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Legislator > Celeste Hurst

State Representative
Celeste Hurst
(R) - Mississippi
Mississippi House District 075
In Office - Started: 01/02/2024
contact info
Capitol Office
State Capitol
400 High St.
Jackson, MS 39201
400 High St.
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: 601-359-3770
Capitol Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
Jackson, MS 39215
Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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MS | Mississippi House District 075 | House | Republican | In Office | 01/02/2024 |