Mississippi Senate Bill 2483

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-3)
Status: Failed on March 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Enact The "j.p. Wilemon, Jr., Financial Literacy Act"; To Require The State Board Of Education To Incorporate Financial Literacy Components Within The Existing Curriculum To Be Taught In Grades 6-8 Beginning In The 2027-2028 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 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.

J.P. Wilemon, Jr., Financial Literacy Act; enact.

Sen. Daniel Sparks [R]	Sen. Nicole Boyd [R]	Sen. Kevin Blackwell [R]	Sen. David Blount [D]
Sen. Albert Butler [D]	Sen. Michael McLendon [R]	Sen. Chad Mcmahan [R]	Sen. Rita Potts Parks [R]
Sen. Sarita Simmons [D]	Sen. Jeff Tate [R]	Sen. Lane Taylor [R]	Sen. Bart Williams [R]

2026-02-05 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-02-06	House	Referred To Education;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
2026-02-06	Senate	Transmitted To House
2026-02-05	Senate	Immediate Release
2026-02-05	Senate	Passed
2026-01-22	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2026-01-19	Senate	Referred To Education

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2483.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2483IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2483PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/senate/0310014.pdf