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

Cemeteries on private property; provide right of access to for certain persons.

An Act To Create New Section 41-43-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Owners And Lessees Of Private Land On Which A Cemetery, Graves Or Burial Sites Are Located Shall Have A Duty To Allow Reasonable Access To The Cemetery, Graves Or Burial Sites By Certain Persons Who Have Given Reasonable Notice To The Owner Or Lessees; To Provide That Any Person Entering Onto Private Land As Authorized By This Section Shall Be Responsible For Conducting Himself Or Herself In A Manner That Does Not Damage The Private Land, Cemetery, Gravesite Or Burial Site, And Shall Be Liable To The Owner Or Lessee Of The Property For Any Damage Caused As The Result Of His Or Her Access; To Provide Immunity From Liability To The Landowner And Lessee In Any Civil Action Arising Out Of The Access Granted By This Section; And For Related Purposes.

Ayden's Law; authorize sheriffs to use radar speed detection equipment.

An Act To Amend Section 63-3-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Sheriff And His Deputies In Any County To Use Radar Speed Detection Equipment Units Upon The Public Streets, Roads And Highways Of The County Lying Outside Of The Limits Of Any Municipality, Village Or Hamlet; To Prioritize Usage In Certain Areas; To Limit The Number Of Radar Speed Detection Equipment Units In A County Based On Population; To Define And Prohibit Speed Traps; And For Related Purposes.

Mental Health; revise appointment of Board of Mental Health and Executive Director.

An Act To Amend Section 41-4-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Requirements For Appointment Of The Members Of The State Board Of Mental Health; To Amend Section 41-4-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement For The Executive Director Of The State Department Of Mental Health To Be Confirmed By The Senate And To Serve For A Term; And For Related Purposes.

Polygraph Examiners Law; revise definition of the term "Polygraph examiner."

An Act To Amend Section 73-29-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "polygraph Examiner" Within The Polygraph Examiners Law; And For Related Purposes.

CDLs; treat certain moving violations as regular license holders.

An Act To Amend Section 63-9-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Moving Violations Under Title 63 Against The Holder Of A Commercial Driver's License Shall Be Treated As If The Moving Violation Was Against A Person Who Held Only A Regular Driver's License; To Exempt Moving Violations Under Chapter 11 Of Title 63 From This Requirement; And For Related Purposes.

Municipal Port Assistance Program; establish for certain municipalities.

An Act To Establish A Targeted Municipal Port Assistance Program For Municipalities With Populations Under 10,000; To Provide Special Consideration Within The Multimodal Transportation Improvement Program And Ports Grant Program For Local Port Infrastructure Needs; And For Related Purposes.

Disabled veterans; establish right to appeal in forma pauperis in certain cases.

An Act To Establish The Right Of A Disabled Veteran To Proceed On Appeal In Forma Pauperis In Cases Where A Judgment Creditor Seeks To Collect A Debt From Funds Derived From The Veteran's Disability Benefits And In Cases Where The Veteran, As A Defendant Or Plaintiff, Has Been Permitted To Proceed In Forma Pauperis In The Trial Court; And For Related Purposes.

Newborn screening program; include cytomegalovirus (CMV) in conditions tested for.

An Act To Amend Section 41-21-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Cytomegalovirus (cmv) In The Conditions Tested For In The Comprehensive Newborn Screening Program; And For Related Purposes.

MS Land Bank Act; enact.

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 The Powers And Duties Of Land Banks; To Authorize Land Banks To Acquire, Develop And Dispose Of Property; To Authorize Land Banks To Perform Certain 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.

License plates; prohibit equipping of device that hides or obscures.

An Act To Amend Section 27-19-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Equipping Of A Manual, Electronic Or Mechanical Device That Hides Or Obscures A License Plate; To Bring Forward Section 27-19-131, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Criminal offenses; enhance penalties for certain if artificial intelligence was used in the commission of.

An Act To Impose An Enhanced Penalty On Defendants Who Knowingly And Intentionally Used An Artificial Intelligence System In The Commission Of A Designated Offense; To Provide, If The Designated Offense Is A Misdemeanor, The Defendant Shall Be Subject To An Additional Term Of Imprisonment For A Period Of Not Less Than Six Nor More Than Twelve Months And A Fine Not To Exceed Five Thousand Dollars; To Provide That, If The Designated Offense Is A Felony, The Defendant Shall Be Subject To An Additional Term Of Imprisonment For A Period Of Not Less Than Two Years And A Fine Not Less Than Five Thousand Dollars; To Provide Certain Notice Requirements; To Amend Section 97-5-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Transmission, Distribution Or Possession Of Visual Materials That Depict A Child That Would Appear Realistic To A Reasonable Observer Engaging In Sexually Explicit Conduct; And For Related Purposes.

MS Parental Responsibility Act of 2026; create to improve parental participation in schools.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Parental Responsibility Act Of 2026; To Make Certain Findings And To Declare That The Purpose Of The Act Is To Better Equip Parents To Participate With Schools In The Education Of Their Children; To Require The State Department Of Education To Develop And Administer A Program Designed To Increase Parental Involvement In Schools; To Authorize The Department To Use Any Funding Otherwise Available For Components Of The Program; And For Related Purposes.

Ivermectin; authorize pharmacists to provide to adults pursuant to collaborative pharmacy practice agreement.

An Act To Authorize Pharmacists To Provide Ivermectin To Patients Who Are Eighteen Years Of Age Or Older Pursuant To A Valid Collaborative Pharmacy Practice Agreement Containing A Non-patient-specific Prescriptive Order And Standardized Procedures Developed And Executed By One Or More Authorized Practitioners; To Direct The Board Of Pharmacy To Adopt Rules To Establish Standard Procedures For The Provision Of Ivermectin By Pharmacists, Including Providing The Patient With A Screening Risk Assessment Tool, Providing The Patient With A Standardized Factsheet, And Either Dispensing The Ivermectin Or Referring The Patient To A Pharmacy That May Dispense The Medication As Soon As Practical; To Authorize The Charging Of An Administrative Fee For Services Provided Pursuant To This Act In Addition To Costs Associated With The Dispensing Of Ivermectin And Paid By The Pharmacy Benefit; To Provide That A Pharmacist Or Practitioner Acting In Good Faith And With Reasonable Care Involved In The Provision Of Ivermectin Pursuant To This Act Is Immune From Disciplinary Or Adverse Administrative Actions For Acts Or Omissions During The Provision Of Ivermectin; To Provide That A Pharmacist Or Practitioner Involved In The Provision Of Ivermectin Pursuant To This Act Is Immune From Civil Liability In The Absence Of Gross Negligence Or Willful Misconduct For Actions Authorized By This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Constitution; amend to restore voting rights to certain qualified electors once meeting sentencing requirements.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Provide That A Person Who Is Otherwise A Qualified Elector And Has Been Convicted Of Voter Fraud, Bribery, Theft, Arson, Obtaining Money Or Goods Under False Pretense, Perjury, Forgery, Embezzlement, Bigamy Or Any Crime Interpreted As Disenfranchising In Later Attorney General Opinions Except For Murder And Rape Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Suspended Upon Conviction And Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Restored Once He Or She Has Satisfied All Of The Sentencing Requirements Of The Conviction; And Proposing The Repeal Of Section 253, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, Which Provides That The Legislature May, By A Two-thirds Vote Of Both Houses, Of All Members Elected, Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Any Person Disqualified By Reason Of Crime.

"Public Safety Recruitment and Retention Act"; create to provide college tuition awards to certain public safety personnel and their legal dependents.

An Act To Establish The "public Safety Recruitment And Retention Act," To Provide College Tuition Awards For Certain Public Safety Personnel And Their Legal Dependents; To Define Terminology Used In The Act; To Provide That Subject To Appropriation, Public Safety Personnel With At Least Six Years Of Service Shall Be Entitled To An Award Worth Up To 100% Of The Resident Tuition; To Provide That The Maximum Award To Attend An Approved Private Institution Shall Be Equal To The Total Cost Of Tuition And Mandatory Fees Charged To A Mississippi Resident At The Public Institution Of Higher Education That Has The Highest Combined Tuition And Mandatory Fee Cost In The State, As Determined By The Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board; To Prescribe The Necessary Criteria To Be Presented To The Board By The Public Safety Personnel When Applying For Tuition Awards; To Require Applicants To Meet All Admission Requirements Of The Institution Of Higher Learning Of Application For Enrollment And To Pursue A License Or Associate Or Baccalaureate Degree In A Specified Academic Subject Area; To Provide That Individuals Who Have Already Earned A Baccalaureate Degree Are Ineligible To Use The Tuition Award To Earn Another Degree, To Require Applicants Who Are Renewing Their Application For Tuition Award To Present Proof Of Employment And Proof Of Residence In The State Of Mississippi; To Provide That The Tuition Award Created Under This Act Shall Be A Last Dollar Scholarship And Require Applicants To First Apply For All Other Forms Of Federal And State Student Financial Aid; To Provide Eligibility For Tuition Awards To Legal Dependents Of Public Safety Personnel With At Least Ten Years Of Service Upon A Condition Of The Legal Dependent To Enter Into An Agreement To Remain In The State For A Minimum Of Five Years As Well As A Commitment To Provide A Copy Of His Or Her State Income Tax Return Annually To Board In Order To Prove Continued Residency In Mississippi Upon Completion Of Their Academic Degree; To Provide That The Death Of Public Safety Personnel In The Line Of Duty Shall Not Disqualify An Individual's Otherwise Eligible Legal Dependent From Receiving The Tuition Award; To Establish An Annual December 15 Deadline For Receipt Of Tuition Awards Applications And March 1 Deadline For The Board To Notify Applicants Of Approval Or Denial Of Application Request; To Establish The Public Safety Recruitment And Retention Fund In The State Treasury For Purposes Of Granting Tuition Awards As Provided In The Act; To Stipulate That If Funds Are Insufficient To Provide Tuition Awards For All Eligible Applicants, Public Safety Personnel Shall Be In The First Class Of Applicants To Receive The Awards, And Dependents Shall Be In The Second Class, In A Priority Order Specified In The Act; And For Related Purposes.

"Tim Tebow Act"; create to authorize homeschool students to participate in public school extracurricular activities.

An Act To Be Known As The "tim Tebow Act"; To Define Certain Terms; To Authorize Students Enrolled In A Homeschool To Participate In Public School Interscholastic Extracurricular Activities; To Prescribe The Requirements For A Student Enrolled In A Homeschool To Participate In Interscholastic Extracurricular Activities; To Prohibit Discrimination Against Homeschool Student Selection Or Participation In Such Activities; To Provide That Participation In An Extracurricular Activity Is A Privilege And Not A Right; And For Related Purposes.

National Guard SEAP scholarship; require MS Office of Student Financial Aid to administer payment to institutions.

An Act To Require The Mississippi Office Of Student Financial Aid To Be The Administering Agency Of The Mississippi National Guard State Educational Assistance Program (seap) Funding; To Require The Legislature To Appropriate Funding For Defraying The Expenses To The State Institutions Of Higher Learning For The Support And Maintenance Of The Office Of Student Financial Aid Rather Than The Mississippi National Guard; To Require The National Guard To Certify To The Office Of Financial Aid The Names Of Scholarship Recipients And The Institutions To Which Scholarships Are Payable; And For Related Purposes.

"Mississippi Joint Municipal Law Enforcement Act"; create.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Joint Municipal Law Enforcement Act"; To Define Certain Terms; To Provide That Two Or More Municipalities In A County May Establish A Joint Police Department If The Governing Authorities Of Such Municipalities Determine It Is In The Best Interests Of The Municipalities; To Provide That A Joint Police Department Shall Be Governed By A Board; To Provide The Membership Of Such Board; To Prescribe The Establishment Process Of A Joint Police Department; To Provide The Rights And Duties As Well As The Funding Mechanism For A Joint Police Department; And For Related Purposes.

Unpaid water fees to municipally owned utilities and court-initiated receiverships; assess as lien on property.

An Act To Amend Section 21-27-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Fees Or Charges For Water Services Shall Be Assessed Jointly And Severally Against Users Of The Service And The Owner Of The Property Furnished The Service; To Provide That Any Person Who Pays An Amount For Water Services As Part Of A Rental Or Lease Agreement Shall Not Be Held Liable Upon The Failure Of The Owner To Pay Fees; To Provide That Fees Shall Be A Lien Upon The Real Property Offered The Service; To Provide That Fees May Be Assessed Annually; To Prohibit The Sale Of Personal Property To Satisfy A Lien Under This Section; To Require The Municipality Or Receivership To Notify The County Tax Collector Of The Unpaid Fees Or Charges; To Prohibit The Tax Collector From Issuing Or Renewing A Motor Vehicle Road And Bridge Privilege License For Any Motor Vehicle Owned By A Person Who Is Delinquent In The Payment Of Charges Unless Such Fees Are Paid; To Determine Ways Liens Created Under This Section May Be Discharged; And For Related Purposes.

Public schools; require a brief period of quiet reflection at the opening of every school day.

An Act To Enact The "period Of Quiet Reflection Act"; To Amend Section 37-13-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In Each Public School Classroom, The Local School Governing Board Shall Require A Brief Period Of Quiet Reflection For Not More Than 60 Seconds At The Opening Of Every School Day; And For Related Purposes.

Counties; authorize to pay poll workers certain mileage.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-227, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Mileage Reimbursement For Any Poll Manager Or Other Person Who Was Present At The Voting Precinct And Was Required To Return To The Registrar's Office After The Polls Close On The Day Of The Election; And For Related Purposes.

Safeguarding Election Candidates using Resonable Expenditures (SECURE) Act; create.

An Act To Create The Safeguarding Election Candidates Using Reasonable Expenditures (secure) Act For The Purpose Of Authorizing The Use Of Campaign Funds By Candidates And Elected Officials For Security-related Expenses; To Define "security Expenses" And Other Terms; To Establish The Maximum Amount That May Be Spent For Security Expenses During A Campaign Cycle; To Prohibit The Use Of Campaign Funds For Certain Expenditures; To Require Certain Reports To Be Made To The Secretary Of State; To Require The Secretary Of State To Adopt Rules And Regulations To Enforce The Secure Act; To Amend Section 23-15-821, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-807 And 23-15-809, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Voter registration; require registrars to submit applicant's information into federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) System.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Procedure By Which A Registrar Verifies An Applicant's Citizenship Upon Receipt Of A Completed Voter Registration Application; To Require The Registrar To Enter Each Applicant's Information Into The United States Citizenship And Immigration Service's Systematic Alien Verification For Entitlements (save); To Require Registrars To Make Annual Reports To The Secretary Of State Regarding The Number Of Applicants Flagged By A Save System Check And The Number Removed Following Confirmation; To Create New Section 23-15-165.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Secretary Of State To Conduct Two Comparisons Annually Of The Statewide Elections Management System Records With The Save Database And To Report Ineligible Matches To The Appropriate Registrar; To Create New Section 23-15-165.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Secretary Of State To Annually Report To The Legislature On The Results Achieved With The Save System; To Create New Section 23-15-165.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Personally Identifiable Information Collected Through Use Of The Save System From The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983; To Create New Section 23-15-165.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Severability Of The Provisions Of The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.

Constitution; amend to restore voting rights to qualified electors who have committed a felony once sentencing requirements are met.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Provide That A Person Who Is Otherwise A Qualified Elector And Has Been Convicted Of A Felony Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Suspended Upon Conviction And Shall Not Have His Or Her Right To Vote Restored Until He Or She Has Satisfied All Of The Sentencing Requirements Of The Conviction; And Proposing The Repeal Of Section 253, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, Which Provides That The Legislature May, By A Two-thirds Vote Of Both Houses, Of All Members Elected, Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Any Person Disqualified By Reason Of Crime.

MS Employment Protection Act; revise penalties for violations of.

An Act To Amend Section 71-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Penalties For Violations Of The Mississippi Employment Protection Act To Include Administrative Dissolution Or Revocation Of The Offending Employer; To Provide That The Department Of Employment Security, Department Of Revenue, And Secretary Of State May Promulgate Rules And Regulations Implementing Enforcement; To Provide Civil Penalties Enforceable By The Attorney General; To Amend Sections 79-4-14.20, 79-4-15.30, 79-11-347, 79-29-821 And 79-29-1021, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

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