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Kent Mccarty

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Kent Mccarty 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

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Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1606

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
The Excellence for All Pilot Program Act; create.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1318

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
Engrossed
2/11/26  
Refer
2/17/26  
Student transportation; revise manner of for students on vehicles other than school buses.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1260

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
Engrossed
2/11/26  
Refer
2/17/26  
Mississippi Student Funding Formula; bring forward provisions related to.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1402

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
Engrossed
2/12/26  
Refer
2/16/26  
Enrolled
3/6/26  
Memorial highway; designate a segment of U.S. Highway 49 North as Colonel Donnel Berry.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1585

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
Engrossed
2/11/26  
Refer
2/17/26  
School districts; require evaluation of and reporting on costs associated with technology acquisition.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB865

Introduced
1/16/26  
Kratom; add to Schedule III of the Uniform Controlled Substance Act.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1126

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
Engrossed
2/4/26  
Refer
2/17/26  
Teacher pay; increase for teachers and assistant teachers.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1117

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
Engrossed
1/28/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Enrolled
3/11/26  
Creating Transparency and Accountability in Dental Services Act; create to require annual reporting.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1215

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
Early Learning Collaboratives; expand to provide in every school district by the start of the 2030-2031 school year.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1205

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
Engrossed
2/11/26  
Refer
2/17/26  
Students with disabilities; remove requirement for signing of a confidentiality pledge before mediation begins in alignment with federal law.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1208

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
State and School Employees Life and Health Insurance Plan; revise to require state to provide certain for dependents.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1217

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
School business officers; establish mentorship program for.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1213

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
Adolescent Literacy Initiatives; require MDE to establish for Grades 4-8.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1207

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
Engrossed
2/5/26  
Refer
2/17/26  
State of emergency; provide exception for school districts impacted by "Winter Storm Fern" to be allowed up to 15 days of hold harmless.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1211

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
School attendance officers; revise title, salary and responsibilities of related to dropout prevention.