Legislative Updates – Week of February 2, 2026
This week marked the first major legislative deadline of the session. After February 3, any bill that did not advance out of committee in its chamber of origin is considered dead.
Senate Actions
The Senate Education Committee met on Monday and Tuesday.
On Monday, it took up SB 2294, SB 2244, and SB 2235. It failed to pass SB 2244, but passed SB 2294 and a committee substitute for SB 2235. The full Senate passed SB 2294 on Thursday.
On Tuesday, it took up one bill: HB 2, the House education omnibus bill. The committee unanimously voted against the bill, causing it to die. Read Mississippi First’s analysis of HB 2 here.
On Wednesday, the full Senate passed SB 2071, SB 2072, SB 2099, SB 2103, SB 2236, SB 2238, SB 2293 (committee substitute; amended), SB 2515 (committee substitute), and SB 2524. On Thursday, the full Senate passed SB 2242 (committee substitute; amended), SB 2243, SB 2292 (amended), SB 2294, and SB 2494 (committee substitute; amended).
House Actions
The House Education Committee met on Tuesday. It took up and passed a committee substitute for one bill: HB 1126. The bill is lengthy and includes provisions related to teacher pay, performance pay for teachers in D-rated and F-rated school districts, and school attendance officers. The full House amended and unanimously passed the committee substitute for the bill on Wednesday. Stay tuned for Mississippi First’s forthcoming analysis of HB 1126. On Thursday, the full House passed HB 1206, HB 1207 (amended), and HB 1495.
Legislative Tracker
As education legislation continues to advance and budget negotiations begin to take shape, we encourage readers to follow along using our legislative tracker, which is updated daily to reflect real-time developments. Be sure to use the filter to view bills that are still alive. We will continue to provide updates and deeper analysis as the session progresses.
Upcoming Legislative Deadlines
- Thursday, February 12: Deadline for original floor action on general bills and constitutional amendments originating in own chamber.
- Monday, February 23: Deadline for making requests for appropriation and revenue bills to be drafted.
- Wednesday, February 25: Deadline for original floor action on appropriation and revenue bills originating in own House.
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