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Mississippi House Bill 2
Session 2026
"Mississippi Educational Freedom Program Act of 2026"; establish to provide greater flexibility and opportunity for school choice.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 20, 2026
First Action
Jan 7, 2026
Latest Action
Jan 21, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2
State
Mississippi
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Jason White
Primary
Republican
Jansen Owen
Cosponsor
House Votes (1)
checkPassed on January 15, 2026
Motion Text
Passage as Amended
House Roll Call Votes
Republican
Andy Boyd
No
Independent
Angela Cockerham
Yes
Unknown
Bailey (23rd)
Yes
Unknown
Bailey (49th)
No
Democrat
Barbara Blackmon
No
Republican
Bart Williams
No
Republican
Becky Currie
No
Republican
Beth Waldo
Yes
Republican
Bill Kinkade
Yes
Republican
Bill Pigott
Yes
Republican
Billy Adam Calvert
No
Democrat
Bo Brown
No
Democrat
Bob Evans
No
Republican
Brad Mattox
Yes
Republican
Brent Anderson
Yes
Republican
Brent Powell
Yes
Democrat
Bryant W. Clark
No
Republican
C. Scott Bounds
Yes
Democrat
Carl Mickens
No
Republican
Carolyn Crawford
No
Republican
Casey Eure
Yes
Democrat
Cedric Burnett
No
Republican
Celeste Hurst
Yes
Democrat
Christopher M. Bell
No
Republican
Clay Deweese
Didn't Vote
Republican
Clay Mansell
No
Unknown
Crosby
No
Republican
Dan Eubanks
Yes
Republican
Dana McLean
No
Democrat
Daryl Porter
No
Republican
Doc Harris
Yes
Republican
Donnie Bell
Yes
Republican
Donnie Scoggin
Yes
Democrat
Earle S. Banks
No
Republican
Elliot Burch
Yes
Unknown
Elliott
No
Democrat
Fabian Nelson
No
Republican
Fred Shanks
No
Republican
Gene Newman
No
Republican
Greg Haney
No
Democrat
Gregory Holloway, Sr.
No
Republican
Henry Zuber III
Yes
Democrat
Hester Jackson McCray
No
Republican
Jansen Owen
Yes
Republican
Jay McKnight
Yes
Republican
Jeff Hale
Yes
Democrat
Jeffery Harness
No
Democrat
Jeffrey Hulum III
No
Republican
Jeffrey S. Guice
Yes
Democrat
Jeramey Anderson
No
Republican
Jerry R. Turner
Yes
Republican
Jill Ford
No
Republican
Jim Estrada
Yes
Republican
Jimmy Fondren
Yes
Republican
Jody Steverson
Yes
Republican
Joey Hood
Yes
Democrat
John G. Faulkner
No
Republican
John Read
Yes
Republican
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III
Yes
Democrat
John W. Hines, Sr.
No
Unknown
Johnson
No
Republican
Jonathan McMillan
Yes
Republican
Joseph Tubb
Yes
Republican
Josh Hawkins
Yes
Democrat
Juan Barnett
Yes
Republican
Justin Keen
Yes
Democrat
Justis Gibbs
No
Democrat
Kabir Karriem
No
Democrat
Karl Gibbs
No
Republican
Karl Oliver
Yes
Democrat
Keith Jackson
No
Republican
Ken Morgan
Yes
Democrat
Kenji Holloway
No
Republican
Kent McCarty
No
Republican
Kevin Blackwell
Yes
Republican
Kevin Felsher
Yes
Republican
Kevin Ford
Yes
Republican
Kevin Horan
Yes
Republican
Kimberly Remak
Yes
Republican
Lance Varner
No
Republican
Larry Byrd
Yes
Democrat
Lataisha Jackson
No
Republican
Lee Yancey
Yes
Republican
Lester Carpenter
Yes
Republican
Manly Barton
Yes
Republican
Mark Tullos
Yes
Republican
Mike Thompson
No
Republican
Missy McGee
No
Unknown
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Republican
Noah Sanford
Yes
Democrat
Omeria Scott
No
Democrat
Oscar Denton
No
Democrat
Otis Anthony
No
Democrat
Percy W. Watson
No
Republican
Philman Ladner
No
Republican
Price Wallace
Didn't Vote
Republican
Randy P. Boyd
Yes
Republican
Randy Rushing
Yes
Republican
Richard Bennett
No
Republican
Rob Roberson
Yes
Democrat
Robert L. Sanders
No
Republican
Rodney Hall
Yes
Democrat
Ronnie C. Crudup
No
Republican
Sam C. Mims, V
Yes
Republican
Sam Creekmore IV
Yes
Independent
Shanda Yates
Yes
Republican
Shane Aguirre
Yes
Democrat
Solomon C. Osborne
No
Republican
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes
No
Democrat
Stephanie Foster
No
Republican
Stephen A. Horne
Yes
Republican
Steve Lott
Yes
Republican
Steve Massengill
Yes
Democrat
Tamarra Butler-Washington
No
Unknown
Taylor
No
Democrat
Timaka James-Jones
No
Democrat
Tracey T. Rosebud
No
Republican
Troy Smith
No
Republican
Vince Mangold
Yes
Republican
William Tracy Arnold
Yes
Republican
Zack Grady
Yes
Democrat
Zakiya Summers
No
Summary
Unavailable
Text (5)
Current version
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0002PS.htm
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0001-0099/HB0002PS.pdf
As Introduced
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0002IN.htm
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0001-0099/HB0002IN.pdf
Committee Substitute
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0002CS.htm
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0001-0099/HB0002CS.pdf
Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub) (Adopted) (Voice Vote)
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB0002_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.pdf
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB0002_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Amendment No 10 (Cmte Sub) (Adopted) (Voice Vote)
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB0002_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_10.htm
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB0002_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_10.htm
Actions (9)
01/21/2026
Senate
Referred To Education
01/20/2026
House
Transmitted To Senate
01/20/2026
House
Motion to Reconsider Tabled
01/15/2026
House
Motion to Reconsider Entered (Oliver, Roberson)
01/15/2026
House
Passed As Amended
01/15/2026
House
Amended
01/15/2026
House
Committee Substitute Adopted
01/14/2026
House
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
01/07/2026
House
Referred To Education
Sources
MS Legislature
Open States
https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB2/
Record Created
Jan 7, 2026 9:31:36 PM
Record Updated
Feb 4, 2026 3:30:51 AM
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