---
type: "Bill"
title: "University-based programs of education for children with developmental disabilities; revise certain provisions."
description: "University-based programs of education for children with developmental disabilities; revise certain provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ms"
legislature: "Mississippi Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 881"
citation: "Mississippi HB 881 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations", "Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McGee"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-01-17T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-14T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f14635c2-54de-4184-8e1f-02d2610db3f7"
source_url: "http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/House_authors/Bennett.xml"
source_hash: "b00a8a0493272c4aaffe2579eab4cdaab12ef13df299f2466b13c866d342f919"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ms"]
---

# Mississippi HB 881 (2022) — University-based programs of education for children with developmental disabilities; revise certain provisions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0881IN.htm)
2. **Amendment Report for House Bill No. 881** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/pdf/sam/Amendment_Report_for_HB0881.pdf)
3. **As Passed the lower** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0881PS.htm)
4. **Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (Voice Vote)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/pdf/sam/HB0881_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
5. **Current version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0881SG.htm)

## Votes

- Passage — **120–0** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Conference Report — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage as Amended — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Conference Report — **120–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McGee — primary (person)
- Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Carpenter — cosponsor (person)
- Massengill — cosponsor (person)
- McCarty — cosponsor (person)
- Roberson — cosponsor (person)
- Stamps — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Education `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-31T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-08T06:00:00+00:00** Read the Third Time `reading-3`
- **2022-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2022-02-10T06:00:00+00:00** Transmitted To Senate `introduction`
- **2022-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Education;Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
- **2022-03-01T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass As Amended `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-09T06:00:00+00:00** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-09T06:00:00+00:00** Passed As Amended `passage`
- **2022-03-10T06:00:00+00:00** Returned For Concurrence
- **2022-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
- **2022-03-22T05:00:00+00:00** Conferees Named Bennett,McCarty,McGee
- **2022-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Conferees Named DeBar,Blount,Boyd
- **2022-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Filed
- **2022-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Filed
- **2022-03-30T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Adopted
- **2022-03-30T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Adopted
- **2022-03-30T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Reconsider Entered
- **2022-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Reconsider Tabled
- **2022-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
- **2022-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
- **2022-04-14T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f14635c2-54de-4184-8e1f-02d2610db3f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Mississippi legislature records).