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

PERS; bring forward sections relating to.

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 25-11-15, 25-11-101, 25-11-103, 25-11-105, 25-11-109, 25-11-111, 25-11-112, 25-11-113, 25-11-114, 25-11-115, 25-11-117, 25-11-117.1, 25-11-119, 25-11-120, 25-11-121, 25-11-123, 25-11-126, 25-11-127, 25-11-133 And 25-11-147, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Public Employees' Retirement System, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

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

An Act To Amend Section 37-11-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "high-needs Schools" For The Purpose Of Cardiac Emergency Response Plans For Public And Charter Schools; To Amend Section 37-11-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Schools And School-sponsored Athletic Events To Adopt And Implement A Cardiac Emergency Response Plan That Integrates Evidence-based Core Elements In Accordance With The American Heart Association Guidelines Or Another Nationally Recognized, Evidence-based Standard; To Require All School-sponsored Athletics To Provide An Aed On Site At Or That Is Retrievable And Able To Be Placed On A Victim Within Three Minutes Of Each Athlete Venue For Practices, Games Or Other Athletic Events; To Bring Forward Sections 73-25-37 And 41-60-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Of Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

Child Care for Working Families Study Committee; establish.

An Act To Create The Child Care For Working Families Study Committee; To Provide That The Committee Shall Develop Recommendations For Ensuring Every Working Parent In Mississippi Can Access And Afford Child Care So They Can Participate In The Labor Force; To Provide That The Committee Shall Identify And Examine All Federal Revenue Received By The State And All State Funds Spent On Federal Matching Or Maintenance Of Effort Requirements That Can Allowably Be Spent, Allocated, Transferred, Granted Or Expended Directly To The Child Care Payment Program For Purposes Of Increasing The Number Of Eligible Parents And Children Served; And For Related Purposes.

Scrap metal dealers; bring forward code sections related to.

An Act To Bring Forward Section 63-21-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Destruction Or Scrapping Of Certain Vehicles, For Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 97-17-71, 97-17-71.1 And 97-17-71.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide The Authorization For Scrap Metal Dealers, For Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

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

An Act To Require Local School Boards To Develop, And Public Schools Located Within The School District To Implement Age-appropriate And Developmentally-appropriate Policies Relating To Student Cell Phone Possession And Use On School Property During The Academic School Day From Bell-to-bell; To Specify The Minimum Provisions To Be Contained In Each School Cell Phone-free Education Policy Applicable To Elementary, Middle And High School Students; To Prescribe Exceptions To Possession; To Prohibit Students From Being Suspended Or Expelled As A Consequence Of Any Violation Of Such Policies; To Require School Districts To Establish Procedures For Off-site Events; To Require School Boards To Make Its Policy Publicly Available And Posted Prominently On The School District's Website; To Require School Boards, When Designing Its Cell Phone-free Education Policy, To Incorporate School-based Emergency Best Practices In Its Comprehensive School Safety Plan; To Provide For The Construction Of This Act; To Amend Sections 37-11-55 And 37-11-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions Regarding The Prohibition On Suspending Or Expelling Students For Being In Violation Of The Cell Phone Possession Policy; And For Related Purposes.

Albendazole and mebendazole; authorize pharmacists to dispense without a prescription.

An Act To Authorize Pharmacists To Dispense Albendazole And Mebendazole Without Requiring A Prescription From A Licensed Health Care Practitioner; To Provide Immunity For Pharmacists Dispensing Albendazole And Mebendazole In A Reasonably Prudent Manner In Accordance With This Act; And For Related Purposes.

DEI in K-12 and colleges and universities; bring forward sections that regulate.

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 37-191-1, 37-191-3, 37-191-5, 37-191-7, 37-191-9, 37-191-11, 37-191-13, 37-191-15 And 37-191-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Diversity, Equity And Inclusion In K-12, Universities And Colleges, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Environmental protection; prohibit chemtrails.

An Act To Declare Certain Legislative Findings Relating To Geoengineering; To Amend Section 49-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "geoengineering" Within The Mississippi Air And Water Pollution Control Law; To Amend Section 49-17-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Give The Mississippi Air And Water Pollution Control Commission Authority To Issue, Modify Or Revoke Orders Related To Geoengineering; To Amend Section 49-17-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Geoengineering In Mississippi And To Create Penalties For Violations; And For Related Purposes.

Insurance reimbursement for services performed by a pharmacist within scope of practice; clarify provider rate.

An Act To Codify New Section 83-41-218, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Right Of Insured Or Other Beneficiaries To Be Reimbursed For Services Performed By Pharmacists Within The Lawful Scope Of Their Practice At A Rate Not Less Than That Provided To Any Other Nonphysician Health Care Provider; And For Related Purposes.

White-tailed deer enclosures; prohibit registration fees and certain requirements related to chronic wasting disease testing for.

An Act To Amend Section 49-7-58.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That There Shall Be No Registration Fee For Any Enclosure Containing White-tailed Deer That Prevents The Free Egress Of The Deer From The Enclosed Area; To Delete Requirements For Testing Deer Within The Enclosure For Chronic Wasting Disease; To Amend Section 49-7-58.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Provisions Regarding Sampling Deer Harvested Or Dying From Nonhunting Related Causes Within An Enclosure; To Repeal Section 49-7-58.6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Provision Of Law That Requires White-tailed Deer Harvested Within Any Enclosure To Be Tested For Chronic Wasting Disease, Is Repealed; And For Related Purposes.

Legal holidays; increase number of days counties and municipalities may declare as in lieu of certain other holidays.

An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Number Of Days From One To Two That The Board Of Supervisors Of Any County And The Governing Authorities Of Any Municipality May Declare As A Legal Holiday In Lieu Of Certain Other Legal Holidays; And For Related Purposes.

Specialty Doctors to Rural Hospitals Grant Program; establish and provide eligibility.

An Act To Create New Section 41-9-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Specialty Doctors To Rural Hospitals Grant Program For The Purpose Of Ensuring The Availability Of Specialty Doctors In Rural Hospitals When A Major Hospital Indicates To A Rural Hospital Emergency Doctor That The Major Hospital Is On Diversion; To Provide That The Department Of Health Shall Administer And Distribute Grant Funds To Rural Hospitals For Such Purpose; To Provide Certain Considerations That The Department Shall Make For Establishing A Payment Structure; To Require The Department Of Health To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Accomplish The Purpose Of The Program; And For Related Purposes.

Raw milk; allow the personal consumption and individual sale of.

An Act To Amend Section 75-31-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Construction Of The Provisions Of Law Regulating Milk And Milk Products Shall Not Be Deemed To Prohibit Any Independent Or Partial Owner Of Any Cow, Goat Or Sheep From Using The Milk From Such Animal For The Owner's Personal Consumption Or Other Personal Use; To Allow The Sale Of Raw Milk On Farms So Long As The Sale Is Not For Institutional Use; And For Related Purposes.

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

An Act To Expand The Provisions Of The Literacy-based Promotion Act In Order To Provide Certain Intervention And Implementation Strategies For Literacy Proficiency Among Students In Grade 4 Through Grade 8; To Define Terminology; To Require The State Department Of Education To Provide A System Of Support For School And District Instructional Leaders, Teachers, Literacy Coaches, Interventionists, Tutors And Other Identified Personnel Of Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh And Eighth Grade Students To Ensure That They Have The Knowledge And Skills To Support Students With Reading Difficulties; To Prescribe What The System Of Supports Shall Entail; To Require The State Department Of Education To Develop And Promulgate Rules For The Implementation Of An Evidence-based Program Of Literacy Intervention For Students In Grade 4 Through Grade 8; To Require The State Department Of Education To Develop A Formula To Identify Middle Literacy Support Schools (m-lss) Based On Reading Proficiency Data As Determined By The Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (maap); To Require The State Department Of Education To Submit An Annual Report To The Legislature By December 1 Of Each Year Of The Program Implementation Over The Course Of The Previous Year; And For Related Purposes.

Law enforcement pursuits; require municipalities and counties to develop policies regarding.

An Act To Require County And Municipal Law Enforcement Agencies To Develop And Implement A Motor Vehicle Police Pursuit Policy By A Certain Date; To Provide Certain Criteria For The Policy; To Provide That A Pursuit May Only Proceed And Continue Into Another Political Subdivision Under Certain Circumstances If There Is No Agreement With The Other Political Subdivision; To Provide That If A Local Law Enforcement Agency Fails To Adopt A Policy, Then The Agency Shall Not Receive Certain Accreditation; To Provide That The Office Of Standards And Training Of The Department Of Public Safety Shall Determine Whether The Agencies Have Implemented A Policy; To Require The Department To Issue Certain Notice To The Agencies For Noncompliance; To Authorize The Department To Issue A Certificate Of Noncompliance To The Department Of Revenue To Withhold Certain Payments And Allocations That Would Otherwise Be Payable To A County Or Municipality Until Such Time That The Department Of Revenue Receives Written Notice Of The Cancellation Of A Certificate Of Noncompliance From The Department Of Public Safety; To Amend Sections 27-5-101, 27-65-75, 45-1-43, 65-33-45 And 99-3-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

Court-ordered restitution; require payment to victim first before court costs/fines are disbursed.

An Act To Amend Section 99-37-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Justice, County Or Municipal Court Orders Restitution To A Victim, The Court-ordered Restitution Shall Be Paid In Full To The Victim Before Any Court-ordered Costs And Fines May Be Disbursed To The Court; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Land Bank Act; local government transfer vacant and abandoned property to.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Land Bank Act" To Promote Returning Blighted Or Abandoned Properties To Commerce Through The Creation Of Land Banks By Local Governments, Acting Individually Or Cooperatively With Other Local Governments; To Provide For The Powers And Duties Of Land Banks; To Authorize Land Banks To Acquire, Develop, And Dispose Of Property; To Authorize Land Banks To Perform Related Functions, Such As Managing Property Owned By The Land Bank, Quieting And Confirming Title To Property, Establishing Redevelopment And Financing Structures (including Those To Facilitate Tax Credits And Subsidiary Entities), Financing Redevelopment, Issuing Bonds, And Accepting Tax Forfeited Properties From The Secretary Of State; And For Related Purposes.

DHS and Medicaid; Governor shall select private auditor to determine their compliance with certain laws.

An Act To Direct The Governor To Select A Private Auditor To Perform An Audit Of The Department Of Human Services And The Division Of Medicaid To Determine The Agencies' Compliance With Federal And State Law Regarding Welfare Eligibility And Fraud Prevention; To Require The Private Auditor To Provide A Report To The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, And Speaker Of The House Of Representatives Detailing The Findings Of The Audit Required By This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Beverages containing hemp, THC or kratom; prohibit sale of.

An Act To Prohibit The Sale Or Distribution Of Hemp Beverages, Thc Beverages And Kratom Beverages; To Provide Penalties For Violations; To Enable The Department Of Agriculture And Commerce And The State Department Of Health To Adopt Rules Or Regulations As Necessary To Implement This Section; To Amend Section 75-103-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Adult performances; prohibit in a location where minors could view, create cause of action.

An Act To Define The Terms "adult Performance," "performance Harmful To Minors," And "obscenity"; To Prohibit The Performance In Or Exhibition Of An Adult Performance On Public Property Or In A Location Where The Adult Performance Could Be Viewed By A Minor; To Prohibit A State Agency Or Political Subdivision From Exhibiting Or Funding, In Whole Or In Part With Public Funds, An Adult Performance; To Create A Civil Cause Of Action As A Remedy For Violation Of This Section; And For Related Purposes.

HBCU Equity Fund; create.

An Act To Create The Hbcu Equity Fund To Eliminate Documented Equity Gaps In Operating Funding, Address Deferred Maintenance And Capital Needs, And Support Academic Programs, Research Capacity And Student Services; To Provide For Distribution Of Funds; To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Conduct A Biennial Facilities Assessment Of All Public Hbcs And Disburse Monies Accordingly; To Provide For Competitive Grants; To Provide Appropriate Sources Of Monies For The Fund; And For Related Purposes.

Rape; remove element of force.

An Act To Amend Section 97-3-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Force As An Element Of Rape; To Bring Forward Sections 97-3-101, 97-3-103, 97-3-97 And 97-3-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Crimes Of Sexual Assault, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

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

An Act To Amend Section 37-41-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Maximum Speed That A School Bus May Travel When Transporting Children On Authorized Trips Shall Not Exceed 65 Mph Even If The Posted Speed Limit Is Greater; And For Related Purposes.

Hazardous waste disposal; revise certain provisions regarding.

An Act To Amend Section 17-17-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Provision That Prohibits Disposal Of Hazardous Waste By The Use Of Underground Injection Methods; To Amend Section 17-17-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That The Permit Board Consider The Extent To Which Proposed Commercial Hazardous Waste Management Facilities Conform With The Mississippi Capacity Assurance Plan And Any Interstate Or Regional Agreements; To Amend Section 17-17-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Legislative Findings Of Compliance With Federal Law; To Amend Section 17-17-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Donald J. Trump Early Voting Act; create.

An Act To Create The Donald J. Trump Early Voting Act; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That The Early Voting Period Shall Begin Fourteen Days Before The Election And Continue Until The Last Regular Business Day Preceding The Election; To Provide That Early Voting Shall Be For Each Primary, General, Runoff, Special And Municipal Election For Public Office; To Provide The Hours For Early Voting In The Registrar's Office During Regular Business Hours; To Provide That Notice Of Early Voting Shall Be Provided In Three Public Places Eight Days Before The Voting Begins; To Provide The Procedures To Follow When Casting A Ballot During The Early Voting Period; To Provide The Manner For Challenging The Qualifications Of A Voter During The Early Voting Period; To Amend Sections 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-629, 23-15-631, 23-15-635, 23-15-637, 23-15-639, 23-15-641, 23-15-647, 23-15-649, 23-15-657, 23-15-713, 23-15-715, 23-15-719 And 23-15-735, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Voters Who Are Eligible To Vote By Absentee Ballot; To Prohibit A Voter From Casting An Absentee Ballot In Person At The Office Of The County Registrar; To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Sections 23-15-31, 23-15-37, 23-15-43, 23-15-47, 23-15-65, 23-15-127, 23-15-153, 23-15-171, 23-15-173, 23-15-191, 23-15-195, 23-15-197, 23-15-231, 23-15-233, 23-15-239, 23-15-241, 23-15-245, 23-15-247, 23-15-251, 23-15-255, 23-15-263, 23-15-265, 23-15-267, 23-15-309, 23-15-331, 23-15-333, 23-15-335, 23-15-353, 23-15-357, 23-15-359, 23-15-363, 23-15-367, 7-3-39, 23-15-511, 23-15-515, 23-15-545, 23-15-573, 23-15-781, 23-15-785, 23-15-807, 23-15-833, 23-15-843, 23-15-851, 23-15-853, 23-15-855, 23-15-857, 23-15-859, 23-15-895, 23-15-913, 23-15-963, 23-15-977, 23-15-1031, 23-15-1081, 23-15-1083, 23-15-1085, 23-15-1091, 21-3-3, 21-9-17, 37-5-9, 21-8-7 And 9-4-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

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