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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 2487: Literacy in Grades 4 through 8; develop intervention strategies to support the promotion of.

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 2487 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi Senate on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Literacy in Grades 4 through 8; develop intervention strategies to support the promotion of. Primary sponsor: Dennis DeBar (Republican). It lists 4 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 3 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dennis DeBarPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate43
Johnny DuPreeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Briggs HopsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Sollie NorwoodCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Sarita SimmonsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13

“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