Mississippi House Bill 808

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For An Increase Of $7,500.00 To The Minimum Teacher Salary Scale; To Amend Section 37-21-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For An Increase Of $7,500.00 To The Minimum Base Salary For Assistant Teachers; To Provide That No School District Shall Reduce The Local Supplement Or Pay An Individual Assistant Teacher Less Than The State Minimum Salary In A Year In Which The State Minimum Salary Is Increased; To Provide For A Reduction In Funds For Districts That Violate This Section; To Provide That No District Shall Pay Any Assistant Teacher Less Than The State Minimum Salary Unless Done So By A Pro Rata Daily Amount Where There Has Been A Reduction In Adequate Education Program Allocations For Such District In Such Year Or In The Amount Of Federal Funds To Such District From The Previous Year; To Express The Legislature's Intent That Each Full-time Professor Or Instructor At A State Institution Of Higher Learning Or Community Or Junior College Receive A Salary Increase Above Existing Pay; To Express The Intent Of The Legislature That All Full-time Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors And Course Instructors Of Any Institution Of Higher Learning Or Community Or Junior College Receive A Salary Increase Of $7,500.00 Above Their Current Salaries; And For Related Purposes.

School teachers, assistant teachers and postsecondary professors and course instructors in full-time capacity; increase salary by $7,500.00.

Rep. John Faulkner [D]	Rep. Zakiya Summers [D]	Rep. Oscar Denton [D]	Rep. Daryl Porter [D]
Rep. Timaka James-Jones [D]	Rep. Bryant Clark [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-16	House	Referred To Education;Appropriations A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	19	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	21	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0808.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0808IN.htm