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State Representative
Cedric Burnett
(D) - Mississippi
Mississippi House District 009
In Office - Started: 01/05/2016

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400 High St.
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: 601-359-3755

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P.O. Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215

Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
HB1995 Tunica County; authorize contributions to the Tunica County Economic Development Foundation, Inc. An Act To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Tunica County, Mississippi, To Contribute Funds To The Tunica County Economic Development Foundation, Inc.; And For Related Purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1656 Strengthening Troop Retention for our National Guard (STRONG) Act; create. An Act To Create The Strengthening Troop Retention For Our National Guard (strong) Act; To Amend Section 27-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Income Tax Exemption For National Guard And Reserve Forces Members; To Create A New Section Of Law That Provides A Credit Against Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem Taxes In The Amount Of Five Hundred Dollars Per Year For The Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem Taxes For One Or More Motor Vehicles Titled In The Name Of A Service Member, And The Spouse Of Dependent Thereof; To Provide The Definition Of Service Member; To Create The Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program To Award Grants To Reimburse Certain Members Of The National Guard For The Cost Of Premiums For Tricare Reserve Select Health Care Plans; To Provide The Eligibility For The Program; To Provide That The Adjutant General Of The Mississippi National Guard Shall Administer The Program; To Require The Adjutant General To Provide A Report On The Program To The Legislature; To Bring Forward Sections 27-19-51, 27-51-41, 27-19-5, 27-19-43, 27-19-53 And 27-33-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB1830 Appropriation; Tunica County for repaving and repairing traffic lights on Casino Strip Resort Boulevard. An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Supervisors Of Tunica County For The Purpose Of Repaving And Repairing Traffic Lights On Casino Strip Resort Boulevard For The Fiscal Year 2026. Dead
HB1849 Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Coahoma County with certain railroad track improvements. An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Coahoma County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Making Upgrades And Improvements To A Portion Of Railroad Track And Line Running Between The Town Of Lula, Mississippi, And The Unincorporated Community Of Swan Lake, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB1905 Appropriation; Coahoma County for making certain railroad track improvements. An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Supervisors Of Coahoma County, Mississippi, To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Making Upgrades And Improvements To A Portion Of Railroad Track And Line Running Between The Town Of Lula And The Unincorporated Community Of Swan Lake For The Fiscal Year 2026. Dead
HB683 Lottery tickets; authorize alcohol package retailer's permit holders to be lottery retailers and sell. An Act To Amend Section 27-115-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Holder Of A Package Retailer's Permit Issued Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law Is Eligible To Apply To Become A Lottery Retailer Under The Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law; To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If The Holder Of A Package Retailer's Permit Is A Lottery Retailer Under The Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law, The Permit Holder May Sell Lottery Tickets; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB682 Mobile sports wagering; authorize. An Act To Amend Section 75-76-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Gaming Control Act Definition Of "sports Pool" And Define "digital Platform" As A Person Or Entity That Operates A Sports Pool Or Race Book Over The Internet, Including On Websites And Mobile Devices; To Amend Sections 75-76-33, 75-76-55, 75-76-79, 75-76-89, 75-76-101 And 75-76-175, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Use Of Digital Platforms; To Amend Section 75-76-177, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Gaming License Fees In Regards To Platform Gross Revenues; To Amend Section 97-33-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Fantasy Contest Act To Delete The Prohibition On Operators Offering Contests Based On The Performance Of Participants In Collegiate Sports Events; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB746 Expungement; remove embezzlement by officers from the list of nonexpungeable crimes. An Act To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Certain Felony Embezzlement From The List Of Nonexpungeable Crimes; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB750 Firearms and weapons; authorize nonviolent felons to possess and use in defense of residence or motor vehicle. An Act To Amend Section 97-37-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Any Person Convicted Of A Nonviolent Felony To Possess And Use Firearms And Deadly Weapons To Defend His Or Her Home Or Motor Vehicle; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB745 Expungement; authorize for embezzlement by a state, county, city or town officer 14 years after completing all terms and conditions of sentences. An Act To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Expungement For A Conviction Of Embezzlement By A State Officer Or County Officer, Or An Officer Of Any City, Town Or Village Fourteen Years After Completion Of All Terms For The Conviction Of Such Crime; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB747 CON; Health Department shall issue for construction of an acute care hospital in Tunica County. An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Tunica County Health Care Authority, Tunica County Board Of Supervisors, Or Other Authorized Managing Entity May Apply For, And The State Department Of Health Shall Issue, A Certificate Of Need For The Construction Of An Acute Care Hospital In Tunica County Upon Demonstration Of The Feasible Viability Of Such; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB748 Retired judges; authorize to solemnize marriages. An Act To Amend Section 93-1-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Retired Judges Of The Supreme Court, Court Of Appeals, Circuit Court, Chancery Court Or County Court To Solemnize Marriages; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB749 Noninstructional and hourly school employees; compensate at usual rate whenever district temporarily closes schools. An Act To Require School Districts To Compensate Noninstructional And Hourly School Employees Whenever The District Closes Schools Due To Extreme Weather, Illness Or Other Reasons; To Require The Compensation Paid To Those Employees To Be Consistent With The Amount They Would Have Been Paid If The Schools Had Not Been Closed; And For Related Purposes. Dead
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
HB19 Appropriation; Health, Department of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2030 Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB14 Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB28 Appropriation; Real Estate Commission. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB29 Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services, Department of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB30 Appropriation; Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, Board of Examiners for. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2018 Appropriation; Funeral Services Board. House Passed 05/28/2025 Abstain
HB36 Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement System. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB42 Appropriation; Education, Department of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2023 Appropriation; Veterinary Examiners, Board of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB39 Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB3 Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2036 Appropriation; Revenue, Department of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2014 Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB31 Appropriation; Athletic Commission. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB22 Appropriation; Insurance, Department of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2035 Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2011 Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Support for community and junior colleges. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2040 Appropriation; Treasurer's Office. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2009 Appropriation; IHL - University of Mississippi Medical Center. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2024 Appropriation; Dental Examiners, Board of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2038 Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2047 Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB27 Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2026 Appropriation; Corrections, Department of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2010 Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Administrative expenses. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2042 Appropriation; Audit, Department of. House Passed As Amended 05/28/2025 Abstain
HB47 Surplus property; certain purchases of from Legislature are not violations of ethics laws. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2019 Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB32 Appropriation; Attorney General. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB25 Appropriation; Nursing, Board of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2050 Special funds; revise and create certain within the State Treasury and transfer funds to. House Failed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB9 Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB48 Department of Education; amend FY25 appropriation to revise purpose for a certain sum. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB34 Appropriation; District attorneys and staff. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB35 Appropriation; Legislative expenses. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB15 Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB46 Appropriations; additional for various state agencies for FY25 and FY26. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2041 Appropriation; Debt Service-Gen. Obli. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2012 Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB41 Appropriation; Arts Commission. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB18 Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB16 Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB40 Appropriation; reappropriation, DFA - Bureau of Building - FY 2025. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2043 Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB7 Appropriation; Port Authority, State. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2031 Appropriation; Gaming Commission. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB38 Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and trial judges services. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB44 Appropriation; Library Commission. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB24 Appropriation; Medical Licensure, Board of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2034 Appropriation; Military Department. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2013 Appropriation; Ethics Commission. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB13 Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2028 Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2021 Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB33 Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB12 Appropriation; Public Service Commission. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB6 Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB23 Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB37 Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of. House Passed As Amended 05/28/2025 Yea
HB43 Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2025 Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2029 Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission - Livestock shows. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB8 Appropriation; Marine Resources, Department of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB10 Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2037 Appropriation; Secretary of State. House Passed As Amended 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2044 Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB21 Appropriation; Fire Academy. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2039 Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB11 Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2046 Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB49 Assistant District Attorneys and Criminal Investigators; revise number of for certain judicial districts. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2032 Appropriation; Information Technology Services, Department of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2033 Appropriation; Personnel Board. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2001 Appropriation; IHL - General support. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB20 Appropriation; Human Services, Department of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2022 Appropriation; Contractors, Board of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB45 Appropriation; Transportation, Department of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB4 Appropriation; Foresters, Board of Registration for. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2045 Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB26 Appropriation; Optometry, Board of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB1 Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB2 Appropriation; Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2020 Appropriation; Counselors, Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB17 Appropriation; Child Protection Services, Department of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2016 Appropriation; Mental Health, Department of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2015 Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB5 Appropriation; Forestry Commission. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2027 Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
HB50 Special funds; transfer certain sum from Capital Expense Fund to the Human Trafficking Fund. House Passed 05/28/2025 Yea
SB2211 Sexual assault kits; require right of information to victim and regulate rights of victims to care and exams by hospitals. House Conference Report Adopted 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1127 ARPA programs and funds; require agencies to make certain reports regarding. House 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. House Conference Report Adopted 04/02/2025 Yea
SB2289 State employee telework policies; amend. House 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. House Conference Report Adopted 04/02/2025 Yea
SB2840 State Budget process; revise provisions related to and transfer certain funds. House Conference Report Adopted 04/02/2025 Yea
SB2849 Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and privacy regarding unionization decisions. House Conference Report Adopted 04/02/2025 Yea
HC70 Legislature; extend 2025 session, suspend deadline for certain bills, and set date of sine die adjournment. House Adopted 04/02/2025 Yea
HB293 Congressional primaries; change time for holding in years without presidential election. House Conference Report Adopted 04/01/2025 Yea
HB602 Crawfish and seafood; provide country of origin labeling requirements for. House Conference Report Adopted 04/01/2025 Yea
  Committee Position Rank
Detail Mississippi House Banking and Financial Services Committee 7
Detail Mississippi House Energy Committee 6
Detail Mississippi House Gaming Committee 6
Detail Mississippi House Interstate Cooperation Committee Chair 1
Detail Mississippi House Ways and Means Committee 9
Detail Mississippi Joint Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Committee 2
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
MS Mississippi House District 009 House Democrat In Office 01/05/2016