Mississippi Senate Bill 2147 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 10-2)
Status: Failed on March 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-03-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Incorporate Financial Literacy Components Within The Existing Curriculum To Be Taught In Grades 6-8 On Or Before The 2026-2027 School Year; To Require Successful Passage Of The Stand-alone One-half Carnegie Unit Personal Finance Course Or A Full Carnegie Unit Course Where At Least One-half Of The Course Standards Concern Financial Literacy As A Graduation Requirement; To Establish The "financial Literacy Trust Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury That Shall Provide Financial Literacy Education And Be Administered By The State Board Of Education; To Require The Board To Develop Rules And Regulations For The Administration Of The Fund; To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform, And To Set Certain Topics That Shall Be Required For The Financial Literacy Program; And For Related Purposes.

Financial literacy curriculum; require specific courses in public schools in grades 6-12.

Sen. Dennis DeBar [R]	Sen. Daniel Sparks [R]	Sen. Robin Robinson [R]	Sen. David Parker [R]
Sen. Sarita Simmons [D]	Sen. Michael McLendon [R]	Sen. Tyler McCaughn [R]	Sen. Benjamin Suber [R]
Sen. Chad Mcmahan [R]	Sen. Nicole Boyd [R]	Sen. Albert Butler [D]	Sen. Walter Michel [R]

2025-02-11 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-04	House	Died In Committee
2025-02-26	House	DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
2025-02-17	House	Referred To Education;Appropriations A
2025-02-17	Senate	Transmitted To House
2025-02-11	Senate	Passed As Amended
2025-02-11	Senate	Amended
2025-02-11	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2025-02-04	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2025-02-03	Senate	DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
2025-01-20	Senate	Referred To Education;Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	7	301	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SB/SB2147.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2147IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2147CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2147PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/sam/SB2147_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/votes/senate/0360046.pdf