All Bills - Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2618
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/12/25
Refer
2/17/25
Failed
3/12/25
An Act To Amend Sections 37-13-81, 37-13-83, 37-13-85, 37-13-87 And 37-13-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Name Of The Office Of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement And Dropout Prevention Within The State Department Of Education; To Provide That The State Superintendent Of Public Education Shall Employ Sufficient Staff For The Office, Who Shall Meet Qualifications Established By The Superintendent With The Approval Of The State Personnel Board, To Provide Oversight For The Enforcement Of The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law, And To Support And Provide Technical Assistance And Professional Development To School Attendance Officers; To Transfer The Responsibility For Employing And Establishing The Duties Of School Attendance Officers From The State Department Of Education To Local School Districts; To Abolish The Three Regional School Attendance Officer Supervisor Positions; To Provide That School Attendance Officers Employed By The State Department Of Education On July 1, 2025, Shall Be Transferred To Employment Status As Employees Of Their Respective School Districts With Work Locations Therein And Shall Enforce Attendance At Charter Schools Located Within The School District; To Provide For The Sharing Of Administrative And Costs-sharing Responsibilities Of Two Or More School Districts Which Were Simultaneously Served By The Same School Attendance Officer; To Provide For The Transfer Of Any Unused Accumulated Leave; To Require The State To Provide Funding For One School Attendance Officer For Every 3,000 Compulsory-school-age Children In Enrollment In The Public Schools Of A County; To Establish The Minimum Salary Of Newly Hired School Attendance Officers Beginning July 1, 2025, And Authorize Local School Boards To Pay Additional Compensation Above The Minimum Salary On A Scale Established By The Local School Board; To Provide That School Attendance Officers Shall Not Experience Any Interruption Of Service With The Public Employees' Retirement System And The School Employees' Health Insurance Plan As A Result Of The Transfer Of Employment Responsibility; To Require The State Department Of Education And The Mississippi Association Of School Superintendents To Provide A Joint Report On The Status And Progress Of School Attendance Officers In Their Capacity As Employees Of Local School Districts And The Fulfillment Of Their Assigned Duties To The Legislature During The 2027 Regular Session; To Amend Sections 37-13-91 And 37-13-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2619
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-28-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Charter Of A Charter School Shall Be Revoked Or Not Renewed For Any School That Is Designated A "d" Or "f" Rated School Under The School Accreditation Rating System For Longer Than Two Consecutive Years; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2620
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each School District To Employ A Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Together With Support Staff Proportionate To The Size Of The District, To Develop And Implement A Comprehensive Mental Health Program For Training All Teachers In Identifying And Supporting Students Experiencing Mental Health Challenges, Preventing Harmful Or Dangerous Behaviors, And Fostering A Safe And Supportive School Environment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2621
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Dyslexia Education Funding Act; To Define Terms; To Create The Mississippi Rural Schools Funding Grant Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Providing Dyslexia Therapy To Aid Students With Dyslexia As Well As To Fund Dyslexia Therapists Or Support Staff In Schools; To Provide That Each School District Shall Receive A Minimum Amount Under The Grant Program; To Provide That The Remaining Funds In The Grant Program Shall Be Distributed Upon Application; To Require The Department To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Administer The Grant Program; To Create The Dyslexia Education Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies Appropriated Out Of The Fund May Be Used To Reimburse Actual Oversight Costs Up To A Certain Amount; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2622
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-73-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The State Workforce Investment Board's List Of Nationally Recognized Industry Certifications To Ensure Reimbursement Funds Apply Only To Certain Priority Sectors; To Bring Forward Section 37-153-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Certain Grant Funds, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2623
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Require Carbon Monoxide Detectors In All Public And Nonpublic Schools In Mississippi; To Authorize And Direct The State Fire Marshal To Provide Requirements For Testing And Inspecting Carbon Monoxide Detection And Warning Equipment Installed In Public Or Nonpublic School Buildings; To Provide That This Act Shall Not Apply To Buildings Whose Sole Educational Use Is For Home Instruction Programs; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2624
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Require Local School Boards To Develop And Public Schools Located Within The School District To Implement Age-appropriate And Developmentally Appropriate Policies Relating To Student Cell Phone Possession And Use On School Property During The Academic School Day From Bell-to-bell; To Specify The Minimum Provisions To Be Contained In Each School Cell Phone Free Education Policy Applicable To Elementary, Middle And High School Students; To Prescribe Exceptions To Possession; To Prohibit Students From Being Suspended Or Expelled As A Consequence Of Any Violation Of Such Policies; To Require School Districts To Establish Procedures For Off-site Events; To Require School Boards To Make Its Policy Publicly Available And Posted Prominently On The School District's Website; To Require School Boards, When Designing Its Cell Phone Free Education Policy, To Incorporate School-based Emergency Best Practices In Its Comprehensive School Safety Plan; To Provide For The Construction Of This Act; To Amend Sections 37-11-55 And 37-11-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions Regarding The Prohibition On Suspending Or Expelling Students For Being In Violation Of The Cell Phone Possession Policy; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2625
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-573, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Individuals To Vote By Affidavit On Election Day, If The Individual Registered After The Thirty-day Qualifying Cutoff, But Before Election Day; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2626
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Enact The Ease Access To Suffrage (ease) Act; To Establish The Ease Access To Suffrage Program Within The External Affairs Division Of The Office Of The Secretary Of State; To Provide That The Purpose Of The Program Shall Be To Publish The Criteria For The Restoration Of Suffrage In Mississippi, To Create A Public Portal For Applications, To Raise Awareness About The Suffrage Process And To Ensure That A Person's Right To Vote Is Fully Restored For The Next Election After The Restoration Of The Right By The Legislature Under Article 12, Section 253 Of The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890; To Set Forth Certain Criteria For The Restoration Of The Right To Suffrage; To Require The Division To Create A Public Portal For Applications; To Require The Office Of The Secretary Of State To Raise Awareness Of The Program Through A Media Campaign; To Require The Secretary Of State To Coordinate With Certain Members Of The Legislature In Determining The Criteria For The Restoration Of Suffrage And The Program; To Authorize The Office Of The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Rules Or Regulations To Administer This Section; To Require The Office Of The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Clear Rules And Regulations To Ensure That A Person's Right To Vote Is Fully Restored For The Next Election After The Restoration Of Suffrage Under Article 12, Section 253 Of The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2627
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Require Elected Officials That Have Been Indicted For A Crime Or Crimes That Relate To Or Result From His Or Her Elected Office, To Take A Leave Of Absence Until The Case Is Resolved; To Require That The Office Remain Vacant Until The Case Is Resolved Or A General Election Takes Place; To Allow Indicted Elected Individuals To Run For Elected Office; To Provide That Upon Conclusion Of The Case, An Acquitted Elected Official May Resume His Or Her Duties, But If Found Guilty, He Or She Must Step Down; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2628
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-713, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Every Duly Qualified Elector To Vote By Absentee Ballot; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2629
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Authorize A Qualified Elector To Vote Early Not More Than 21 Days Nor Less Than Five Days Before The Date Of An Election; To Provide That Early Voting May Be Conducted In The Registrar's Office Or At A Location Designated By The Registrar; To Require A Person Who Desires To Vote Early To Appear At The Registrar's Office And To Provide That After Signing The Receipt Book Such Person Shall Be Entitled To Vote At The Registrar's Office Or At The Location Designated By The Registrar During The Early Voting Period In The Same Manner As He Or She Would At His Or Her Voting Precinct On The Day Of The Election; To Provide That The Election Laws That Govern Procedures For A Person Who Appears To Vote On The Day Of Election Shall Apply When A Person Appears To Vote During The Early Voting Period; To Provide That All Votes Cast During The Early Voting Period Shall Be Final; To Provide That The Votes Cast During Early Voting Shall Be Announced Simultaneously With The Votes Cast On Election Day; To Provide That Each Candidate Shall Have The Right To Be Present At The Registrar's Office And To Challenge The Qualifications Of Any Person Offering To Vote Early In The Same Manner As Provided By Law At The Polling Place On The Day Of The Election; To Require The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary To Effectuate Early Voting; To Amend Sections 23-15-195, 23-15-353 And 23-15-653, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Sections 23-15-627, 23-15-637, 23-15-713 And 23-15-715, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Voters May Not Cast Absentee Ballots At The Office Of The Registrar During The Early Voting Period; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2630
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/13/25
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-193, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require All Candidates Running In The State General Election To Secure The Majority Vote To Be Elected; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2631
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create The "restoration Of Voting Rights Act"; To Provide That A Person Who Was Disqualified As An Elector For The Commission Of Nonviolent Felonious Crimes Shall Have The Right To Vote Restored Automatically Upon Completion Of The Sentence, Payment Of All Fines And Restitution And A Seven-year Nonoffending Period Following The Completion Of His Or Her Sentence; To Amend Sections 23-15-11 And 23-15-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2632
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Provide That Elections For Sheriffs Shall Be Nonpartisan; To Provide How Candidates For Sheriffs Shall File Their Intent To Run For Office And Pay Associated Fees; To Provide Procedures For A Runoff Election In The Event That Such An Election Is Needed; To Amend Sections 19-25-3, 23-15-153, 23-15-291, 23-15-297 And 23-15-911, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.