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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 17: MS Childcare Teachers Shortage Task Force; create.

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 17 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 7, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: MS Childcare Teachers Shortage Task Force; create. Primary sponsor: Donnie Scoggin (Republican). It lists 4 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 3 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Donnie ScogginPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Otis AnthonyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Dana McLeanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Omeria ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Zakiya SummersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse68

“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 Economic and Workforce Development
  3. Transmitted To Senate
  4. Passed
  5. Title Suff Do Pass
  6. Referred To Youth and Family Affairs

Sources

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