MS
Mississippi House Bill HB1609

Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1609

Introduced
1/20/25  
Refer
1/20/25  

Caption

Diversity, Equity ad Inclusion; prohibit public IHLs from expending appropriated funds to promote.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

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.

Similar Bills

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 HB1698

Income tax; allow Department of Human Services to collect debts owed to it through setoff against state income tax refunds.

MS HB1638

Income tax; allow DHS 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.