Created by Senate Bill 2426
Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Regulation (AIR) Task Force
Mississippi’s Artificial Intelligence Regulation Task Force studies AI applications, risks, state policy issues, and recommendations for responsible use. This page summarizes the task force, its membership, and the official source documents.
Overview
What the AIR Task Force is
Senate Bill 2426, passed during the 2025 Mississippi Regular Session, established the Artificial Intelligence Regulation Task Force to study AI applications, risks, state-government use, potential code revisions, funding considerations, and annual recommendations to the Mississippi Legislature. The task force is scheduled to report annually and dissolve on December 31, 2027.
Purpose
The task force balances innovation and public interest while studying privacy, data protection, testing frameworks, ethical standards, liability, consumer impact, bias, copyright, provenance, state-government use, and related AI issues.
Reports
The January 13, 2026 report is the first of three annual reports described by the task force co-chairs. It summarizes 2025 meetings, testimony, lessons learned, and adopted recommendations.
MAIN connection
SB 2426 includes the Director of the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network, or a designee, as a voting member. The first report identifies Dr. Kollin Napier, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of MAIN, as a member of the task force.
Authority and limits
The task force studies AI and recommends action to the Legislature. It does not issue regulations, approve AI tools, or enforce policy. Policy for state-agency AI use comes from ITS and from each agency, K-12 classroom guidance comes from the Mississippi Department of Education, and binding requirements come from the Legislature. Senate Bill 2426 directs the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) to provide clerical support for the task force meetings and for preparing the report.
Membership
Who is on the AIR Task Force
The January 13, 2026 report identifies the 11-member task force as seven voting members and four ex-officio advisory appointees. Voting members include legislative co-chairs and representatives from state technology, homeland security, the National Guard, the Attorney General’s Office, and MAIN.
Co-Chairs
Legislative leadership
- Senator Bart Williams, Co-Chair, Lieutenant Governor appointee
- Representative Jill Ford, Co-Chair, Speaker of the House appointee
Voting Members
State and MAIN representatives
- Dr. Craig Orgeron, Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services
- Attorney General of Mississippi, or designee: Gregory Alston or Doug Miracle
- Jim Brinson, Mississippi Office of Homeland Security, or designee: Bobby Freeman
- Brigadier General Jamie Hankins, representing the Adjutant General of the Mississippi National Guard
- Dr. Kollin Napier, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network
Ex-Officio
Advisory appointees
- Erin McKinney, Amazon Web Services representative
- Dani DeVito, NVIDIA representative
- Dr. Julie Jordan, Mississippi State University Senior Advisor for AI and Data Governance
- Gerard Gibert, private business entity representative with AI technology experience
2025 Work
What the first report covers
The first report summarizes meetings, testimony, source research, Mississippi AI activity, state-government AI inventory findings, and recommendations adopted at the January 13, 2026 meeting.
Meetings and hearings
The task force met at the Mississippi Capitol, Mississippi State University, and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Harrison Campus, then held public hearings at the Capitol on November 6, December 11, and January 13.
Topics reviewed
The report covers state-government AI use, MAIN’s role as a statewide AI backbone, the AI Innovation Hub, education and workforce development, AI risks, AI opportunities, and possible legislative priorities.
Adopted recommendations
At its January 13, 2026 meeting, the task force adopted recommendations related to a state definition of AI and disclosure when citizens interact with public-facing conversational AI systems.
2026 Update
What happened after Report One
The task force studies and recommends. The Legislature decides. Of the two recommendations adopted on January 13, 2026, the first is now Mississippi law.
A state AI definition became law
House Bill 1723 of the 2026 Regular Session defines artificial intelligence in Mississippi law. The Governor approved it on March 9, 2026, it took effect July 1, 2026, it is assigned Chapter 311, and it is codified in Chapter 3, Title 1 of the Mississippi Code of 1972. Its principal author was Representative Jill Ford, a task force co-chair. The enacted wording is the same definition the task force recommended, which Senate Bill 2426 tied to 15 U.S.C. Section 9401(3).
A disclosure recommendation is with the Legislature
The task force also recommended that state agencies, boards and commissions, and local governing authorities give clear disclosure when citizens engage conversational AI systems in public-facing services. That is a recommendation to the Legislature, not a rule the task force can impose. Report One states the recommendation as adopted.
What comes next
Senate Bill 2426 requires the task force to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature each year no later than December 1, and provides that the task force dissolves December 31, 2027. Report One is the first of those annual reports.
Meeting Coverage
Where the task force met
The task force has met at the Capitol, Mississippi State University, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, and Camp Shelby. This timeline begins with its first meeting on April 17, 2025, and includes public hearings, campus visits, data-center hearings, and the September 2026 cybersecurity meeting. Some entries are meeting records without separate news coverage.
September 15, 2026
AI and cybersecurity at Camp Shelby
At Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, the Mississippi Legislative Artificial Intelligence Regulation Task Force heard briefings on AI-driven cyber threats, Mississippi readiness, secure AI adoption, and defense and cyber workforce needs.
July 13-14, 2026
Data center hearings at the Mississippi Capitol
Over two days of hearings at the Mississippi Capitol, the AIR Task Force examined data-center development and heard perspectives from public-interest groups, energy and water stakeholders, economic development organizations, local municipalities, and data-center representatives.
December 11, 2025
Federal AI Executive Order context
At a Capitol meeting held as a new federal AI Executive Order was issued, members discussed AI uses in telecommunications, manufacturing, agriculture, engineering, cybersecurity, and public safety, with MAIN represented in the discussion.
November 6, 2025
Public hearing at the Mississippi Capitol
The task force held a public hearing at the Capitol as part of its 2025 work, gathering testimony for the first annual report.
News coverage not yet published
October 15, 2025
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
At MGCCC’s Harrison County Campus, members learned how MGCCC and MAIN are preparing Mississippi’s workforce, economy, and education system, including AI and data pathways, AI literacy, workforce programs, and hands-on emerging-technology labs.
September 25, 2025
Mississippi State University
At MSU, members heard from university leaders, toured research centers including CAVS and the Agriculture Autonomy Institute, and reviewed AI-related research, infrastructure, cybersecurity, ethics, privacy, and policy work.
April 17, 2025
First task force meeting
The task force convened for its first meeting and began its work under Senate Bill 2426 to study AI applications, risks, policy issues, and recommendations for the Mississippi Legislature.
News coverage not yet published
Official Sources
Read the source documents
Use the official bill and report for legal text, membership details, meeting summaries, recommendations, and the complete public record. This MAIN page is a public explainer and should not replace the official source documents.
Senate Bill 2426
MAIN-hosted copy of the official version as approved by the Governor, establishing the Artificial Intelligence Regulation Task Force.
Report One
The task force’s January 13, 2026 report to the Legislature. PEER hosts the official release; MAINMS.org hosts a copy.
MAIN news release
MAIN’s announcement page for the release of the Artificial Intelligence Regulation Task Force report.
Related MAIN Resources
Connect policy work with practical AI readiness
The AIR Task Force is separate from MAIN’s AI Workforce Readiness Council. These related MAIN resources help readers move from statewide policy context to practical training, governance, and implementation planning.
Policy Guides
AI policy and guidance templates for K-12, higher education, government, healthcare, and business.
AI Workforce Readiness Council
A separate MAIN-related council focused on AI talent, learning progression, and workforce alignment.
AI Guidance
Public AI guidance resources from Mississippi institutions and MAIN-related context pages.
FAQ
Common questions
What is the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Regulation Task Force?
It is a state task force created by Senate Bill 2426 to study AI applications, risks, policy issues, state-government use, and recommendations for Mississippi.
Is this the same as the AI Workforce Readiness Council?
No. The AIR Task Force is a state legislative task force created by SB 2426. The AI Workforce Readiness Council is a separate MAIN-related workforce and learning alignment effort.
Where can I read the official documents?
Use the official SB 2426 PDF for the law that created the task force, and use the January 13, 2026 report PDF for membership, meeting summaries, testimony, conclusions, and recommendations.