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MS HB1310
Bill
Status
Failed
3/3/2026
Primary Sponsor
Charles Blackwell
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AI Summary
- Requires all Mississippi public school districts and nonsectarian charter schools to adopt policies providing daily opportunities for voluntary student and employee participation in prayer and Bible or religious text readings
- Mandates signed parental consent forms for student participation that include acknowledgment of voluntariness and an express waiver of state and federal legal claims, including Establishment Clause claims
- Prohibits prayer or religious readings over public address systems and bars such activities from substituting for instructional time; activities may be scheduled before/after school hours or in designated areas with full consent
- Requires safeguards ensuring prayer or religious readings do not occur in the presence or hearing of non-consenting individuals
- State assumes liability for legal expenses, judgments, and settlements when the Attorney General provides defense to participating districts at their request; effective date July 1, 2026
Legislative Description
"Mississippi Open to Religion Act"; establish.
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/3/2026
Committee Referrals
Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency2/17/2026
Education1/19/2026
Full Bill Text
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