Category: Bill Tracker

By Toren Ballard, Director of K-12 Policy and Micayla Tatum, Director of Early Childhood Policy   An historic rewrite of Mississippi’s school funding formula and the subsequent allocation of record amounts of public education funding headlined an eventful inaugural session for Mississippi legislators elected this past November. The 2024 legislative session will also be remembered…

Committee Education Author Rob Roberson Session 2024 Session Latest Action On May 8, the Governor signed HB 4130 into law. Explanation of the Bill Once approved by the Governor, House Bill 4130 will replace the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) school funding formula with the Mississippi School Funding Formula (MSFF). MSFF is a weighted student…

Committee Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency (Senate); State Affairs (House) Author David Parker Session 2024 Session Latest Action On May 9, SB 3231 became law without the Governor’s signature.  Explanation of the Bill Once approved by the Governor, Senate Bill 3231 will increase the PERS employer contribution rate by 2.5% over five years, starting with a 0.5%…

Committee Insurance Author J. Walter Michel Session 2024 Session Latest Action The Governor signed SB 2740 into law on April 15. Explanation of the Bill Senate Bill 2740 would allow the governing board of any county, municipality, school district, or community college district to collaborate with the governing board of another political subdivision to pool…

Committee Education Author Kelvin Felsher Session 2024 Session Latest Action On April 20, the Governor signed HB 1341 into law. Its provisions will go into effect on July 1, 2024. Explanation of the Bill House Bill 1341 would slightly revise residency requirements for an existing “open enrollment” pathway to allow children of active service members…

Committee Technology; Judiciary A; Judiciary B Author Jill Ford Session 2024 Session Latest Action On April 30, the Governor signed HB 1126 into law. Explanation of the Bill House Bill 1126 would create the Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act. The purpose of this would be to protect minors through requiring them to receive parental…

Committee Appropriations C (House); Finance (Senate) Author Clay Deweese Session 2024 Session Latest Action House and Senate conferees filed a conference report for HB 1618, but the bill was recommitted for further conference. The conferees failed to file a new conference report for the bill by the May 2 deadline, causing this bill to die…