All Bills - Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2528
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Enact The "mississippi Reconnect Act"; To Define Terms; To Establish Requirements To Be Considered Eligible For A Grant; To Establish Requirements To Remain Eligible For A Grant; To Establish Events That End A Student's Eligibility For A Grant Under This Act; To Provide Exceptions For Instances Involving Major Medical Leave; To Require The State Auditor To Review And Study The Program Every Four Years To Evaluate Effectiveness; To Provide Awards For Nontraditional Students; To Provide For Distribution Of Funds; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2529
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Establish The Mississippi Career Promise Grant Program, To Serve As A Last-dollar Grant Program For Eligible Students Enrolled In An Academic Credit Certificate Or Associate Degree-seeking Program At A Publicly Funded Community Or Junior College And Pursuing Credentials In Specified Employment Sectors; To Provide That The Program Shall Be Administered By The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board; To Prescribe The Criteria To Determine A Student's Eligibility For Receipt Of A Mississippi Career Promise Grant Award; To Specify The Employment Sectors Identified By The Office Of Workforce Development (acceleratems) Which Qualify As Occupations For Which Grant Funds May Be Awarded; To Require Recipients To Be Enrolled On At Least A Half-time Basis; To Provide That Grant Funds Shall Only Be Applied Toward A Student's Cost Of Attendance After All Other Financial Assistance Has Been Applied To The Student's Cost Of Attendance Balance; To Prescribe Penalties For Falsification Of Information As A Means Of Procuring Mississippi Career Promises Grant Funds; To Prescribe Requirements For A Student's Continued Eligibility Under The Program; To Prescribe Requirements For An Institution To Remain Eligible For Its Students To Participate In The Mississippi Career Promise Grant Program; To Limit A Student's Ability To Receive A Mississippi Career Promise Grant That Exceeds The Equivalent Number Of Semesters Or Quarters Required To Complete One Certificate Or Associate Degree Program; To Require Program Participants And Grant Awardees To Commit To Two Years Of Employment Within The State Of Mississippi Employed In An Occupation Within The Employment Sector For Which His Or Her Certificate Or Degree Was Conferred; To Require The Repayment Of Grant Funds For Recipients Who Fails To Uphold The Employment Commitment; To Establish The "mississippi Career Promise Grant Fund," In The State Treasury As A Special Fund For The Deposit Of Funds Appropriated By The Legislature And Any Other Funds For The Purpose Of Implementing The Mississippi Career Promise Grant Program; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2530
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 37-11-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include A Mental Health Emergency Response Plan; To Amend Section 37-11-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Colleges And Universities To Create A Mental Health Emergency Response Plan; To Require Staff Training; To Require Colleges And Universities To Share Information About Mental Health Resources With Their Students At Certain Times And In Certain Manners; To Require The Department Of Mental Health, The Ihl Board, And The Mccb To Provide Guidance To Colleges And Universities In Complying With This Act; To Require Colleges And Universities To Partner With Certain Entities To Provide High Quality Mental Health Resources At The Lowest And Best Cost; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2531
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Require The Display Of The Ten Commandments In All Public School Classrooms; To Establish Parameters For The Display; To Provide Guidelines For Accepting Donations For Such Displays; To Identify Additional Historically Significant Documents That May Be Included In Conjunction With The Ten Commandments; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2532
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Require The State Department Of Education, And All Public School Districts In Mississippi, To Teach, Promote And Distribute Information That There Are Two Genders, Male And Female, As Determined By An Individual's Chromosomes; To Require The Department To Submit Annual Reports To The Governor And The Legislature Containing Information On Its Compliance With This Act And The Compliance Of Each School District; To Provide For The Private Enforcement Of This Act; To Provide For Enforcement Of This Act By The Mississippi Attorney General; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2533
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Sections 37-59-17 And 37-59-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Vote Threshold For The Issuance Of School Bonds From Three-fifths Of The Qualified Electors Voting To A Majority Thereof; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2534
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act Titled "alyssa's Law"; To Require Each School District, Beginning With The 2025-2026 School Year, To Implement A Panic Alert System Making Use Of Wearable Panic Alert Devices, Provided To Each Staff Member, Allowing For Immediate Contact With Local Emergency Response Agencies; To Require That The Panic Alert System Be Capable Of Initiating A Campus-wide Lockdown Notification; To Require That All School Personnel Receive Training On The Protocol And Appropriate Use Of The Panic Alert Device; To Declare Certain School And Agency Safety And Security Records And Information To Be Confidential And Exempt From The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983; To Provide For Certain Exceptions Allowing For Disclosure Of Such Confidential Information; To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Adopt Rules To Implement This Act As Necessary To Protect The Health And Safety Of Students And Educators; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2535
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/11/25
Refer
2/14/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Create New Section 37-13-215, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, Beginning With The Entering Ninth-grade Class Of 2027-2028, A Public High School Student Shall, Before Graduation, Be Required To Earn One Unit Of Credit In A High-school Computer Science Course, Or One Unit Of Credit In An Industry-aligned Career And Technical Education (cte) With Embedded Computer Science Course; To Provide The State Graduation Requirements That May Be Satisfied By Either Of These Courses; To Require That Such Courses Include Instruction On The Fundamental Concepts Of Emerging Computer Science Technologies, Such As Artificial Intelligence; To Amend Section 37-13-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "career And Technical Education With Embedded Computer Science Course" For Purposes Of The Mississippi Computer Science And Cyber Education Equality Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2536
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Require The State Department Of Education To Integrate Success Sequence And Character Education Into The Required Curriculum For Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Of The Public Schools And To Develop A Success Sequence And Character Education Curriculum For Use By School Districts; To Require School Boards To Implement, Not Later Than The Start Of The 2027-2028 School Year, Either The Curriculum Developed By The Department Or A Curriculum Developed By The School Board And Approved By The Department; To Provide The Required Content For Such A Curriculum; To Require School Districts To Consult With Parents, Educators And Community Members In The Development Of A Curriculum; To Specify That Proselytizing Or Indoctrinating Concerning Any Specific Religious Or Political Belief Is Not Authorized For The Curricula; To Exempt Optional After-school Instruction Programs Led By Third Parties From Such Prohibition; To Require Data Compilation And Annual Reporting By The Department; To Authorize The Department To Accept Money From The Federal Government And Private Sources To Use In Assisting School Districts In Implementing The Curricula; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2537
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Provide That Every Student Athlete In This State, Whether In Public Secondary School Or Any School That Is A Member Of The Mississippi High School Activities Association (mhsaa), Shall Be Allowed One Transfer To Another School Or School District During His Or Her Length Of Eligibility Without Loss Of Eligibility Or Any Other Penalty; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2538
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-3-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The School Safety Grant Program May Offer Mentoring Or Other Community-based Policing Programs Formed In Partnership Between School Districts And Local Law Enforcement Agencies, As Well As Mental Health Screening For Students Conducted By Screeners Selected By The School District And Approved By The Department Of Mental Health; To Require The School Board Of Each School District To Adopt And Implement An "erin's Law Awareness" Policy Addressing Sexual Abuse Of Children, To Be Based On A Model Policy Developed By The Department Of Mental Health, The Department Of Education And The Attorney General's Office Working In Concert; To Require The Department Of Education To Reimplement The Pilot Programs For Providing Students In Grades K-5 With Skills To Manage Stress And Anxiety In 12 School Districts For The 2025-2026 And 2026-2027 School Years; To Require The Department Of Mental Health To Submit Annual Reports To The Legislature Regarding The Results Of The Pilot Programs; To Amend Section 37-3-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Chaplains In The Quick Response Team Made Available By The Office Created By The State Department Of Education For The School Crisis Management Program; To Transfer The Responsibility Of Providing Threat Assessment Officers From The Mississippi Office Of Homeland Security To Local Law Enforcement Agencies, Using The Training And Certification Curriculum Provided By The Office Of Homeland Security; To Require Each School District And Charter School To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Understanding With Local Law Enforcement For The Provision Of A Threat Assessment Officer For The District Or Charter School; To Direct The Department Of Education To Form A Coordinating Council To Oversee A Behavioral Threat Assessment And Management Program For Public Schools To Use For Identifying And Evaluating Students In Need Of Mental Or Behavioral Health Support, And For Connecting Students With Support Resources; To Provide That The Department Of Education Shall Select Eight Persons, Two From Each Congressional District, To Serve On The Coordinating Council Each Calendar Year; To Allow Council Members To Serve Successive Terms Without Limitation; To Create A New Code Section To Authorize School Districts And Charter Schools To Employ Or Accept As Volunteers Chaplains To Provide Support, Services And Programs For Students; To Require Each Such Employed Or Volunteering Chaplain To Undergo A Criminal Background Check Before Working For The School; To Prohibit School Districts And Charter Schools From Allowing Individuals Who Are Required To Register As Sex Offenders From Providing Chaplain Services; To Direct Each Board Of Trustees Of A School District And Each Governing Body Of A Charter School To Take A Record Vote On Whether To Adopt A Policy, Which Shall Be Implemented For The 2025-2026 School Year, Authorizing A Campus Of The District Or School To Employ A Chaplain Or Accept The Same As A Volunteer; To Amend Sections 37-7-301, 37-11-54 And 37-28-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Provide For The Severability Of Provisions Of This Act Which May Be Deemed Unconstitutional; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2539
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Provide That, For The 2025-2026 School Year, The State Department Of Education Shall Implement A Pilot Program In 12 School Districts Requiring That School Resource Officers Serve As Mentors For Students In Schools; To Provide That Three School Districts From Each Congressional District Shall Be Selected To Participate, Unless Fewer Than Three School Districts From A Congressional District Apply; To Amend Section 37-3-82, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That All Agencies Receiving Awards Through The Mississippi Community Oriented Policing Services In Schools (mcops) Grant Program Must Send The School Resource Officers Funded By The Grant To The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy, Where They Shall Be Required To Participate In Training Through The Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Program At The Academy, Or To Another State-recognized Law Enforcement Academy, Where They Shall Be Required To Participate In A Comparable Training Program; To Provide That, Beginning With The 2026-2027 School Year, The Mcops Program Shall Provide A Minimum Of One Grant For One School Resource Officer To Serve In Each School District, Regardless Of Whether The Grant Recipient Is A School District Or A Law Enforcement Agency, Provided That The Applicant Meets The Requirements For Grant Applicants; To Amend Section 37-7-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A School Resource Officer's Training To Consist Of Standard Law Enforcement Training, Together With A Specific Training Curriculum For School Resource Officers Developed By The State Department Of Education, Which Shall Include Instruction On Mentoring Students And Developing Relationships With School Personnel, Students, Parents And Guardians, And The Local Community; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2540
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/6/25
Refer
2/14/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 57-117-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act; To Bring Forward Sections 57-117-1 Through 57-117-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Constitute The Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 27-31-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date By Which County Boards Of Supervisors And Municipal Governing Authorities May Grant An Ad Valorem Tax Exemption To Health Care Industry Facilities; To Remove The Reverter On The Statute; To Amend Section 27-31-104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date By Which County Boards Of Supervisors And Municipal Governing Authorities May Grant A Fee-in-lieu Of Ad Valorem Taxes To Qualified Businesses Under The Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act Which Meet Minimum Criteria Established By The Mississippi Development Authority; To Remove The Reverter On The Statute; To Amend Section 27-65-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Provision Of Law Exempting From Sales Taxation Sales Of Materials Used In The Construction Of, Or Addition Or Improvements To, A Health Care Industry Facility And Certain Sales Of Machinery And Equipment To Be Used In The Facility; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2541
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 67-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "grocery Store"; To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Revenue To Issue Grocery Store Wine-only Retailer's Permits That Authorize The Holder Thereof To Sell Wine At Retail At A Grocery Store In Original Sealed And Unopened Packages Not To Be Consumed On The Premises Where Sold; To Provide That The Holder Of A Package Retailer's Permit May Sell Other Products And Merchandise, Except Beer, But Must Derive At Least 50% Of The Revenue Of The Licensed Premises From The Retail Sale Of Alcoholic Beverages In Original Sealed And Unopened Packages Not To Be Consumed On The Licensed Premises; To Authorize A Person To Own Or Control Any Interest In More Than Six Package Retailer's Permits; To Amend Section 27-71-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The License Tax Required For Grocery Store Wine-only Retailer's Permits; To Amend Sections 67-1-41, 67-1-75, 67-1-83 And 67-1-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2542
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Provide Procedures By Which Qualified Electors Of This State May Initiate Proposed Amendments To The Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Be Approved By The Electorate At The Next Statewide General Election; To Provide For The Manner And Time For Filing Initiative Petitions With The Secretary Of State; To Prescribe The Duties And Powers Of The Secretary Of State With Regard To Receiving, Filing And Certifying Initiative Measures And Petitions; To Prescribe The Form Of Initiative Petitions And The Forms Of Such Measures For The Ballots; To Authorize Appeals From Adverse Findings Of The Secretary Of State Regarding Initiative Measures And Petitions; To Provide Criminal Penalties For Certain Conduct Prescribed As Unlawful Under The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.