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Mississippi Legislature · SB 2543 · Approved by Governor (Chapter 402)

Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact; enact.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “AN ACT TO ENACT INTO LAW THE INTERSTATE DENTAL AND DENTAL HYGIENE LICENSURE COMPACT AND PROVIDE THAT THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI ENTERS THE COMPACT WITH OTHER STATES AND JURISDICTIONS THAT JOIN IN THE COMPACT; Read the full text

2026 Regular Session

What it does

Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact; enact.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Referred To Public Health and Welfare · Jan 19, 2026

Senate

Title Suff Do Pass · Feb 3, 2026

Senate

Passed · Feb 11, 2026

Senate

Transmitted To House · Feb 12, 2026

Senate

Referred To Public Health and Human Services · Feb 16, 2026

House

Title Suff Do Pass · Feb 26, 2026

House

Passed · Mar 4, 2026

House

Returned For Enrolling · Mar 5, 2026

House

Enrolled Bill Signed · Mar 12, 2026

Senate

Enrolled Bill Signed · Mar 13, 2026

House

Approved by Governor · Mar 19, 2026

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Hickman

Recorded votes

PassedHouse · 2026-03-04 · Yeas 120, Nays 0, Absent or those not voting 1, Present 1
PassedSenate · 2026-02-11 · Yeas 52, Nays 0, Absent and those not voting 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Mississippi legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Approved by Governor (Mar 19, 2026).