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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1609
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
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Diversity, Equity ad Inclusion; prohibit public IHLs from expending appropriated funds to promote.
Latest MS HB1609 Activity
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Previously Filed As
MS HB127
State-supported postsecondary educational inistitutions; prohibit spending on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
MS SB2402
DEI Program Ban; eliminate DEI programs in any state-funded institution.
MS SB2721
Rejecting Racism in Higher Education Act; enact.
MS HB862
Contract lobbyists; prohibit agencies, universities and colleges from hiring with public funds.
MS HB1396
Contract lobbyists; prohibit agencies, universities and colleges from hiring with public funds.
MS SB2820
"Transparency in Education Act"; prohibit certain curriculum in public schools without parental consent.
MS SB3000
Appropriation; IHL - General support.
MS SB3006
Appropriation; IHL - General support.
MS HB4130
"Mississippi Student Funding Formula"; create to provide funding mechanism for public schools.
MS SB2765
"Mississippi Families' Rights and Responsibilities Act"; enact.
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MS SB2223
Programs for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; prohibit universities from establishing or maintaining.
MS SB2515
REFOCUS Act; enact.
MS HB1246
"Requiring Efficiency For Our College and Universities System (REFOCUS) Act"; create to establish task force and to curtail discriminatory indoctrination.
MS HB1416
"Mississippi Public Universities Reform Act"; enact to prohibit diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and diversity statements.
UT SB0283
Study of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Education
MS HB1638
Income tax; allow DHS to collect debts owed to it through setoff against state income tax refunds.
MS HB1698
Income tax; allow Department of Human Services to collect debts owed to it through setoff against state income tax refunds.
MS SB2304
Income tax refunds; provide procedures for MDOR to set off debts owed to MDHS against, and for hearings and appeals.