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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1126: Teacher pay; increase for teachers and assistant teachers.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1126 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Teacher pay; increase for teachers and assistant teachers. Primary sponsor: Jansen Owen (Republican). It lists 23 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2026): Died In Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11 · Republican 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jansen OwenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Tracy ArnoldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Earle BanksCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
BlackwellCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Bubba CarpenterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Oscar DentonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse55
John FaulknerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Kevin FelsherCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117
Stephanie FosterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse63
Jeffery HarnessCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Kenji HollowayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Jeffrey HulumCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Celeste HurstCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Kabir KarriemCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Steve LottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse107
Clay MansellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Kent McCartyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse101
Jonathan McMillanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Fabian NelsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Daryl PorterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse98
Kimberly RemakCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Rob RobersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Zakiya SummersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse68
Bubba TubbCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died In Committee
  2. Referred To Education;Appropriations
  3. Transmitted To Senate
  4. Passed As Amended
  5. Amended
  6. Committee Substitute Adopted
  7. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
  8. DR - TSDPCS: AP To ED
  9. DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
  10. Referred To Education;Appropriations A

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source