MS SB2001 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For An Increase To The Minimum Teacher Salary Scale; To Amend Section 37-21-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, 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 Provide For An Increase To The Minimum Base Salary For Assistant Teachers; 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 $2,000.00 Above Their Current Salaries; And For Related Purposes.
Title
School teachers, assistant teachers, and college faculty; raise pay of.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-01-07 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Referred To Education;Appropriations A |
| 2026-01-08 | Senate | Transmitted To House |
| 2026-01-07 | Senate | Passed |
| 2026-01-06 | Senate | Title Suff Do Pass |
| 2026-01-06 | Senate | Referred To Education |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 19 | 7 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 37 | 21 | 7 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
