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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 544: State institutions of higher learning; create grant program to assist with endowments to recruit and employ certain professors.

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 544 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: State institutions of higher learning; create grant program to assist with endowments to recruit and employ certain professors. Primary sponsor: Hank Zuber (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 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): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Hank ZuberPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse113

“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 Universities and Colleges;Appropriations A

Sources

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