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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 2099: Education; require public schools to adopt policies prohibiting or restricting cell phone possession or use by students in class.

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 2099 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi Senate on January 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Education; require public schools to adopt policies prohibiting or restricting cell phone possession or use by students in class. Primary sponsor: Briggs Hopson (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. 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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Briggs HopsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Mike SeymourCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate47

“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;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Transmitted To House
  4. Passed
  5. Title Suff Do Pass
  6. Referred To Education

Sources

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