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

Advanced

  • SB 2286 — Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law (Debar). Passed out of the Senate Education Committee.
  • SB 2483 — J.P. Wilemon, Jr. Financial Literacy Act (Debar). Passed out of the Senate Education Committee.
  • SB 2103 — School Counselors Ethics Code Revision (Hill). Passed out of the Senate Education Committee and the full floor today.
  • HB 1310 — Mississippi Open to Religion Act (Blackwell). Passed out of the House Education Committee.
  • HB 1578 — Social Media and Online Predator Education in Schools (Hood). Passed out of the House Education Committee.
  • SB 2322 — Birth Certificate sex designated as sex at birth (Fillingane). Passed out of the Senate Judiciary B Committee. 

Died

  • HB 2 — Mississippi Educational Freedom Program Act of 2026. Passed the House and died in the Senate Education Committee. Backed by Trump White House.
  • HB 1710 — Personal Finance Graduation Requirement
  • HB 701 — Fatherhood Begins at Conception Act
  • HB 1199/ SB 2608 — Charlie Kirk Campus Free Speech and Safety Act
  • HB 1309 — Gender Identity Parental Notification Bill
  • HB 1144 — Released-Time Moral Instruction Act
  • HB 1311 — T.H.R.I.V.E. Act
  • HB 1237/ SB 2139 — Mississippi Guaranteeing Fair Banking Act 

Pro-Life and Care for Women and Families

Died

  • HB 55/ HB 1541 — Abortion Pill Mail Ban
  • HB 979 — Medicaid Exclusion for Abortion Providers
  • HB 1542 — Abortion Trafficking Penalties
  • SB 2141 — Protecting Women and Children Act
  • SB 2620 — Public Business Restrictions for Abortion Providers
  • HB 812 — Abortion Pill Ban 

Fighting Sexual Exploitation of Children and Women

Advanced

  • HB 745 —Require wireless providers to disclose location to law enforcement (Hurst). Passed out of House Judiciary A Committee.
  • HB 1224 — Mississippi Keeping Kids Safe Online Act (Hood) Passed out of House Judiciary A Committee.
  • SB 2821 — Create Capital crime of sexual battery to minor 

Died

  • HB 708 — App Store Age Verification and Parental Consent
  • SB 2345 — Mississippi Safe Dormitories Act
  • HB 1576 — Parental Access to Minors’ Online Accounts
  • HB 1686 / SB 2719 — Sexually Oriented Performances Ban
  • SB 2804 — Create Capital Crime of human trafficking 

Supporting the Dignity of Work and Preventing Welfare Fraud

Advanced

  • SB 2678 — Unemployment Benefits Duration Reduction (Taylor). Passed Senate Economic and Workforce Committee.

Died

  • HB 1387 — Hope Act 2.0 (Trump’s Welfare-to-Work Expansion)
  • HB 553/ SB 2531 — SNAP Junk Food Purchase Restrictions
  • HB 1513/ SB 2198 — Non-Citizen SNAP and Medicaid Eligibility Limits

Election Integrity

Advanced

  • HB 1253/ SB 2588 — SHIELD Act (Sanford/England). Passed Elections committees in both the House and Senate.

Died

  • HB 556 — Foreign National Ballot Measure Contribution Ban
  • HB 567 — Online Political Donation Verification Requirements
  • HB 892 — Voter Registration SAVE System Requirement
  • HB 1166 — Post-Election Audit Publication Requirement

Illegal Immigration

Advanced

  • SB 2114 — Make Illegal Immigration a State Crime (Hill). Passed out of Senate Judiciary A Committee.
  • SB 2828 — 287(g) Participation Tax Credit and Fee Structure (Hill). Passed out of the Senate Finance Committee.

Died

  • HB 1040 — Strengthened Immigration Enforcement
  • SB 2329 — ICE and 287(g) Law Enforcement Grant Program
  • SB 2800 — Mississippi Immigration Enforcement Act of 2026

Looking Ahead

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. 


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