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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1578: Public schools; require to adopt policies to educate students about the dangers of social media and predators.

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 1578 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Public schools; require to adopt policies to educate students about the dangers of social media and predators. Primary sponsor: Joey Hood (Republican). It lists 5 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 2 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joey HoodPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Tracy ArnoldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Jeff HaleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Jeffrey HulumCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Dana McLeanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Fabian NelsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66

“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