Mississippi 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 3 R cosponsors

SB 2002 — Student transfers; remove requirement for current district of attendance to approve release.

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.

Prognosis

Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Died In Committee

  2. Referred To Education

  3. Transmitted To House

  4. Passed As Amended

  5. Amended

  6. Committee Substitute Adopted

  7. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  8. Referred To Education

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on · 17 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (172)

172 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Passage as Amended

Passed 33 Yea · 19 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 31100
Unaffiliated 2200
Democrat 01600
Total 331900
% of votes cast 63%37%0%0%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Johnson — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Gillespie Isom — Nay
Turner-Ford — Nay
Albert Butler Democrat Nay
Bradford Blackmon Democrat Nay
David Blount Democrat Nay
Derrick T. Simmons Democrat Nay
Gary Brumfield Democrat Nay
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Nay
Hob Bryan Democrat Nay
Johnny DuPree Democrat Nay
Joseph Thomas Democrat Nay
Juan Barnett Democrat Nay
Justin Pope Democrat Nay
Kamesha Mumford Democrat Nay
Reginald Jackson Democrat Nay
Rod Hickman Democrat Nay
Sarita Simmons Democrat Nay
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Nay
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 Nay
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

education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 2002?
SB 2002 is sponsored by Dennis DeBar, Jr. (Republican), Kathy L. Chism (Republican), and Brice Wiggins (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2002?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 06, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SB 2002?
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