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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1320: Pupil transportation; provide discretionary authority to local school boards to provide for those who live within one mile of the school.

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 1320 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Pupil transportation; provide discretionary authority to local school boards to provide for those who live within one mile of the school. Primary sponsor: Kent McCarty (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. 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 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kent McCartyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse101
Omeria ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80

“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
  3. Transmitted To Senate
  4. Passed
  5. Title Suff Do Pass
  6. Referred To Education

Sources

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