Dear friends,
The February 3rd committee deadline marked a key procedural cutoff in Mississippi’s 2026 legislative session. Bills that passed committee remain eligible for floor action, while those marked “dead” are no longer moving this year.
Below is a breakdown of specific bills that advanced and those that failed to meet the deadline, bills that align with the MSGOP platform and those within President Trump’s bold agenda.
As always, there are things to like and things to be down about. But there is also a lot of session to go and a lot of good work on strong conservative bills still to do!
** Protecting Parents’ Rights and Education Reform
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Advanced
* SB 2286 ([link removed]) — Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law (Debar). Passed out of the Senate Education Committee.
* SB 2483 ([link removed]) — J.P. Wilemon, Jr. Financial Literacy Act (Debar). Passed out of the Senate Education Committee.
* SB 2103 ([link removed]) — School Counselors Ethics Code Revision (Hill). Passed out of the Senate Education Committee and the full floor today.
* HB 1310 ([link removed]) — Mississippi Open to Religion Act (Blackwell). Passed out of the House Education Committee.
* HB 1578 ([link removed]) — Social Media and Online Predator Education in Schools (Hood). Passed out of the House Education Committee.
* SB 2322 ([link removed]) — Birth Certificate sex designated as sex at birth (Fillingane). Passed out of the Senate Judiciary B Committee.
Died
* HB 2 ([link removed]) — Mississippi Educational Freedom Program Act of 2026. Passed the House and died in the Senate Education Committee. Backed by Trump White House.
* HB 1710 ([link removed]) — Personal Finance Graduation Requirement
* HB 701 ([link removed]) — Fatherhood Begins at Conception Act
* HB 1199 ([link removed]) / SB 2608 ([link removed]) — Charlie Kirk Campus Free Speech and Safety Act
* HB 1309 ([link removed]) — Gender Identity Parental Notification Bill
* HB 1144 ([link removed]) — Released-Time Moral Instruction Act
* HB 1311 ([link removed]) — T.H.R.I.V.E. Act
* HB 1237 ([link removed]) / SB 2139 ([link removed]) — Mississippi Guaranteeing Fair Banking Act
** Pro-Life and Care for Women and Families
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Died
* HB 55 ([link removed]) / HB 1541 ([link removed]) — Abortion Pill Mail Ban
* HB 979 ([link removed]) — Medicaid Exclusion for Abortion Providers
* HB 1542 ([link removed]) — Abortion Trafficking Penalties
* SB 2141 ([link removed]) — Protecting Women and Children Act
* SB 2620 ([link removed]) — Public Business Restrictions for Abortion Providers
* HB 812 ([link removed]) — Abortion Pill Ban
** Fighting Sexual Exploitation of Children and Women
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* HB 745 ([link removed]) —Require wireless providers to disclose location to law enforcement (Hurst). Passed out of House Judiciary A Committee.
* HB 1224 ([link removed]) — Mississippi Keeping Kids Safe Online Act (Hood) Passed out of House Judiciary A Committee.
* SB 2821 ([link removed]) — Create Capital crime of sexual battery to minor
Died
* HB 708 ([link removed]) — App Store Age Verification and Parental Consent
* SB 2345 ([link removed]) — Mississippi Safe Dormitories Act
* HB 1576 ([link removed]) — Parental Access to Minors’ Online Accounts
* HB 1686 ([link removed]) / SB 2719 ([link removed]) — Sexually Oriented Performances Ban
* SB 2804 ([link removed]) — Create Capital Crime of human trafficking
** Supporting the Dignity of Work and Preventing Welfare Fraud
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* SB 2678 ([link removed]) — Unemployment Benefits Duration Reduction (Taylor). Passed Senate Economic and Workforce Committee.
Died
* HB 1387 ([link removed]) — Hope Act 2.0 (Trump’s Welfare-to-Work Expansion)
* HB 553 ([link removed]) / SB 2531 ([link removed]) — SNAP Junk Food Purchase Restrictions
* HB 1513 ([link removed]) / SB 2198 ([link removed]) — Non-Citizen SNAP and Medicaid Eligibility Limits
** Election Integrity
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Advanced
* HB 1253 ([link removed]) / SB 2588 ([link removed]) — SHIELD Act (Sanford/England). Passed Elections committees in both the House and Senate.
Died
* HB 556 ([link removed]) — Foreign National Ballot Measure Contribution Ban
* HB 567 ([link removed]) — Online Political Donation Verification Requirements
* HB 892 ([link removed]) — Voter Registration SAVE System Requirement
* HB 1166 ([link removed]) — Post-Election Audit Publication Requirement
** Illegal Immigration
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Advanced
* SB 2114 ([link removed]) — Make Illegal Immigration a State Crime (Hill). Passed out of Senate Judiciary A Committee.
* SB 2828 ([link removed]) — 287(g) Participation Tax Credit and Fee Structure (Hill). Passed out of the Senate Finance Committee.
Died
* HB 1040 ([link removed]) — Strengthened Immigration Enforcement
* SB 2329 ([link removed]) — ICE and 287(g) Law Enforcement Grant Program
* SB 2800 ([link removed]) — Mississippi Immigration Enforcement Act of 2026
** Looking Ahead
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Bills that cleared committee will now move to floor calendars in their respective chambers, where they will face debate, possible amendments, and final passage votes. Measures marked “dead” are no longer eligible for consideration this session unless reintroduced through procedural mechanisms. Related bills are being monitored, and additional appropriation bills will be introduced and monitored until that deadline. We thank all our lawmakers who’ve sponsored these conservative Republican bills and the committee chairs who passed the ones that are still alive.
There’s a long way to go. We’ll continue to keep you posted.
Please check out previous stories here ([link removed]) .
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