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State Representative
Celeste Hurst
(R) - Mississippi
Mississippi House District 075
In Office - Started: 01/02/2024

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400 High St.
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: 601-359-3770

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P.O. Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215

Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
HB1987 Madison County; increase the amount of bonds that may be issued for the Madison County Economic Development Authority. An Act To Amend Chapter 947, Local And Private Laws Of 1979, As Last Amended By Chapter 929, Local And Private Laws Of 2013, To Increase To Twenty-five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00) The Maximum Authorized Amount Of Bonds Or Notes That May Be Issued By The Madison County Economic Development Authority Or By Madison County, Mississippi, For Any Authorized Madison County Economic Development Authority Purposes; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HR114 Mississippi Limitless Day; acknowledge and recognize May 15,2025 as day of observance. A Resolution Acknowledging May 15, 2025, As "mississippi Limitless Day" To Recognize And Encourage Support For Children In Foster Care And Adoption, And To Promote Awareness Of The Statewide Service Initiatives Provided Through Limitless. Dead
HB1585 Municipal general elections; require a run off election if no candidate receives a majority. An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-611 And 21-9-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Candidate Who Receives A Majority Vote In A Municipal Election Shall Be Elected; To Provide That If No Candidate Receives A Majority, Then A Run Off Election Shall Be Held Three Weeks Later; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB1449 Twentieth Circuit Court District; increase assistant district attorneys and criminal investigators. An Act To Amend Section 25-31-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Number Of Assistant District Attorneys In The Twentieth Circuit Court District; To Amend Section 25-31-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Number Of Criminal Investigators In The Twentieth Circuit Court District; 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
HB1853 Bonds; authorize issuance to assit with establishment of Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency Infectious Disease Testing Lab. An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency In Paying Costs Associated With Construction, Repair, Renovation, Furnishing And Equipping Of And Upgrades, Improvements And Additions To The Mississippi Blood Services Building In City Of Flowood, Mississippi, Necessary To Establish The Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency Infectious Disease Testing Lab At The Building; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB992 Medicaid estate recovery; prohibit application of to obtain funds from ABLE accounts. An Act To Amend Section 43-28-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The State Or Any Agency Or Instrumentality Of The State From Seeking Payment For Medicaid Benefits Provided To A Designated Beneficiary From A Mississippi Able Account; To Amend Sections 43-28-17, 43-13-120 And 43-13-317, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; 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
HB1504 "Freedom of Speech Protection Act"; create. An Act To Create The "freedom Of Speech Protection Act"; To Provide Definitions For The Act; To Provide That; To List The Governmental Entities That The Act Does And Does Not Apply To; To Provide Timelines For Responding To Any Cause Of Action; To Authorize The Moving Party To Appeal; To Bring Forward Section 95-1-5, Which Provides For Civil Actions For Defamation Of Publication, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB1582 MS False Claims Act; create. An Act To Create The "mississippi False Claims Act"; To Prohibit Any Person From Knowingly Presenting, Or Causing To Be Presented, A False Or Fraudulent Claim For Payment Or Approval To A State Agency Or Any Employee Or Agent Of A State Agency; To Require State Agencies To Diligently Investigate Suspected Violations Of The Act; To Authorize Civil Action By A Qui Tam Plaintiff; To Provide For A Monetary Award To The Qui Tam Plaintiff Out Of The Proceeds Of The Action Or Settlement, If Any; To Bar Certain Civil Actions; To Provide A Statute Of Limitations For Bringing A Civil Action Under The Act; To Prohibit Employer Interference With Employee Disclosure; To Provide That The Remedies Provided In The Act Are Not Exclusive And Shall Be In Addition To Any Other Remedies Provided By Law; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB1583 Special election candidates; provide that party affiliation shall be shown on ballot. An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-359, 23-15-511 And 23-15-833, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Special Election Candidates Shall Have Their Party Affiliation, If Any, Shown On The Official Ballot; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-361, 23-15-839, 23-15-843, 23-15-849, 23-15-851, 23-15-853, 23-15-855, 23-15-857, 23-15-859 And 37-5-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB1580 Removal from office; revise to include being indicted for a crime as a reason for. An Act To Amend Section 25-5-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Reasons For Removal From Office To Include Being Indicted For A Crime; To Bring Forward Sections 25-5-1, 25-5-3, 25-5-7, 25-5-9, 25-5-11, 25-5-13, 25-5-15, 25-5-17, 25-5-19, 25-5-21, 25-5-23, 25-5-25, 25-5-27, 25-5-29, 25-5-31, 25-5-33, 25-5-35 And 25-5-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide The Process For Removal From Office, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB1584 Credentialed poll watcher; authorize political party to be represented by during nonpartisan elections. An Act To Amend Section 23-15-577, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In An Nonpartisan Election, Any Political Party That Is Registered In The State Shall Have The Right To Be Represented At The Polling Place By Two Credentialed Poll Watchers; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-571, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB1579 Campiagn finance law; revise provisions related to cash contributions and expenditures. An Act To Provide Limits On Cash Contributions To Any Candidate Or Political Committee With Respect To Any Election; To Provide Limits On The Cash Expenditures That A Candidate Or Political Committee May Make; To Provide The Reporting Requirements For Certain Cash Expenditures; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-801, 23-15-803, 23-15-805, 23-15-807, 23-15-809, 23-15-811, 23-15-813, 23-15-815, 23-15-817, 23-15-819 And 23-15-821, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB1581 Presidential elctors; revise day scheduled to give votes for president and vice president. An Act To Amend Section 23-15-789, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Day That Presidential Electors Shall Meet To Give Their Votes For President And Vice President Of The United States; And For Related Purposes. Dead
HB1577 Unemployment compensation benefits; revise duration of. An Act To Amend Section 71-5-507, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duration Of Unemployment Compensation Benefits; To Bring Forward Section 71-5-503, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; 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 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 Abstain
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 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 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 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 Abstain
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 Abstain
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 Corrections Committee 10
Detail Mississippi House Education Committee 17
Detail Mississippi House Judiciary B Committee 13
Detail Mississippi House Public Utilities Committee 12
Detail Mississippi House Universities and Colleges Committee 16
Detail Mississippi House Workforce Development Committee 12
Detail Mississippi House Youth and Family Affairs Committee 4
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
MS Mississippi House District 075 House Republican In Office 01/02/2024