Mississippi 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 58)

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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB810

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
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.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB841

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
An Act To Establish The Mississippi Workforce Innovation Performance Loan Fund; To Create A Zero-interest, Performance-based Forgivable Loan Program To Support Innovative Workforce Training Initiatives; To Prescribe Eligibility, Loan Terms, Performance Metrics, And Forgiveness Provisions; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB880

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
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.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1063

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
Engrossed
2/25/26  
Refer
3/4/26  
An Act To Amend Section 27-31-46, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "project" To Include Facilities Storing Energy Using Battery Energy Storage Systems, For Purposes Of A County's Authority To Grant Certain Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions Of Up To 50% Of The Total Assessed Value Of Certain Projects; To Amend Section 27-31-46.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Initial Construction Deadline For Purposes Of Eligibility Of Certain Energy Projects For Certain Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions Of Up To 50% Of The Total Assessed Value Of The Projects; To Extend The Deadline By Which Counties And Municipalities May Authorize Such Exemptions; To Amend Section 27-31-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Battery Energy Storage System Facilities, For Purposes Of A County's Or A Municipality's Authority To Grant Certain Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions; To Extend The Date Of The Reverter On The Section Of Law; To Amend Section 27-31-104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date By Which A Fee-in-lieu Agreement May Be Entered With Certain Qualified Businesses For Purposes Of The Minimum Fee-in-lieu Amount Of 1/10 Of The Total Of All Ad Valorem Taxes Otherwise Payable As Annually Determined; To Extend The Date Of The Reverter On The Section Of Law; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB867

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
Engrossed
2/10/26  
Refer
2/16/26  
Enrolled
3/11/26  
An Act To Amend Section 51-9-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Name Of The Ross Barnett Reservoir Dredging Fund And Authorize The Fund To Be Expended For Shoreline Maintenance And Erosion Prevention Activities; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB964

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
An Act To Amend Section 27-35-50, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Manner Of Determining The True Value For Ad Valorem Tax Purposes Of Land That Is Used For Agricultural Purposes And Owned Or Possessed In Majority Part By Any Nonresident Alien; To Define The Terms "nonresident Alien" And "majority Part" For The Purposes Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1037

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
An Act To Create The Crime Of Unlawful Human Harboring; To Provide That A Person Who Harbors Or Hides Or Assists Another In Harboring Or Hiding Any Person Who Illegally Entered Or Illegally Remains In The United States Commits The Crime Of Unlawful Harboring; To Create The Crime Of Unlawful Human Smuggling; To Provide That A Person Who Transports Or Assists Another In Transporting Any Person Who Illegally Entered Or Illegally Remains In The United States Commits The Crime Of Unlawful Smuggling; To Amend Sections 97-3-54.1 And 97-3-54.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Certain Human Trafficking Provisions To This Act; To Bring Forward Section 97-3-54.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates A Crime For Destruction And/or Concealment Of Passports Or Immigration Documents, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB863

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
An Act To Amend Section 41-29-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Kratom To Schedule Iii Of The Uniform Controlled Substances Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1053

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
An Act To Amend Section 45-1-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Chief Of The Capitol Police And/or The Commissioner Of The Department Of Public Safety To Create And Employ A Part-time Reserve Law Enforcement Division To Assist In Execution Of Their Duties In The Capitol Complex Improvement District; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1068

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
An Act To Amend Section 29-5-215, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Portion Of Monies In The Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund May Be Used To Compensate The Office Of Capitol Police Within The Department Of Public Safety For Police Coverage For Major Events Conducted Within The District; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB899

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
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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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB946

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
An Act To Amend Section 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Retired Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System To Be Employed In A Position For Which The Employer Has A Critical Need For Or Shortage Of Employees And Draw The Full Amount Of The Retiree's Retirement Allowance, During Which Time The Retiree May Work The Full Number Of Normal Working Days For The Position And Receive The Full Amount Of The Salary In Effect For The Position At The Time Of Employment; To Provide That Before A Retiree May Be Employed In Such A Position, The Employer Must Provide Satisfactory Evidence With Quantifiable Numbers To The Retirement System Of The Existence Of A Critical Need For Or Shortage Of Employees In The Employer's Agency, Department, Institution Or Political Subdivision, And Satisfactory Evidence That The Employee Has The Education And Experience Necessary For The Position For Which There Is A Critical Need Or Shortage And In Which He Or She Will Be Employed; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB819

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The Town Of Summit To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With The Purchase And Installation Of Two Weather Sirens For The Fiscal Year 2027.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB871

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
An Act To Amend Section 21-37-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Municipalities Shall Not Charge Any Individual To Park On A Municipal Public Street That Is Near A County Courthouse Or Other County Building When Such Individual Is Required To Appear At The County Courthouse Or Other County Building; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB895

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
Engrossed
2/4/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Enrolled
3/20/26  
Vetoed
3/26/26  
Refer
3/29/26  
An Act To Amend Section 41-137-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Eliminate The Mandatory Six-month Follow-up Visit With The Practitioner After The Patient Receives The Certification; To Authorize The Practitioner To Request Or Require A Follow-up Evaluation Of The Patient; To Amend Section 41-137-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Validity Period For Registry Identification Cards For Resident Designated Caregivers To Two Years; To Amend Section 41-137-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Thc Potency Limits For Cannabis Tinctures, Oils And Concentrates; And For Related Purposes.