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

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

An Act To Authorize The Local School Board Of Public School Districts To Adopt A Policy To Provide Employees Of The School District With Cost-free Admission Into All School-sponsored And Mississippi High School Activities Association Governed Athletic And Extracurricular Events Hosted By The District, To Provide That The Policy May Be Reflected In The School District's Employment Contract; To Stipulate That Cost-free Admission Shall Only Be Applicable To School District Employees And Not Transferrable To Third Parties; And For Related Purposes.

Ad valorem taxes; require notice of any unpaid taxes to landowner after deed of trust is satisfied.

An Act To Amend Section 89-5-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Notice Of Any Unpaid Ad Valorem Taxes To Be Provided To A Property Owner After A Mortgage Or Deed Of Trust Securing The Property Is Satisfied; And For Related Purposes.

Robert G. Clark, Jr., Voting Rights Act of Mississippi; enact.

An Act To Create The Robert G. Clark, Jr., Voting Rights Act Of Mississippi; To Define Relevant Terms; To Prohibit Voter Suppression And Vote Dilution; To Establish The Mississippi Voting Rights Commission; To Provide The Candidate Qualifications For Nominating A Person As A Member Of The Commission; To Provide How Members Of The Commission Shall Be Selected; To Provide How The Commission Will Determine Preclearance For Covered Political Subdivisions; To Provide The Procedures For Obtaining Preclearance; To Establish Protections For Voters Who Are Classified As Limited English Proficient And/or Disabled; To Provide What Accommodations Shall Be Made Available For Covered Individuals In A Protected Class; To Provide The Framework To Establish The State Voting And Elections Database And Institute; To Provide The Mission And Functions Of The Database And Institute; To Prohibit Intimidation, Deception Or Obstructions That Would Affect The Rights Of Voters To Participate In Elections; To Require Public Notice Of Voting-related Changes, Such As Government Boundaries, Methods Of Elections Or District Maps; To Provide Grounds For Enforcement, Establish Venue And Provide Remedies For Legal Actions Filed Under Rights Established By This Act; And For Related Purposes.

State Health Officer; require certain orders issued by to be approved by the Governor.

An Act To Amend Sections 41-3-15 And 41-23-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Orders Issued By The State Health Officer To Direct And Control Sanitary And Quarantine Measures For Dealing With All Diseases Within The State Possible To Suppress Same And Prevent Their Spread Must Be Approved By The Governor Before They Are Released To The Public; And For Related Purposes.

Cancer coverage under First Responders Health and Safety Act; extend eligibility.

An Act To Amend Section 25-15-405, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Cancer Benefits Under The "mississippi First Responders Health And Safety Act" Shall Be Applicable To Active First Responders And Certain Retired First Responders; And For Related Purposes.

Voter roll purge; require Secretary of State to post notice of each time the purge occurs.

An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-153, 23-15-152, 23-15-125 And 23-15-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Shall Publish Notice On His Website Each Time A Voter Roll Purge Occurs And The Date Upon Which It Occurred; To Provide That Such Information Shall Remain On The Secretary Of State's Website For At Least One Year After The Purge; And For Related Purposes.

Student School Stewardship Pilot Program; establish.

An Act To Establish The Student School Stewardship Pilot Program To Implement Structured, Student-led Cleaning Activities In Public K-12 Schools; To Stipulate That The Program Operate For No Less Than Two Academic Years; To Limit The Number Of Participating Schools To Ten; To Require Selected Schools To Represent Diverse Ages, Locations And Demographics; To Require Written Consent From Parents Or Guardians Prior To A Child's Participation In The Program; To Require Participating Schools To Create A List Of Activities For Approval; To Provide For Operation Of The Program; To Allow Instructors To Integrate Aspects Of The Program Into Instruction; To Require The Department Of Education To Collect Data And Submit A Report To The Legislature No Later Than December 31, 2028; To Provide For Allocation Of Funding, If Available; And For Related Purposes.

Students with disabilities; require public school districts to implement comprehensive safe-school plans and training.

An Act To Amend Section 37-23-135, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Public School Districts To Develop And Implement Comprehensive Safe-school Plans That Are Inclusive Of And Accessible To Students With Special Needs; To Require School Districts To Provide Proactive Planning, Training And Resources To Address Unique Student Needs, Prevent Unequal Safety Measures And Violations Of Federal Law And Regulations; And For Related Purposes.

Identity theft; establish procedure for victim to have debt forgiven and credit reports purged.

An Act To Establish A Procedure For A Victim Of Identity Theft To Have The Debt Forgiven And Credit Reports Purged; And For Related Purposes.

State Penitentiary at Parchman; phase down operation over four-year period.

An Act To Phase Down The Operation Of The State Penitentiary At Parchman In Sunflower And Quitman Counties Over A Four-year Period And Transfer Its Inmates, Employees And Programs To Other State And Regional Facilities Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections; To Authorize And Direct The Commissioner Of Corrections To Develop And Submit To The Legislature A Plan To Implement This Phasedown Under Certain Conditions And To Promulgate Regulations Necessary To Implement The Plan; To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Hold The Land At Parchman In Trust And To Lease The Grounds And Buildings For Agricultural, Industrial, Commercial, Residential, Recreational Or Other Uses For A Ground Rental Under Certain Conditions; To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Designate An Existing Building At Parchman For The Delivery Of Mental Health Services To Inmates With Mental Illness Incarcerated In Any State Or Regional Correctional Facility To Be Known As The "northwest Mississippi Facility For The Treatment And Care Of Inmates With Mental Illness," And To Prescribe Standards For The Operation Of Said Mental Health Treatment Facility; To Provide That Any Buildings Or Other Facilities Remaining At Parchman Shall Be Renamed "northwest Mississippi Correctional Facility"; To Amend Sections 47-4-1, 47-5-3, 47-5-5, 47-5-6, 47-5-10, 47-5-20, 47-5-28, 47-5-30, 47-5-64 And 47-5-66, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Correctional Infrastructure And Inmate Housing Fund In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 47-5-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties And Responsibilities Of The Correctional Auditor; To Amend Sections 47-5-539 And 47-5-579, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize And Direct The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Expand The Pilot Work Initiative Under The Mississippi Prison Industries Corporation At Central Mississippi Correctional Facility To Any State, Regional And Private Correctional Facility In The State Of Mississippi Which House Inmates Under The Jurisdiction Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections; To Prescribe Certain Conditions For The Operation Of The Mississippi Prison Industries Program; To Delete The Automatic Repealer On The Prison Industries Program; To Delete The Automatic Repealer On The Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act Of 2021; To Bring Forward Section 1 Of Chapter 479, Laws Of 2021; To Amend Sections 47-7-3 And 47-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, And Bring Forward Sections 47-7-3.1, 47-7-3.2, 47-7-15, 47-7-17 And 47-7-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; To Amend Sections 47-5-473, 47-5-577, 47-5-911 And 47-5-1251, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Automatic Repealers On The Correctional System Pilot Work Release Program, The Correctional System Mississippi Prison Industries Act Of 1990, The Correctional System Prison Industries Pilot Work Initiative At Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, The Correctional System Provisions For State Offenders Serving Sentences In County Jails, The Correctional System Prison Industry Enhancement Program And The Correctional System Probation And Parole Law; And For Related Purposes.

Food labeling; require any food containing any mRNA vaccines to be clearly and conspicuously labeled.

An Act To Amend Section 75-35-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Sale Of Any Food That Contains A Messenger Ribonucleic Acid (mrna) Vaccine Or Vaccine Material Unless The Food Labeling Contains A Conspicuous Notification Of The Presence Of The Mrna Vaccine Or Vaccine Material In The Food; To Provide That Nothing Prohibits A Person From Labeling Meat Or A Meat Product As "mrna Free" If The Animals From Which The Meat Or Meat Product Was Derived Were Not Administered An Mrna Vaccine; And For Related Purposes.

State of Mississippi; not required to recognize any mandates, orders or laws by certain entities.

An Act To Provide That The State Of Mississippi Shall Not Be Required To Comply With Or Recognize Any Mandates, Orders, Laws, Decrees Or Directives Handed Down By Any Entity That Is Not A State Or Federally Elected Official Or Body Or A United States Citizen Appointed By A State Or Federally Elected Official Or Body, Unless Passed As Legislation By The Mississippi Legislators; And For Related Purposes.

Same-day voter registration; authorize.

An Act To Authorize A Qualified Elector Who Wishes To Register To Vote To Register On The Day Of The Election And Then Proceed To Cast His Or Her Vote At The Proper Polling Place; To Provide The Location To Conduct The Registration On Election Day; To Provide The Identification Required To Be Presented In Order To Register To Vote On Election Day; To Provide The Procedures That Poll Managers Must Implement When A Person Registers To Vote On Election Day; To Provide That Election Day Registration Ballots Must Be Treated The Same As Absentee Ballots For Certain Purposes; To Require The Secretary Of State To Promulgate The Necessary Rules And Regulations To Effectuate Same Day Voter Registration; To Amend Sections 23-15-11, 23-15-13, 23-15-35, 23-15-37, 23-15-39, 23-15-41 And 23-15-125, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Firearms Parental Amnesty Act; create.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Firearms Parental Amnesty Act; To Provide Civil And Criminal Immunity To Parents Or Legal Guardians Who Voluntarily Deliver Firearms Owned, Controlled Or In The Possession Of A Minor To Law Enforcement; To Amend Section 45-9-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To These Provisions; To Bring Forward Sections 97-37-1 And 97-37-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Possession Of Dangerous Weapons For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

TANF funds; prohibit providing to any person whose income is more than 200% of poverty level.

An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Tanf Funds Shall Be Provided To Any Person Whose Income Is More Than 200% Of The Federal Poverty Level; And For Related Purposes.

Natural Resource Camp Pilot Program Act of 2026; establish for students in Lee and Monroe counties.

An Act To Establish The Natural Resource Camp Pilot Program Act Of 2026 For Students In Lee And Monroe Counties; To Provide The Purpose Of The Program; To Provide That The Program Shall Be A Three-year Program Administered Jointly By The Boards Of Supervisors Of Lee And Monroe Counties; To Require The Boards To Submit An Annual Report On The Program To The Legislature; To Provide That The Program Is Subject To Receiving Funds Appropriated By The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.

Rural water companies; strengthen audit requirements and expand PSC authority over.

An Act To Amend Section 79-11-394, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Stipulate That Any Nonprofit, Nonshare Corporation That Fails To Timely File The Report Required Under This Section May Be Subject To The Penalties Of Dissolution Or Disallowance Of Nonprofit Status, Or Both, At The Discretion Of The State Auditor; To Amend Section 77-3-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Public Service Commission To Cancel A Rural Water Company's Certificate To Provide Service Upon A Finding That The Company Did Not Provide Reasonably Adequate Service; To Amend Section 77-3-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Rural Water Companies; To Bring Forward Sections 77-3-11 And 77-3-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Summer Youth Training Employment Program; authorize school districts to establish.

An Act To Authorize "d" And "f" Rated School Districts, In Collaboration With A Local Community Or Junior College, To Establish A Summer Youth Training Employment Program For Rising Sophomore Students; To Require A Youth Training Employment Program To Include Components On Soft Skills, Personal Living Skills, And Education And Academics; To Award Students Who Complete The Program With A Certificate Of Completion And A Stipend If Funding Is Made Available For Such Purposes; And For Related Purposes.

Grandparents; authorize payment of support for assuming primary care of grandchildren.

An Act To Amend Section 43-15-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize And Direct The Department Of Child Protection Services To Provide Payments To A Qualifying Grandparent Who Has Assumed The Primary Care Of His Or Her Grandchild; And For Related Purposes.

State employee salaries; direct State Personnel Board to implement across-the-board increase.

An Act To Direct The State Personnel Board To Amend The Variable Compensation Plan As Necessary To Award A Salary Increase To Each State Employee Whose Salary Is Funded By The State General Fund In The Amount Of A 6% Across-the-board Increase Per Year Beginning July 1, 2026; To Bring Forward Sections 25-9-147 And 25-9-148, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Provisions Related To The Colonel Guy Groff/neville Kenning Variable Compensation Plan, For Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Supplementary state food stamp program for elderly recipients; create and fund.

An Act To Amend Section 43-1-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Human Services To Establish A Supplementary State Food Stamp Program For Elderly Recipients; To Provide That Recipients Must Be At Least 65 Years Of Age; To Provide That Recipients May Receive $100.00 Per Month; And For Related Purposes.

Real estate closing; require certain notices regarding ad valorem taxes.

An Act To Provide That Before The Completion Of Any Real Estate Closing, A Purchaser Must Be Provided Notice That Ad Valorem Taxes Are Due On The Subject Real Estate Unless It Is Exempt From Ad Valorem Taxation, That The Payment Of Ad Valorem Taxes On The Subject Real Estate May Be In Arrears And That The Subject Real Estate May Have Been Sold For The Nonpayment Of Ad Valorem Taxes; And For Related Purposes.

Tasers; adopt certain guidelines for use, require training by law enforcement officers.

An Act To Provide Certain Use And Training Requirement For Tasers By Law Enforcement Officers; To Require Law Enforcement Officers To Limit The Use Of Tasers; To Require Documentation Of Each Use Of Tasers To Be Collected; To Prohibit Law Enforcement Officers From Using Tasers On Certain Individuals; To Require The Board Of Law Enforcement Officer Standards And Training, In Conjunction With The Department Of Public Safety, To Create, Adopt, And Promulgate Policies To Enforce The Provisions Of This Section; To Amend Section 97-37-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Alyssa's Law; enact to require public schools to implement a panic alert system making use of wearable panic alert devices.

An Act Titled "alyssa's Law"; To Require Every School District And Charter School To Implement A Panic Alert System Making Use Of Wearable Panic Alert Devices, Provided To Each Staff Member, Allowing For Immediate Contact With Local Emergency Response Agencies; To Require That The Panic Alert System Be Capable Of Initiating A Campus-wide Lockdown Notification; To Require That All School Personnel Receive Training On The Protocol And Appropriate Use Of The Panic Alert Device; To Require School Districts And Charter Schools To Ensure That All Security Data Within A School Building Are Accessible By A Local Law Enforcement Agency, And To Coordinate With A Local Law Enforcement Agency To Establish Appropriate Access Protocols; To Declare Certain School And Agency Safety And Security Records And Information To Be Confidential And Exempt From The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983; To Provide For Certain Exceptions Allowing For Disclosure Of Such Confidential Information; To Require That Emergency Response Mapping Be Made Available By The Alyssa's Law Panic Button Provider At No Cost To Local First Responder Agencies, In An Electronic Or Digital Format, To Assist First Responders In Responding To Emergencies At Schools; To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Adopt Rules To Implement This Act As Necessary To Protect The Health And Safety Of Students And Educators; To Provide That This Act Shall Be Enforced Beginning With The 2027-2028 School Year; And For Related Purposes.

Health Care Facility Right to Visit Act; create.

An Act To Create The Health Care Facility Right To Visit Act To Prevent All Health Care Facilities That Are Licensed By Or Have Received A Certificate Of Need From The Department Of Health From Instituting Any Policy That Limits Patients' Abilities To Be Visited By Designated Family Members Or Friends During Any Hospitalization Or Treatment; To Allow The Facilities To Impose Reasonable Safety Requirements; To Provide That No Facility Shall Be Held Liable For Damages In An Action Involving A Liability Claim Against Such Facility Arising From The Facility's Compliance With The Act; And For Related Purposes.

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