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Legislator > Dennis DeBar
State Senator
Dennis DeBar
(R) - Mississippi
Mississippi Senate District 43
In Office - Started: 01/05/2016
contact info
Capitol Office
State Capitol
400 High St.
Jackson, MS 39201
400 High St.
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: 601-359-3221
Capitol Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
Jackson, MS 39215
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB2002 | Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary programs. | An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For Support Of The Eight Universities' Designated Institutes, Laboratories And Programs For Which They Are Responsible And The Executive Office Of The Board Of Trustees For Fiscal Year 2026; And For Related Purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB2006 | Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Forest and Wildlife Research Center. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Incurred In The Maintenance And Operation Of The Forest And Wildlife Research Center For Fiscal Year 2026. | In Committee |
| SB2008 | Appropriation; IHL - Student Financial Aid. | An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For The Support And Maintenance Of Financial Aid Scholarship, Loan And Grant Programs And The Mississippi Office Of Student Financial Aid, For Fiscal Year 2026. | In Committee |
| SB2003 | Appropriation; IHL - Alcorn State - Agricultural programs. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Support And Maintenance Of The Alcorn State University Agricultural Research, Extension And Land-grant Programs For Fiscal Year 2026. | In Committee |
| SB2009 | Appropriation; IHL - University of Mississippi Medical Center. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The University Of Mississippi Medical Center For Fiscal Year 2026. | In Committee |
| SB2026 | Appropriation; Corrections, Department of. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Support And Maintenance Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections For Fiscal Year 2026. | In Committee |
| SB2005 | Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Cooperative Extension Service. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Support And Maintenance Of The Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service For Fiscal Year 2026. | In Committee |
| SB2004 | Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Support And Maintenance Of The Mississippi Agricultural And Forestry Experiment Station For Fiscal Year 2026. | In Committee |
| SB2015 | Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of. | An Act Making An Appropriation To Defray The Expenses Of The Department Of Public Safety For Fiscal Year 2026. | Crossed Over |
| SB2001 | Appropriation; IHL - General support. | An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For Support Of The Eight Universities For Fiscal Year 2026. | Crossed Over |
| SB2007 | Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Veterinary Medicine, College of. | An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For The College Of Veterinary Medicine At Mississippi State University For Fiscal Year 2026. | In Committee |
| SB2730 | Mississippi Burn Care Fund; provide that SBH shall equitably divide funds among all certified health centers. | An Act To Amend Section 41-59-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Board Of Health Shall Equitably Divide Funds Appropriated From The Mississippi Burn Care Fund Among All Certified Health Centers; To Amend Section 7-9-70, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB2181 | Public Records Act; exempt school district test security plans for administration of Statewide Student Assessment Program. | An Act To Amend Section 37-11-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That School District Test Security Plans For The Administration Of The Statewide Student Assessment Program Shall Be Exempt From The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983; And For Related Purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB2606 | Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program; provide for DFA to receive payments on approved loans from. | An Act To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration To Receive Repayments On Approved Loans From The Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program; To Direct The Department Of Education To Provide The Department Of Finance And Administration With All Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program Terms Of Repayment And Balances Owed From School Districts; To Direct The Department Of Finance And Administration To Deposit Those Repayments Into The Education Enhancement Fund; To Provide That, If A School District Is In Arrears On Loan Repayments, The Department Of Education Shall Remit The Amount Owed To The Department Of Finance And Administration And Shall Withhold That Amount From Future Payments Of Total Funding Formula Funds To The School District; To Direct The State Treasurer, In Conjunction With The State Fiscal Officer, To Transfer To The Education Enhancement Fund All Remaining Funds In The Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB3008 | Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Veterinary Medicine, College of. | An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For The College Of Veterinary Medicine At Mississippi State University For Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| SB3002 | Appropriation; IHL - General support. | An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For Support Of The Eight Universities For Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| SB3009 | Appropriation; IHL - Student Financial Aid. | An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For The Support And Maintenance Of Financial Aid Scholarship, Loan And Grant Programs And The Mississippi Office Of Student Financial Aid, For Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| SB2968 | Ad valorem tax; specify provisions for determining the true value of rural structures. | An Act To Amend Section 27-35-50, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify Provisions For Determining The True Value Of Rural Structures For Ad Valorem Tax Assessment Purposes; To Require That The True Value Of Any Rural Structure Appraised Before January 1, 2025, Be Recalculated For 2025 And Subsequent Tax Years In Accordance With This Act, Beginning With A Reappraisal Of The True Value As Of The Year Of The Initial Appraisal; To Require The Tax Assessor, In Arriving At The True Value Of A Rural Structure In Operation On Or Before January 1, 2025, To Follow The Guidelines In The Department Of Revenue Appraisal Manual In Use Immediately Prior To The Version Revised December 2020; To Require The Tax Assessor, In Arriving At The True Value Of A Rural Structure Placed In Operation After January 1, 2025, To Follow The Guidelines In The Most Current Version Of The Department Of Revenue Appraisal Manual; To Provide That, After The Initial Appraisal, The True Value Of Such A Rural Structure Shall Be Based Solely On Depreciation At A Rate Of 7% Per Year; To Provide That Net Depreciation Of A Poultry House Shall Not Fall Below 20% Of The Original True Value; To Require That An Adjustment Of 45% For Economic Obsolescence Be Applied To All Poultry Houses Used In Commercial Farming Operations; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB3015 | Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Commission On Judicial Performance Of The State Of Mississippi For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| SB3004 | Appropriation; IHL - Alcorn State - Agricultural programs. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Support And Maintenance Of The Alcorn State University Agricultural Research, Extension And Land-grant Programs For Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| SB3010 | Appropriation; IHL - University of Mississippi Medical Center. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The University Of Mississippi Medical Center For Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| SB3014 | Appropriation; Ethics Commission. | An Act Making An Appropriation To Defray The Expenses Of The Mississippi Ethics Commission For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| SB3007 | Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Forest and Wildlife Research Center. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Incurred In The Maintenance And Operation Of The Forest And Wildlife Research Center For Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| SB3003 | Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary programs. | An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For Support Of The Eight Universities' Designated Institutes, Laboratories And Programs For Which They Are Responsible And The Executive Office Of The Board Of Trustees For Fiscal Year 2026; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB3006 | Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Cooperative Extension Service. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Support And Maintenance Of The Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service For Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| SB3095 | Tax; cut income and grocery taxes, increase fuel excise tax, and adjust distribution of certain fuel and sales taxes. | An Act To Amend Section 27-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Tax On All Taxable Income In Excess Of $10,000.00 To 3.75% For 2027, 3.5% For 2028, 3.25% For 2029, And 2.99% For 2030 And All Subsequent Years; To Amend Section 27-65-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Tax Retail Sales Of Groceries At 5% From And After July 1, 2025; To Amend Section 27-65-241, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Bring Forward Section 27-67-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Imposition Of A Use Tax, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Sections 27-55-11, 27-55-519 And 27-55-521, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Excise Taxes On Gasoline And Certain Special Fuels To 21¢ Per Gallon From July 1, 2025, Through June 30, 2026, 24¢ Per Gallon From July 1, 2026, Through June 30, 2027, And 27¢ Per Gallon From July 1, 2027, Until The First Day Of The Month Immediately Following The Date Upon Which The Mississippi Transportation Commission And The State Treasurer Make Certain Certifications; To Provide For The Indexing Of Such Taxes; To Amend Sections 27-55-12 And 27-55-523, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Sections 27-5-101 And 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Adjust The Distribution Of Revenue From Certain Gasoline And Special Fuel Taxes; To Revise The Distribution Of State Sales Tax Revenue Collected From Retail Sales Of Food For Human Consumption Not Purchased With Food Stamps But Which Would Be Exempt From Sales Tax If Purchased With Food Stamps; To Amend Section 27-67-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Adjust The Distribution Of Use Tax Revenue To Municipalities And Counties For Infrastructure; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB3016 | Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of. | An Act Making An Appropriation To Defray The Expenses Of The Department Of Public Safety For Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| SB3005 | Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Support And Maintenance Of The Mississippi Agricultural And Forestry Experiment Station For Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| SR123 | Recognize outstanding leadership of Senator John A. Polk upon being awarded the MNG Meritorious Civilian Service Medal. | A Resolution Recognizing The Outstanding Leadership Of Senator John A. Polk, District 44, Upon The Occasion Of His Award Of The Mississippi Meritorious Civilian Service Medal By The Mississippi National Guard. | Passed |
| SR125 | Commemorate 50th Anniversary of the State Fire Academy. | A Resolution Commemorating The 50th Anniversary Of The Mississippi State Fire Academy And Recognizing Its Impact On Fire Service Training And Public Safety In Mississippi. | Passed |
| SC535 | Extend the deepest sympathy of the Legislature on the passing of former Speaker Pro Tempore Robert George Clark, Jr. | A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Deepest Sympathy Of The Legislature On The Passing Of Former Mississippi House Of Representatives Speaker Pro Tempore Robert George Clark, Jr. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR106 | Commend Mississippi coaches selected for "Tomorrow's 25 Coaching Fellowship." | A Resolution Recognizing And Congratulating The Coaches From Across Mississippi Who Have Been Chosen For The "tomorrow's 25 Coaching Fellowship" Program. | Passed |
| SR114 | Commend the pilot and crew of the medical helicopter who were lost in the line of duty after transporting a patient. | A Resolution Remembering The Dedicated And Professional Service And Commending The Pilot And Crew Of The Medical Helicopter Who Were Lost In The Line Of Duty In A Crash In Madison County After Transporting A Patient To The University Of Mississippi Medical Center On March 10, 2025. | Passed |
| SB2177 | Vocational education; modify description of programs eligible for payments out of state appropriations. | An Act To Amend Section 37-31-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Payments Out Of State Appropriations To School Districts For Extended Contracts For Vocational Agriculture Education Services And Other Related Vocational Education Services Contributing To Economic Development Shall Be Available Only To Those High Schools Whose Teachers Of Vocational Programs Are Responsible For Certain Programs Of Instruction During Those Days Or Weeks Between Academic Years Or, For School Districts Having Adopted The Extended School Year Calendar, Between Academic Quarters; And For Related Purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR96 | Recognize Senator Hillman T. Frazier for Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) Thomas Murphy Legacy Award. | A Resolution Recognizing Senator Hillman T. Frazier Upon His Receipt Of The Prestigious Southern Legislative Conference (slc) Thomas B. Murphy Legacy Award For Distinguished Legislative Service. | Passed |
| SB2618 | School attendance officers; transfer responsibility of employment from MDE to local school districts. | An Act To Amend Sections 37-13-81, 37-13-83, 37-13-85, 37-13-87 And 37-13-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Name Of The Office Of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement And Dropout Prevention Within The State Department Of Education; To Provide That The State Superintendent Of Public Education Shall Employ Sufficient Staff For The Office, Who Shall Meet Qualifications Established By The Superintendent With The Approval Of The State Personnel Board, To Provide Oversight For The Enforcement Of The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law, And To Support And Provide Technical Assistance And Professional Development To School Attendance Officers; To Transfer The Responsibility For Employing And Establishing The Duties Of School Attendance Officers From The State Department Of Education To Local School Districts; To Abolish The Three Regional School Attendance Officer Supervisor Positions; To Provide That School Attendance Officers Employed By The State Department Of Education On July 1, 2025, Shall Be Transferred To Employment Status As Employees Of Their Respective School Districts With Work Locations Therein And Shall Enforce Attendance At Charter Schools Located Within The School District; To Provide For The Sharing Of Administrative And Costs-sharing Responsibilities Of Two Or More School Districts Which Were Simultaneously Served By The Same School Attendance Officer; To Provide For The Transfer Of Any Unused Accumulated Leave; To Require The State To Provide Funding For One School Attendance Officer For Every 3,000 Compulsory-school-age Children In Enrollment In The Public Schools Of A County; To Establish The Minimum Salary Of Newly Hired School Attendance Officers Beginning July 1, 2025, And Authorize Local School Boards To Pay Additional Compensation Above The Minimum Salary On A Scale Established By The Local School Board; To Provide That School Attendance Officers Shall Not Experience Any Interruption Of Service With The Public Employees' Retirement System And The School Employees' Health Insurance Plan As A Result Of The Transfer Of Employment Responsibility; To Require The State Department Of Education And The Mississippi Association Of School Superintendents To Provide A Joint Report On The Status And Progress Of School Attendance Officers In Their Capacity As Employees Of Local School Districts And The Fulfillment Of Their Assigned Duties To The Legislature During The 2027 Regular Session; To Amend Sections 37-13-91 And 37-13-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SC510 | Extend sincerest sympathy of Mississippi Senate to surviving family of first-year Representative Andy Stepp. | A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Sincerest Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To The Surviving Family Of First-year Mississippi House Of Representative Member Andy Stepp Of Bruce, Mississippi, And Commending His Service To His Community And His State. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SC524 | Extending the sincerest sympathy of the Legislature on the passing of former U.S. President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. | A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Sincerest Sympathy Of The Mississippi Legislature To The Surviving Family And Friends Of Former United States President James Earl "jimmy" Carter, Jr., And Commending His Life, Achievements, Legacy And Public Service. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SC514 | Commend the life and mourn the passing of Mississippi native James Earl Jones. | A Concurrent Resolution Mourning The Loss And Celebrating The Contributions And Career Of Mississippi-born State And Screen Icon James Earl Jones, Who Forged A Path For Black Actors And Influenced The Lives Of Countless Americans Through His Storied Career, And Expressing The Sympathy Of The Legislature On The Passing Of This Acting Legend. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SC505 | Thanking Emily Wagster Pettus for her 30-year career as Capitol Correspondent with The Associated Press. | A Concurrent Resolution Paying Tribute To The 30-year Career Of Emily Wagster Pettus As A Capitol Correspondent With The Associated Press And Thanking Her For Her Service To The Citizens Of The State Of Mississippi. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR58 | Commend Mississippi Loggers Association "2024 National Champion Volunteer of the Year" Roy Holder. | A Resolution Commending And Thanking The Mississippi Loggers Association "2024 National Champion Volunteer Of The Year" Roy Holder For His Outstanding Charitable Contributions And For His Leadership In Setting A New Donation Record For "log-a-load For Kids Charity" Supporting The Children's Hospital Of Mississippi. | Passed |
| SC532 | Extend sympathy to surviving family of National Republican Committee Woman Jeanne Luckey. | A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Sincerest Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To The Surviving Family Of National Republican Committee Woman Jeanne Carter Luckey, Of Louisville, Mississippi, And Commending Her Service To Her Community And Her State. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR68 | Recognize Senator Angela Turner Ford for COABE 2024 Legislative Champion Award. | A Resolution Recognizing Senator Angela Turner Ford Upon Her Receipt Of The Coalition On Adult Basic Education (coabe) 2024 Legislative Champion Award And Commend Her Distinguished Leadership And Support For Adult Education In Mississippi. | Passed |
| SR63 | Commend the life of Black Hawk pilot U.S. Army Warrant Officer Andrew Loyd Eaves. | A Resolution Remembering The Gallant Service And Commending The Life Of United States Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves Of Brooksville, Mississippi, Who Was Lost In Action In A Training Mission In Washington, D.c., On January 29, 2025, And Expressing The Sympathy Of The Legislature. | Passed |
| SB2083 | Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of Mississippi College School of Law. | An Act To Amend Section 27-19-56.549, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of The Mississippi College School Of Law; To Prescribe An Additional Fee For The Issuance Of Such License Tags; To Provide For The Distribution Of The Additional Fee Collected From The Issuance Of Such License Tags; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2178 | School boards; authorize to vote on providing members and their dependents with health insurance paid for by local funds. | An Act To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Empower All School Boards Of All School Districts To Vote To Provide School Board Members And Their Eligible Dependents With Health Insurance, Provided That Such Insurance Is Paid For With Local Funds And Not State Funds; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2147 | Financial literacy curriculum; require specific courses in public schools in grades 6-12. | An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Incorporate Financial Literacy Components Within The Existing Curriculum To Be Taught In Grades 6-8 On Or Before The 2026-2027 School Year; To Require Successful Passage Of The Stand-alone One-half Carnegie Unit Personal Finance Course Or A Full Carnegie Unit Course Where At Least One-half Of The Course Standards Concern Financial Literacy As A Graduation Requirement; To Establish The "financial Literacy Trust Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury That Shall Provide Financial Literacy Education And Be Administered By The State Board Of Education; To Require The Board To Develop Rules And Regulations For The Administration Of The Fund; To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform, And To Set Certain Topics That Shall Be Required For The Financial Literacy Program; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2176 | Interim superintendents; modify role when state of emergency is lifted. | An Act To Amend Sections 37-17-6 And 37-17-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, During The School Board's First Year Fully Administering A School District After A Declaration Of A State Of Emergency Is Lifted Or The School Board Is Reconstituted, The Interim Superintendent Shall Continue To Serve Alongside Both The School Board And The School District's Newly Appointed Superintendent In An Advisory And Oversight Capacity And Shall Make Periodic Reports To The State Board Of Education; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2601 | Education Scholarship Account Program; make certain changes to. | An Act To Amend Section 37-181-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Parent, Guardian, Eligible School, Or Educational Service Provider May Request Reimbursement For Qualifying Expenses Under The Education Scholarship Account (esa) Program After A Student Returns To A Public School In The Student's Home School District; To Provide That, Upon A Student's Return To The Home School District, Any Funds Remaining In The Student's Esa After Reimbursement Requests Have Been Processed Shall Be Distributed To The Home District; To Distribute Funds From A Closed Esa To The State General Fund At The End Of The School Year If The Student Has Not Returned To The Home District; To Amend Section 37-181-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Limit On New Enrollment In The Esa Program Of 500 Additional Students Per Year; To Provide That Each Student's Esa Shall Be Funded At An Amount Equivalent To The Student Base Amount Under The Total Funding Formula; To Amend Section 37-181-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Authorization Of The State Department Of Education To Deduct An Amount Up To A Limit Of 6% From Appropriations Used To Fund Esas To Cover The Costs Of Overseeing The Funds And Administering The Esa Program; To Require The State Department Of Education To Implement An Application Or Authorization Process To Determine The Eligibility Of Nonpublic Schools To Participate In The Esa Program; To Amend Section 37-181-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require All Eligible Schools To Advise Parents Of Students Who Qualify For Other Scholarship Programs To Apply For Those Programs Instead Of The Esa Program; To Require Participating Students To Take The Same Assessment At The Beginning And The End Of The School Year; To Limit The Types Of Assessments Students Are Required To Take; To Provide A Measure Of Flexibility If The Standard Assessment Types Are Inappropriate Due To The Severity Of The Student's Disability; To Amend Section 37-181-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Eligible Schools, Or The Parent Or Guardian Who Submitted The Esa Application, To Submit Information About Special Education Services To The State Department Of Education; To Bring Forward Sections 37-181-1, 37-181-3, 37-181-11, 37-181-13, 37-181-19, 37-181-21 And 37-181-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2450 | County law library; authorize use of money for technological purposes. | An Act To Amend Section 19-7-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Funds To Be Used For Electronic And Technological Purposes For Any Chancery Or Circuit Courtroom In The County; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2616 | Education funding; update language, and include grades 7-8 in CTE multiplier for grades 9-12. | An Act To Amend Sections 25-11-126, 37-23-31, 37-23-33, 37-61-33, 37-151-207 And 37-159-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Update The Statutory Language To Reflect The Current Total Funding Formula; To Amend Section 37-151-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mississippi Student Funding Formula To Include Students In The Seventh And Eighth Grades In The Multiplier Applicable To Students Enrolled In A Career And Technical Education Course; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SR65 | Extend sincerest sympathy of the Senate to surviving family and friends of Hinds County Deputy Sheriff Martin Shields, Jr. | A Resolution Extending The Sincerest Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To The Surviving Family And Friends Of Hinds County Deputy Sheriff Martin Shields, Jr., Who Died In The Line Of Duty On February 23, 2025, And Commending His Law Enforcement Career. | Passed |
| SB2570 | Groceries; exempt from state sales tax, and authorize municipalities to levy sales tax at lower rate. | An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From The State Sales Tax Retail Sales Of Food Or Drink For Human Consumption Eligible For Purchase With Food Stamps Issued By The United States Department Of Agriculture Or Other Federal Agency; To Clarify That This Exemption From The State Sales Tax Shall Not Affect A Sales Tax Levied By A Municipality Under This Act; To Authorize Any Municipality To Levy A Tax Of No More Than 1% On Retail Sales Of Food Or Drink For Human Consumption Eligible For Purchase With Food Stamps Issued By The United States Department Of Agriculture Or Other Federal Agency, But Only When Such Food Or Drink Is Purchased Without The Use Of Food Stamps Issued By The United States Department Of Agriculture Or Other Federal Agency; To Grant The Municipality The Discretion To Levy The Tax Either By The Authority Of Its Resolution Or By Calling An Election On The Question; To Grant The Municipality The Same Discretion In Adjusting The Rate Of The Tax And In Repealing The Tax, Regardless Of Which Method It Used For The Initial Levy; To Amend Section 27-65-241, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Above; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SC502 | Extend sympathy of the MS Senate on the passing of former Senator and MS Appellate Judge John J. Fraiser, Jr. | A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Sincerest Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To The Surviving Family Of Former Mississippi Senator, Presiding Justice Of The Mississippi Court Of Appeals And Respected Trial Lawyer John James Frasier, Jr., Of Leflore County, Mississippi, And Commending His Service To His Community And His State. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SC503 | Extend sincerest sympathy of MS Senate to surviving family of former Senator Edwin Pittman who served in 3 branches of government. | A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Sincerest Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To The Surviving Family Of The Honorable Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Former Chief Justice Of The Mississippi Supreme Court, Former Attorney General, Former Secretary Of State, Former Two Term Mississippi State Senator, And Former Brigadier General Of The Mississippi National Guard. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SC504 | Extend sincerest sympathy of Mississippi Senate to surviving family of former Senator Charles Pittman. | A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Sincerest Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To The Surviving Family Of Charles James Pittman, Former Mississippi Senator And Staff Member To Former Governor Haley Barbour, And Commending His Service To His Community And His State. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR27 | Extend sympathy of the Senate to surviving family of National Republican Committee Woman Jeanne Luckey. | A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Sincerest Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To The Surviving Family Of National Republican Committee Woman Jeanne Carter Luckey, Of Louisville, Mississippi, And Commending Her Service To Her Community And Her State. | Passed |
| SR30 | Extend condolences on the passing of MS Representative Charles L. Young, Jr. | A Resolution Extending The Condolences Of The Mississippi Senate To The Surviving Family Of Representative Charles Lemuel Young, Jr. | Passed |
| SC506 | Extend sincerest sympathy of the Legislature to the surviving family of former State Senator Nickey Browning of Pontotoc, MS. | A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Sincerest Sympathy Of The Mississippi Legislature To The Surviving Family Of Former Mississippi State Senator Nickey Reed Browning Of Pontotoc, Mississippi, And Commending His Service To His Community And His State. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB2604 | School athletics and extracurricular activities; require SBE to review and recommend revisions for administration of. | An Act To Impose Conditions On A School Board's Authority To Regulate Athletics And Extracurricular Activities And To Expend Funds For Certain Purposes; To Provide For The Creation Of A Special Committee Consisting Of Three Members Of The State Board Of Education And Four Legislative Appointees To Study The Oversight And Regulation Of School Athletics And Extracurricular Activities And To Decide, By January 1, 2026, Whether The Regulation Shall Be Accomplished By A Private Not-for-profit Corporation Created By The Seven-member Committee Or By Any Not-for-profit Corporation Currently Involved In The Regulation Of School Athletics And Extracurricular Activities; To Restrict The School Board's Authority To Pay Funds Under Their Control To Organizations That Currently Regulate School Athletics And Extracurricular Activities; To Prohibit Any Such Not-for-profit Established For The Purpose Of Regulating Public High School Athletics And Extracurricular Activities From Denying Member Schools From Competing Against Nonmember Schools When It Is The Desire Of Said Schools To Compete One Against The Other; To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2602 | Public schools; provide for portability between. | An Act To Require That Each School District Report To The State Department Of Education Certain Information Related To Student Transfer Requests; To Require The Department Of Education To Adopt A Policy And System For Reporting And To Make The Information In The District Reports Available To Each District; To Bring Forward Sections 37-15-29, 37-15-31 And 37-151-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2622 | State Workforce Investment Board; make technical changes to provisions related thereto. | An Act To Amend Section 37-73-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The State Workforce Investment Board's List Of Nationally Recognized Industry Certifications To Ensure Reimbursement Funds Apply Only To Certain Priority Sectors; To Bring Forward Section 37-153-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Certain Grant Funds, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2764 | Mississippi Student Funding Formula; include grades 7-8 in career and technical education multiplier for grades 9-12. | An Act To Amend Section 37-151-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mississippi Student Funding Formula To Include Students In The Seventh And Eighth Grades In The Multiplier Applicable To Students Enrolled In A Career And Technical Education Course; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2603 | Mississippi Securities Act of 2010; create Securities Investor Education Fund for investor education initiatives. | An Act To Amend Section 75-71-601, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Securities Investor Education Fund, Into Which Shall Be Deposited Monies Derived From Late Penalties On Certain Notice Filing Fees For Federal Covered Securities; To Provide That, At The End Of A Fiscal Year, 50% Of The Amount In The Special Fund Shall Lapse Into The State General Fund, And The Remaining 50% Shall Remain In The Special Fund; To Authorize The Administrator, At Any Time, To Deposit Any Amount Of Monies In The Special Fund Into The State General Fund; To Provide That The Expenditure Of Monies In The Special Fund Shall Be Under The Direction Of The Administrator; To Authorize The Administrator To Use Monies In The Fund To Implement Certain Investor Education Initiatives; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2668 | Dental hygienists; authorize to work under general supervision of dentists in nursing homes and correctional facilities. | An Act To Amend Section 73-9-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Dental Hygienist May Work Under General Supervision Of A Dentist In A Licensed Nursing Home, Institution For The Aged Or Infirm, Public Or Private Prison, Detention Center Or Correctional Facility If The Hygienist Meets Certain Requirements; To Provide That A Dental Hygienist Who Qualifies Under This Act Shall Have No Limit On The Number Of Days That The Hygienist May Work Under General Supervision, But Shall Adhere To All Other Restrictions Set Forth In Statute Or Otherwise Required By The State Board Of Dental Examiners; To Authorize Such Dental Hygienists To Perform Certain Functions While Under The General Supervision Of Dentists; To Provide That A Dentist May Only Supervise A Maximum Of Six Dental Hygienists At A Licensed Nursing Home, Institution For The Aged Or Infirm, Public Or Private Prison, Detention Center Or Correctional Facility; To Set Certain Requirements Of Dental Hygienists And Dentists; To Provide That This Act Shall Not Be Construed To Allow A Dental Hygienist To Diagnose A Patient's Condition; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2173 | Ad valorem tax increase for schools; require approval by levying authority before school board publishes election notice. | An Act To Amend Sections 37-57-104 And 37-57-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A School Board To Obtain Approval From Its Levying Authority Before Publishing Notice Calling For An Election On The Question Of An Ad Valorem Tax Increase Over 4% For Schools; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2241 | Convicted offender earned-time allowance; may be used by State Parole Board in setting parole eligibility. | An Act To Amend Sections 47-5-138 And 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Incarcerated Felon May Have His Or Her Parole Eligibility Date Reduced By The State Parole Board By The Number Of Days Equal To The Offender's Earned-time Allowance Program; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2179 | Tim Tebow Act; allow homeschooled children to participate in extracurricular activity within their school district. | An Act To Enact The Tim Tebow Act To Authorize Homeschooled Students To Participate In Interscholastic Extracurricular Activities Sponsored By Or Engaged In By The Public School To Which The Student Would Be Assigned According To District School Board Attendance Policies; To Provide Certain Requirements For Such Students; To Provide That Transportation Of The Student To The Public School Shall Be The Responsibility Of The Parent, Guardian Or Student; To Prohibit A Public School From Discriminating Against Such Student In The Selection Of Interscholastic Extracurricular Team Members; To Provide That Such Participation Shall Be Considered A Privilege And Not A Right, And That Nothing In The Act Shall Be Interpreted To Create A Cause Of Action; To Create The "homeschool Extracurricular Activity Fund" As A Special Fund Within The Department Of Education; To Provide That Districts May Receive $2,250.00 Per Homeschool Student Who Participated In Extracurricular Activities In The Prior Year; To Require The Department Of Education To Report Disbursements To The Office Of The State Auditor; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2175 | JROTC statewide coordinator; make position comparable to education program administrator or supervisor. | An Act To Amend Section 37-3-95, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Statewide Coordinator For Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (jrotc) Programs In The Public Schools Shall Hold A Position Comparable To An Education Program Administrator Or Supervisor; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2385 | Fantasy contest games; clarify that operators are not illegally participating. | An Act To Amend Sections 97-33-303 And 97-33-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Operators Of A Fantasy Contest Which Includes Set Benchmarks For Contestants To Pick Against Are Not In Violation Of The Mississippi Gambling Statutes; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2593 | Mississippi Charter Schools Act of 2013; bring forward. | An Act To Bring Forward Sections 37-28-1, 37-28-3, 37-28-5, 37-28-7, 37-28-9, 37-28-11, 37-28-13, 37-28-15, 37-28-17, 37-28-19, 37-28-21, 37-28-23, 37-28-25, 37-28-27, 37-28-29, 37-28-31, 37-28-33, 37-28-35, 37-28-37, 37-28-39, 37-28-41, 37-28-43, 37-28-45, 37-28-47, 37-28-49, 37-28-51, 37-28-53, 37-28-55, 37-28-57, 37-28-59 And 37-28-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2172 | Ten Commandments and historical documents; require display in public schools and postsecondary educational institutions. | An Act To Require Each Public School And Postsecondary Educational Institution To Display The Ten Commandments, The Mayflower Compact, The Declaration Of Independence, And Historical, Geographical And Cultural Facts About The State Of Mississippi In A Conspicuous Place In Each Educational Building It Uses And In Each Classroom In Each School Under Its Jurisdiction; To Provide A Historical Context Statement To Be Displayed With The Ten Commandments; To Require The State Department Of Education To Supply The Historical, Geographical And Cultural Facts About Mississippi To Be Displayed; To Specify That This Act Shall Not Require The Governing Authority Of A School Or Postsecondary Educational Institution To Spend Its Funds To Purchase Displays; To Authorize Such Governing Authorities To Fund The Displays Free Of Charge By Accepting Donated Displays Or Donated Funds To Purchase The Displays; To Direct The State Board Of Education To Adopt Rules And Regulations To Ensure The Proper Implementation Of This Act; To Direct The State Department Of Education To Identify Appropriate Resources For Compliance With This Act That Are Free Of Charge, And To List Such Free Resources On Its Website; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2155 | Partnership between Energy High School Academy and Vicksburg-Warren and Claiborne school districts; extend date of repeal on. | An Act To Amend Section 5, Chapter 482, Laws Of 2019, As Amended By Section 5, Chapter 382, Laws Of 2022, To Extend The Date Of Repeal On Sections 37-69-1, 37-69-3, 37-69-5 And 37-69-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Constitute The Energy Academy Act, Which Authorizes The Board Of Trustees Of The Vicksburg-warren School District And The Claiborne County Board Of Education To Apply To The Mississippi Development Authority For The Approval Of Entering Into A Memorandum Of Understanding With A Nuclear Facility And Warren County And The State Of Mississippi For The Establishment Of A Partnership For The Operation Of An Energy High School Academy, And Which Prescribes The Membership Of The Energy High School Academy Partnership Council To Administer The Academy; To Bring Forward Sections 37-69-1, 37-69-3, 37-69-5 And 37-69-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2180 | Charter school teachers; limit exemption from educational qualifications to programs not receiving grants from MDE. | An Act To Amend Section 37-21-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit The Exemption Of Charter School Teachers From The Section's Educational Qualification Requirements To Those Teachers Employed In Programs Not Receiving Grant Funding From The State Department Of Education; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2670 | Practice of podiatric medicine; provide certain requirements to perform specific surgeries. | An Act To Amend Section 73-27-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Licensed Podiatrist May Perform Surgical Treatment Of The Ankle And Governing Structures And Tissue When The Podiatrist Has Met Certain Requirements; To Provide That A Licensed Podiatrist May Perform Ankle Surgery Only In An Accredited Hospital Licensed In The State; To Set Certain Limitations On The Procedures That A Podiatrist May Perform; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2838 | Fees; revise certain amounts for printing and publication. | An Act To Amend Section 25-7-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Fee Schedules Charged For Publishing Documents In A Newspaper On Behalf Of A Public Body; To Amend Section 25-7-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Fee Owed To A Publisher For Publication Of Each Advertisement Of Land For Sale For Taxes; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SC501 | Honor the 30-year Anniversary of the establishment of the Mississippi Court of Appeals and commend its accomplishments. | A Concurrent Resolution Commemorating And Honoring The 30-year Anniversary Of The Establishment Of The Mississippi Court Of Appeals And Commending Its Accomplishments. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR151 | Commend Jennifer Stroupe, CPO, for Mississippi and National Para-optometric of the Year Award. | Senate Adopted | 04/03/2025 | Yea |
| SR153 | Commend Clarke County Chief Deputy Sheriff Barry M. White on occasion of his retirement. | Senate Adopted | 04/03/2025 | Yea |
| SR154 | Commend Honorable Cham Trotter III upon his induction into the 2025 University of Mississippi School of Law Hall of Fame. | Senate Adopted | 04/03/2025 | Yea |
| SR152 | Commend District 44 Senator John A. Polk for distinguished service to State Senate. | Senate Adopted | 04/03/2025 | Yea |
| SB2211 | Sexual assault kits; require right of information to victim and regulate rights of victims to care and exams by hospitals. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1127 | ARPA programs and funds; require agencies to make certain reports regarding. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1126 | Gulf Coast Restoration Fund; provide for maximum match requirement for assistance provided to cities and counties from. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1193 | Public K-12 and Postsecondary schools; prohibit DEI statements and practices. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1338 | Unmarked vehicles; revise requirements for and prohibit impersonation of law enforcement. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB2248 | Fresh Start Act; revise. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| HB1544 | Judicial redistricting; revise for circuit courts. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1491 | Cloud Center of Excellence; establish for phased-in cloud computing and storage by state agencies and governing authorities. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1461 | Local governments capital improvements revolving loan program; revise definition of "capital improvements", extend repealer on MDA authority to use certain funds for expenses. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1614 | Expungement; clarify for pardon and human trafficking convictions. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB2768 | Judicial redistricting; revise provisions related to chancery courts, provide procedure for implementation. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB2840 | State Budget process; revise provisions related to and transfer certain funds. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HC67 | Coffeeville High School Pirates Boys basketball Team; commend upon winning 2025 MHSAA Class 1A State Championship. | Senate Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HC68 | Grenada Chargers Football Team; commend upon winning MHSAA Class 6A State Championship. | Senate Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SR148 | Commend Ole Miss Basketball Coach Chris Beard for winning the 2025 National Coach of the Year Award. | Senate Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SR150 | Commend Rankin County Superintendent Dr. Scott Rimes as MASA 2024 Superintendent of the Year on the occasion of his retirement. | Senate Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SR147 | Commend Madalyn Oliphant as Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2025. | Senate Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SR149 | Commend outstanding service of Brent Smith as President of the Mississippi Independent Pharmacy Board. | Senate Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB293 | Congressional primaries; change time for holding in years without presidential election. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB602 | Crawfish and seafood; provide country of origin labeling requirements for. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB809 | Students of active duty service members and civilian personnel; clarify "active duty" status for purpose of school enrollment and transfers. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB861 | Sexual offense; provide immunity for reporting. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB811 | Candidate qualifications; revise process for. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB856 | Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on and make various changes to. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB913 | Meat labeling; require accurate labeling of meat and nonmeat products by processors, retail and food establishment prior to final sale. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB953 | Harvest permits; extend repealer on provisions establishing maximum weight and approved routes of vehicles. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB924 | Creating Logic for Efficiency and Accountability (CLEAR) Act; create. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB958 | Department of Information Technology Services; revise certain provisions relating to acquisition of technology services. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB1062 | Dental hygienists; authorize to provide services to patients under the general supervision of dentists under certain conditions. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2143 | Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise definition of "qualified resort area." | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2181 | Public Records Act; exempt school district test security plans for administration of Statewide Student Assessment Program. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2190 | Driver's license; amend provisions related to. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB1131 | 2024 Local Improvements Project Fund; clarify and correct names and purposes of certain. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB1077 | Kratom products; prohibit sale to persons under 21. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB1203 | Camping; prohibit on public property. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2328 | Real property; clarify eviction procedures, provide procedure for removal from RV parks. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB1341 | MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; extend repealer on act and related tax incentives. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2267 | Mississippi Statewide Data Exchange Act; establish. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2263 | Approval of oyster leases by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources; clarify authority. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB1308 | Grooming of a child; establish as a criminal offense. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2271 | Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission; move to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB1325 | County depositories; revise interval of time for accepting bids from financial institutions in certain years. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB1245 | Memorial highways; designate various segments of public roadway as upon certain conditions. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB1330 | Banks; authorize investments in SBICs incorporated outside MS and in LLCs and LLPs. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB1509 | District Attorneys; revise salaries to certain amount below chancery and circuit courts. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB1505 | Construction manager at risk law; revise provisions related to selection of contractors and vendors for IHL. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2386 | Medicaid; make various amendments to the provisions of the program. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2482 | Mississippi Electronic Court system; provide free access to public defenders and county prosecutors in certain matters. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2518 | Universities and colleges; increase certain college renovation funds and require IHL board to develop PPP policies. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2517 | "MS Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act" and "Uniform Athletes Agent Act"; bring forward. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2452 | Child support; create presumption that support continues past the age of majority for a disabled child. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2573 | Department of Tourism; create. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2654 | In-person early voting; allow. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2730 | Mississippi Burn Care Fund; provide that SBH shall equitably divide funds among all certified health centers. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2767 | The Mississippi Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Council; create. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2802 | Fire Protection Fee; levy on retail sale of fireworks. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2835 | Mississippi Emergency Communications Act; create. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2849 | Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and privacy regarding unionization decisions. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2851 | Alcoholic beverages; allow persons to bring onto premises with on-premise retailer's permits in certain qualified resorts. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB2886 | Mississippi Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team Law; enact. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SB3258 | Washington County; extend the repeal date on the Washington County Convention and Visitors Committee and tourism tax. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB1997 | City of Vicksburg; revise definition of restaurant under Vicksburg Economic Recreation and Tourism tax and extend repealer on tax. | Senate Passed | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HC65 | Phi Theta Kappa 2025 All-Mississippi Academic Team; commend. | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SR130 | Recognize JSU Athletic Director Ashley Robinson as National Athletic Director of the Year. | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SR128 | W.H. Lanier Junior Senior High School; recognize 100th Anniversary Celebration. | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SR126 | Commend Lake Cormorant High School Lady Gators Volleyball Team for 3-Peat Class 6A State Championship. | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SR129 | Remembering the legendary NBA basketball career of "Slick" Watts from Rolling Fork, Mississippi, and extending condolences. | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SC544 | Extend condolences on the passing of talk radio icon Paul Gallo and paying tribute to his public contributions. | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SC543 | Celebrate 40th Anniversary of CASA of Southeast Mississippi and declare April 2025 as "Child Abuse Awareness Month." | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SR134 | Commend East Rankin Academy Shooting Sports Team for winning 6th consecutive MSSP State Title. | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SR136 | Commend East Rankin Academy Patriots Girls Basketball Team for winning the MAIS 5A State Championship. | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SR137 | Commend 2024 East Rankin Academy Girls Cross Country Team for winning fourth consecutive MAIS 5A State Championship. | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SR132 | Commend MGCCC Men's Golf Team. | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SR133 | Commend volunteer services provided by veterans support nonprofit group Boots To Beyond, Inc. | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SR135 | Commend East Rankin Academy Patriots Boys Soccer Team for first-ever MAIS Division II State Championship. | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SR140 | Recognize WLBT Newscaster Howard Ballou upon his receipt of the MAB Television Lifetime Achievement Award. | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SR138 | Salute gallant service of World War II Veteran John Wesley Henry on his 105th Birthday. | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SR139 | Commend National Award-Winning Oxford High School Tennis Coach Louis Nash on the occasion of his retirement. | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SR141 | Commend Hernando High School Junior Guard Fran Kelly as Gatorade Mississippi Girls Basketball Player of the Year. | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SR142 | Commend career of Jim Ellis upon his retirement as the Mississippi State University Baseball announcer. | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SR143 | Mourn the passing of Huey P. Williams, beloved lead singer of Gospel Quartet The Jackson Southernaires. | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SR144 | Commend Jackson Prep Lady Patriots for winning back-to-back MAIS 6A State Championships. | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| SR145 | Commend Jackson Prep Boys Basketball team for winning MAIS Overall State Championship. | Senate Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB733 | "Property Cleanup Revolving Fund"; establish. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 03/31/2025 | Yea |
| HB920 | Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of various organizations. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 03/31/2025 | Yea |
| HB1201 | Income tax and ad valorem tax; create incentives for developers to improve tax forfeited, blighted properties in MS. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 03/31/2025 | Yea |
| SB2357 | Delta Correctional Facility; authorize work release program for eligible inmates at. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 03/31/2025 | Yea |
| SB2704 | Annual inspection of the infirmary at the State Penitentiary at Parchman; require State Department of Health to conduct. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 03/31/2025 | Yea |
| SB2854 | Tourism project sales tax incentive program; revise various provisions of. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 03/31/2025 | Yea |
| SB3165 | Bonds; authorize issuance for various Mississippi Development Authority programs. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 03/31/2025 | Yea |
| SB3126 | Income tax; authorize credit for added tax revenue from certain nongaming capital investment projects at casinos. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 03/31/2025 | Yea |
| HB1896 | Excise tax; impose on kratom products and revise provisions relating to purchase of tobacco products from outside MS. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 03/31/2025 | Yea |
| HB924 | Creating Logic for Efficiency and Accountability (CLEAR) Act; create. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 03/29/2025 | Yea |
| HB1174 | Public adjusters licensure; revise provisions related to. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 03/29/2025 | Yea |
| SB2489 | Appellate court expense allowance; authorize receipt for judicial duties performed in any area of the state. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 03/29/2025 | Yea |
| SB2741 | Professional music therapists; provide for licensure by State Department of Health. | Senate Conference Report Adopted | 03/29/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Mississippi Senate Appropriations Committee | 6 | |
| Detail | Mississippi Senate Education Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Mississippi Senate Energy Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | Mississippi Senate Gaming Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Mississippi Senate Judiciary, Division A Committee | 7 | |
| Detail | Mississippi Senate Judiciary, Division B Committee | 6 | |
| Detail | Mississippi Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee | 6 | |
| Detail | Mississippi Senate Rules Committee | 3 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | Mississippi Senate District 43 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 01/05/2016 | |
| MS | District 105 | House | Republican | Out of Office | 01/03/2012 | 01/19/2024 |