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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 893: Autistic and children with development disabilities; require school district to develop safety plan to prevent elopement from school campuses.

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 893 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Autistic and children with development disabilities; require school district to develop safety plan to prevent elopement from school campuses. Primary sponsor: Lee Yancey (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. 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 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lee YanceyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Jill FordCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Fred ShanksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60

“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

Sources

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