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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 2002: Student transfers; remove requirement for current district of attendance to approve release.

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

SB 2002 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi Senate on January 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Student transfers; remove requirement for current district of attendance to approve release. Primary sponsor: Dennis DeBar (Republican). It lists 2 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): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dennis DeBarPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate43
Kathy ChismCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Brice WigginsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate52

“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 House
  4. Passed As Amended
  5. Amended
  6. Committee Substitute Adopted
  7. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
  8. Referred To Education

Sources

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