every 4,000 Compulsory-school-aged Children In Enrollment In The Public Schools; To Institute A New Minimum Salary Schedule For School Attendance Officers; To Provide That Each School Attendance Officer May Receive An Annual Salary Supplement From The School District In Which He Or She Serves, At The Discretion Of The District; To Reform The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law; To Amend Sections 37-9-39 And 37-151-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Time In December When School Districts Shall Process Payroll For All Employees From The Last Working Day To A Time Consistent With Other Monthly Installments As A Means Of Preventing The 45-day Gap Between Teacher Pay Periods From The December Pay Date To January Pay Date; To Repeal Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Contains Provisions For Retired Teachers Returning To Work While Continuing To Draw Retirement Benefits; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provision That Requires Professional School Counselors To Abide By The American School Counselor Association Code Of Ethics; To Require The State Department Of Education To Adopt Regulations Regarding The Activities Of Professional School Counselors, Including A Model Code Of Professional Ethics; To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For An Increase To The Minimum Teacher Salary Scale; To Provide An Annual Salary Supplement To Licensed Special Education Teachers Employed By A School District On A Full-time Basis To Provide Special Education Instruction, To Licensed Occupational Therapists And To Certified School Psychologists; To Amend Section 37-21-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No School District Shall Reduce The Local Supplement Or Pay An Individual Assistant Teacher Less Than The State Minimum Salary In A Year In Which The State Minimum Salary Is Increased; To Provide For A Reduction In Funds For Districts That Violate This Section; To Provide That No District Shall Pay Any Assistant Teacher Less Than The State Minimum Salary Unless Done So By A Pro Rata Daily Amount Where There Has Been A Reduction In Total Funding Formula Allocations For Such District In Such Year Or In The Amount Of Federal Funds To Such District From The Previous Year; To Provide For An Increase To The Minimum Base Salary For Assistant Teachers; To Amend Section 37-151-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of The Base Student Cost; To Amend Sections 37-13-89 And 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Qualifications For School Attendance Officers; To Direct The State To Provide Funding For One School Attendance Officer For Every 4,000 Compulsory-school-aged Children In Enrollment In The Public Schools; To Institute A New Minimum Salary Schedule For School Attendance Officers; To Provide That Each School Attendance Officer May Receive An Annual Salary Supplement From The School District In Which He Or She Serves, At The Discretion Of The District; To Reform The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law; To Amend Sections 37-9-39 And 37-151-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Time In December When School Districts Shall Process Payroll For All Employees From The Last Working Day To A Time Consistent With Other Monthly Installments As A Means Of Preventing The 45-day Gap Between Teacher Pay Periods From The December Pay Date To January Pay Date; To Repeal Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Contains Provisions For Retired Teachers Returning To Work While Continuing To Draw Retirement Benefits; And For Related Purposes.
An Act Making An Appropriation To Defray The Expenses Of The State Treasurer's Office For Fiscal Year 2027.
An Act Making An Appropriation To Defray The Expenses Of The State Treasurer's Office For Fiscal Year 2027.
An Act To Amend Section 49-39-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Amount Of Monies In The Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund That May Be Used By The Board Of Trustees Of The Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund And The Department Of Finance And Administration To Defray The Board's Expenses In Carrying Out Its Duties Under The Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Act; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 49-39-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Amount Of Monies In The Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund That May Be Used By The Board Of Trustees Of The Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund And The Department Of Finance And Administration To Defray The Board's Expenses In Carrying Out Its Duties Under The Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Act; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 47-7-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Authority Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Collect Monthly Fees From Offenders Who Are On Probation, Parole Or Any Other Field Supervision And To Deposit Those Fees Into The Community Service Revolving Fund; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 47-7-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Authority Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Collect Monthly Fees From Offenders Who Are On Probation, Parole Or Any Other Field Supervision And To Deposit Those Fees Into The Community Service Revolving Fund; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 77-3-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Stipulate That Certain Municipally Owned Or Operated Public Utilities Shall Undergo Annual Audits Conducted By Third-party Firms; To Provide For Severability Of This Act; To Stipulate That This Act Shall Not Apply To Any Actions Or Proceedings Pending On The Effective Date Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 77-3-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Stipulate That Certain Municipally Owned Or Operated Public Utilities Shall Undergo Annual Audits Conducted By Third-party Firms; To Provide For Severability Of This Act; To Stipulate That This Act Shall Not Apply To Any Actions Or Proceedings Pending On The Effective Date Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services For Fiscal Year 2027.
An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services For Fiscal Year 2027.
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "eligible Charitable Organization" Under The Pregnancy Resource Act; To Make The State Income Tax Credit Under The Act Available To Taxpayers That Are Not Business Enterprises; To Revise The Requirements Of An Eligible Charitable Organization's Written Certification; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "eligible Charitable Organization" Under The Pregnancy Resource Act; To Make The State Income Tax Credit Under The Act Available To Taxpayers That Are Not Business Enterprises; To Revise The Requirements Of An Eligible Charitable Organization's Written Certification; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Establish The Rare Disease Task Force Within The Mississippi Rare Disease Advisory Council; To Provide That The Purpose Of The Task Force Is To Identify Gaps In Care, Evaluate Funding And Insurance Coverage Practices, Advise Policymakers On Evidence-based Solutions, And Ensure Fair, Timely, And Equitable Access To Rare Disease Therapies In This State; To Provide For The Membership, Powers And Duties Of The Task Force; To Require The Task Force To Make An Annual Report To Certain Public Officials; To Amend Section 1 Of House Bill No. 1622, 2026 Regular Session, To Replace Certain Instances Of The Term "license" With "exemption" For The Sake Of Administrative Efficiency; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Establish The Rare Disease Task Force Within The Mississippi Rare Disease Advisory Council; To Provide That The Purpose Of The Task Force Is To Identify Gaps In Care, Evaluate Funding And Insurance Coverage Practices, Advise Policymakers On Evidence-based Solutions, And Ensure Fair, Timely, And Equitable Access To Rare Disease Therapies In This State; To Provide For The Membership, Powers And Duties Of The Task Force; To Require The Task Force To Make An Annual Report To Certain Public Officials; To Amend Section 1 Of House Bill No. 1622, 2026 Regular Session, To Replace Certain Instances Of The Term "license" With "exemption" For The Sake Of Administrative Efficiency; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The Mississippi Virtual Currency Kiosk Consumer Protection Act; To Prohibit A Person From Operating A Virtual Currency Kiosk Without Being Licensed Under The Money Transmission Modernization Act; To Define Terms; To Require Certain Disclosures By Virtual Currency Kiosk Operators Regarding The Risks Of Virtual Currency Kiosk Transactions; To Implement Certain Fraud Prevention Measures; To Require Virtual Currency Kiosk Operators To Provide Receipts To Customers; To Provide Certain Transaction Limits For New Customers And For Existing Customers; To Amend Sections 75-16-21 And 75-16-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform With The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The Mississippi Virtual Currency Kiosk Consumer Protection Act; To Prohibit A Person From Operating A Virtual Currency Kiosk Without Being Licensed Under The Money Transmission Modernization Act; To Define Terms; To Require Certain Disclosures By Virtual Currency Kiosk Operators Regarding The Risks Of Virtual Currency Kiosk Transactions; To Implement Certain Fraud Prevention Measures; To Require Virtual Currency Kiosk Operators To Provide Receipts To Customers; To Provide Certain Transaction Limits For New Customers And For Existing Customers; To Amend Sections 75-16-21 And 75-16-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform With The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
An Act Making An Appropriation To Defray The Expenses Of The Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission For Fiscal Year 2027.
An Act Making An Appropriation To Defray The Expenses Of The Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission For Fiscal Year 2027.
An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Jerlean Cummings Of Clay County, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Jerlean Cummings Of Clay County, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Mississippi State Supreme Court Which Is Comprised Of The Supreme Court, The Office Of The Supreme Court Clerk And The State Law Library And To Pay Expenses Of Special Judges, Chancellors And Circuit Judges, And For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Administrative Office Of Courts And Certified Court Reporters, Continuing Legal Education, Court Of Appeals And The Board Of Bar Admissions, For The Fiscal Year 2027; And For Related Purposes.
An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Mississippi State Supreme Court Which Is Comprised Of The Supreme Court, The Office Of The Supreme Court Clerk And The State Law Library And To Pay Expenses Of Special Judges, Chancellors And Circuit Judges, And For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Administrative Office Of Courts And Certified Court Reporters, Continuing Legal Education, Court Of Appeals And The Board Of Bar Admissions, For The Fiscal Year 2027; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Direct The Transfer Of $20 Million Dollars From The Capital Expense Fund To The Disaster Assistance Trust Fund; To Direct The Transfer Of $125 Million Dollars From The Capital Expense Fund To The 2026 Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Fund; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Direct The Transfer Of $20 Million Dollars From The Capital Expense Fund To The Disaster Assistance Trust Fund; To Direct The Transfer Of $125 Million Dollars From The Capital Expense Fund To The 2026 Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Fund; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 93-5-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Rebuttable Presumption In Favor Of Joint Custody With Equal Parenting Time In All Custody Matters; To Provide That The Presumption Shall Be Rebuttable By A Preponderance Of The Evidence; To Provide For The Calculation Of Child Support Where The Court Awards Joint Custody With Equally Shared Parenting Time; To Require A Court To Document The Reasons From Deviating From The Presumption Unless Both Parents Petition For A Deviation; To Clarify That This Section Shall Apply To All Custody Determinations; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 93-5-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Rebuttable Presumption In Favor Of Joint Custody With Equal Parenting Time In All Custody Matters; To Provide That The Presumption Shall Be Rebuttable By A Preponderance Of The Evidence; To Provide For The Calculation Of Child Support Where The Court Awards Joint Custody With Equally Shared Parenting Time; To Require A Court To Document The Reasons From Deviating From The Presumption Unless Both Parents Petition For A Deviation; To Clarify That This Section Shall Apply To All Custody Determinations; And For Related Purposes.