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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2344

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
Engrossed
2/9/26  
Refer
2/12/26  
An Act To Declare Legislative Findings; To Require Students At State Institutions Of Higher Learning, Community Colleges And Junior Colleges To Complete A Financial Literacy Course As A Condition Of Graduation; To Outline Minimum Requirements For Such Financial Literacy Course; To Provide Guidelines For Implementation For Institutions And Colleges; To Grant The Board Of Trustees Of The State Institutions Of Higher Learning And The Mississippi Community College Board Authority To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary For Implementation; To Give The Board Of Trustees Of The State Institutions Of Higher Learning And The Mississippi Community College Board The Authority To Establish Minimum Learning Outcomes And Competency Standards; To Allow The Boards To Coordinate; To Create Compliance Procedures; To Provide For High School Financial Literacy Courses; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1128

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
An Act To Create The "defend Desoto County Act"; To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Transportation To Identify, Fund And Improve Strategic Entry Points Into Desoto County, Mississippi, In Order To Enhance Traffic Safety And Support Local Law Enforcement Operations; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1112

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
Engrossed
2/4/26  
Refer
2/16/26  
An Act To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Public Procurement Review Board Approval Contracts Entered Into By The Office Of State Aid Road Construction (osarc) For Personal Service Contracts; To Amend Section 65-9-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Number Of Passenger Automobiles The Osarc May Own And Operate From Seven To 13; To Amend Section 65-9-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Whenever A County Fails To Expend The Monies Allocated To It To Repair And Replace Deficient State Aid System Bridges In Its County Under The State Aid Road Fund For An Uninterrupted Period Of Two Successive Fiscal Years, The County Shall Forfeit And No Longer Be Entitled To The Outstanding Cumulative Balance On Hand Of The Monies That Were Allocated To It Under The Fund Before That Period Of Time; To Require That Such Forfeited Monies Be Reallocated Annually Among Only Those Counties That Are Determined By The State Aid Engineer To Have State Aid Road Fund Projects For Deficient Bridges That Are Ready For Construction But Are Not Being Undertaken Due To Lack Of Funds; To Amend Section 65-37-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enable Reallocation Of Certain Forfeited Monies To Counties That Are Determined By The State Aid Engineer To Have Local System Bridge Replacement And Rehabilitation Program Projects Or Other Deficient Bridge Projects That Are Ready For Construction But Are Not Being Undertaken Due To Lack Of Funds; To Amend Section 65-37-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modify Approved Expenditures For Monies In The Local System Bridge Replacement And Rehabilitation Fund That Are Allocated To A Particular County; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1144

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
An Act To Create The "released-time Moral Instruction Act Of 2026"; To Authorize Local School Boards To Permit The Released-time Moral Instruction Of Pupils; To Permit School Boards To Complete A Survey To Determine Pupils Within The School District Who Desire Released-time Moral Instruction And Who Have Received Consent From Their Parent Or Legal Guardian For Such Instruction; To Require School Boards To Allow Those Students Desiring Released-time Moral Instruction To Participate In Off-site For At Least One Hour, One Day Each Week; To Prohibit The School District From Providing Or Facilitating Released-time Moral Instruction On School Premises; To Permit Local School Boards To Make Arrangements With The Persons In Charge Of The Released-time Moral Instruction As The Board Deems Necessary And Advisable; To Provide That Students Shall Not Be Penalized Or Considered Absent From The School For Purposes Of Attending Released-time Moral Instruction; To Provide That Students Who Do Not Participate In Released-time Moral Instruction Shall Continue In The Regular Course Of Daily Instruction; To Provide That Released-time Moral Instruction Shall Be Given Without Expense To Any Local School Board Beyond The Cost Of The Original Survey; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SC510

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890 To Prohibit Persons Charged With Bail Restricted Offenses From Being Considered Eligible By Any Judge For Release On An Unsecured Judicial Release; To Stipulate That Such Persons Charged With Bail Restricted Offenses Shall Only Be Released Through The Use Of Certain Bonds; To Stipulate That Judges Otherwise Have The Authority, In Their Discretion, To Release A Person On An Unsecured Judicial Release; To Allow The Legislature To Enact Legislation Consistent With This Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2329

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
An Act To Create The Mississippi Glacier (ice) Act; To Create The Mississippi Glacier (ice) Grant Program Within The Department Of Public Safety, Which Shall Provide Grants To Law Enforcement Agencies Participating In The Federal 297(g) Immigration Enforcement Program; To Provide The Process For Awarding Grants; To Provide A Prohibition Of Grants Being Awarded For Certain Activities; To Require The Department To Adopt Rules And Regulations Necessary To Implement This Act; To Establish The Mississippi Glacier (ice) Grant Program Fund Within The State Treasury; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2357

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
An Act To Create New Section 95-3-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Real Property Owner Who Owns Property Within A Racing Facility Zone Shall Not Have A Nuisance, Taking Or Other Related Cause Of Action Against A Racing Facility Or Racetrack Where The Racing Facility Or Racetrack Was Built Before The Real Property Owner Either Purchased The Real Property Or Improved The Real Property In The Racing Facility Zone; To Define Terms; To Provide That This Section Shall Apply Notwithstanding Any Changes To The Size, Scope, Configuration, Technology, Or Type Of Racing Conducted At The Racing Facility And Racetrack As Long As Such Changes To The Racing Facility And Racetrack Are Lawful; To Prohibit A Political Subdivision Of This State From Adopting Or Enforcing Any Ordinance, Resolution, Or Regulation That Would Restrict, Limit, Or Prohibit The Operation Of A Racing Facility Or Racetrack In A Manner Inconsistent With This Section; To Provide The Applicability Of State Or Federal Environmental Or Health And Safety Laws And Regulations; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1130

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
An Act To Be Known And Cited As The "trauma-informed Student Assessment Exemption Act"; To Recognize The Adverse Academic Impact Of Grief, Trauma And Loss On Students Required To Participate In High-stakes Testing; To Authorize Temporary Exemptions From Participation In High-stakes Assessments For Students Experiencing Qualifying Trauma-or-loss Events; To Ensure That Such Exemptions Do Not Negatively Affect Student Promotion, Graduation Eligibility, Scholarship Or Financial Aid Consideration Or Access To Advanced Or Specialized Academic Programs; To Exclude Exempted Students From State And Federal Accountability Metrics During The Exemption Period And Authorize The Use Of Alternative Measures Of Student Progress; To Establish Procedures For Requesting, Reviewing, Approving Or Denying Exemptions In A Manner That Is Timely, Equitable, Minimally Burdensome And Trauma-sensitive; To Require Written Notice Of Exemption Determinations And The Safeguarding Of Student Privacy; To Prohibit The Imposition Of Accountability Penalties On Schools Or Districts For Honoring Approved Exemptions; To Require The State Department Of Education To Issue Guidance And Provide Professional Development On Trauma-responsive Assessment Practices; To Mandate Annual Reporting To The Legislature On Exemption Usage And Impact Without Disclosure Of Personally Identifiable Student Information; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2317

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
An Act To Provide Certain Use And Training Requirement For Tasers By Law Enforcement Officers; To Require Law Enforcement Officers To Limit The Use Of Tasers; To Require Documentation Of Each Use Of Tasers To Be Collected; To Prohibit Law Enforcement Officers From Using Tasers On Certain Individuals; To Require The Board Of Law Enforcement Officer Standards And Training, In Conjunction With The Department Of Public Safety, To Create, Adopt, And Promulgate Policies To Enforce The Provisions Of This Section; To Amend Section 97-37-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2341

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
Engrossed
2/4/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Enrolled
3/12/26  
An Act To Amend Section 29-1-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of Repeal On The Restrictions Imposed On The Purchase Of Public Lands By Certain Corporations And Nonresident Aliens; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1143

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
An Act To Amend Section 99-3-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Electronic Signatures For Any Warrant Or Domestic Abuse Protection Orders; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1164

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
An Act To Amend Sections 99-19-301, 99-19-305 And 99-19-307, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Delineation Of Classes Of Victims Triggering An Enhanced Penalty For A Hate Crime; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2325

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
An Act To Provide That The Governor May Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Certain Persons Disqualified By Reason Of Conviction Of A Disenfranchising Crime; To Provide That A Person Shall Be Enfranchised After Completing Any Sentence And Paying Any Fines Imposed By The Sentencing Court For Such Crime; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Corrections Or The Sentencing Court, Whichever Is Appropriate, To Issue A Written Report To The Governor On Persons Who Meet The Requisite Conditions For Restoration Of Suffrage Rights; To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 23-15-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Presents An Executive Order Restoring The Right Of Suffrage Shall Not Be Denied The Right To Register To Vote Based On A Conviction Of A Disenfranchising Crime; To Amend Section 23-15-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Circuit Clerk Shall Keep A File Of Certified Copies Of Executive Orders Restoring Suffrage Rights; To Amend Sections 23-15-125 And 23-15-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Voter Roll And Pollbooks Must Be Updated In A Manner Consistent With This Act; To Amend Sections 23-15-39 And 23-15-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Will Adopt Voter Registration Applications Which State That A Person Restored The Right Of Suffrage By Executive Order Is Not Disqualified From Registering To Vote; To Amend Section 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Will Update The Statewide Elections Management System In A Manner That Will Allow Local Election Officials To Verify Whether A Person Has Been Issued An Executive Order Restoring Suffrage Rights; To Amend Sections 47-7-31, 47-7-41 And 47-5-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Corrections To Investigate And Issue Regular Written Reports To The Governor On Those Persons Who Should Be Considered For Executive Pardon; To Create A Section Of Law To Provide That Any Person Granted An Executive Pardon Shall Be Entitled To Have His Or Her Record Expunged; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1139

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
An Act To Amend Section 45-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Constables From The Licensing Requirements For Firearms; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1125

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
An Act To Amend Section 27-33-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Applicant For Homestead Exemption Shall Not Be Required To Produce A Copy Of Any Closing Statement Or Closing Disclosure In Or With An Application For Homestead Exemption; And For Related Purposes.