MS HB 2

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"Mississippi Educational Freedom Program Act of 2026"; establish to provide greater flexibility and opportunity for school choice.

Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did MS HB 2 pass?

No. MS HB 2 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-03): Died In Committee

What is MS HB 2 about?

MS HB 2 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “"Mississippi Educational Freedom Program Act of 2026"; establish to provide greater flexibility and opportunity for school choice.”.

Who sponsors MS HB 2?

White is the primary sponsor of MS HB 2, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced: 2026-01-20
Latest action: 2026-03-03 — Died In Committee
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Education

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-03
Died In Committee
2026-01-21
Referred To Education
referral-committee
2026-01-20
Transmitted To Senate
introduction
2026-01-20
Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2026-01-15
Motion to Reconsider Entered (Oliver, Roberson)
2026-01-15
Passed As Amended
passage
2026-01-15
Amended
amendment-passage
2026-01-15
Committee Substitute Adopted
substitution
2026-01-14
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
committee-passage
2026-01-07
Referred To Education
referral-committee

Versions

Amendment No 10 (Cmte Sub) (Adopted) (Voice Vote)Compare
Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub) (Adopted) (Voice Vote)Compare
Committee SubstituteCompare
As IntroducedCompare
Current versionCompare

Documents

Votes

Passage as Amended
2026-01-15 · pass · 61-59
Member-level votes (122)
- Aguirre: yes
- Anderson (122nd): yes
- Arnold: yes
- Bailey (23rd): yes
- Barnett: yes
- Barton: yes
- Bell (21st): yes
- Blackwell: yes
- Bounds: yes
- Boyd (19th): yes
- Burch: yes
- Byrd: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Cockerham: yes
- Creekmore IV: yes
- Estrada: yes
- Eubanks: yes
- Eure: yes
- Felsher: yes
- Fondren: yes
- Ford (54th): yes
- Grady: yes
- Guice: yes
- Hale: yes
- Hall: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hawkins: yes
- Hood: yes
- Horan: yes
- Horne: yes
- Hurst: yes
- Keen: yes
- Kinkade: yes
- Lamar: yes
- Lott: yes
- Mangold: yes
- Massengill: yes
- Mattox: yes
- McKnight: yes
- McMillan: yes
- Mims: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Owen: yes
- Pigott: yes
- Powell: yes
- Read: yes
- Remak: yes
- Roberson: yes
- Rushing: yes
- Sanford: yes
- Scoggin: yes
- Steverson: yes
- Tubb: yes
- Tullos: yes
- Turner: yes
- Waldo: yes
- Yancey: yes
- Yates: yes
- Zuber: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Anderson (110th): no
- Anthony: no
- Bailey (49th): no
- Banks: no
- Bell (65th): no
- Bennett: no
- Blackmon: no
- Boyd (37th): no
- Brown: no
- Burnett: no
- Butler-Washington: no
- Calvert: no
- Clark: no
- Crawford: no
- Crosby: no
- Crudup: no
- Currie: no
- Denton: no
- Elliott: no
- Evans: no
- Faulkner: no
- Ford (73rd): no
- Foster: no
- Gibbs (36th): no
- Gibbs (72nd): no
- Haney: no
- Harness: no
- Hines: no
- Hobgood-Wilkes: no
- Holloway (27th): no
- Holloway (76th): no
- Hulum: no
- Jackson (11th): no
- Jackson (45th): no
- James-Jones: no
- Johnson: no
- Karriem: no
- Ladner: no
- Mansell: no
- McCarty: no
- McCray: no
- McGee: no
- McLean: no
- Mickens: no
- Nelson: no
- Newman: no
- Osborne: no
- Porter: no
- Rosebud: no
- Sanders: no
- Scott: no
- Shanks: no
- Smith: no
- Summers: no
- Taylor: no
- Thompson: no
- Varner: no
- Watson: no
- Williams: no
- Deweese: not voting
- Wallace: not voting

Related bills

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Official source

https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0002.xml

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