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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 2003: Retired educators; revise provisions regarding return to work as teachers.

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 2003 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi Senate on January 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Retired educators; revise provisions regarding return to work as teachers. Primary sponsor: Dennis DeBar (Republican). It lists 15 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 6 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dennis DeBarPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate43
BlackwellCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
BoydCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Gary BrumfieldCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate38
Kathy ChismCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Johnny DuPreeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Joey FillinganeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate41
Hillman FrazierCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Theresa Gillespie IsomCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
LadnerCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Tyler McCaughnCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Michael McLendonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Chad McMahanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Kamesha MumfordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Ben SuberCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Joseph ThomasCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22

“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;Appropriations A
  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