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MS SB 2002

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Student transfers; remove requirement for current district of attendance to approve release.

Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did MS SB 2002 pass?

No. MS SB 2002 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-03): Died In Committee

What is MS SB 2002 about?

MS SB 2002 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Student transfers; remove requirement for current district of attendance to approve release.”.

Who sponsors MS SB 2002?

DeBar is the primary sponsor of MS SB 2002, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-01-08
Latest action
2026-03-03 — Died In Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • DeBarprimary
  • Chismcosponsor
  • Wigginscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-03

    Died In Committee

  2. 2026-02-06

    Referred To Education

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-08

    Transmitted To House

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-07

    Passed As Amended

    passage

  5. 2026-01-07

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  6. 2026-01-07

    Committee Substitute Adopted

    substitution

  7. 2026-01-06

    Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-01-06

    Referred To Education

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage as Amended

    2026-01-07 · pass · 33-19

    Member-level votes (52)
    • Barrett: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Blackwell: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Chassaniol: yes
    • Chism: yes
    • DeBar: yes
    • DeLano: yes
    • England: yes
    • Fillingane: yes
    • Harkins: yes
    • Hartness: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Hopson: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Kirby: yes
    • Ladner: yes
    • McCaughn: yes
    • McLendon: yes
    • McMahan: yes
    • Parks: yes
    • Rhodes: yes
    • Seymour: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Suber: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Whaley: yes
    • Wiggins: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Younger: yes
    • Barnett: no
    • Blackmon: no
    • Blount: no
    • Brumfield: no
    • Bryan: no
    • Butler: no
    • DuPree: no
    • Frazier: no
    • Gillespie Isom: no
    • Hickman: no
    • Jackson: no
    • Michel: no
    • Mumford: no
    • Norwood: no
    • Pope: no
    • Simmons D. T. (12th): no
    • Simmons S. (13th): no
    • Thomas: no
    • Turner-Ford: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2002.xml

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