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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1589: Teachers who have sexual relations with students; prohibit resignation in lieu of termination.

In committee 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 1589 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Teachers who have sexual relations with students; prohibit resignation in lieu of termination. Primary sponsor: Jansen Owen (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 12, 2026): Died On Calendar.

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 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jansen OwenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Stephanie FosterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse63
Jeff HaleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Dana McLeanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39

“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 On Calendar
  2. Read the Third Time
  3. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
  4. Referred To Education

Sources

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