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State Senator
David Parker
(R) - Mississippi
Mississippi Senate District 02
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: 601-359-4088
Capitol Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
Jackson, MS 39215
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB2010 | Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Administrative expenses. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Administrative Expenses Of The Mississippi Community College Board For Fiscal Year 2026. | Crossed Over |
| SB2011 | Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Support for community and junior colleges. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Aid And Support Of The Public Community And Junior Colleges Of The State Of Mississippi For Fiscal Year 2026. | Crossed Over |
| SB2052 | Surplus property; certain purchases from Legislature are not violations of ethics laws. | An Act To Amend Section 29-9-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Purchases Of Obsolete Personal Property Sold By The Legislature Are Not Violations Of The Ethics Laws; And For Related Purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB2328 | Real property; clarify eviction procedures, provide procedure for removal from RV parks. | An Act To Amend Section 89-8-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify A Provision Of The Notice Provided To Tenants In An Eviction Proceeding Related To The Timeframe For The Removal Of Personal Property From The Premises; To Amend Section 89-8-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify When A Writ Of Removal Shall Be Considered Executed; To Amend Sections 89-8-3 And 89-8-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Provide That The Owner Or Operating Agent Of A Recreational Vehicle Park May Have A Person Removed From The Park For Certain Reasons; To Provide The Process For Removal When A Person Refuses To Leave; To Authorize A Law Enforcement Officer To Arrest Such Person; To Provide That Such Refusal Of Accommodations, Service Or Access To The Premises May Not Be Based Upon Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, Physical Disability Or Creed; And For Related Purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB2741 | Professional music therapists; provide for licensure by State Department of Health. | An Act To Provide For The Licensure Of Professional Music Therapists By The State Department Of Health; To Provide For Definitions; To Provide For The Establishment, Appointment And Membership Of The Music Therapy Advisory Committee; To Direct The Department To Seek The Advice Of The Advisory Committee For Issues Related To Music Therapy; To Provide For The Powers And Duties Of The Advisory Committee; To Provide That Beginning On January 1, 2026, No Person Without A License As A Professional Music Therapist Shall Use Any Title That Implies That The Person Is A Professional Music Therapist; To Prescribe Certain Requirements For Professional Music Therapists In The Provision Of Music Therapy Services; To Provide For Licensure Application And Qualifications For Licensure; To Provide For License Renewal; To Provide For Disciplinary Actions Against Licensees; To Direct The State Board Of Health To Set Certain Fees; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Require That All Fees Collected By The Department Under This Act Shall Be Deposited Into The Special Fund; To Create The Mississippi Comprehensive Cancer Care Coalition Task Force To Develop And Propose A Plan For Addressing Cancer-related Issues In The State; To Provide For The Membership Of The Task Force; To Provide That The Task Force Shall Complete Its Plan For Addressing Cancer-related Issues In The State And Present The Plan, Together With Any Recommended Legislation, To The Legislature Not Later Than December 1, 2025; And For Related Purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SC544 | Extend condolences on the passing of talk radio icon Paul Gallo and paying tribute to his public contributions. | A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Condolences Of The Mississippi Senate To The Surviving Family And Friends Of Talk Radio Icon Paul Gallo And Paying Tribute To His Career And Public Contributions. | Dead |
| SR151 | Commend Jennifer Stroupe, CPO, for Mississippi and National Para-optometric of the Year Award. | A Resolution Recognizing And Congratulating Ms. Jennifer Stroupe, Cpo, Upon The Honor Of Receiving The Mississippi And National Para-optometric Of The Year Award And Commending Her Dedication To The Field Of Optometry. | Passed |
| SR20 | Senate Rules; amend Rule 74 to provide for bill introduction limit per senator. | A Resolution To Amend Senate Rule 74 To Provide That Each Senator Who Is Not A Committee Chair May Introduce No More Than 10 General-deadline Bills Per Legislative Session, And Each Senator Who Is A Committee Chair May Introduce No More Than 15 General-deadline Bills Per Legislative Session. | Dead |
| SC538 | Recognize outstanding basketball career of Gentry High School and DSU star Sarita Cooper-White. | A Concurrent Resolution Recognizing The Legendary Basketball Competition Career Of Delta State University 2025 Sports Hall Of Fame Inductee Sarita "bugg" Cooper-white. | Dead |
| SB3264 | City of Olive Branch; extend repealer on 1% hotel/motel tax and issuance of bonds for tourism and parks and recreation. | An Act To Amend Chapter 934, Local And Private Laws Of 2022, To Extend The Repealer On The Law Authorizing The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Olive Branch, Mississippi, To Levy A Tax Upon The Gross Sales Of Hotels And Motels Derived From Room Rentals For The Purposes Of Tourism And Parks And Recreation, Providing For An Election On Whether The Tax May Be Levied, And, For The Purposes Of Tourism And Parks And Recreation, Authorizing The City To Issue General Obligation Bonds Or Incur Other Indebtedness In An Aggregate Principal Amount Not In Excess Of An Amount For Which Debt Service Is Capable Of Being Funded By The Proceeds Of The Special Sales Tax Levied Under This Act; And For Related Purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR141 | Commend Hernando High School Junior Guard Fran Kelly as Gatorade Mississippi Girls Basketball Player of the Year. | A Resolution Commending And Congratulating Hernando High School Junior Guard Fran Kelly Upon Being Named Gatorade Mississippi Girls Basketball Player Of The Year. | Passed |
| SR142 | Commend career of Jim Ellis upon his retirement as the Mississippi State University Baseball announcer. | A Resolution Commending And Congratulating Jim Ellis Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement After 46 Years As The Play-by-play Voice Of The Mississippi State University Baseball Program. | Passed |
| SR126 | Commend Lake Cormorant High School Lady Gators Volleyball Team for 3-Peat Class 6A State Championship. | A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Lake Cormorant High School Lady Gators Volleyball Team And Head Coach Christina Morgan For Their Third Consecutive Class 6a State Championship. | Passed |
| SB3013 | Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of. | An Act Making An Appropriation Of Special Funds To Defray The Expenses Of The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security For Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| SB3011 | Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Administrative expenses. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Administrative Expenses Of The Mississippi Community College Board For Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| SB3030 | Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of. | An Act Making An Appropriation Of Special Funds To Defray The Expenses Of The Mississippi State Board Of Pharmacy For Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| SB3012 | Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Support for community and junior colleges. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Aid And Support Of The Public Community And Junior Colleges Of The State Of Mississippi For Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| SB3029 | Appropriation; Dental Examiners, Board of. | An Act Making An Appropriation Of Special Funds To The Mississippi State Board Of Dental Examiners For Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| SC531 | Mississippi-Israel Joint Legislative Caucus; recognize creation of. | A Concurrent Resolution Recognizing The Creation Of The Mississippi-israel Joint Legislative Caucus. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SC539 | Encouraging further economic relations with Taiwan. | A Concurrent Resolution Encouraging Further Economic Ties And Friendship Agreements Between The State Of Mississippi And The Republic Of China (taiwan). | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SR97 | Commend Major General John Trent Kelly for distinguished military service and congratulate on retirement. | A Resolution Commending Major General John Trent Kelly For His Distinguished Military Service And Congratulating Him Upon His Retirement After Four Decades Of Service To The State Of Mississippi And The United States Of America. | 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 |
| SR112 | Commend Northwest Mississippi Community College Rangers Football Team on winning MACCC Championship and successful season. | A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Northwest Mississippi Community College Rangers Football Team And Head Coach Benjy Parker On Their Successful 2024 Season And Victory In The Mississippi Association Of Community Colleges Conference (maccc) Championship. | Passed |
| SR110 | Commend Northwest Mississippi Community College Women's Soccer Team on outstanding season. | A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The 2024-2025 Northwest Mississippi Community College Lady Rangers Women's Soccer Team And Head Coach James Beattie On An Outstanding Season And Their Second Consecutive State Championship. | Passed |
| SR109 | Commend Northwest Mississippi Community College Dance Team for winning back-to-back National Championships in Open Hip-Hop Division. | A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Northwest Mississippi Community College Rangers Dance Team And Head Coach Patrice Christian For Winning Back-to-back National Championships In The Open Hip-hop Division At The Uda Nationals In Orlando, Florida. | Passed |
| SR111 | Commend Northwest Mississippi Community College Lady Rangers Volleyball Team upon capturing the MACCC Championship. | A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Northwest Mississippi Community College Lady Rangers Volleyball Team And Head Coach Allison Burchyett Upon Capturing The Mississippi Association Of Community Colleges Conference Championship And Upon A Remarkable 2024 Season. | Passed |
| SR116 | Commend Northwest Mississippi Community College Cheer Team upon winning multiple National Championships at UCA Nationals. | A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Northwest Mississippi Community College Cheer Team And Head Coach Brandon Casey For Winning Back-to-back National Championships In The Open All-girl Traditional Division And Securing A National Championship In The Open Coed Game Day Division At The Uca Nationals In Orlando, Florida. | Passed |
| SB3169 | Economic development incentives; repeal/remove certain credits, exemptions and payments overlapping with mFlex. | An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Income Tax Credits For Job Creation By Certain Alternative Energy Projects Shall Be Awarded Under The Section For Any Tax Year After 2025; To Amend Section 27-65-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Sales And Use Tax Exemptions For Construction, Expansion And Headquarters Relocation Shall Not Apply To Any Sales Made On Or After July 1, 2025; To Amend Sections 57-62-7 And 57-62-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Development Authority Shall Not Accept Applications Or Make Eligibility Determinations For Incentive Payments Under The Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act After December 31, 2025; To Delete Obsolete Tiers Pertaining To Expired Incentives; To Amend Section 57-73-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Income Tax Credits For Jobs Under The Economic Development Reform Act Shall Not Be Awarded For Any Tax Year After 2025; To Delete An Obsolete Tier Pertaining To Expired Credits; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2844 | TVA Service Area Utilities Grant Fund; establish, and fund with g.o. bonds and diversion of TVA payments in lieu of taxes. | An Act To Create The Tennessee Valley Authority (tva) Service Area Utilities Grant Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Direct The Office Of Energy At The Mississippi Development Authority (mda) To Establish The Tva Service Area Utilities Grant Program To Provide Grants To Local Utilities Service Providers In The Tva Service Area In Mississippi; To Provide That Eligible Entities Shall Apply To Mda's Office Of Energy For Grant Funding; To Provide For The Distribution Of $25,000,000.00 In The Special Fund Derived From The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds Under This Act; To Provide For The Distribution Of Future Monies In Excess Of The First $25,000,000.00 As Determined By The Mda; To Provide That No Monies May Be Provided To The Okolona Electric Department, Unless It Signs An Agreement Committing To Spending From Other Sources An Amount Equal To Half The State Grant To Improve Distribution Lines Outside The City Of Okolona; To Direct The Mda To Declare By Resolution, As Soon As Practicable, The Necessity For Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $25,000,000.00 For The Tva Service Area Utilities Grant Fund; To Authorize The Mda To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Implement This Act; To Direct The Mda To File An Annual Report With The Governor And The Legislature Describing All Assistance Provided Under This Act; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $25,000,000.00 To Provide Monies For The Tva Service Area Utilities Grant Fund; To Amend Section 27-37-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, Of The Payments To Be Received By The State Of Mississippi And Its Counties From The Tennessee Valley Authority In Lieu Of Taxes Under The Tennessee Valley Authority Act Of 1933, After The Principal, Redemption Premium And Interest On The General Obligation Bonds Issued Under Section 65-26-15 Have Been Paid In Full, The 10% That Has Been Paid Into The State General Fund Shall Hereafter Be Paid Into The Tva Service Area Utilities Grant Fund Created In This Act; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2995 | Ad valorem taxes; authorize local governments to grant exemptions for raw materials and work in progress inventory. | An Act To Amend Sections 27-31-7, 27-31-101 And 27-31-105 And 27-31-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Counties And Municipalities To Exempt From Ad Valorem Taxation, Except Ad Valorem Taxes For School District Purposes, The Value Of Raw Materials And Work-in-progress Inventory; To Ratify Any Such Exemption From Ad Valorem Taxes Granted Before July 1, 2025; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SR93 | Extend commendation of Senate to DeSoto County Deputy Sheriff Brian Brock for preventing wrong-way vehicle interstate crash. | A Resolution Extending The Commendation And Thanks Of The Mississippi Senate To Desoto County Deputy Sheriff Brian Brock Of Southaven, Mississippi, For His Split-second Decision To Pull Into The Path Of An Oncoming Vehicle Driving At A High Rate Of Speed In The Wrong Direction On Interstate 269 To Prevent A Collision With Other Motorists. | Passed |
| SB2515 | REFOCUS Act; enact. | An Act To Enact The "requiring Efficiency For Our Colleges And Universities System (refocus) Act"; To Establish The "mississippi University System Efficiency Task Force" To Examine The Efficiency And Effectiveness Of The Public University System In Mississippi, As It Relates To The Universities' Collective Mission Of Enrolling And Graduating More Degreed Mississippians And Retaining Them In The State, And Anticipated Nationwide Challenges With Regard To Demographic Shifts And A Projected Overall Decline In Enrollment; To Require The Task Force To Develop Recommendations To The Legislature On Changes To Policy And Laws In Mississippi With A Goal Of Increasing The Efficiency Of The Public University System In The State; To Set The Membership Of The Task Force; To Provide For Other Provisions Related Thereto, Including Per Diem And Voting; To Establish The Purpose Of Section 4 Of This Act; To Define Terms; To Require Public Institutions Of Higher Learning And Community Colleges To Ensure That Each Unit Does Not Establish Or Maintain A Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Office; To Ensure Universities And Colleges Treat Each Student, Faculty, And Staff Member Fairly; To Require Universities And Colleges To Make A Report To Their Respective Governing Boards; To Require The Governing Boards To Make Reports To The Legislature; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2260 | Blue Envelope Program; establish to enhance effective communication between law enforcement and drivers with autism. | An Act To Establish The Blue Envelope Program To Enhance Effective Communication Between Law Enforcement And Drivers With Autism Spectrum Disorder; To Provide That The Department Of Public Safety Shall Administer The Program And Shall Provide For, Assist In And Authorize The Printing And Assembling Of A Program Package; To Identify Who May Request A Program Package And To Direct The Department To Provide Information On Its Website Regarding How To Obtain A Program Package; To Provide How A Driver May Participate In The Program; And For Related Purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB2080 | Telework policies of state agencies; extend the repealer of. | An Act To Amend Section 25–1–98, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Repeal Date On The Authority Of State Service Agencies To Allow Telework In Accordance With A Policy Approved By The State Personnel Board; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2200 | Parker's Law; delete repealer on crime of fentanyl delivery resulting in death. | An Act To Amend Section 41-29-139.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Impose A Criminal Fine Upon A Person Who Is Convicted Of The Crime Of Fentanyl Delivery Resulting In Death; To Revise Definitions; To Clarify The Intent Of The Section; To Delete The Repealer On Parker's Law, Which Creates The Crime Of Fentanyl Delivery Resulting In Death, Provides The Penalty For Such Crime, And Provides An Exception For Those Who Seek Medical Attention; To Delete The Requirement Of An Annual Report Of The Number Of Persons Convicted; And For Related Purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB2078 | State Board of Funeral Service; extend the repealer of. | An Act To Bring Forward Sections 73-11-41 Through 73-11-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 73-11-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Repeal Date Of The Sections Of Law Which Create The State Board Of Funeral Service And Prescribe Its Duties And Powers; And For Related Purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| SR62 | Extend congratulations of Mississippi Senate to Philadelphia Eagles Cornerback Darius Slay, Jr., for Super Bowl Championship. | A Resolution Extending The Congratulations Of The Mississippi Senate To Philadelphia Eagles, Former Mississippi State Bulldog And Former Itawamba Community College Indians Cornerback Darius Slay, Jr., For His Outstanding 2025 Superbowl Championship Season Performance. | Passed |
| SR67 | Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Mississippi Dental Association. | A Resolution To Commemorate The 150th Anniversary Of The Mississippi Dental Association. | Passed |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SB3028 | Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners, Board of. | An Act Making An Appropriation To The Mississippi State Board Of Chiropractic Examiners For Fiscal Year 2026. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB2892 | Mississippi Ireland Trade Commission; establish. | An Act To Establish The Mississippi-ireland Trade Commission; To State Findings Of The Legislature; To Provide For Appointments To The Commission And The Length Of Their Terms; To Specify How The Commission Is To Conduct Its Business; To Set Out The Purposes Of The Commission; To Authorize The Commission To Raise Funds, Through Direct Solicitation Or Other Fundraising Events, Alone Or With Other Groups, And To Accept Gifts, Grants, And Bequests From Individuals, Corporations, Foundations, Governmental Agencies, And Public And Private Organizations And Institutions To Carry Out Its Purposes; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2861 | Mississippi Work and Save Program; create. | An Act To Create The Mississippi Work And Save Program, Which Is A Retirement Savings Program Sponsored By The State For Certain Employers Who Do Not Already Offer A Retirement Plan That Will Allow Those Employers To Offer Eligible Employees The Voluntary Choice To Contribute To An Individual Retirement Account (ira) Through A Payroll Deduction; To Provide The Powers, Authority And Duties Of The State Treasurer; To Prescribe The Requirements For The Program; To Provide That The Ira To Which Contributions Are Made Will Be A Roth Ira And The Standard Package Will Be A Roth Ira With A Target Date Fund Investment And A Specified Contribution Percentage; To Provide Certain Protection From Liability For Employers In The Program And For The State; To Provide For The Confidentiality Of Participant And Account Information; To Create The Mississippi Work And Save Administrative Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Expended Upon Appropriation Of The Legislature, For The Purposes Authorized In This Act; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2079 | Public contracts for energy efficiency services; extend the repealer of. | An Act To Amend Section 31–7–14, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Repeal Date On Use Of Energy Efficient Equipment Or Service Contracts; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2151 | Education; require public schools to adopt policies prohibiting or restricting cell phone possession or use by students in class. | An Act To Require Each Public School District, Public Charter School And Agricultural High School, And Certain State High Schools, To Adopt And Send To The State Department Of Education, No Later Than January 1, 2026, A Specific Policy Banning The Possession, Or Restricting The Use, Of Cell Phones By Students During Class Or While Under The Supervision And Control Of A School Employee; To Provide That, If A School Or School District Fails To Adopt And Transmit A Policy As Required, The State Department Of Education Shall Deduct One Day's Worth Of The School's Or District's Funds Under The Total Funding Formula For Each Day After January 1, 2026, That The School Or District Is Noncompliant; To Provide For Potential Exceptions Which Allow Students To Possess Or Use Cell Phones Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide That Sufficient Cause For Suspension Or Expulsion May Not Consist Of Only A Violation Of The Cell Phone Possession And Use Policy Developed And Implemented Under This Act, Except That Suspension May Be Used As A Disciplinary Measure Of Last Resort; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2162 | Cardiac Emergency Response Plan; revise to include airway clearance devices. | An Act To Amend Section 37-11-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Cardiac Emergency Response Plans To Include The Use Of Airway Clearance Devices In Public Schools And Charter Schools For Instances In Which An Individual's Airway Is Blocked Due To Choking; To Amend Section 37-11-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Integrate Certain Policies Related To Choking Emergencies; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2192 | Driver's license; require indication of sex to be consistent with sex of the individual determined at birth. | An Act To Amend Section 63-1-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Any New, Renewal Or Duplicate Driver's License, Temporary Driving Permit Or Commercial Driver's License Issued To A Person Under This Chapter To Bear An Indication Of The Sex Of The Individual Which Shall Be Consistent With The Sex Of The Individual Determined At Birth; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2202 | Images or audio altered or created by digitization; criminalize dissemination of in certain circumstances. | An Act To Criminalize The Unlawful Dissemination Or Publication Of An Intimate Or Nonintimate Image Or Audio Created Or Altered By Digitization Where The Image Or Audio Is Disseminated Or Published With Intent To Cause Harm To The Emotional, Financial Or Physical Welfare Of Another Person And The Actor Knew Or Reasonably Should Have Known That The Person Depicted Did Not Consent To Such Dissemination Or Publication; To Define Terms; To Provide That The Crimes Include The Use Of Images Or Audio Created Or Altered By Digitization, Where Such Person May Reasonably Be Identified From The Image Or Audio Itself Or From Information Displayed In Connection With The Image Or Audio; To Provide Criminal Penalties; To Provide Certain Exceptions To The Crime; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2197 | Criminal law; increase penalties for crimes of impersonating patrolman or law enforcement officer. | An Act To Amend Section 45-3-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Crime Of Impersonating A Patrolman Shall Be A Felony; To Increase The Minimum Term Of Imprisonment For The Crime Of Impersonating A Patrolman; To Amend Section 97-7-44, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Crime Of Impersonating A Law Enforcement Officer Shall Be A Felony; To Increase The Penalty For Impersonating A Law Enforcement Officer; To Repeal Section 97-7-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Offense Of Impersonating State, County Or Municipal Officers Or Employees And Is A Duplicative Section; 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 |
| SB2377 | Public Procurement Review Board; expand the contract and emergency contract reviewing authority of. | An Act To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Contract And Emergency Contract Reviewing Authority Of The Public Procurement Review Board; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2530 | Certain mental health trainings and support services; require community colleges and public universities to provide. | An Act To Amend Section 37-11-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include A Mental Health Emergency Response Plan; To Amend Section 37-11-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Colleges And Universities To Create A Mental Health Emergency Response Plan; To Require Staff Training; To Require Colleges And Universities To Share Information About Mental Health Resources With Their Students At Certain Times And In Certain Manners; To Require The Department Of Mental Health, The Ihl Board, And The Mccb To Provide Guidance To Colleges And Universities In Complying With This Act; To Require Colleges And Universities To Partner With Certain Entities To Provide High Quality Mental Health Resources At The Lowest And Best Cost; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2563 | Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund; increase the limit of diversion to. | An Act To Amend Section 27-103-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Limit On The Diversion Of The Unencumbered General Fund Balance To The Working Cash-stabilization Reserve Fund From Ten Percent Of The General Fund Appropriations For The Fiscal Year That The Unencumbered General Fund Cash Balance Represents To Fifteen Percent; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2575 | Public Water Authorities; expand the definition of qualified corporation. | An Act To Bring Forward Section 51-41-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 51-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Definition Of Qualified Corporation; To Amend Section 51-41-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2574 | Public works contracts; increase the threshold for performance and payment bonds. | An Act To Amend Section 31-5-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Threshold Amount To $50,000.00 For Lump-sum Payments And Provisions For Performance And Payment Bonds; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2582 | Sales Tax Diversion Study Committee; establish. | An Act To Establish The Sales Tax Diversion Study Committee To Examine, Evaluate And Develop Recommendations Regarding The Proper Allocation Of Sales Tax Revenue Between The Department Of Revenue And Municipalities; To Detail The Responsibilities Of The Committee; To Provide For The Composition Of The Committee; To Provide That The Committee Shall Report Its Findings And Recommendations To The Legislature No Later Than December 1, 2025; To Direct The Department Of Revenue To Provide Necessary Staff And Logistical Support To The Committee; To Provide For The Dissolution Of The Committee On Or Before January 1, 2026; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2843 | State Treasury Efficiency Act; enact. | An Act To Enact The State Treasury Efficiency And Transparency Act; To Define Terms; To Require All Funds Held By State Agencies Within The State Treasury Or Outside The State Treasury To Be Held In Interest-bearing Accounts; To Require, When It Is Reasonably Feasible To Do So, That All Funds Held By State Agencies Within The State Treasury Shall Be Included In Pooled Interest-bearing Accounts To Be Invested By The Treasurer; To Require The Treasurer To Perform An Annual Review Of The Funds That Receive Interest Allocation From Pooled Interest Investments To Determine If Funds That Receive Interest Are Idle Other Than The Receipt Of Interest Allocation From Pooled Interest Investments; To Authorize The Treasurer To Preclude Certain Funds From An Allocation Of Interest; To Require Each State Agency To Provide Certain Information Concerning Its Funds To The State Treasurer; To Require The Treasurer To Report The Compiled Fund Information To The Legislative Budget Office; To Require The State Fiscal Officer To Assist The Treasurer In Making Certain Determinations Under The Act; To Authorize The State Fiscal Officer To Disapprove Of Payments From The State Treasury If A State Agency Does Not Timely Provide The Information Required By This Act; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2677 | Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; define requirements for pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacy services administrative organizations. | An Act To Amend Section 73-21-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reference New Sections In The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; To Amend Section 73-21-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define New Terms And Revise The Definitions Of Existing Terms Under The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; To Amend Section 73-21-155, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Pharmacy Benefit Manager To Make Prompt Payment To A Pharmacy; To Amend Section 73-21-156, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Pharmacy Benefit Managers To Provide A Reasonable Administrative Appeal Procedure To Allow Pharmacies To Challenge A Reimbursement For A Specific Drug Or Drugs As Being Below The Reimbursement Rate Required By The Preceding Provision; To Provide That If The Appeal Is Upheld, The Pharmacy Benefit Manager Shall Make The Change In The Payment To The Required Reimbursement Rate; To Amend Section 73-21-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization (psao) To Be Licensed With The Mississippi Board Of Pharmacy; To Require A Psao To Provide To A Pharmacy Or Pharmacist A Copy Of Any Contract Entered Into On Behalf Of The Pharmacy Or Pharmacist By The Psao; To Create New Section 73-21-158, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Psao, Carrier Or Health Plan From Spread Pricing; To Amend Section 73-21-161, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Pharmacy Benefit Manager Or Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates From Ordering A Patient To Use A Specific Pharmacy Or Pharmacies, Including An Affiliate Pharmacy; Offering Or Implementing Plan Designs That Penalize A Patient When A Patient Chooses Not To Use A Particular Pharmacy, Including An Affiliate Pharmacy; Advertising Or Promoting A Pharmacy, Including An Affiliate Pharmacy, Over Another In-network Pharmacy; Creating Network Or Engaging In Practices That Exclude An In-network Pharmacy; Engaging In A Practice That Attempts To Limit The Distribution Of A Prescription Drug To Certain Pharmacies; Interfering With The Patient's Right To Choose The Patient's Pharmacy Or Provider Of Choice; To Provide That This Section Does Not Apply To Facilities Licensed To Fill Prescriptions Solely For Employees Of A Plan Sponsor Or Employer; To Create New Section 73-21-162, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates And Pharmacy Services Administrative Organizations (psaos) From Penalizing Or Retaliating Against A Pharmacist, Pharmacy Or Pharmacy Employee For Exercising Any Rights Under This Act, Initiating Any Judicial Or Regulatory Actions, Or Appearing Before Any Governmental Agency, Legislative Member Or Body Or Any Judicial Authority; To Amend Section 73-21-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board Of Pharmacy, For The Purposes Of Conducting Investigations, To Conduct Examinations Of A Pharmacy Benefit Manager Or Psao And To Issue Subpoenas To Obtain Documents Or Records That It Deems Relevant To The Investigation; To Create New Section 73-21-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each Drug Manufacturer To Submit A Report To The Board Of Pharmacy That Includes The Current Wholesale Acquisition Cost; To Require Such Entities To Provide The Board Of Pharmacy With Various Drug Pricing Information Within A Certain Time; To Require Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Psaos To File A Report With The Board Of Pharmacy; To Require Each Health Insurer To Submit A Report To The Board Of Pharmacy That Includes Certain Drug Prescription Information; To Create New Section 73-21-167, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Board Of Pharmacy To Develop A Website To Publish Information Related To The Act; To Create New Section 73-21-169, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Psaos To Identify Ownership Affiliation Of Any Kind To The Board Of Pharmacy; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2597 | Mississippi K-12 and Postsecondary Mental Health Act of 2025; enact, and establish Executive Committee of ICCCY. | An Act Titled The "mississippi K-12 And Postsecondary Mental Health Act Of 2025"; To Establish An Executive Committee Of The Interagency Coordinating Council For Children And Youth (icccy); To Provide For The Composition Of The Executive Committee; To Specify The Executive Committee's Coordinating Responsibilities Related To The General Mental Health And Well-being Of Children And Adolescents; To Provide For The Dissemination Of Recommendations And Information Compiled By The Executive Committee; To Amend Section 43-13-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Bring Forward Sections 43-14-3 And 43-14-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2591 | Bid procurement requirement; allow public schools purchasing technology for distribution to be exempt from. | An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt School Districts From Certain Bid Procurement Requirements For The Purchase Of Electronic Devices Such As Laptops, Tablets And Computer Peripherals; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2596 | Mississippi K-12 and Postsecondary Mental Health Task Force; extend operation of. | An Act To Amend Section 1, Chapter 431, Laws Of 2024, To Extend The Operation Of The Mississippi K-12 And Postsecondary Mental Health Task Force For One Additional Year; To Provide That The Task Force Shall Develop And Report Its Findings And Recommendations To The Mississippi Legislature On Or Before October 1, 2025; To Dissolve The Task Force Upon Presentation Of The Report Due On Or Before October 1, 2025; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2598 | Public schools; allow retired administrators to return to work as teachers. | An Act To Amend Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Any Person Who Was Employed As A Public School Teacher Or Administrator At The Time Of Retirement, Has Been Retired At Least 90 Days And Is Receiving A Retirement Allowance, And Holds The Applicable Educator License, To Be Employed As A Teacher In A School District After Retirement, And Choose To Continue Receiving The Retirement Allowance In Addition To A Salary, Along With The Local Contribution Of The District In Which The Retiree Is Employed; To Remove The Requirement Of Having At Least 30 Years Of Creditable Service; To Authorize The School District To Allocate, As Salary And Assessment Of A Retired Teacher Returning To Work As A Teacher, Up To 150% Of The Amount Provided Under The Salary Schedule Comparable To The Years Of Service And License Type Of The Teacher; To Provide That Local Education Agencies May Pay, From Local Education Funding, All Or A Portion Of The Health Insurance Premiums For Retired Employees Returning To Work As Teachers; To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SR50 | Recognize Dr. Phyllis Polk Johnson upon her appointment as President of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. | A Resolution Recognizing And Congratulating Dr. Phyllis Polk Johnson, Dnp, Rn, Fnp-bc, Executive Director Of The Mississippi Board Of Nursing, Upon Her Appointment As President Of The National Council Of State Boards Of Nursing (ncsbn). | Passed |
| SR55 | Honor the service and sacrifice of Vietnam War Hero James Henry Taylor. | A Resolution Remembering The Gallant Service And Commending The Life Of James Henry Taylor Of Olive Branch, Mississippi, Who Was Lost In Action During The Vietnam War While On A Secret Mission. | Passed |
| 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 |
| SR47 | Extend congratulations of Mississippi Senate to Philadelphia Eagles Wide Receiver A.J. Brown for Super Bowl Championship. | A Resolution Extending The Congratulations Of The Mississippi Senate To Philadelphia Eagles, Former Ole Miss Rebels And Former Starkville High School Yellow Jackets Wide Receiver A.j. Brown For His Outstanding 2025 Superbowl Championship Performance. | Passed |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SB2837 | Alcoholic beverage pricing; prevent discrimination against distributors and wholesalers. | An Act To Require Transparency In Ale, Beer And Malt Beverage And Malt Cooler Pricing Throughout The State In Order To Protect Mississippi Consumers; To Prohibit Discrimination Against Distributors And Wholesalers Regarding Favorable Pricing, Allowances, Rebates, Refunds, Commissions Or Discounts; To Require That Before Ales, Beers And Malt Beverages And Malt Coolers Can Be Sold To A Distributor Or Wholesaler, The Brewery Or Dock Price Of The Ale, Beer Or Other Malt Beverage And Malt Cooler By Brand And Container Size Must Be Filed With The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division Of The Department Of Revenue; To Provide Penalties For Violations Of This Section; To Provide That The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division Of The Department Of Revenue Has The Authority To Oversee And Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Implement The Provisions Of This Section; To Amend Section 67-1-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2578 | Mississippi Public Records Act; exempt text messages unless messages are related to the business of the public body. | An Act To Create Section 25-61-11.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Text Messages From The Requirements Of The Mississippi Public Records Act, Unless The Messages Are Related To The Business Of The Public Body; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2847 | State agencies; require notice of certain consent decrees and revise provision related to Department of Audit. | An Act To Require That All State Agencies And Officials Shall Provide The Governor And Legislature With Written Notice Before Entering Into Any Agreed Judgment, Consent Decree Or Other Settlement Of Any Litigation Or Claim Against The State If The Settlement Would Require An Expenditure In An Amount That Exceeds $1,000,000.00, Or Would Impact The Administration Of Any Election; To Provide That Any Settlement Agreement Subject To The Provisions Of This Section Will Not Go Into Effect Until 30 Days After Written Notice Is Provided To The Governor And Legislature; To Provide That Any Settlement Agreement That Is Subject To The Provisions Of This Section But Fails To Provide Written Notice To The Governor And Legislature Is Void; To Allow The Notice Required By This Section To Be Exempt From The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983; To Amend Section 7-7-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Office Of The State Auditor To Audit Nonprofit Organizations Who Receive Ten Million Dollars Or More In State Or General Funds; To Authorize The Audit Of Nonprofit Organizations Who Receive Less Than Ten Million Dollars In State Or Federal Funds; To Remove The Authority And Duty Of The State Auditor To Institute Suit Against A Person Or Persons Who Refuse, Neglect Or Otherwise Fail To Pay Amounts Demanded And The Interest Due Thereon; To Require That Audits Outsourced By The Office Of The State Auditor Are Financial Statement Audits; To Define The Term "financial Affairs" Within The Article Providing For The Department Of Audit; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2873 | Nonemergency medical transportation services; define terms and revise certain provisions related to. | An Act To Amend Section 41-55-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define And Clarify Terms; To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Adopt Rules, Standards And Requirements For Vehicles Used To Provide Nonambulatory Nonemergency Medical Transportation (nemt) Services; To Require Nemt Providers To Meet All Such Requirements And Standards If Providing Nonambulatory Nemt Transportation Services; To Clarify Provisions Applicable To Nonambulatory Nemt Services; To Delete The Requirement That After July 1, 2024, Each Nemt Provider Must Have A Nemt Permit From The Department Of Health Before It May Provide Nemt Transportation Services; To Provide That Ambulatory Nemt Services For Individuals Who Need Minimal Assistance But Cannot Drive Themselves Do Not Require Special Permitting By The Department; To Clarify That An Nemt Provider Is Not Precluded From Using A Permitted Vehicle To Provide Services To Ambulatory Individuals And That A Public Or Private Entity, Including Medicaid, Is Not Precluded From Using A Transportation Network Company Licensed Under Section 77-8-5, Or A Contract Carrier By Motor Vehicle Permitted Under Section 77-7-49, For Purposes Of Providing Nonemergency Medical Transportation To Ambulatory Individuals; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2577 | Mississippi Public Records Act; allow public bodies to deny excessive public records requests. | An Act To Amend Section 25-61-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Public Bodies To Deny Excessive Public Records Requests; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2576 | Mississippi Public Records Act; allow public bodies to process requests from matters of litigation as privileged. | An Act To Amend Section 25-61-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Public Bodies To Process Requests Made As A Result Of A Criminal Or Civil Proceeding, Employee Appeals Board Or Arbitration For Which The Public Body Is A Party, As Privileged And Subject To Applicable Discovery Rules, When Requested By An Opposing Party Or An Agent Thereof; To Require That Requests For Information By An Opposing Party Or Their Agent Be Made To The Attorney Representing The Public Body In The Criminal Or Civil Proceeding, Employee Appeals Board Or Arbitration; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2538 | Mississippi School Safety Act of 2019; make various updates to. | An Act To Amend Section 37-3-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The School Safety Grant Program May Offer Mentoring Or Other Community-based Policing Programs Formed In Partnership Between School Districts And Local Law Enforcement Agencies, As Well As Mental Health Screening For Students Conducted By Screeners Selected By The School District And Approved By The Department Of Mental Health; To Require The School Board Of Each School District To Adopt And Implement An "erin's Law Awareness" Policy Addressing Sexual Abuse Of Children, To Be Based On A Model Policy Developed By The Department Of Mental Health, The Department Of Education And The Attorney General's Office Working In Concert; To Require The Department Of Education To Reimplement The Pilot Programs For Providing Students In Grades K-5 With Skills To Manage Stress And Anxiety In 12 School Districts For The 2025-2026 And 2026-2027 School Years; To Require The Department Of Mental Health To Submit Annual Reports To The Legislature Regarding The Results Of The Pilot Programs; To Amend Section 37-3-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Chaplains In The Quick Response Team Made Available By The Office Created By The State Department Of Education For The School Crisis Management Program; To Transfer The Responsibility Of Providing Threat Assessment Officers From The Mississippi Office Of Homeland Security To Local Law Enforcement Agencies, Using The Training And Certification Curriculum Provided By The Office Of Homeland Security; To Require Each School District And Charter School To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Understanding With Local Law Enforcement For The Provision Of A Threat Assessment Officer For The District Or Charter School; To Direct The Department Of Education To Form A Coordinating Council To Oversee A Behavioral Threat Assessment And Management Program For Public Schools To Use For Identifying And Evaluating Students In Need Of Mental Or Behavioral Health Support, And For Connecting Students With Support Resources; To Provide That The Department Of Education Shall Select Eight Persons, Two From Each Congressional District, To Serve On The Coordinating Council Each Calendar Year; To Allow Council Members To Serve Successive Terms Without Limitation; To Create A New Code Section To Authorize School Districts And Charter Schools To Employ Or Accept As Volunteers Chaplains To Provide Support, Services And Programs For Students; To Require Each Such Employed Or Volunteering Chaplain To Undergo A Criminal Background Check Before Working For The School; To Prohibit School Districts And Charter Schools From Allowing Individuals Who Are Required To Register As Sex Offenders From Providing Chaplain Services; To Direct Each Board Of Trustees Of A School District And Each Governing Body Of A Charter School To Take A Record Vote On Whether To Adopt A Policy, Which Shall Be Implemented For The 2025-2026 School Year, Authorizing A Campus Of The District Or School To Employ A Chaplain Or Accept The Same As A Volunteer; To Amend Sections 37-7-301, 37-11-54 And 37-28-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Provide For The Severability Of Provisions Of This Act Which May Be Deemed Unconstitutional; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2539 | School resource officers; enhance provisions for. | An Act To Provide That, For The 2025-2026 School Year, The State Department Of Education Shall Implement A Pilot Program In 12 School Districts Requiring That School Resource Officers Serve As Mentors For Students In Schools; To Provide That Three School Districts From Each Congressional District Shall Be Selected To Participate, Unless Fewer Than Three School Districts From A Congressional District Apply; To Amend Section 37-3-82, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That All Agencies Receiving Awards Through The Mississippi Community Oriented Policing Services In Schools (mcops) Grant Program Must Send The School Resource Officers Funded By The Grant To The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy, Where They Shall Be Required To Participate In Training Through The Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Program At The Academy, Or To Another State-recognized Law Enforcement Academy, Where They Shall Be Required To Participate In A Comparable Training Program; To Provide That, Beginning With The 2026-2027 School Year, The Mcops Program Shall Provide A Minimum Of One Grant For One School Resource Officer To Serve In Each School District, Regardless Of Whether The Grant Recipient Is A School District Or A Law Enforcement Agency, Provided That The Applicant Meets The Requirements For Grant Applicants; To Amend Section 37-7-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A School Resource Officer's Training To Consist Of Standard Law Enforcement Training, Together With A Specific Training Curriculum For School Resource Officers Developed By The State Department Of Education, Which Shall Include Instruction On Mentoring Students And Developing Relationships With School Personnel, Students, Parents And Guardians, And The Local Community; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2595 | Supplemental pay and loan repayment programs; add salary supplement for school psychologists. | An Act To A Create The Educational Counselor, Psychologist And Psychiatrist Loan Repayment Program, To Be Administered By The Mississippi Postsecondary Financial Assistance Board; To Provide For The Qualifications For Applicants Under The Loan Repayment Programs; To Establish Funds For The Loan Repayment Programs; To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Licensed School Psychologist Who Has Acquired Nationally Certified School Psychologist Credentials From The National School Psychology Certification Board, And Who Is Employed By A Local School Board Or The State Board Of Education As A School Psychologist And Not As An Administrator, Shall Be Eligible For An Annual $6,000.00 Salary Supplement, Plus Fringe Benefits; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2624 | Public schools; require school boards to adopt policy on bell-to-bell cell phone prohibition. | An Act To Require Local School Boards To Develop And Public Schools Located Within The School District To Implement Age-appropriate And Developmentally Appropriate Policies Relating To Student Cell Phone Possession And Use On School Property During The Academic School Day From Bell-to-bell; To Specify The Minimum Provisions To Be Contained In Each School Cell Phone Free Education Policy Applicable To Elementary, Middle And High School Students; To Prescribe Exceptions To Possession; To Prohibit Students From Being Suspended Or Expelled As A Consequence Of Any Violation Of Such Policies; To Require School Districts To Establish Procedures For Off-site Events; To Require School Boards To Make Its Policy Publicly Available And Posted Prominently On The School District's Website; To Require School Boards, When Designing Its Cell Phone Free Education Policy, To Incorporate School-based Emergency Best Practices In Its Comprehensive School Safety Plan; To Provide For The Construction Of This Act; To Amend Sections 37-11-55 And 37-11-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions Regarding The Prohibition On Suspending Or Expelling Students For Being In Violation Of The Cell Phone Possession Policy; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2402 | Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; bring forward sections. | An Act To Bring Forward Sections 17-23-1, 17-23-11, 17-23-21, 19-5-95, 21-25-25, 21-25-27, 83-1-37, 83-1-39, 83-2-33, 83-3-24, 83-5-72, 83-5-73 And 84-34-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Relating To The Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program, For Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SB2077 | Attorney General; impose 60-day and 25-day deadlines for regular and expedited opinions, respectively. | An Act To Amend Section 7-5-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Impose A Sixty-day Deadline For The Issuing Of Regular Attorney General Opinions; To Impose A Twenty-five-day Deadline For The Issuing Of Expedited Attorney General Opinions; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| SR24 | Congratulate Dr. Steven Reed as first Mississippian elected to lead the American Optometric Association. | A Resolution Commending And Congratulating Dr. Steven Reed, Co-owner Of Southern Eye Care Of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Upon The Occasion Of His Election As The First Mississippian To Lead The American Optometric Association And For His Public Service. | Passed |
| SR7 | Urge WTVA television station in Tupelo, Mississippi, to retain its meteorology operation. | A Resolution Urging Television Station Wtva Channel 9 In Tupelo, Mississippi, To Retain Its Life-saving Meteorology Operation. | Passed |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Mississippi Senate Appropriations Committee | 16 | |
| Detail | Mississippi Senate Drug Policy Committee | 8 | |
| Detail | Mississippi Senate Economic and Workforce Development Committee | 8 | |
| Detail | Mississippi Senate Education Committee | 11 | |
| Detail | Mississippi Senate Elections Committee | 8 | |
| Detail | Mississippi Senate Government Structure Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | Mississippi Senate Judiciary, Division A Committee | 11 | |
| Detail | Mississippi Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee | Vice Chair | 2 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | Mississippi Senate District 02 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 01/05/2016 | |
| MS | District 19 | Senate | Republican | Out of Office | 12/11/2012 | 01/16/2024 |