State AI law
Mississippi
AI laws
We track 34 artificial-intelligence bills and regulations in Mississippi. 7 have been signed or enacted.
Last updated Oct 12, 2026 · How we collect and check bills
Where Mississippi’s bills stand
34 bills- Introduced
- 0
- In committee
- 0
- Passed a chamber
- 0
- Signed or enacted
- 7
- Dead or vetoed
- 27
Overview
How Mississippi regulates AI
Mississippi has 34 published AI-related bills in our register, 7 of them signed or enacted. Every bill below links to its own page with the status, dates and a plain-English summary.
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As of October 16, 2026, Mississippi has enacted 7 AI laws, according to AI Laws by State. That ties for 23rd most among the 50 states and D.C.
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Mississippi AI bills
RSS feed for MississippiEducation; institute initiatives to promote literacy in math, reading, finance, computer science, and civics.
Mississippi's SB 2294 is a broad education act: the Mississippi Math Act (the Moving Mathematics in Mississippi program), reading interventions for grades 4-8, financial literacy and civics requirements, and the Mississippi Future Innovators Act. Its AI provision is in the last: starting with the ninth-grade class entering in 2029-2030, public high school students must earn a computer science credit (or a career and technical course with embedded computer science) to graduate, and that course must teach emerging technologies such as AI, including what AI is, how it works and its impact on society. Approved April 8, 2026 (Chapter 479); effective July 1, 2026.
MS Fully Autonomous Vehicle Enabling Act; extend repealer on law enforcement interaction plan submission to DPS.
Mississippi's SB 2269 keeps in force, until July 1, 2029, the rule that anyone operating a fully autonomous vehicle on public roads without a human driver must first submit a law enforcement interaction plan to the Department of Public Safety. The rule (Code § 63-35-7, from the 2023 MS FAVE Act) was set to be repealed July 1, 2026. The plan covers how to reach a fleet support specialist, how to safely remove and tow the vehicle, and how to tell whether it is in autonomous mode; without one, the Department may order the vehicle off public roads. Approved March 13, 2026 (Chapter 330); effective July 1, 2026.
Artificial intelligence; define.
Mississippi's HB 1723 adds a definition of "artificial intelligence" to the state's general definitions (Chapter 3, Title 1 of the Mississippi Code): a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments, using machine- and human-based inputs to perceive environments, abstract them into models through automated analysis, and use model inference to formulate options for information or action. It creates no duties or penalties. Approved March 9, 2026 (Chapter 311); effective July 1, 2026.
Mississippians' Right to Name, Likeness and Voice Act; enact.
Mississippi's SB 2046 (2026), the "Mississippians' Right to Name, Likeness and Voice Act," would have created Miss. Code 75-101-1 to 75-101-13, giving every individual a property right in their name, likeness and voice, covering AI-created digital depictions and digital voice replicas, and, per its title, creating liability for infringement. This is the version passed by the Senate on February 11, 2026; it was referred to House Judiciary A on February 16 and died in committee on March 3, 2026.
MS Future Innovators Act; enact to require high school computer science or CTE with embedded computer science course.
Mississippi's HB 1035 (2026), the Mississippi Future Innovators Act, would require that, beginning with the entering ninth-grade class of 2029-2030, a public high school student earn one unit of credit in a State Board of Education-approved computer science course or industry-aligned CTE course with embedded computer science before graduating, and that the course include instruction on AI (what it is, how it works and its impact on society). It passed the House on February 11, 2026 but died in Senate Education Committee on March 3, 2026.
"Mississippi Human Capital Supplemental Tax Act"; create.
Mississippi's HB 1810 (2026), the Mississippi Human Capital Supplemental Tax Act, would levy an annual tax on employers with 50 or more employees that implement AI systems resulting in 'AI displacement' of workers: $5,000 per displaced position for the first 10, $7,500 for positions 11-50 and $10,000 for 51 and above, phased in at 50% and 75% in years one and two. Revenue would fund a workforce transition fund. It died in committee on February 25, 2026.
Artificial intelligence; prohibit use in provision of professional mental and behaioral health care.
Mississippi's HB 1720 (2026) would bar licensed mental and behavioral health professionals (counselors, psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, art and music therapists) from using AI in their practice, except for administrative and supplementary support such as scheduling and billing. It would bar anyone from offering therapy to the public, including through Internet-based AI, unless a licensed professional conducts it. Civil penalty up to $10,000 per violation. It died in committee on February 3, 2026.
State institutions of higher learning; create grant program to assist with endowments to recruit and employ certain professors.
Mississippi's HB 544 (2026) would direct the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) to set up a program of grants to state institutions of higher learning to help them establish endowments for recruiting and employing professors of quantum computing and of artificial intelligence engineering, paid from a new special fund, the State Institutions of Higher Learning Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence Engineering Professors Fund. Money would be disbursed on legislative appropriation. It died in committee on February 3, 2026.
Artificial Intelligence Fraud and Accountability Act; enact.
Mississippi's SB 2354 (2026), the "Artificial Intelligence Fraud and Accountability Act," would have created a civil cause of action for anyone injured by use of AI systems (including deepfakes, voice cloning, generative tools, chatbots or automated decision-making systems) to deceive, impersonate or obtain money, property, data or other assets. It would have allowed the greater of compensatory damages or $500 per violation. It was referred to Judiciary, Division A on January 19, 2026, and died in committee on February 3, 2026.
Artificial Intelligence in Education Task Force Act; enact.
Mississippi's SB 2429 (2026), the "Artificial Intelligence in Education Task Force Act," would have created a 12-member task force chaired by the State Superintendent of Education to evaluate AI in K-12 and develop policy recommendations on responsible use by students and educators. It was referred to Technology and Education on January 19, 2026, and died in committee on February 3, 2026.
MS Artifical Intelligence and Stem Eduaction Act; create.
Mississippi's HB 1605 (2026), the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence and STEM Education Innovation Act, would authorize the Department of Education to set up a voluntary pilot program letting local education agencies use AI-assisted learning tools in STEM subjects in grades 6 through 12. Tools would have to comply with FERPA and state student data privacy laws, student data could not be sold or shared, and AI tools could not be used for teacher evaluation or employment decisions. It died in committee on February 3, 2026.
Mississippi Medical Judgement Protection Act; create.
Mississippi's HB 1717 (2026), the Mississippi Medical Judgment Protection Act, would require a provider or facility whose clinical AI materially contributes to a diagnosis, treatment plan, order or clinical note to disclose that in the medical record and have a licensed clinician accept or reject it. It would bar payers from issuing automated denials or delays of coverage or payment, and require adverse determinations to be reviewed and signed by a physician. It died in committee on February 3, 2026.
Mississippi Consumer Privacy Protection Act; create.
Mississippi's HB 1051 (2026) would have created the Mississippi Consumer Privacy Protection Act for businesses with over $25 million in revenue that handle personal information of 175,000+ consumers (or 25,000+ with over half of revenue from selling data). Consumers could opt out of profiling used for decisions with legal or similarly significant effects. It was referred to House Judiciary A on January 16, 2026 and died in committee on February 3, 2026.
Artifical intelligence; prohibit use of in professional mental and behavioral health care.
Mississippi's HB 1048 (2026, as introduced) would have barred AI providers from offering AI systems programmed to provide professional mental or behavioral health care, or claiming such systems can provide it, and barred licensed mental health professionals from using AI in practice except for administrative and supplementary support, and for recording sessions with written informed consent 24 hours in advance. Violators would have faced civil penalties up to $15,000 per violation in Attorney General actions, and licensees board discipline. Referred January 16, 2026; it died in committee February 3, 2026.
Mississippi Dyslexia Generative Artificial Intelligence Education and Workforce Development Act; create.
Mississippi's HB 1242 (2026), the Mississippi Dyslexia Generative Artificial Intelligence Education and Workforce Development Act, would establish a program within the Department of Education to develop and deploy a state-funded, open-access dyslexia curriculum and generative AI system for public schools, correctional education, adult literacy and workforce training. Lighthouse Academy for Dyslexia and the Mississippi Dyslexia Institute would be founding development partners. It died in committee on February 3, 2026.
Criminal offenses; enhance penalties for certain if artificial intelligence was used in the commission of.
Mississippi's HB 840 (2026) would have allowed enhanced penalties when a trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable doubt that a defendant knowingly and intentionally used an artificial intelligence system in committing a designated offense. It would also have amended Section 97-5-33 to cover visual depictions of a child that would appear realistic to a reasonable observer engaging in sexually explicit conduct. It was referred to Judiciary B on January 16, 2026, and died in committee on February 3, 2026.
Mississippians' Right to Name, Likeness and Voice Act; enact.
Mississippi's HB 1504 (2026), the Mississippians' Right to Name, Likeness and Voice Act, would give every individual, living or dead, a property right in their own name, likeness and voice, covering AI and other digital replicas. A person who, without consent, distributes a personalized cloning service or publishes a digital voice replica or digital depiction knowing it was unauthorized would be liable for damages. It died in committee on February 3, 2026.
Fully autonomous vehicles; extend repealer on requirement that law enforcement interaction plan be submitted to DPS before operating.
Mississippi's HB 1770 (2026) would amend Section 63-35-7 to extend the repealer on the requirement that a person submit a law enforcement interaction plan to the Department of Public Safety before operating a fully autonomous vehicle without a human driver on public roads, moving the repeal date from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2029. It died in committee on February 3, 2026.
Artificial Intelligence Task Force; create and prescribe responsibilities of.
Mississippi's SB 2426 created the Artificial Intelligence Regulation (AIR) Task Force: two legislators as co-chairs plus the heads (or designees) of Information Technology Services, the Mississippi AI Network, Homeland Security, the National Guard and the Attorney General's office, with optional nonvoting experts. It drafts proposed revisions to the Mississippi Code on AI, reviews other states' and federal AI laws (privacy, testing, ethics, liability, bias, copyright), and recommends AI uses in state agencies. It reports by December 1 each year and dissolves December 31, 2027. Its meetings and findings are exempt from open meetings and public records laws. Effective March 18, 2025.
Artificial Intelligence Task Force; create and prescribe responsibilities of.
Mississippi's HB 1535 (2025), as passed the House, would establish the Artificial Intelligence Regulation (AIR) Task Force of seven voting members, serving as a regulatory sandbox to review and draft proposed revisions to the Mississippi Code on regulating AI; per its title, it would report findings and recommendations to the Legislature annually by December 1. It passed the House on January 30, 2025, was reported from Senate Technology with amendments on March 3, and died on the Senate calendar on March 12, 2025.
MS Future Innovators Act; enact to require high-school computer science or CTE with embedded computer science course.
Mississippi's SB 2535 (2025), the "MS Future Innovators Act," would have required public high school students entering ninth grade in 2027-2028 and after to earn one unit of credit in a computer science course or a career and technical education course with embedded computer science. The course would have to include instruction on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. This is the Senate-passed version (February 11, 2025); it died in House committee on March 4, 2025.
Technology Innovation Fund; establish.
Mississippi's HB 1489 (2025) would establish a Technology Innovation Fund, administered by the Department of Information Technology Services, to finance technology projects that improve government service delivery, including research, prototyping and piloting of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, data analytics and cloud computing. It would be capitalized with $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 or another source set by the Legislature. It died in committee on February 4, 2025.
"Ensuring Likeness, Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act of 2025"; enact to expand protections against artificial intelligence deep fakes.
Mississippi's HB 768 (2025), the "Ensuring Likeness, Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act of 2025," would have given every individual, living or dead, a property right in the use of the individual's name, photograph, voice or likeness, with the stated purpose of expanding artificial intelligence protections. It would have created civil liability, including for distributing a tool that produces a particular person's voice or likeness without authorization, and a misdemeanor. It was referred to committee on January 16, 2025, and died in committee on February 4, 2025.
"Prohibition of Exploitation by Deepfakes Act"; enact.
Mississippi's SB 2437 (2025), the "Prohibition of Exploitation by Deepfakes Act," would have made it unlawful to use an interactive computer service to knowingly publish intimate visual depictions, including AI-made "morphed images," of identifiable individuals in certain circumstances. Per its title it would also have required covered platforms to run a notice-and-removal process. It was referred to Judiciary, Division B on January 20, 2025, and died in committee on February 4, 2025.
State institutions of higher learning; create grant program to assist with endowments to recruit and employ certain professors.
Mississippi's HB 384 (2025) would direct the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) to set up a program of grants to state institutions of higher learning to help them establish endowments for recruiting and employing professors of quantum computing and of artificial intelligence engineering, paid from a new special fund, the State Institutions of Higher Learning Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence Engineering Professors Fund. Money would be disbursed on legislative appropriation. It died in committee on February 4, 2025.
"Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act"; establish to protect minors from harmful content.
Mississippi's HB 1126 (Chapter 45, Laws of 2024), the Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act, mainly sets age-registration, data and harm-mitigation rules for digital services. Its AI-relevant part amends Section 97-5-31 so that the child exploitation crimes cover morphed images: any visual depiction, including a computer or computer-generated image, made or produced by electronic, mechanical, simulated or other means, that has been created, adapted or modified to appear that an identifiable minor is engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Approved April 30, 2024; effective July 1, 2024.
Digitizations; create a criminal penalty for the wrongful dissemination of.
Mississippi's SB 2577 (Chapter 467, Laws of 2024) creates a crime of wrongful dissemination of digitizations: realistic images or audio altered or created with software, machine learning, AI or other computer-generated means (deepfakes) that a reasonable person would believe show real speech or conduct. Knowingly disseminating one within 90 days of an election, without consent and to injure a candidate, influence the result or deter voting, carries up to one year and $5,000, or up to five years and $10,000 if meant to incite violence or after a prior conviction. Officials, the depicted person, candidates and parties may seek injunctions. Effective July 1, 2024.
Artificial Intelligence in Education Task Force Act; enact.
Mississippi's SB 2062 (2024), the "Artificial Intelligence in Education Task Force Act," would have created a 12-member task force chaired by the State Superintendent of Education to evaluate AI in K-12 and develop policy recommendations on its responsible use by students and educators. This is the version passed by the Senate on March 11, 2024. The House Education Committee reported it March 27, but it died on the House calendar on April 10, 2024.
Election crime; create for dissemination of a deep fake within 90 days of an election.
Mississippi's HB 1689 (2024), as passed the House, would make it a crime to disseminate a deep fake that the person knows or has reason to know is a deep fake, within 90 days of an election, without the depicted individual's consent and with intent to injure a candidate, influence the result or deter anyone from voting. Penalties run up to one year and $5,000, or up to five years and $10,000 in aggravated cases. It passed the House on March 12, 2024 and died on the Senate calendar on April 10, 2024.
Artificial intelligence; require disclosure when used in political advertisements.
Mississippi's SB 2423 (2024) would have amended Miss. Code 23-15-897 to require a clear and conspicuous disclosure on "qualified political advertisements" that contain an image, audio or video generated in whole or in part with artificial intelligence and are made by or on behalf of a candidate, committee or other person. It would also have required an AI disclaimer on prerecorded phone messages generated in whole or substantially by AI. It was referred to Elections and Technology on February 16, 2024, and died in committee on March 5, 2024.
Political communication; require to contain disclaimer if generated by artificial intelligence algorithms.
Mississippi's HB 1267 (2024) would require political communications generated in whole or in part by synthetic media using artificial intelligence algorithms to carry a clear and prominent disclaimer that they were generated using AI. It would add the same disclaimer duty for published campaign materials (Section 23-15-897) and for newspaper editorials or news stories generated by AI (Section 23-15-877). The bill text adds no penalty of its own for the new disclaimer duties. It died in committee on March 5, 2024.
Mississippi Fully Autonomous Vehicle Enabling (MS FAVE) Act of 2023; establish to regulate operation of autonomous vehicle on public roads.
Mississippi's MS FAVE Act of 2023 lets fully autonomous vehicles run on public roads without a human driver if the system is engaged and the vehicle will reach a minimal risk condition if it fails, can obey traffic laws, and bears any federally required certification label. Operators must first file a law enforcement interaction plan and proof of insurance with the Department of Public Safety. The engaged system counts as the licensed driver; vehicles are registered and titled as autonomous; on-demand AV networks may operate; and state agencies and local governments cannot ban AVs or add AV-specific taxes, fees or rules. Effective July 1, 2023.
Transportation; allow and regulate autonomous vehicles.
Mississippi's SB 2569 (2023), the "Mississippi Fully Autonomous Vehicle Enabling (MS FAVE) Act of 2023," would, per its title, have authorized fully autonomous vehicles (SAE Level 4 or 5) to operate on public roads without a human driver while the automated driving system is engaged and certain conditions are met. This is the Senate-passed version; the House passed it as amended on February 23, 2023, but it died on the calendar on March 10, 2023.
Transportation; authorize the use of autonomous motor vehicles.
Mississippi's SB 2676 (2015) would have authorized autonomous motor vehicles on the state's highways, requiring a human operator seated to take immediate manual control, and would have required the Department of Public Safety to create a driver's license endorsement for operating them. It was recommitted to committee and died in committee on February 10, 2015.
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