All Bills - Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2513
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Bring Forward Sections 45-9-51 And 49-9-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Provisions Of Law Related To The Restrictions Upon Local Regulations Of Firearms And Ammunition, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 45-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Provision Of Law That Authorized The Concealed Carry Of Certain Weapons, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2514
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/11/25
Refer
2/14/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Create The Nursing Instruction Pilot Program; To Establish The Mississippi Nursing Instruction Grant Program To Be Administered By The Mississippi Community College Board; To Set Eligibility Requirements And Stipulations For Use Of Grant Money; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Designated The Mississippi Nursing Grant Program Fund; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2515
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/6/25
Refer
2/17/25
Failed
3/12/25
An Act To Enact The "requiring Efficiency For Our Colleges And Universities System (refocus) Act"; To Establish The "mississippi University System Efficiency Task Force" To Examine The Efficiency And Effectiveness Of The Public University System In Mississippi, As It Relates To The Universities' Collective Mission Of Enrolling And Graduating More Degreed Mississippians And Retaining Them In The State, And Anticipated Nationwide Challenges With Regard To Demographic Shifts And A Projected Overall Decline In Enrollment; To Require The Task Force To Develop Recommendations To The Legislature On Changes To Policy And Laws In Mississippi With A Goal Of Increasing The Efficiency Of The Public University System In The State; To Set The Membership Of The Task Force; To Provide For Other Provisions Related Thereto, Including Per Diem And Voting; To Establish The Purpose Of Section 4 Of This Act; To Define Terms; To Require Public Institutions Of Higher Learning And Community Colleges To Ensure That Each Unit Does Not Establish Or Maintain A Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Office; To Ensure Universities And Colleges Treat Each Student, Faculty, And Staff Member Fairly; To Require Universities And Colleges To Make A Report To Their Respective Governing Boards; To Require The Governing Boards To Make Reports To The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2516
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Enact The "safe Dormitories Act"; To Set The Legislative Findings And Definitions; To Provide That Any Public Building That Maintains Multiple-occupancy Dormitory Rooms Shall Provide Student Residents The Option To Be Housed Only In A Dormitory Room With Roommates Of The Same Sex; To Prohibit A Person From Entering Into A Dormitory Room Designated Exclusively For Use By Persons Of The Opposite Sex; To Set Certain Specific Exceptions Related To This Prohibition; To Require Any Applicable Governmental Entity To Establish Regulations And Disciplinary Procedures For Any Such Person; To Establish Certain Violations Of The Act; To Authorize Private Enforcement Of The Act And Causes Of Action; To Require The Attorney General To Bring An Action To Enforce Compliance With The Act; To Provide A Severability Clause To The Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2517
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/11/25
Refer
2/14/25
Enrolled
4/7/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-97-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Terms; To Amend Section 37-97-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Postsecondary Educational Institutions To Share A Portion Of Athletics-related Revenue With Student-athletes Or Compensate Student-athletes For Publicity Rights; To Remove Certain Provisions; To Amend Section 37-97-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Student-athletes Who Have Given Notice To Their Current Institution Of An Intent To Transfer; To Amend Section 37-97-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Civil Liability Due To Certain Violations; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2518
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/5/25
Refer
2/10/25
Enrolled
4/7/25
An Act To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Develop Policies, Procedures And Recommended Legislative Changes For The Purpose Of Promoting And Completing Public-private Partnerships; To Amend Section 31-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of Available Bond Funds That Dfa Is Authorized To Transfer To Each Community College Requesting To Be Exempt From Dfa Control And Supervision For Repair, Renovation And Improvement Of Existing Facilities Owned By The Community Colleges Up To $3,000,000.00; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2519
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/5/25
Refer
2/10/25
Enrolled
3/12/25
Passed
3/18/25
An Act To Authorize The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning, Acting On Behalf Of The University Of Mississippi To Enter Into A Long-term Lease(s) Of All Or Any Portion Of Real Property Under Its Control And Possession For The Purpose Of Developing Academic Buildings, Housing, Dining Halls, Parking Facilities, And/or Other Spaces, Including Retail Developments, For The Benefit Of The University; To Provide That Any Such Property Shall Be Leased For A Period Not To Exceed 45 Years; To Set Certain Other Lease Terms And To Require Any Lease To Be Subject To The Approval Of Ihl; To Authorize The University Of Mississippi To Negotiate All Aspects Of Any Lease With The Approval Of Ihl; To Provide That All Proceeds Derived From Any Such Lease(s) Shall Be Deposited Into A Special Fund Only For The Use Of The University; To Require Any Property Leased Under This Act To Revert Back To The University At The End Of The Lease(s); And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2520
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create New Section 37-125-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Jackson State University Shall Construct A Six Hundred Room Student Housing Project For All Eligible Students; To Provide That Students May Be Housed In Such Housing Project On A First-come, First-served Basis Or By Any Other Legal Procedure Established By Jackson State University; To Provide That The Project Shall Not Be Exempt From Any Contracting, Bidding Or Other Restrictions Currently Existing In Statute Or Any Rule Or Regulation Adopted By The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning Pertaining To Such Construction; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2521
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/13/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-109-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of Repeal On The Mississippi Dual Enrollment/dual Credit Scholarship Program Act Of 2023; To Bring Forward Sections 37-109-1, 37-109-3, 37-109-5, 37-109-7, And 37-109-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2522
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create The Task Force To Study Restoration Of Adequate Funding To Alcorn State University; To Prescribe The Membership And Specific Duties Of The Task Force; To Require The Task Force To Submit A Report Of Its Work And Recommendations To The Governor, Lieutenant Governor And House Speaker Before December 31, 2025; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2523
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/11/25
Refer
2/14/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-101-241, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Update Membership To Include The Executive Director Of The Mississippi Alliance Of Independent Colleges And Universities And Certain Other Representatives; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2524
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/11/25
Refer
2/14/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Create The "board Certified Behavior Analyst Loan Repayment Program" To Be Administered By The State Financial Aid Board; To Provide For The Qualifications For Applicants Under The Loan Program; To Establish The Board Certified Behavior Analyst Loan Repayment Program Fund; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2525
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/12/25
Refer
2/17/25
Enrolled
3/7/25
Passed
3/12/25
An Act To Amend Section 75-60-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include The New Joint Board Of Cosmetology And Barbering; To Clarify That Nonvocational Schools Are Exempt From Registering With The Commission On Proprietary School And College Registration; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2526
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/11/25
Refer
2/17/25
Enrolled
3/13/25
Passed
3/18/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-103-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Nonresident Students To Fully Participate In The Yellow Ribbon Program And Receive Funds; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2527
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/12/25
Refer
2/17/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Create The Mississippi Resident Promise Program For Students Of Community Colleges In The State; To Set Eligibility And Other Qualifications For Receipt Of Assistance Under The Program; To Provide That As A Condition For Renewal, A Student Shall Make Steady Academic Progress Toward A Certificate Or Degree And Have A Cumulative G.p.a. Of At Least 2.50 On A 4.0 Scale; To Provide That No Student May Receive An Award For More Than The Equivalent Semesters Or Quarters Required To Complete One Certificate Or Associate Degree Program Per Institution; To Provide That Promise Grants Shall Equal The Full Amount Remaining Of Any Tuition And Required Fees After All Other State, Federal, Institutional, And Private Aid Has Been Applied; To Set Certain Requirements To Continue To Receive Assistance From The Program; And For Related Purposes.