Bills affecting Person with a disability in Mississippi — 2026 session

Teacher pay; increase for teachers and assistant teachers.

Homestead exemption; revise provisions regarding surviving spouses and applications.

Bonds; authorize issuance for accessibility improvements at Alcorn State University.

Child support; authorize continuation past the age of majority for certain disabled children.

Real property conveyance; authorize 18 year olds to contract for.

Boyd Mason Act; create sales tax exemption for veterans having 100% permanent service-connected disability.

18th Circuit Court District; increase ADA's and investigators.

Car tags; clarify privilege tax not paid on $1 tags for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities.

General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Washington County for ADA access to the Dept. of Health and Human Services building.

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

Medical records; persons seeking disability benefits may obtain at no charge until determination of disability.

Workers' compensation; revise amount allowed for disability or death cases.

Special education funds; require separate line item appropriation to the State Board of Education for.

Disabled veterans; establish right to appeal in forma pauperis in certain cases.

Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility; eliminate that position within DFA.

Antisemitism; prohibit in state public educational institutions.

Law Enforcement Offiers and Fire Fighters Disability Benefits Trust Fund; expand to include certain county and municipal road employees.

Workers' Compensation Law; prohibit compensation when injury is caused by employee's willful breach of safety rule.

First Responders Retirement System; establish.

Special education teachers; provide annual salary supplement to those exposed to bodily fluids of students.