# Mississippi HB 857: Literacy-based Promotion Act; revise to expand intervention and strategies for literacy proficiency among students in Grade 4 through 8.

Mississippi HB 857, Literacy-based Promotion Act; revise to expand intervention and strategies for literacy proficiency among students in Grade 4 through 8., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John G. Faulkner (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-13 (Died On Calendar) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB857-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi HB 857
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Literacy-based Promotion Act; revise to expand intervention and strategies for literacy proficiency among students in Grade 4 through 8.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-02-13, Died On Calendar
- Sponsor: John G. Faulkner (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John G. Faulkner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeramey Anderson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bo Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Grace Butler-Washington (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bryant W. Clark (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ronnie C. Crudup (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Oscar Denton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karl Gibbs (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Justis Gibbs (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gregory Holloway (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrey Hulum III (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lataisha Jackson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Timaka James-Jones (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kabir Karriem (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Kinkade (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clay Mansell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carl L. Mickens (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Fabian Nelson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paden
- Cosponsor: Robert L. Sanders (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Zakiya Summers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cheikh Taylor (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rickey Thompson (Democratic), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-02-13: Died On Calendar (House)
- 2025-01-22: Title Suff Do Pass (House)
- 2025-01-16: Referred To Education (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0857IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0857IN.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 2517: "MS Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act" and "Uniform Athletes Agent Act"; bring forward. (signed)
- HB 856: Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on and make various changes to. (signed)
- HB 1341: MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; extend repealer on act and related tax incentives. (signed)
- HB 958: Department of Information Technology Services; revise certain provisions relating to acquisition of technology services. (signed)
- HB 913: Meat labeling; require accurate labeling of meat and nonmeat products by processors, retail and food establishment prior to final sale. (signed)
- HB 920: Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of various organizations. (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0857IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0857IN.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 2517: "MS Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act" and "Uniform Athletes Ag…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2517-2025)
- [HB 856: Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on and make various changes to.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB856-2025)
- [HB 1341: MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; extend repealer on act and related tax incent…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1341-2025)
- [HB 958: Department of Information Technology Services; revise certain provisions relati…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB958-2025)
- [HB 913: Meat labeling; require accurate labeling of meat and nonmeat products by proces…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB913-2025)
- [HB 920: Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of various orga…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB920-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB857-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).