SB 2003 - Mississippi Senate (2026) - Retired educators; revise provisions regarding return to work as teachers. - Bill Sponsor

Mississippi Senate Bill 2003

Session 2026

Retired educators; revise provisions regarding return to work as teachers.

Introduced

Introduced in Senate on Jan 8, 2026

Sponsor

First Action

Jan 6, 2026

Latest Action

Jan 8, 2026

Origin Chamber

Senate

Type

Bill

Bill Number

2003

State

Mississippi

Session

2026

Sponsorship by Party

Dennis DeBar, Jr.

Primary

Senate Votes (1)

checkPassed on January 7, 2026

Motion Text

Passage

Senate Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Yes

Angela Burks Hill

Yes

Angela Turner-Ford

No

Barbara Blackmon

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Daniel H. Sparks

Yes

Yes

Yes

Dennis DeBar, Jr.

Yes

Derrick T. Simmons

Yes

DuPree

Yes

Yes

Gillespie Isom

Yes

Hartness

Yes

Hillman Terome Frazier

Yes

No

J. Walter Michel

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Joel R.Carter, Jr.

Yes

Joey Fillingane

Yes

Joseph M. Seymour

Yes

Joseph Thomas, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Kevin Blackwell

Yes

Lydia Graves Chassaniol

Yes

Michael McLendon

Yes

Yes

Mumford

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pope

Yes

Rita Potts Parks

Yes

Robert L. Jackson

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sollie B. Norwood

Yes

Taylor

Yes

Yes

W. Briggs Hopson III

Yes

Summary

Unavailable

Text (4)

Current version

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2003PS.htm

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2003PS.pdf

As Introduced

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2003IN.htm

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2003IN.pdf

Committee Substitute

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2003CS.htm

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2003CS.pdf

Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub) (Adopted) (Voice Vote)

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/SB2003_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.pdf

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/SB2003_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm

Actions (6)

Show Only Major Actions

01/08/2026

Senate

Transmitted To House

01/07/2026

Senate

Passed As Amended

01/07/2026

Senate

Amended

01/07/2026

Senate

Committee Substitute Adopted

01/06/2026

Senate

Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

01/06/2026

Senate

Referred To Education

Sources

MS Legislature

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2003PS.pdf

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/Senate_authors/DeBar.xml

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2003.xml

Open States

https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2003/

Record Created

Jan 6, 2026 7:19:16 PM

Record Updated

Jan 8, 2026 11:04:33 PM