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

Abortion; prohibit mail orders for medicine to induce.

An Act To Amend Section 97-3-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Manufacture Or Mail Order In This State Of Medicines That Cause Any Abortion That Is Prohibited By The Laws Of This State; And For Related Purposes.

Constitution; amend to require early voting 10 days before every election.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890 To Provide That An Early Voting Period Shall Be Provided Ten Days Before The Date Of Each Primary, General, Runoff, Special And Municipal Election For Public Office And Continue Until 5:00 P.m. On The Saturday Preceding The Election Day; And For Related Purposes.

ITS; require to establish minimum cybersecuirty standards for the Statewide Elections Management System.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Department Of Information And Technology Services To Establish Minimum Cybersecurity Standards And Policies In Conjunction With The Secretary Of State For County Registrars And Election Commissioners; To Stipulate That Such Standards And Policies Aim To Ensure The Integrity Of Mississippi's Voter Registration And Election Data In The Statewide Elections Management System; To Require Such Policies To Be Established No Later Than January 1, 2027; To Provide For Assessments Of Adherence To The Policies; To Require Confidentiality Of Information; To Grant The State Auditor's Office Authority To Use Such Information For Auditing Purposes; To Allow Its And The Secretary Of State To Request Results Of Internal Assessments; To Provide For Failure To Meet The Established Cybersecurity Standards; To Amend Section 23-15-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Limitations On Monies From Elections Support Fund For Failure To Meet The Requirement Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Masks; prohibit entering upon public ways with the purpose of concealing the wearer.

An Act To Prohibit The Wearing Of Masks In A Public Place; To Define Terms; To Create Exemptions; To Place A Limitation On Enforcement; To Create Penalties; To Provide For Severability; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Freedom Boater Law; enact.

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Freedom Boater Law; To Provide That No Enforcement Officer Or Any Agent Of The Mississippi Commission On Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks Or The Department Of Marine Resources Shall Perform A Vessel Stop Or Board A Vessel For The Sole Purpose Of Performing A Safety Inspection; To Provide That A Violation Based On The Safety Equipment Carriage And Use Requirements Of A Vessel Is A Secondary Offense; To Provide That No Enforcement Officer Or Any Agent Of The Mississippi Commission On Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks Or The Department Of Marine Resources Shall Board Any Vessel Or Perform A Vessel Stop In This State Unless The Officer Or Agent Has Probable Cause That A Primary Offense Or Criminal Offense Has Occurred Or Is Occurring; To Require The Mississippi Commission On Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks To Create A "mississippi Freedom Boater" Safety Inspection Decal For Issue At Time Of Registration Or Renewal, Signifying That The Vessel Is Deemed To Have Met Safety Equipment Carriage And Use Requirements; To Amend Section 59-21-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Nurse practitioners; authorize to prescribe therapeutic shoes for persons with diabetes.

An Act To Authorize Nurse Practitioners To Serve As The Certifying Physician For The Purpose Of Comprehensive Management Of A Patient's Diabetes If The Nurse Practitioner Is Practicing Incident To The Physician With Whom The Nurse Practitioner Has A Collaborative Relationship, And To Prescribe Therapeutic Shoes, Modifications And Inserts For Patients With Diabetes, In Accordance With Rules And Other Guidelines From The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services; And For Related Purposes.

Supplemental Salary Pay for Law Enforcement Act of 2026; establish.

An Act To Establish The Supplemental Salary Pay For Law Enforcement Act Of 2026; To Define Certain Terms; To Provide That Any Certified Law Enforcement Officer Who Has Been Employed In Law Enforcement For At Least A Year Shall Be Entitled To Additional Compensation In The Amount Of Six Hundred Dollars Per Year; To Provide That Such Supplemental Salary Shall Be Paid By The State Of Mississippi; To Provide That If Such Additional Pay Is Denied To A Law Enforcement Officer, Then Such Officer Shall Have A Certain Right Of Appeal; To Create A Board Of Review To Address Questions Of Eligibility For The Supplemental Salary; To Create A Special Fund Entitled The "supplemental Salary Pay For Law Enforcement Fund"; And For Related Purposes.

Registered lobbyists; require disclosure of representation of foreign adversary client.

An Act To Amend Sections 5-8-3 And 5-8-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Registered Lobbyists To Include In Annual Registration Statements Whether The Lobbyist's Client Is A Foreign Principal Of A Foreign Adversary And To Provide Definitions; And For Related Purposes.

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

An Act To Create "alyssa's Law," To Require School Districts To Implement Silent Panic Alarm Systems For The Purpose Of Ensuring The Safety Of Students And Staff In Public Schools And Charter Schools; To Define Terminology; To Require Each Local School District And Charter School To Implement And Install A Silent Panic Alarm System In All Eligible Schools Under Their Respective Jurisdiction Beginning With The 2025-2026 School Year; To Specify The Minimum Capability And Functionality Requirements Of The Silent Panic Alarm Systems; To Require Public Schools And Charter Schools To Provide Each Member Of Its Personnel With A Wearable Panic Alert Device Throughout Each School Facility, Which Allows For Immediate Contact With Local Law Enforcement And Emergency Response Agencies; To Provide Guidelines For Coordination Between School Districts And Local Law Enforcement Agencies; To Provide Regular Training To School Personnel And Law Enforcement On The Protocol And Appropriate Use Of The Panic Alarm System Before The Start Of Each School Year; To Ensure Access To Security Data To Local Law Enforcement And Emergency Response Agencies; To Provide For The Protection Of Such Data And Exempt The Disclosure Thereof From The Public Records Act, Except In Certain Instances; To Require Each School District And Charter School To Submit An Annual Report To The State Department Of Education Detailing Compliance With This Act And Any Incidents Requiring The Use Of The Panic Alarm System; To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Rules And Regulations For The Implementation Of This Act To Establish A Grant Program Administered By The State Department Of Education To Assist School Districts In Compliance; To Prescribe Criteria For Eligibility Of Receipt Of Grant Funds And The Purposes For Which Such Funds May Be Used; To Require The Legislature To Annually Appropriate Funds For The Administration Of This Grant Program By The Department, Which Shall Allocate Funds To School Districts; To Provide For The Severability Of The Provision Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Cosmetologists and barbers; board may allow license renewal after expiration date without taking the exam if licensee meets certain conditions.

An Act To Amend Section 73-7-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Board Of Cosmetology And Barbering To Allow, On An Individual Basis, A Licensee Whose License Is Not Renewed Within Three Years After The Expiration Date Of The License To Renew His Or Her License Without Having To Take The Examination, If The License Has Not Been Expired For More Than Five Years And The Licensee Meets Certain Other Conditions; And For Related Purposes.

Nuclear generating plants; revise provisions related to distribution of payments made in lieu of ad valorem taxes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-35-309, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Formula Providing For The Allocation Of The Proceeds Of The Nuclear In Lieu Tax Paid To The Department Of Revenue By The Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Plant; To Bring Forward Sections 19-9-151, 19-9-153, 19-9-155 And 19-9-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To In Lieu Payments To Counties In Which Nuclear Generating Plants Are Located, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Military education credits and certifications; require IHL, MCCB and SWIB to develop a policy for the acceptance of.

An Act To Provide That The State Workforce Investment Board Or An Applicable Occupational Licensing Board Shall Accept Military Education, Training And Service As Qualified Credentials Otherwise Required Of An Applicant For A License Or Certificate; To Define Terms Used In This Act; To Specify The Professional Occupations And Occupational Licensing Boards To Which The Provisions Of This Act Apply; To Require Evidence Of Successful Completion Of The Education, Training Or Service As A Member Of The Armed Forces Of The United States, The United States Reserves, The National Guard Of Any State, The Military Reserves Of Any State Or The Naval Militia Of Any State To Qualify For Such Benefit; To Prescribe The Process By Which Eligible Individuals Shall Adhere To In Applying For A Temporary Practice Permit, License Of Certification; To Require The State Workforce Investment Board Or Applicable Occupational Licensing Board To Expedite The Procedure For Issuance Of A License Or Certificate For Applicants Who Are On Active Duty; To Amend Section 37-101-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning And The Mississippi Community College Board To Require The Postsecondary Institutions Under Their Governance To Implement A Policy And Procedure For The Acceptance Of Academic Credits Received By Members Of The Armed Forces Of The United States Upon Presentation Of Evidence Of Successful Completion Of Relevant Military Education, Training Or Service; To Amend Section 37-153-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Workforce Investment Board, In Conjunction With The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning And The Mississippi Community College Board To Facilitate The Development And Implementation Of A Statewide Policy And Procedure For The Acceptance Of Academic Credits Received By Members Of The Armed Forces Of The United States Upon Presentation Of Evidence Of Successful Completion Of Relevant Military Education, Training Or Service; To Amend Section 73-50-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

Electric grid; direct Public Service Commission to study threats to and propose to diversify and strengthen security of.

An Act To Direct The Mississippi Public Service Commission To Study Potential Threats To Mississippi's Electric Grid, Including The Threat Of Electromagnetic Pulse Attacks, And Propose Measures To Strengthen Its Security And Diversify The State Grid; And For Related Purposes.

Child abuse; add deprivation of necessary supervision as a crime.

An Act To Amend Section 97-5-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Parent, Legal Guardian Or Other Person Responsible For The Child Deprives A Child Of Necessary Supervision Appropriate To The Child's Age Resulting In Substantial Harm To The Child's Physical, Mental, Or Emotional Health, The Person May Be Sentenced To Imprisonment; To Provide Criminal Penalties; And For Related Purposes.

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

An Act To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For An Increase Of $7,500.00 To The Minimum Teacher Salary Scale; To Amend Section 37-21-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For An Increase Of $7,500.00 To The Minimum Base Salary For Assistant Teachers; 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 Adequate Education Program Allocations For Such District In Such Year Or In The Amount Of Federal Funds To Such District From The Previous Year; To Express The Legislature's Intent That Each Full-time Professor Or Instructor At A State Institution Of Higher Learning Or Community Or Junior College Receive A Salary Increase Above Existing Pay; To Express The Intent Of The Legislature That All Full-time Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors And Course Instructors Of Any Institution Of Higher Learning Or Community Or Junior College Receive A Salary Increase Of $7,500.00 Above Their Current Salaries; And For Related Purposes.

Secretary of State; authorize certain investigative or regulatory employees to carry a firearm.

An Act To Amend Section 97-37-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Employees Of The Secretary Of State Who Are Authorized By The Secretary Of State To Perform Investigative Or Regulatory Functions To Carry Firearms; And For Related Purposes.

CON; Health Department shall issue for additional beds in a community living program for developmentally disabled adults in Madison County.

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The State Department Of Health To Issue A Certificate Of Need To A Nonprofit Corporation Located In Madison County For The Construction, Expansion Or Conversion Of Additional Beds In A Community Living Program For Developmentally Disabled Adults In An Icf-iid Facility; And For Related Purposes.

MDOT; direct to place signage on segment of I-22 in Marshall County, MS, indicating location of the "Marshall County Fairgrounds".

An Act To Authorize A Sign Or Signs To Be Erected On The East And West Corridors Of Interstate-22 Approaching The Locations Of Exit 26 Off-ramp Entrances In Marshall County, Mississippi, To Indicate The Location Of And Directional Approach To The "marshall County Fairgrounds"; And For Related Purposes.

District attorneys; require removal from office for certain indictments against.

An Act To Provide That If Any District Attorney Is Indicted For A Crime Related To The Office Of District Attorney Or For A Crime Of Moral Turpitude, He Or She Shall Be Removed From Office By The Governor And The Vacancy Shall Be Filled As Provided By Law; To Provide Certain Compensation To A District Attorney Who Is Removed From Office But The Charges Are Dropped, He Or She Is Acquitted Or Otherwise Not Convicted; To Provide That A District Attorney's Removal From Office Shall Not Create A Presumption Of Guilt For The Underlying Crime; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-833 And 23-15-843, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Special Elections For District Attorneys, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 25-5-1, 25-5-3, 25-5-5, 25-5-7, 25-5-9, 25-5-11, 25-5-13, 25-5-15, 25-5-17, 25-5-19, 25-5-21, 25-5-23, 25-5-25, 25-5-27, 25-5-29, 25-5-31, 25-5-33, 25-5-35 And 25-5-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide A Removal Process For Certain Public Officers, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

School curricula; require inclusion of fetal development videos and graphics in grades 6-12.

An Act To Provide That Each School District Or Public Charter School Shall Include The "meet Baby Olivia" Video Or A Similar Animation Showing Every Stage Of Human Development Inside The Uterus, Noting Significant Markers In Cell Growth And Organ Development For Every Significant Marker Of Pregnancy Until Birth, In Its Science Curriculum Each Year Between Grades 6 And 12; To Require Written Parental Notification And Allow Parents And Guardians To Opt Their Children Out Of The Showing; To Require That School Districts And Charter Schools Not Violate Federal Or State Law In Complying With This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi School Risk Management Task Force; create.

An Act To Create The Mississippi School Risk Management Task Force; To Provide That The Task Force Will Continually Study Ensuring And Enhancing Risk Management In School Environments And The Implementation Of Best Practices For Prevention And Response; To Provide The Duties Of The Task Force; To Provide For The Appointment Of Members To The Task Force; To Require The Task Force To Report Its Findings And Any Recommendations To The Legislature On An Annual Basis; And For Related Purposes.

Overnight child visitation; prohibit with noncustodial parent when re-unification is not planned with such parent.

An Act To Amend Section 93-5-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Overnight Visitation With A Noncustodial Parent When The Court Has Determined Not To Grant Custody To That Parent And Reunification Is Not Planned With The Non-custodial Parent; To Bring Forward Section 93-5-34, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Custody And Visitation When A Parent Is Deployed, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Advanced practice registered nurses; authorize to sign death certificates and POLST orders.

An Act To Authorize An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (aprn) To Complete, Sign And File A Certificate Of Death If The Aprn Was The Provider In Charge Of The Patient's Care For The Illness Or Condition That Resulted In Death, Or If The Aprn Is Providing Coverage For The Patient's Primary Provider; To Amend Sections 41-57-13 And 41-61-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 41-41-302, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize An Aprn To Sign And Execute A Physician Order For Life-sustaining Treatment (polst) For A Patient Under The Nurse's Care; To Amend Section 41-41-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; To Amend Section 73-15-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Practice Of Nursing By An Aprn Includes The Authority To Sign, Certify, Or Endorse Documents As Required By Law, Including Death Certificates And Polst Orders; And For Related Purposes.

Employment; prohibit denial of solely because a person has been convicted of a felony.

An Act To Provide That No Person Shall Be Denied Employment Solely Because He Or She Has Been Convicted Of A Felony; And For Related Purposes.

Medicaid reimbursements; revise certain provisions relating to a psychiatric residential treatment facility in DeSoto County.

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Relating To A Hospital That Has A Certificate Of Need For A Forty-bed Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility In Desoto County; To Provide That There Shall Be No Prohibition Or Restrictions On Participation In The Medicaid Program For Such Facility That Would Not Otherwise Apply To Any Other Such Facility; And For Related Purposes.

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