Mississippi House Bill 480

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Prohibit Antisemitism In Public Educational Institutions; To Prohibit Discrimination On The Basis Of Race, Ethnicity, National Origin, Sex, Disability, Religion Or Marital Status Against A Student Or An Employee In Public Educational Institutions; To Require Public Educational Institutions To Treat Discrimination Motivated By Or Including Antisemitic Intent In An Identical Manner To Discrimination Motivated By Race; To Provide Examples Of Evidence Of Antisemitic Intent; To Require The State Body Of Each Public Educational Institution To Monitor, Assess, Investigate And Report On The Performance Of The Public Educational Institutions With Regard To Antisemitic Activity; To Require The State Body To Eliminate Any Performance Funding And/or Impose Additional Funding Reductions And Punitive Actions Against The Public Educational Institution For Failing To Comply With This Act After Receiving Written Notice From The State Body; To Amend Section 37-191-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Laws Prohibiting Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Statements And Policies May Not Be Construed To Apply To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 37-15-35 And 37-28-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Antisemitism; prohibit in state public educational institutions.

Rep. Lee Yancey [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-12	House	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	15	35	New Code	See Bill Text
37	191	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	28	43	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0480.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0480IN.htm