Mississippi 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 253)
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB191
Introduced
1/7/26
Refer
1/7/26
Failed
2/3/26
An Act To Provide An Allocation Of Funds Under The Mississippi Student Funding Formula To School Districts Having The Highest Incidences Of Crime And Violence For The Purpose Of Employing Social Workers; To Direct The State Department Of Education To Determine Which School Districts Shall Receive Allocations For Social Workers; To Require Social Workers Employed With Those Funds To Be Appropriately Licensed; To Authorize The State Department Of Education To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Concerning The Activities Of Social Workers; To Require The State Department Of Education And The Department Of Human Services To Jointly Establish A Program To Make The Services Of Social Workers Accessible In Public Schools Throughout The State Via Video Conferencing Means; To Require The Department Of Human Services To Employ Ten Social Workers To Staff The Video Conferencing Program; To Authorize School Guidance Counselors Who Identify A Need For The Services Of A Social Worker To Arrange For Those Services Via The Video Conferencing Program; To Amend Section 37-151-209, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB259
Introduced
1/7/26
Refer
1/7/26
Failed
2/25/26
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Pay The Costs Associated With Repair And Renovation Of Campus Buildings And Facilities At Mississippi Valley State University; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HC6
Introduced
1/7/26
Refer
1/7/26
Failed
2/3/26
A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 273, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Conform The Pro Rata Signature Requirements From Each Congressional District For An Initiative Petition To The Number Of Current Congressional Districts.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB190
Introduced
1/7/26
Refer
1/7/26
Failed
2/3/26
An Act To Require The State Board Of Education, Acting Jointly With The State Board Of Health And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services, To Establish A Professional School Counselors Pilot Program; To Require The State Department Of Education, The State Department Of Health And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Determine The School Districts In Which The Pilot Program Will Be Implemented; To Require The State Department Of Education, The State Department Of Health And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Evaluate The Effectiveness Of The Pilot Program; To Prohibit Any Effort To Counsel That Abortion Can Be Used To Prevent The Birth Of A Baby; To Require The State Department Of Education, With The Input Of The State Department Of Health And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services, To Submit A Report On The Pilot Program To The Chairmen Of Certain Legislative Committees Before January 1, 2031; To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB185
Introduced
1/7/26
Refer
1/7/26
Failed
2/3/26
An Act To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Education To Pay A Salary Supplement To Persons Employed As A Licensed Teacher In A Critical Shortage Subject Area By A School District Assigned An Accountability Rating Of "d" Or "f"; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB161
Introduced
1/7/26
Refer
1/7/26
Failed
2/3/26
An Act To Create The College And Career Readiness Planning Program; To Establish A Precollege Readiness Assessment Program In Order To Lower Educational Costs, Shorten A Student's Time Required To Complete A Degree And Increase The Overall Success Rate Of College Students By Reducing The Need For Remediation; To Require All Eighth Grade Students To Take Explore And Tenth Grade Students To Take Plan Or Psat For The Purpose Of Ensuring That Students Have The Career Readiness Skills Necessary To Compete In The Global Economy; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB279
Introduced
1/7/26
Refer
1/7/26
Failed
2/3/26
An Act To Provide That Daylight Saving Time Shall Be The Year-round Standard Time Of The State Of Mississippi If Federal Law Is Amended To Authorize States To Observe Daylight Saving Time Year-round; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HC7
Introduced
1/7/26
Refer
1/7/26
Failed
2/12/26
A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Provide That Only Citizens Of The United States Are Allowed The Opportunity To Vote; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB201
Introduced
1/7/26
Refer
1/7/26
Failed
2/3/26
An Act To Create The "donald J. Trump Ban-the-box Act"; To Provide Definitions; To Prohibit Certain Public Employers From Using Criminal History Information As A Preliminary Bar To Employment; To Provide For Jurisdiction Over Complaints For Violation Of The Terms Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB262
Introduced
1/7/26
Refer
1/7/26
Failed
2/25/26
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Lexington To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Making Repairs To And Paving Streets In The City For The Fiscal Year 2027.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB147
Introduced
1/7/26
Refer
1/7/26
Failed
2/3/26
An Act To Amend Section 71-5-503, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Minimum Weekly Benefit Amount For An Individual That Receives Unemployment Compensation; To Bring Forward Section 71-5-505, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB219
Introduced
1/7/26
Refer
1/7/26
Failed
2/3/26
An Act To Establish A Motivating Parents And Children (m.p.a.c.) Pilot Program Within The State Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Making Grants To School Districts That Provide Parental Involvement Services To Families Of Compulsory-school-age Children; To Set Forth The Purposes Of The M.p.a.c. Pilot Program; To Authorize The State Department Of Education To Develop And Implement The M.p.a.c. Pilot Program; To Prescribe The Basic Components Of Services To Be Offered By School Districts Under The M.p.a.c. Pilot Program; To Provide An Application And Selection Procedure For School Districts Participating In The M.p.a.c. Pilot Program; To Amend Section 37-11-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Parents To Attend Conferences And Other Functions Of School Districts Participating In The M.p.a.c. Pilot Program; To Amend Section 63-1-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Children Under 18 Residing In School Districts Participating In The M.p.a.c. Pilot Program Who Withdraw From School May Have Their Driver's License Suspended; To Amend Section 63-1-46, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Such Minors From License Reinstatement Fees; To Amend Section 63-1-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB244
Introduced
1/7/26
Refer
1/7/26
Failed
2/3/26
An Act To Amend Section 59-21-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase From Twelve To Eighteen The Minimum Age For A Person Who Is Required To Wear A Coast Guard Approved Personal Flotation Device While On Board Certain Motorboats, Sailboats Or Vessels; To Amend Section 59-21-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase From $250.00 To $500.00 The Maximum Penalty For Violations Of The Mississippi Boating Law; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB224
Introduced
1/7/26
Refer
1/7/26
Failed
2/3/26
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Medicaid Coverage For Individuals Who Are Under 65 Years Of Age, Are Not Pregnant, Are Not Entitled To Or Enrolled For Medicare Benefits And Whose Income Is Not More Than 133% Of The Federal Poverty Level, As Authorized Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act; To Provide Medicaid Coverage For Children Who Are Under 19 Years Of Age And Whose Family Income Is More Than 133% But Not More Than 200% Of The Federal Poverty Level, As Authorized Under The Children's Health Insurance Program; To Repeal Sections 41-86-1 And 41-86-5 Through 41-86-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Mississippi Children's Health Insurance Program Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB269
Introduced
1/7/26
Refer
1/7/26
Failed
2/25/26
An Act To Establish A Grant Program For The Purpose Of Making Grants To Assist Businesses In Paying Costs Associated With Providing And Expanding Cellular And Broadband Access And Coverage In Rural Counties And Rural Municipalities; To Provide That The Mississippi Development Authority Shall Administer The Grant Program Created In This Act; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury, Designated As The "rural Counties And Municipalities Cellular And Broadband Fund"; To Authorize The Issuance Of $15,000,000.00 Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For The "rural Counties And Municipalities Cellular And Broadband Fund"; And For Related Purposes.