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Legislator > Justin Keen
State Representative
Justin Keen
(R) - Mississippi
Mississippi House District 006
In Office - Started: 01/02/2024
contact info
Capitol Office
State Capitol
400 High St.
Jackson, MS 39201
400 High St.
Jackson, MS 39201
Home Address
14277 Glynn Valley St.
Byhalia, MS 38611
Byhalia, MS 38611
Phone: 901-493-3410
| 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 |
| HB1689 | City of Olive Branch; extend date of repeal on hotel/motel tax and issuance of bonds for tourism, parks and recreation. | An Act To Amend Chapter 934, Local And Private Laws Of 2022, To Extend The Date Of Repeal From July 1, 2026, To July 1, 2029, On The Provision Of Law That Authorizes 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 And That Authorizes 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. | Dead |
| HB1721 | Desoto County; authorize sheriff to use radar on county roads. | An Act To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Desoto County, Mississippi, To Purchase Radar Speed Detection Equipment For Use By The Sheriff's Department Of The County In The Enforcement Of Speed Limits On The Roads And State Highways Of The County Outside The Corporate Limits Of Any Incorporated Municipality; To Provide That Any Funds Received Through Use Of Such Equipment Shall Be Used To Fund Resource Officers In The Desoto County Public Schools; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HC12 | Congress; urge to call convention to propose an amendment to U.S. Constitution to provide congressional term limits. | A Concurrent Resolution Applying To The United States Congress To Call A Convention Of The States Under The Provisions Of Article V Of The Constitution Of The United States For The Purpose Of Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution To Set A Limit On The Number Of Terms That A Person May Be Elected As A Member Of The United States House Of Representatives And To Set A Limit On The Number Of Terms That A Person May Be Elected As A Member Of The United States Senate. | Dead |
| HB1803 | City of Olive Branch; extend date of repeal on hotel/motel tax and issuance of bonds for tourism, parks and recreation. | An Act To Amend Chapter 934, Local And Private Laws Of 2022, To Extend The Date Of Repeal From July 1, 2026, To July 1, 2029, On The Provision Of Law That Authorizes 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 And That Authorizes 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. | Dead |
| HR104 | K.J. Wright; commend on outstanding Pro Football Career and express gratitude for contributions to Olive Branch. | A Resolution Commending Former Super Bowl Champion K.j. Wright On His Outstanding Professional Football Career And Expressing Deepest Gratitude For His Ongoing Generous Contributions To The City Of Olive Branch. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1268 | MS Save Our Service Member Task Force; create to study and make recommendations concerning mental health needs of military members. | An Act To Create The Mississippi Save Our Service Member Task Force; To Provide For The Membership And Duties Of The Task Force; To Require The Task Force To Submit A Report On Its Findings And Recommendations To The Legislature Before January 1, 2026; To Create The Mississippi First Responder Ptsd And Suicide Prevention Task Force; To Provide For The Membership And Duties Of The Task Force; To Require The Task Force To Submit A Report On Its Findings And Recommendations To The Legislature Before December 1, 2025; And For Related Purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1 | "Build Up Mississippi Act"; create. | An Act To Amend Section 27-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Tax On All Taxable Income In Excess Of $10,000.00 To 3.75% For 2027, 3.5% For 2028, 3.25% For 2029, And 3% For 2030 And All Subsequent Years; To Provide For The Additional Reduction Of The Tax On All Taxable Income In Excess Of $10,000.00, Beginning In 2031, When The Working Cash-stabilization Reserve Fund Is Fully Funded, And The Adjusted General Fund Revenue Collections For A Fiscal Year Exceed Certain Appropriations For The Following Fiscal Year By At Least 0.85% Of The Cost Of A 1% Income Tax Reduction; To Amend Section 27-65-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Tax Retail Sales Of Groceries At 5% From And After July 1, 2025; To Amend Section 27-65-241, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Bring Forward Section 27-67-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Imposition Of A Use Tax, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Sections 27-55-11, 27-55-519 And 27-55-521, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Excise Taxes On Gasoline And Certain Special Fuels To 21¢ Per Gallon From July 1, 2025, Through June 30, 2026, 24¢ Per Gallon From July 1, 2026, Through June 30, 2027, And 27¢ Per Gallon From July 1, 2027, Until The First Day Of The Month Immediately Following The Date Upon Which The Mississippi Transportation Commission And The State Treasurer Make Certain Certifications; To Provide For The Indexing Of Such Taxes; To Amend Sections 27-55-12 And 27-55-523, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Sections 27-5-101 And 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Adjust The Distribution Of Revenue From Certain Gasoline And Special Fuel Taxes; To Revise The Distribution Of State Sales Tax Revenue Collected From Retail Sales Of Food For Human Consumption Not Purchased With Food Stamps But Which Would Be Exempt From Sales Tax If Purchased With Food Stamps; To Amend Section 27-67-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Adjust The Distribution Of Use Tax Revenue To Municipalities And Counties For Infrastructure; To Amend Section 27-67-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Municipalities To Expend Monies In A Special Fund Consisting Of Use Tax Revenue Distributions For The Acquisition And/or Rehabilitation Of Buildings; To Create A New Tier In The Mississippi Public Employees' Retirement System Of Mississippi For Employees Becoming Members Of The System On Or After March 1, 2026, Which Shall Consist Of A Defined Benefit Component And A Defined Contribution Component; To Specify That The Defined Contribution Component Shall Be A Plan Under Section 401(a) Of The Internal Revenue Code; To Provide That A Portion Of The Employee's Contributions Shall Be Deposited Into The Employee's Defined Contribution Account, And In Addition, The Employer May Elect To Contribute An Amount Up To The Maximum Pretax Amount Allowable Under Federal Law; To Provide That Members Shall Be Vested Immediately In The Defined Contribution Plan; To Amend Section 25-11-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "average Compensation" For Members In The New Tier To Mean The Average Of The Eight Highest Consecutive Years Of Earned Compensation, Or Of The Last 96 Consecutive Months Of Earned Compensation, Whichever Is Greater; To Amend The Definition Of "member" To Provide That, If A Person Withdraws From State Service And Receives A Refund Before March 1, 2026, And Reenters State Service On Or After March 1, 2026, The Member Shall Be Considered To Have Become A Member Of The System On Or After March 1, 2026, And No Prior Service Shall Be Credited; To Amend Section 25-11-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit The Circumstances For Which Creditable Service May Be Awarded For Employees Becoming Members Of The System On Or After March 1, 2026; To Amend Section 25-11-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Members In The New Tier Who Have Completed At Least Eight Years Of Membership Service Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance Upon Withdrawal From Service At The Age Of 62, And Members Who Have Completed At Least 35 Years Of Creditable Service Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance Upon Withdrawal From Service Regardless Of Age; To Provide That Members In The New Tier Who Withdraw From Service Before Age 62 And Have Completed At Least Eight Years Of Membership Service And Have Not Received A Refund Of Their Contributions Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance Upon Attaining The Age Of 62; To Provide That The Member's Annual Retirement Allowance From The Defined Benefit Plan Shall Consist Of A Member's Annuity, Which Shall Be Equal To 1% Of The Average Compensation For Each Year Of Creditable Service; To Provide That The Annual Retirement Allowance Of A Member Who Has Attained The Age Of 62 But Has Not Completed At Least 30 Years Of Creditable Service Shall Be Reduced By An Actuarial Equivalent Factor For Each Year Of Creditable Service Below 30 Years Or The Number Of Years In Age That The Member Is Below Age 65, Whichever Is Less; To Amend Section 25-11-112, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That There Shall Be No Annual Cost-of-living Adjustment For The Retirement Allowance Applicable To The New Tier, Although The Legislature May Provide An Additional Benefit For A Specific Year; To Amend Section 25-11-114, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act With Respect To Retirement Allowances For Death Before Retirement Or Death Or Disability In The Line Of Duty; To Amend Section 25-11-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Member In The New Tier Shall Not Be Eligible For A Partial Lump-sum Distribution; To Amend Section 25-11-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 25-11-123, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, For Members In The New Tier, The Employee's Contribution Shall Be 9% Of Earned Compensation, 4% Of Which Shall Be Deposited Into The Annuity Savings Account Applicable To The Defined Benefit Portion Of The Retirement Allowance, With The Remaining 5% To Be Deposited Into The Employee's Defined Contribution Account; To Provide That, For Members In The New Tier, The Employer's Contribution Shall Be Applied To The System's Accrued Liability Contribution Fund; To Amend Section 25-11-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Membership In The Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan Shall Apply Only To Those State Legislators And Presidents Of The Senate Who Were Elected Before March 1, 2026; To Provide That, If A Member Of The Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan Withdraws From State Service And Receives A Refund Before March 1, 2026, And Reenters State Service On Or After March 1, 2026, The Member Shall Be Considered To Have Become A Member Of The Public Employees' Retirement System On Or After March 1, 2026, And No Prior Service Shall Be Credited; To Amend Section 25-11-401, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make A Minor Technical Change; To Bring Forward Section 25-11-409, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 25-11-411, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Each Participant In The Optional Retirement Program Shall Contribute Monthly To The Optional Retirement Program 9% Of The Participant's Total Earned Compensation; To Reallocate The Employer's Contribution To The Optional Retirement Program; To Provide That An Amount Equal To 14.9%, For Employees Hired Before July 1, 2025, Or Up To 9%, For Employees Hired On Or After July 1, 2025, Of The Participant's Total Earned Compensation Shall Be Applied To The Participant's Contracts Or Accounts; To Provide That Up To 0.2% Of The Participant's Total Earned Compensation Shall Be Applied To The Expense Fund Of The Public Employees' Retirement System To Defray The Cost Of Administering The Optional Retirement Program; To Provide That The Remainder Shall Be Remitted To The Public Employees' Retirement System For Application To The Accrued Liability Contribution Fund; To Repeal Section 25-11-415, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That The Public Employees' Retirement System May Deduct Not More Than 2% Of All Employers' Contributions And Transfer Such Deductions To The Expense Fund Of The System To Defray The Cost Of Administering The Optional Retirement Program; And For Related Purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR87 | Deputy Brian Brock; commend heroic actions in stopping oncoming vehicle. | A Resolution Recognizing And Commending Desoto County Deputy Sheriff Brian Brock For His Outstanding Courage In The Line Of Duty And Heroic Actions In Protecting Drivers From An Oncoming Vehicle. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB565 | Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training; require law enforcement agencies to report terminated officers to. | An Act To Amend Section 45-6-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That When A Law Enforcement Officer Resigns, The Law Enforcement Agency From Which The Officer Has Resigned Must Provide The Board On Law Enforcement Officer Standards And Training Notification Of The Officer's Action Within A Specified Time Frame; To Provide That When An Officer Is Terminated Or Resigns, Due To Disciplinary Action, The Agency Shall Provide Notification Of The Resignation Or Termination To The Board And Must Provide An Explanation Concerning The Resignation Or Termination Due To Such Disciplinary Action; To Prescribe Certain Penalties For The Failure Of An Agency To Report Such Action Of An Officer; To Provide That Such Agency May Appeal The Decision Of The Board; To Amend Section 45-6-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Section 45-6-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To Noncomplying Officers And Officers With Certificates Revoked Or Suspended, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1284 | Mississippi Native Spirit Law; rename and revise various provisions. | An Act To Amend Sections 67-11-1, 67-11-3, 67-11-5, 67-11-7, 67-11-9 And 67-11-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Rename The "mississippi Native Spirit Law" As The "mississippi Native And Craft Spirits Law"; To Define The Terms "craft Distillery" And "craft Spirit" And To Revise The Definition Of The Term "produce"; To Legalize The Manufacture And Sale Of Craft Spirits, To Be Regulated In The Same Manner As Native Wine And Native Spirits; To Revise And Provide Certain Provisions Regarding Sales Made By Native Distilleries And Craft Distilleries; To Authorize Native Distilleries And Craft Distilleries To Have One Permanent Satellite Tasting Room Sales Location In Any Other Location In The State That Otherwise Allows The Sale Of Alcoholic Beverages; To Amend Sections 67-1-5, 67-1-7, 67-1-13, 67-1-37, 67-1-41, 67-1-45, 67-1-73, 27-4-3, 27-71-5, 27-71-21, 27-77-1 And 27-77-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Foregoing Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Foregoing Provisions Of This Act; To Revise Certain Provisions Regarding Certain Permits And Distance Restrictions And To Revise Certain Provisions Regarding Holders Of Certain Permits Within Leisure And Recreation Districts Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB816 | Harvest reporting program; establish for white-tailed deer. | An Act To Require The Mississippi Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks To Develop An Electronic Harvest Reporting Program For White-tailed Deer; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB888 | Mississippi Burn Care Fund; revise use of monies in, increase license tag fees to be deposited into. | An Act To Amend Section 7-9-70, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Baptist Medical Center And Any Burn Center Affiliated With A Level 1 Trauma Center In The Mississippi Trauma Care System As A Burn Center For Which Funds Shall Be Appropriated From The Mississippi Burn Care Fund; To Delete The University Of Mississippi Medical Center As Being An Agency Responsible For Receiving Gifts, Donations, Bequests, Appropriations Or Grants And For Deposit Of Such Into The Mississippi Burn Care Fund; To Amend Section 27-19-44.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of The Additional Fee That Is Imposed For Any Distinctive Or Special License Tag Or Plate And The Proceeds Of Which Are Deposited Into The Mississippi Burn Care Fund; To Amend Section 41-59-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Board Of Health Shall Revise The Plan For The Delivery Of Services To Mississippi Burn Victims Through The Existing Trauma Care System Of Hospitals To Include Baptist Medical Center And Any Burn Center Affiliated With A Level I Trauma Center In The Mississippi Trauma Care System; To Amend Section 27-19-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Assess An Additional Fee Of Fifty Cents Upon Each Set Of License Tags And Two Decals Issued, Or Upon Each Set Of Two Decals Issued, For Private Carriers Of Passengers And For Private Carriers Of Property Of A Gross Weight Of 10,000 Pounds And Less, And To Provide That The Proceeds From Such Fee Shall Be Deposited In The Mississippi Burn Care Fund Created In Section 7-9-70; 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 |
| HC32 | James Henry Taylor; honor service and sacrifice of during Vietnam War. | A Concurrent Resolution Recognizing And Honoring The Courageous Life And Extraordinary Legacy Of James Henry Taylor For His Service During The Vietnam War. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1866 | Appropriation; MDOT to hire consultant for study on most efficient design of a certain corridor along MS Hwy 305 in DeSoto County. | An Act Making An Appropriation To The Mississippi Department Of Transportation For The Purpose Of Hiring A Consultant To Conduct A Feasibility Study To Determine The Most Efficient Design Of The Corridor Along Mississippi Highway 305 In Desoto County From Church Street To The Lewisburg Community For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HB1716 | Appropriation; reappropriate 2024 local projects funds to Marshall County for completing Blackwater Road Bridge Project. | An Act Making A Reappropriation To The Board Of Supervisors Of Marshall County To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With The Completion Of The Blackwater Road Bridge Project For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HB183 | Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Olive Branch with improvements to historic Maples Methodist Church building. | An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Olive Branch, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repair, Renovation And Expansion Of And Upgrades And Improvements To The Historic Maples Methodist Church Building Necessary For The Purpose Of The City Using The Building As A Community Events Center And A Theater; 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 |
| HB209 | Appropriation; MDOT for costs of upgrading bridge over MS Hwy 78 in City of Olive Branch. | An Act Making An Appropriation To The Mississippi Department Of Transportation To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Upgrading The Bridge Over Mississippi Highway 78 In The City Of Olive Branch By Widening The Lanes Of The Bridge, For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HB211 | Income tax; exclude payment for property taken by eminent domain from gross income. | An Act To Amend Section 27-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude From The Definition Of "gross Income" For Purposes Of The State Income Tax Law Amounts Received As Payment For Compensation Or Damages For Property Taken By Eminent Domain Or Condemnation As Authorized By Law, Provided That The Purchase Date For The Property Is Not Less Than Five (5) Years Before The Date The Property Is Taken By Eminent Domain Or Condemnation; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB845 | Appropriation; City of Olive Branch for land acquisition and engineering services for making improvements to Highway 305. | An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Olive Branch To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Land Acquisition And Engineering Services For Making Improvements To Mississippi Highway 305 For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HR33 | Captain Jimmy Wiseman; commend upon retirement and congratulate for being longest serving employee in Southaven's history. | A Resolution Commending Captain Jimmy Wiseman Of The Southaven Fire Department For Being The Longest Tenured Employee In Southaven's History And Congratulating Him Upon His Retirement After More Than Four Decades Of Dedicated Service To The Citizens Of Southaven, Mississippi. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB22 | License plates for disabled individuals; revise provisions relating to eligibility for. | An Act To Amend Section 27-19-56, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Persons Who Have Vision 20/200 Or Less In At Least One Eye With Proper Correction Within The Description Of Persons With Disabilities Which Limit Or Impair The Ability To Walk For Purposes Of Being Eligible For The Issuance Of Special Motor Vehicle License Plates Or Tags, Decals And Windshield Placards For The Disabled; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB819 | School districts; require boards to adopt policy granting cost-free admission to school sponsored athletic and extracurricular events. | An Act To Authorize The Local School Board Of Public School Districts To Adopt A Policy To Provide Employees Of The School District With Cost-free Admission Into All School-sponsored And Mississippi High School Activities Association Governed Athletic And Extracurricular Events Hosted By The District, To Provide That The Policy May Be Reflected In The School District's Employment Contract; To Stipulate That Cost-free Admission Shall Only Be Applicable To School District Employees And Not Transferrable To Third Parties; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB876 | MS Emergency Drinking Water Network Act; create. | An Act To Establish The Mississippi Emergency Drinking Water Network Act To Be Administered By The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency; To State Legislative Findings And Intent; To Establish The Mississippi Emergency Drinking Water Network Grant Program To Increase Drinking Water Security And Water System Resiliency By Equipping Water Systems And First Responders With Equipment And Training To Maintain Water Service To Vital Facilities And The Public During Periods Of Infrastructure Failure; To Provide Definitions For The Terms Used In The Act; To Specify The Purposes For Grant Awards To Mississippi County Emergency Management Agencies; To Authorize The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (mema) To Make Eligible Equipment Purchases Supporting The Mississippi Emergency Drinking Water Network; To Allow Mema To Use A Maximum Of Two Percent Of Funds Appropriated For The Administrative Expenses Of Carrying Out The Provisions Of This Act, To The Extent Permissible Under Federal Law; To Direct Mema To Seek To Minimize Its Administrative Expenses By Establishing Policies And Procedures Mirroring Past Programs Using Federal Covid-19 Relief Funds; To Require Mema To Certify To The Department Of Finance And Administration That Each Expenditure Appropriated To Mema Is In Compliance With United States Department Of The Treasury Criteria Regarding The Use Of Monies From The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund; To Provide Reporting Requirements To The Governor And The Legislature By October 1 Of Each Year; To Provide That Funds Appropriated To Mema For The Purposes Of This Act Shall Be Available Through December 31, 2026, Or On The Date Of The Arpa Funds Expenditure Deadline Provided By The Federal Government, Whichever Occurs Later; To Provide That Each Grant Recipient Shall Certify, For Any Project For Which A Grant Is Awarded, That If The Project Is Not Completed By December 31, 2026, And The United States Congress Does Not Enact An Extension Of The Deadline On The Availability Of Arpa Funds, Then The Grant Recipient Will Complete The Project Through Other Funds; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB889 | Mississippi Indigent Care Support Fund; create and authorize additional distinctive license tag fee to be deposited into. | An Act To Create The "mississippi Indigent Burn Care Support Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Special Fund May Be Appropriated To The Mississippi Department Of Health For The Purpose Of Carrying Out Certain Responsibilities Established In Section 41-59-5 And For Reimbursement Of Uncompensated Care To Mississippians Administered By Out-of-state Burn Centers That Are Affiliated With Level I Trauma Centers In The Mississippi Trauma Care System; To Amend Section 27-19-44.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Impose An Additional Fee Of Two Dollars For Distinctive Or Special License Tags And To Provide That The Proceeds Collected From The Additional Fee Shall Be Deposited Into The Mississippi Indigent Burn Care Support Fund Created In This Act; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB872 | Health Care Facility Right to Visit Act; create. | An Act To Create The Health Care Facility Right To Visit Act To Prevent All Health Care Facilities That Are Licensed By Or Have Received A Certificate Of Need From The Department Of Health From Instituting Any Policy That Limits Patients' Abilities To Be Visited By Designated Family Members Or Friends During Any Hospitalization Or Treatment; To Allow The Facilities To Impose Reasonable Safety Requirements; To Provide That No Facility Shall Be Held Liable For Damages In An Action Involving A Liability Claim Against Such Facility Arising From The Facility's Compliance With The Act; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB1040 | Municipalities annexation; provide that an election be held on the question of. | An Act To Amend Section 21-1-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For An Election On The Question Of Municipal Annexation In Both The Municipality And The Territory Proposed To Be Annexed When The Governing Authorities Of A Municipality Desire To Enlarge Its Boundaries; To Amend Sections 21-1-29, 21-1-31, 21-1-33, 21-1-35, 21-1-37 And 21-1-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Question Of Municipal Annexation From Chancery Court Proceedings; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB1092 | Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize an additional round for and remove certain limiting language. | An Act To Amend Section 17-23-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize An Additional Round Of Fire Trucks For Counties And Municipalities Under The Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; To Remove The Requirement That A County Has Received Funding For No More Than Eight Rounds From The Rural Truck Acquisition Assistance Program In Order To Receive Additional Matching Assistance Under The Program; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB1151 | Death penalty; revise how the options are chosen and require cost efficient consideration. | An Act To Amend Section 99-19-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Officials Charged With Deciding The Options For The Death Penalty; To Amend Section 99-19-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Section 99-19-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Time For Imposing The Death Penalty; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB678 | Mississippi Doxxing Prevention Act; create to prevent release of personal information with intent to harass. | An Act To Create The Mississippi Doxxing Prevention Act; To Prohibit The Intentional And Willful Disclosure Of Personal Information Of Certain Persons; To Amend Section 25-61-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt The Information Of Certain Persons From The Public Records Act; To Bring Forward Section 13-5-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates The Random Drawing Of Jurors, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB1265 | Sales Tax Diversion Study Committee; create. | An Act To Create The Sales Tax Diversion Study Committee, Which Shall Develop Recommendations Concerning The Proper Allocation Of Sales Tax Revenue Between The Mississippi Department Of Revenue And Municipalities; To Provide The Duties And Composition Of The Committee; To Require The Committee To Make A Legislative Report Upon Completion Of The Study; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB1484 | MS Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program; create. | An Act To Create The Mississippi Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program; To Provide Definitions For; To Authorize Bail Bond Agents And Surety Agents To Enter The Program; To Create The Crime Of Illegal Trespass By An Illegal Alien; To Bring Forward Sections 83-39-25, 83-39-29 And 83-39-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Bail Agents And Penalties For Skipping Bail, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB19 | Appropriation; Health, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Abstain |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Abstain |
| 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 | Abstain |
| 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 Agriculture Committee | 14 | |
| Detail | Mississippi House Conservation and Water Resources Committee | 9 | |
| Detail | Mississippi House County Affairs Committee | 9 | |
| Detail | Mississippi House Energy Committee | 14 | |
| Detail | Mississippi House Forestry Committee | 6 | |
| Detail | Mississippi House Transportation Committee | 18 | |
| Detail | Mississippi House Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee | 13 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | Mississippi House District 006 | House | Republican | In Office | 01/02/2024 |