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

State general elections; require all candidates to obtain majority of votes to secure office.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890 To Require All Candidates Running For State And County Elections To Secure The Majority Vote To Be Elected; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi History and United States Government; require to be included in curriculum for all students in Grades 9-12.

An Act To Require A Comprehensive Course In Mississippi History And United States Government To Be Taught To All Students In Grades 9 Through 12 In All Public And Private Or Parochial Schools And Homeschool Programs; To Require The Discontinuation Of The End-of-course Subject Area Test In United States History; To Amend Sections 37-16-7, 37-3-49, 37-15-38, 37-16-17 And 37-35-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Absentee voting; extend time allowed on Saturdays to 5:00 p.m.

An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-653, 23-15-637 And 23-15-715, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Registrar's Office To Remain Open Until 5:00 P.m. On The Two Saturdays Immediately Preceding The Election For Absentee Voting; And For Related Purposes.

Rural hospital transfer to major hospital; prescribe certain conditions on such transfer when doctor deems medically necessary.

An Act To Create New Section 41-9-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Patient Of A Rural Hospital Shall Be Admitted To A Major Hospital When A Doctor Of Such Rural Hospital Deems It Is Medically Necessary To Transfer Such Patient To The Emergency Room Of A Major Hospital; To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Prescribe Rules And Regulations That Provide What Situations Shall Be Considered Medically Necessary In Compliance With This Act; To Provide Certain Provisions That The Department Must Consider In Adopting Such Rules; And For Related Purposes.

Elections; establish procedure for automatic registration of certain voters who apply for driver's license or register for selective service.

An Act To Authorize Any Person Who Is Qualified To Register To Vote In The State Of Mississippi To Register To Vote When That Person Applies For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Obtain Certain Information From A Person Who Desires To Register To Vote While Applying For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Provide An Opt-out Procedure For Persons Who Choose Not To Register To Vote While Applying For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Provide For The Forwarding Of Voter Registration Applications To The Person's County Of Residence; To Amend Sections 23-15-11, 23-15-33, 23-15-35, 23-15-39, 23-15-41, 23-15-79, 23-15-95 And 63-1-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Sections 63-1-19, 45-35-7 And 63-1-210, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That When A Male Registers Under The Military Selective Service Act, He May Also Be Registered To Vote Unless He Affirmatively Declines; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Collect Certain Information In To Register The Person To Vote; And For Related Purposes.

Law Enforcement Supplemental Pay Program; create.

An Act To Create The Law Enforcement Supplemental Pay Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Public Safety; To Provide That In Addition To The Compensation Now Paid By Any Municipality Or County To Any Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer, Every Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer Employed By Any Municipality Or County Which Employs One Or More Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer Who Devotes His Or Her Full Working Time To Law Enforcement, Shall Be Paid By The State Extra Compensation In The Amount Of Five Hundred Dollars Per Year For Each Full-time Municipal Or County Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer Who Has Completed Or Who Hereafter Completes Five Years Of Service As A Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer; And For Related Purposes.

Municipalities authorized to obtain credit cards for official travel; bring forward section.

An Act To Bring Forward Section 21-39-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Municipalities To Obtain Credit Cards For Official Travel By Members Of The Governing Authority For Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Insurance; establish minimum requirements for certain large motor vehicles not subject to minimums under Motor Carrier Regulatory Law.

An Act To Create New Section 77-7-88, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Minimum Insurance Requirements For Certain Large Motor Vehicles Operating Upon The Public Highways Of This State Which Are Otherwise Not Subject To The Minimum Requirements For Certain Common Carriers, Contract Carriers And Interstate Carriers; To Bring Forward Section 77-7-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Defines Certain Terms Used Under The Mississippi Motor Carrier Regulatory Law Of 1938, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 77-7-83, 77-7-85 And 77-7-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Minimum Insurance Requirements For Common Carriers, Contract Carriers And Interstate Carriers, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Vocational education programs; require to be established in every school district or shared operation between multiple districts.

An Act To Amend Sections 37-31-15 And 37-31-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require School Boards, With The Approval Of The State Board Of Education, To Establish Vocational Education Programs In Each School District Or Authorize Two Or More Districts To Enter Into An Agreement For The Joint Operation Of A Vocational Education Program To Serve Students With The School Districts Of Participants To The Agreement; To Bring Forward Sections 37-31-71, 37-31-73 And 37-31-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

Public property; authorize Department of Finance and Administration to sell certain real property in the City of Biloxi.

An Act To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Finance And Administration To Sell Certain Real Property And Improvements Located In The City Of Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi; To Prescribe The Manner Of Sale; To Require Appraisal Of The Property; To Provide For The Disposition Of The Proceeds; And For Related Purposes.

Health insurance; prohibit modifications on renewal of covered and prescribed prescription drug's contracted benefit level.

An Act To Prohibit Health Insurance Plans From Modifying, On Renewal, An Insured's Contracted Benefit Level For Any Prescription Drug That Was Approved Or Covered Under The Plan In The Immediately Preceding Plan Year And Prescribed During That Year For A Medical Condition Or Mental Illness; To List Modifications Prohibited; To Clarify What Is Not Prohibited; And For Related Purposes.

Minimum wage; establish at $10.00 for certain employees and set requirements for exemptions and overtime.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Minimum Wage Law"; To Establish The State Minimum Wage For City, County And State Employees At $10.00 Per Hour; To Provide That Employers With Tipped Employees Are Exempt From The Requirement To Pay The State Minimum Wage; To Establish Guidelines For Employees Entitled To Overtime Pay; To Bring Forward Sections 7-7-204, 17-1-51, 23-15-239, 25-3-40, 37-7-307, 57-34-5 And 99-19-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Sections 85-3-4 And 97-3-54.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Included For Purposes Of Possible Amendment, To Make Nonsubstantive Grammatical Corrections; And For Related Purposes.

"Mississippi Natural Hair Care School"; create.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Natural Hair Care School; To Stipulate That The School Shall Be Governed By The State Board Of Education; To Require The Board Of Education To Develop A Plan For Opening, Operation, And Funding The School; To Describe The Object Of The School; To Locate The School In Greenville, Mississippi; To Prescribe The Responsibilities And Duties Of The President Of The School; To Stipulate That The Board Of Education Prepare The Budget For The School; And For Related Purposes.

Recognizing Judea and Samaria Act; create.

An Act To Create The "recognizing Judea And Samaria Act"; To Prohibit State Agencies From Using The Term "west Bank" In Official Government Materials; And For Related Purposes.

Elections; authorize online voter registration and preelection day voting.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Qualified Electors To Submit Voter Registration Applications Through A Secure Internet Website Established By The Secretary Of State; To Establish The Procedure By Which The County Registrar Shall Process Online Applications; To Amend Sections 23-15-35, 23-15-37, 23-15-39, 23-15-41 And 23-15-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Authorize A Qualified Elector To Vote Not More Than 21 Days Nor Less Than Two Days Before The Date Of An Election; To Provide That Preelection Voting May Be Conducted In The Registrar's Office; To Require A Person Who Desires To Vote During The Preelection Day Voting Period To Appear At The Registrar's Office And To Provide That After Signing The Receipt Book, Such Person Shall Be Entitled To Vote At The Registrar's Office In The Same Manner As He Or She Would At His Or Her Voting Precinct On The Day Of The Election; To Provide That The Election Laws That Govern Procedures For A Person Who Appears To Vote On The Day Of Election Shall Apply When A Person Appears To Vote During The Preelection Day Voting Period; To Provide That All Votes Cast During The Preelection Day Voting Period Shall Be Final; To Provide That The Votes Cast During The Preelection Day Voting Period Shall Be Announced Simultaneously With The Votes Cast On Election Day; To Provide That Each Candidate Shall Have The Right To Be Present At The Registrar's Office And To Challenge The Qualifications Of Any Person Offering To Preelection Vote In The Same Manner As Provided By Law At The Polling Place On The Day Of The Election; To Require The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary To Effectuate Preelection Day Voting; To Amend Section 23-15-195, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 23-15-627, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Categories Of Voters Who May Cast An Absentee Ballot; To Amend Section 23-15-637, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That All Absentee Ballots Must Be Received By The Registrar By A Certain Time On The Day Before The Election; And For Related Purposes.

National board certified educational professionals; increase annual salary supplement for certain to $10,000.00.

An Act To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of The Annual Salary Supplement Provided To Certain Educational Professionals Who Have Obtained National Board Certification From Their Respective National Certifying Agencies, From $6,000.00 To $10,000.00; And For Related Purposes.

Nurse practitioners; authorize certain to sign physician orders for sustaining treatment (POST).

An Act To Amend Section 41-41-302, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Nurse Practitioner Primarily Responsible For Attending To The Care Of The Individual To Sign A Physician Order For Sustaining Treatment (post) For The Individual; To Amend Section 41-41-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; And For Related Purposes.

Mandatory 85% sentencing rule; repeal.

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-138, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Repeal The Provision Of Law That Prohibits Any Eligible Inmate, Whose Sentence Was Imposed After June 30, 1995, From Accruing Earned-time Allowance That Exceeds Fifteen Percent Of His Or Her Sentence; And For Related Purposes.

Child abuse; require mandatory minimums and arrests for severe child abuse.

An Act To Amend Section 97-5-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Mandatory Minimum Penalties For Felony Child Abuse; To Amend Section 97-5-42, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase Penalties For Felony Child Abuse With Mandatory Minimums; To Amend Section 43-21-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require An Arrest Of Suspected Child Abusers Within A Certain Time; To Amend Section 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Felony Child Abuse From Certain Sentence Reductions; And For Related Purposes.

Juneteenth; designate as a legal holiday in the State of Mississippi.

An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Designate June 19th, Juneteenth, As A Legal Holiday In The State Of Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

Medicaid; provide coverage for neonatal circumcision procedures.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Neonatal Circumcision Procedures Will Be Covered Under Medicaid; And For Related Purposes.

Heavy equipment property; authorize certain businesses to charge recovery fee on rental of.

An Act To Provide That A Qualified Heavy Equipment Rental Business May Charge To A Renter A Recovery Fee In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Percent Of The Rental Charge For Each Item Of Heavy Equipment Rented In This State; To Provide That A Recovery Fee Shall Be Separately Stated On The Invoice Or Receipt For The Rental Transaction And Shall Be Enforceable By The Qualified Heavy Equipment Rental Business To The Same Extent As The Underlying Rental Charges Or Other Charges Contained On Such Invoice Or Receipt; To Provide That Recovery Fees Collected By A Qualified Heavy Equipment Rental Business Shall Be Used To Pay Or As A Reimbursement For The Payment Of Any Ad Valorem Taxes Levied Or Assessed On The Qualified Rental Business's Heavy Equipment In The State; To Define The Terms "heavy Equipment Property", "qualified Heavy Equipment Rental Business", "rent" And "rental Charge" For The Purposes Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Public schools; revise accountability framework.

An Act To Amend Section 37-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The State's Accountability Framework For Schools Receiving Federal And/or State Funding; To Require That The State Board Of Education Shall Establish Statewide Educational Goals And Standards For All Public Elementary And Secondary Schools In The State; To Require That The Board Shall Update Standards To Ensure Competencies Are Remaining Up To Date And Provide Public School Students With A High-quality Education; To Establish Criteria For Competency Certifications; To Provide That Subject To Appropriations, The School Board Shall Establish Grant Programs For Public Schools Providing Advanced Placement Courses And Students The Opportunities To Qualify For Advanced Placement Exam Fee Waivers; To Require That The Board Shall Provide Annual Evaluations For Both Individual Public Schools And Public School Districts; To Provide That The Superintendent Of The Department Of Education Should Collect The Information Necessary To Assess The Efficacy And Equity Of State And Federal Mandated Programs, And That The Department Shall Establish A System To Collect And Store The Necessary Information To Perform Said Assessment; To Require That Each School District To File A Three-year Improvement Plan With The Superintendent Of The Department Of Education And An Annual Action Plan; To Require School Boards To Annually Adopt Action Plans That Align With The Districts Strategic Improvement Plan; To Require The Superintendent To Report On The Progress Of Genocide Education Programs In Public Schools And School Districts; To Require Each School District And Charter School To Annually Submit A Report Providing Data Concerning Students Receiving Tiered Intervention Services And English As A Second Language Learner Programs; To Authorize The Superintendent To Designate Schools As Underperforming Or Chronically Underperforming Based On Performance Data Collected From The School Districts; To Require The Superintendent To Work With Schools And School Districts To Create And Implement Turnaround Plans In Order To Aid A School In Improving And No Longer Qualifying As An Underperforming Or Chronically Underperforming School; To Outline Requirements And Procedures That Should Be Followed And Implemented Within Turnaround Plans For An Underperforming Or Chronically Underperforming School; And For Related Purposes.

Protecting Disabled Citizen Choice in Residential Access Act; enact.

An Act To Protecting Disabled Citizen Choice In Residential Access Act; To State Legislative Purpose And Intent; To Define Certain Terms Relating To This Act; To Provide For Citizen Choice In Accessing The Benefits Of Single-family Residential Surroundings; To Amend Section 17-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Counties and municipalities; authorize establishment of summer youth work programs.

An Act To Authorize Counties And Municipalities To Establish Summer Youth Work Programs To Facilitate The Employment Of High School Youth In Community Jobs; To Prescribe Eligibility Requirements For Summer Employment Through A Summer Youth Work Program; To Authorize Counties And Municipalities To Accept Any Available Public Or Private Funding To Cover The Program's Administrative Costs And Student Employee Wages; And For Related Purposes.

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