Mississippi 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 15 R · 15 D cosponsors

SB 2001 — School teachers, assistant teachers, and college faculty; raise pay of.

Last action — Died In Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 06, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · high confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 31 sponsors

    1 primary, 30 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (15 R · 15 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Died In Committee

  2. Referred To Education;Appropriations A

  3. Transmitted To House

  4. Passed

  5. Title Suff Do Pass

  6. Referred To Education

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 30 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (30)

Not signed on (144)

144 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passage

Passed 52 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 16000
Republican 32000
Unaffiliated 4000
Total 52000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Gillespie Isom — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
Bradford Blackmon Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Derrick T. Simmons Democrat Yea
Gary Brumfield Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Johnny DuPree Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Juan Barnett Democrat Yea
Justin Pope Democrat Yea
Kamesha Mumford Democrat Yea
Reginald Jackson Democrat Yea
Rod Hickman Democrat Yea
Sarita Simmons Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Andy Berry Republican Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Bart Williams Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brian Rhodes Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
Don Hartness Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Nicole Boyd Republican Yea
Philman Ladner Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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Subjects

labor education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 2001?
SB 2001 is sponsored by Dennis DeBar, Jr. (Republican), Briggs Hopson (Republican), David Blount (Democrat), Gary Brumfield (Democrat), Albert Butler (Democrat), Kathy L. Chism (Republican), Joey Fillingane (Republican), Hillman Terome Frazier (Democrat), Josh Harkins (Republican), Rod Hickman (Democrat), Tyler McCaughn (Republican), Reginald Jackson (Democrat), Johnny DuPree (Democrat), Kevin Blackwell (Republican), Juan Barnett (Democrat), Nicole Boyd (Republican), Michael McLendon (Republican), Chad McMahan (Republican), J. Walter Michel (Republican), Sollie B. Norwood (Democrat), Derrick T. Simmons (Democrat), Sarita Simmons (Democrat), Daniel H. Sparks (Republican), Benjamin Suber (Republican), Joseph Thomas (Democrat), Brice Wiggins (Republican), Justin Pope (Democrat), Kamesha Mumford (Democrat), Philman Ladner (Republican), Bradford Blackmon (Democrat), and Gillespie Isom.
What is the current status of SB 2001?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 06, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SB 2001?
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