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State Representative
Joseph Tubb
(R) - Mississippi
Mississippi House District 087
In Office - Started: 12/07/2020

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400 High St.
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: 601-359-3360

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Jackson, MS 39215

Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
HB1193 Public K-12 and Postsecondary schools; prohibit DEI statements and practices. An Act To Prohibit Certain Actions Related To Diversity, Equity And Inclusion; To Define Terms; To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning, The Mississippi Community College Board, The Mississippi State Board Of Education, And The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board To Ensure That Each Institution, College, And Public School Does Not Use Certain Funds For Certain Purposes; To Require All Public Schools And Public Postsecondary Education Institutions To Teach, Promote, And Distribute Information Based On The Definitions Provided In State Law; To Create Exceptions; To Require Each Institution, College, Or Public School To Submit A Report To Its Governing Board By July 30 Of Each Year Summarizing All Reported Incidents And Investigations; To Require Each Board To Submit A Report Of Incidents And Investigations To The Legislature By October 30 Each Year; And For Related Purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1878 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 To Follow Guidelines In The Department Of Revenue Appraisal Manual In Use Prior To The Revised December 2020 Version To Arrive At The True Value Of Rural Structures In Operation On Or Before January 1, 2025; To Require Tax Assessors To Use The Most Current Version Of Dor's Appraisal Manual To Arrive At The True Value Of Rural Structures Placed Into Operation After January 1, 2025; 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 Shall Not Fall Below 20% Of The Original True Value Of The Poultry House; 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. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1296 Plant biostimulants; revise terminology under MS Plant and Soil Amendment Law in order to comply with rules adopted by AAPFCO. An Act To Amend Section 69-24-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definitions To Certain Terminology Under The Mississippi Plant And Soil Amendment Law Of 1978 By Replacing The Term "amending Ingredient" With "beneficial Substance"; To Define The Term "plant Biostimulant"; To Amend Section 69-24-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Commissioner Of Agriculture And Commerce And The State Chemist To Adopt A Rule Administratively Codifying Recommended Beneficial Substances Labels Adopted By The Association Of American Plant Food Control; To Prescribe The Information Required For Display On Containers And Bulk Shipments Of Soil Or Beneficial Substances; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB1079 Department of Corrections; authorize to enter into contract with Forrest County for the housing of state inmates. An Act To Amend Section 47-5-931, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Corrections To Enter Into A Contract With The Boards Of Supervisors Of Forrest County And Wayne County, Mississippi, For The Housing Of State Inmates In Its Correctional Facility; And For Related Purposes. Dead
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
HB1706 Appropriation; MEMA to purchase equipment to pump or transfer potable water during natural disasters. An Act Making An Appropriation To The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency To Provide Funding For The Acquisition Of Equipment To Pump Or Transfer Potable Water To Healthcare Facilities And Other Essential Institutions During Water System Emergencies Due To Natural Disasters For The Fiscal Year 2026. Dead
HB722 Appropriation; Progress Community Water Association for costs of an automated water meter. An Act Making An Appropriation To The Progress Community Water Association In Lamar County For Costs Associated With Acquiring And Installing An Automated Water Meter System For The Fiscal Year 2026. Dead
HB1060 Gender dysphoria; require school personnel to notify parents of student who request to be referred to as different gender or nonhuman. An Act To Require School Administrators, Teachers, Counselors Or Other Personnel Of The School To Provide Written Notification To The Parent Or Legal Guardian Of Any Student Identifying At School As A Gender Or Pronoun That Does Not Align With The Child's Sex On Their Birth Certificate, Sex Assigned At Birth Or Using Sex-segregated School Programs And Activities Or School Facilities That Do Not Align With The Child's Sex Assignment At Birth, Within Three Days Of Becoming Aware Of Such Conduct Or Request By The Affected Student; To Provide That No School Personnel Shall Be Disciplined Or Suffer Any Unlawful Reprisal For Refusing To Acknowledge A Student By A Preferred Gender, Pronoun Or Animal Species That Is Inconsistent With The Child's Sex Assignment At Birth; To Prescribe The Legislative Intent; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB1119 Pharmacy benefit managers; revise provisions related to. An Act To Amend Section 73-21-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Rename The "pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act" To The "representative Andy Stepp 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 Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers From Reimbursing A Pharmacy Or Pharmacist For A Prescription Drug Or Pharmacist Service In A Net Amount Less Than The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (nadac) For The Prescription Drug Or Pharmacist Service In Effect At The Time The Drug Is Administered Or Dispensed, Plus A Professional Dispensing Fee Equal To The Professional Dispensing Fee Paid By Mississippi Division Of Medicaid; 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 Amend Section 73-21-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization To Be Licensed With The Mississippi Board Of Pharmacy; To Require A Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization To Provide To A Pharmacy Or Pharmacist A Copy Of Any Contract Entered Into On Behalf Of The Pharmacy Or Pharmacist By The Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization; To Create New Section 73-21-158, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers From Charging A Plan Sponsor More For A Prescription Drug Than The Net Amount It Pays A Pharmacy For The Prescription Drug; To Prohibit A Pharmacy Benefit Manager Or Third-party Payor From Charging A Patient An Amount That Exceeds The Total Amount Retained By The Pharmacy; 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 Prescription Drug To Certain Pharmacies, And Interfering With The Patient's Right To Choose The Patient's Pharmacy Or Provider Of Choice; To Exempt From These Prohibitions Facilities That Are 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 And Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates 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 Pharmacy Benefit Managers And To Issue Subpoenas To Obtain Documents Or Records That It Deems Relevant To The Investigation; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB1115 Disruptive students; prescribe procedures for alternative placement and eventual reintegration into traditional school setting. An Act To Require The State Department Of Education And The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health Shall Develop The Framework And Guidelines To Be Used By Public Schools For The Purpose Of Providing Mental Health Assessments And Screenings To Public School Students In Kindergarten Through Grade 12 In Order To Adequately Assess, Address And Prevent Habitually Disruptive Student Behavior, Approaches To Alternative Placement And Reintegration Into The Traditional Classroom Setting; To Require The State Board Of Education And The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health To Develop The Framework And Guidelines For Use By Public Schools In Providing Comprehensive, Coordinated Mental Health Prevention, Screenings And Assessments, Early Intervention And Treatment Services For Public School Students; To Prescribe The Minimum Requirements For The Framework And Guidelines; To Create The Children's Mental Health Partnership, Which Shall Be Responsible For Developing The Assessments And Screeners To Be Used By Certified School Employees To Detect Any Mental Health Deficiencies In Students; To Prescribe The Composition Of The Partnership; To Require The State Board Of Education To Develop And Implement A Policy Requiring All Public School Districts To Provide Mental Health Screenings And Assessments To Students In Kindergarten Through Grade 12, Who Exhibit Signs Of Mental Distress, Incapacity And Habitually Disruptive Behavior; To Prescribe The Minimum Requirements Of The Policy Content; To Require Every Public School District To Develop A Policy For Incorporating Social And Emotional Development Into The District's Educational Program; To Amend Sections 37-3-85, 37-7-301, 37-11-1, 37-11-18.1, 37-11-55, 37-11-57, 37-13-92, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Authority To And The Processes Required By The State Board Of Education And The Local Governing School Boards To Implement Policies And Procedures To Address Habitually Disruptive Students, The Components To Be Included In Any Behavior Modification Plan Developed For The Student, Considerations For Alternative Placement And Petitioning The Youth Court For Consideration Of Placement In The Youth Challenge Program; To Bring Forward Section 37-11-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; To Amend Section 43-27-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB1225 Paramedics Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Program; revise provisions related to. An Act To Amend Sections 37-153-235 And 37-153-237, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Requirements Of The Paramedics Recruitment And Retention Scholarship Program; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB1244 Solid waste vehicles; revise maximum weight limit for. An Act To Amend Section 63-5-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow A Three Percent Tolerance Increase On The Maximum Gross Weight Of Solid Waste Vehicles; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB1212 Study committee on the Unintended Impact of Wind Turbine Usage in Agriculture; create. An Act To Create A Study Committee To Study The Unintended Impact Of Wind Turbine Usage In Agriculture; To Designate The Members Of The Study Committee; To Provide A Temporary Moratorium On New Wind Turbine Construction Permits Until After July 1, 2026; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB1221 Pesticides approved for registration and labeling by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under FIFRA; exempt manufacture and sale from liability actions. An Act To Amend Section 69-23-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Exemption From Civil And Product Liability Actions As A Result Of The Manufacture Or Sale Of Pesticides Registered And Labeled By The United States Environmental Protection Agency Under The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, And Rodenticide Act (fifra); 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 Abstain
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Nay
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 Abstain
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Abstain
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 Abstain
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 Agriculture Committee 28
Detail Mississippi House Tourism Committee 20
Detail Mississippi House Transportation Committee Vice Chair 2
Detail Mississippi House Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee 20
Detail Mississippi House Workforce Development Committee 21
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
MS Mississippi House District 087 House Republican In Office 12/07/2020