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HB 1495 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

School district boundaries; create legislative study committee to determine if revisions should be made near Stennis Space Center.

HB 1495 adjusts school district boundaries near the John C. Stennis Space Center to return a buffer zone area to Jackson County's school district. It directly affects two school districts currently including parts of the buffer zone, moving their lines to align with county boundaries for the 2025-2026 school year. The bill includes a 10-year reversion clause: if no economic development occurs in the area within a decade, boundaries return to their January 2025 configuration. Affected parties may seek judicial review in circuit court if they disagree with the boundary change.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced → Current version · 5 edits
MODERATE
HB 1495 was completely rewritten from a bill that would immediately alter school district boundaries to create a legislative study committee. The original version sought to immediately change school district lines around the John C. Stennis Space Center, while the new version establishes a committee to study whether boundary revisions are needed before taking any action.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from immediate boundary alteration to creating a study committee that must submit findings and recommendations before December 1, 2025, with no immediate changes to school district boundaries.
SCOPE

Removed immediate boundary line changes between Picayune School District and Hancock County School District

REQUIREMENT

Added creation of a legislative study committee with specific membership requirements from House and Senate members representing Hancock and Pearl River Counties

Added specific study topics including student travel distances, tax receipts, economic development prospects, and benefit distribution between districts

TIMELINE

Added requirement for committee to submit report to House and Senate before December 1, 2025, after which the committee dissolves

ENFORCEMENT

Changed from immediate implementation to requiring committee study and recommendations before any boundary changes can occur

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Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To State Affairs
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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