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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 28, 2023 MS HB 1310 Authorizes Restoring the Voting Rights of Military Veterans Convicted of Felonies Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 16)
March 27, 2023 MS HB 1671 Expands State Tax Credits from $3.5 to $10 Million a Year for Businesses who Provide Assistance for Pregnant Women Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 12)
March 27, 2023 MS SB 2079 Authorizes School Employees to Concealed Carry Conference Report Adopted - Senate (38 - 14)
March 14, 2023 MS SB 2358 Prohibits a Third-Party From Collecting and Delivering Somebody Else's Absentee Ballot Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
March 7, 2023 MS HB 1020 Establishes a Court System of Unelected Judges and Prosecutors for the City of Jackson, Mississippi Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 15)
March 2, 2023 MS HB 401 Amends State Franchise Laws to Prohibit Car Companies from Operating Their Own Dealerships Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 13)
Feb. 21, 2023 MS HB 1125 Prohibits Hormone Therapy and Puberty-Blocking Drugs to Minors Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
April 5, 2022 MS SB 2822 Establishes the Mississippi Municipality and County Water Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (50 - 0)
April 4, 2022 MS HB 1426 Increases Salaries of Certain Government Officials Conference Report Adopted - Senate (46 - 3)
March 31, 2022 MS HB 606 Establishes Outdoor Stewardship Act Conference Report Adopted - Senate (38 - 1)
March 30, 2022 MS SB 2536 Expands Voting Rights of Persons with Expunged Convictions Conference Report Adopted - Senate (48 - 2)
March 30, 2022 MS HB 770 Requires Gender Pay Equity Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 5)
March 29, 2022 MS HB 936 Authorizes Hospice Care Services for Terminally Ill Inmates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 16)
March 27, 2022 MS SB 2437 Establishes Pilot Work Initiative for Prisoners Conference Report Adopted - Senate (52 - 0)
March 27, 2022 MS HB 531 Reduces Income Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 10)
March 25, 2022 MS SB 2273 Authorizes Employers to Sponsor Parolees and Offenders on Probation Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 0)
March 9, 2022 MS HB 1509 Prohibits COVID Vaccine Mandates Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 15)
March 8, 2022 MS HB 1510 Increases Secretary of State Power to Purge Voter Rolls and Audit Election Results Without Public Oversight Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 14)
March 7, 2022 MS HB 1388 Establishes the Comprehensive Career and Technical Education Reform Act Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 0)
Feb. 24, 2022 MS HB 20 Prohibits Organ Donor Discrimination Based on Disability Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
Jan. 21, 2022 MS SB 2113 Prohibits Teaching the Topic Known as "Critical Race Theory" Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2)
Jan. 13, 2022 MS SB 2095 Amends Medical Marijuana Laws Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 5)
Jan. 12, 2022 MS HB 384 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 18)
March 31, 2021 MS SB 2825 Transfers Certain Transportation Authority Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 14)
Feb. 11, 2021 MS SB 2536 Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 9)
Feb. 10, 2021 MS SB 2588 Repeals Names and Information From the Voter Rolls Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 16)
Feb. 9, 2021 MS SB 2107 Prohibits Cities and Counties from Creating Rental Agreements that Restrict Firearm Access Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 16)
Jan. 6, 2021 MS HB 1 Repeals the State Flag Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 7)
Aug. 10, 2020 MS HB 1806 Increases Funding to the Department of Education Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 12)
July 1, 2020 MS SB 3049 Establishes the "Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act" Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
June 30, 2020 MS SB 2123 Establishes the "Mississippi Correctional Safety and Rehabilitation Act" Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 17)
June 28, 2020 MS HB 1796 Authorizes the Redesign of the Mississippi State Flag Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 14)
June 26, 2020 MS SB 3051 Establishes Special Provisions for Unemployment Compensation Due to COVID-19 Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 3)
June 24, 2020 MS SB 3046 Establishes COVID-19 Broadband Grant Programs Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 2)
June 17, 2020 MS HB 1295 Prohibits Abortions for Reasons of Race, Sex, or Genetic Abnormality Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 11)
June 17, 2020 MS HB 1087 Rescinds the Prohibition on Alcohol Possession Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
March 18, 2020 MS HB 1647 Authorizes Local Governments and School Districts to Grant Administrative Leave with Pay In Case of Emergency Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 0)
March 12, 2020 MS SB 2522 Requires Employers to Pay Employees the Same Wage Regardless of Sex Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
March 11, 2020 MS SB 2459 Establishes Legal Definition for Criminal Gang Activity Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 15)
March 9, 2020 MS SB 2112 Prohibits Public Employers from Requiring Applicants to Disclose Felony Convictions on Application Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 17)
Feb. 11, 2020 MS SB 2257 Authorizes State Auditor to Examine Tax Returns of Public Assistance Beneficiaries Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 15)
March 19, 2019 MS SB 2901 Amends Landowner Liability Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 20)
March 13, 2019 MS HB 1352 Amends Criminal Justice Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 2)
March 6, 2019 MS HB 761 Prohibits Contracts with Businesses That Boycott Israel Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 8)
Feb. 13, 2019 MS SB 2116 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14)
Feb. 7, 2019 MS SB 2901 Amends Landowner Liability Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
Aug. 27, 2018 MS SB 2001 Establishes Mississippi Lottery Corporation Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 17)
March 25, 2018 MS HB 1593 Appropriates Funds for Educational Television Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 16)
March 7, 2018 MS HB 1083 Authorizes Concealed Carry on Public Property Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 18)
March 7, 2018 MS HB 900 Prohibits Texting While Driving Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 9)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/28 HB 1310 Authorizes Restoring the Voting Rights of Military Veterans Convicted of Felonies Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 16)
3/27 HB 1671 Expands State Tax Credits from $3.5 to $10 Million a Year for Businesses who Provide Assistance for Pregnant Women Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 12)
3/27 SB 2079 Authorizes School Employees to Concealed Carry Conference Report Adopted - Senate (38 - 14)
3/14 SB 2358 Prohibits a Third-Party From Collecting and Delivering Somebody Else's Absentee Ballot Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
3/07 HB 1020 Establishes a Court System of Unelected Judges and Prosecutors for the City of Jackson, Mississippi Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 15)
3/02 HB 401 Amends State Franchise Laws to Prohibit Car Companies from Operating Their Own Dealerships Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 13)
2/21 HB 1125 Prohibits Hormone Therapy and Puberty-Blocking Drugs to Minors Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
4/05 SB 2822 Establishes the Mississippi Municipality and County Water Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (50 - 0)
4/04 HB 1426 Increases Salaries of Certain Government Officials Conference Report Adopted - Senate (46 - 3)
3/31 HB 606 Establishes Outdoor Stewardship Act Conference Report Adopted - Senate (38 - 1)
3/30 SB 2536 Expands Voting Rights of Persons with Expunged Convictions Conference Report Adopted - Senate (48 - 2)
3/30 HB 770 Requires Gender Pay Equity Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 5)
3/29 HB 936 Authorizes Hospice Care Services for Terminally Ill Inmates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 16)
3/27 SB 2437 Establishes Pilot Work Initiative for Prisoners Conference Report Adopted - Senate (52 - 0)
3/27 HB 531 Reduces Income Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 10)
3/25 SB 2273 Authorizes Employers to Sponsor Parolees and Offenders on Probation Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 0)
3/09 HB 1509 Prohibits COVID Vaccine Mandates Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 15)
3/08 HB 1510 Increases Secretary of State Power to Purge Voter Rolls and Audit Election Results Without Public Oversight Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 14)
3/07 HB 1388 Establishes the Comprehensive Career and Technical Education Reform Act Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 0)
2/24 HB 20 Prohibits Organ Donor Discrimination Based on Disability Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
1/21 SB 2113 Prohibits Teaching the Topic Known as "Critical Race Theory" Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2)
1/13 SB 2095 Amends Medical Marijuana Laws Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 5)
1/12 HB 384 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 18)
3/31 SB 2825 Transfers Certain Transportation Authority Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 14)
2/11 SB 2536 Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 9)
2/10 SB 2588 Repeals Names and Information From the Voter Rolls Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 16)
2/09 SB 2107 Prohibits Cities and Counties from Creating Rental Agreements that Restrict Firearm Access Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 16)
1/06 HB 1 Repeals the State Flag Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 7)
8/10 HB 1806 Increases Funding to the Department of Education Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 12)
7/01 SB 3049 Establishes the "Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act" Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
6/30 SB 2123 Establishes the "Mississippi Correctional Safety and Rehabilitation Act" Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 17)
6/28 HB 1796 Authorizes the Redesign of the Mississippi State Flag Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 14)
6/26 SB 3051 Establishes Special Provisions for Unemployment Compensation Due to COVID-19 Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 3)
6/24 SB 3046 Establishes COVID-19 Broadband Grant Programs Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 2)
6/17 HB 1295 Prohibits Abortions for Reasons of Race, Sex, or Genetic Abnormality Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 11)
6/17 HB 1087 Rescinds the Prohibition on Alcohol Possession Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
3/18 HB 1647 Authorizes Local Governments and School Districts to Grant Administrative Leave with Pay In Case of Emergency Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 0)
3/12 SB 2522 Requires Employers to Pay Employees the Same Wage Regardless of Sex Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
3/11 SB 2459 Establishes Legal Definition for Criminal Gang Activity Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 15)
3/09 SB 2112 Prohibits Public Employers from Requiring Applicants to Disclose Felony Convictions on Application Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 17)
2/11 SB 2257 Authorizes State Auditor to Examine Tax Returns of Public Assistance Beneficiaries Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 15)
3/19 SB 2901 Amends Landowner Liability Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 20)
3/13 HB 1352 Amends Criminal Justice Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 2)
3/06 HB 761 Prohibits Contracts with Businesses That Boycott Israel Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 8)
2/13 SB 2116 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14)
2/07 SB 2901 Amends Landowner Liability Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
8/27 SB 2001 Establishes Mississippi Lottery Corporation Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 17)
3/25 HB 1593 Appropriates Funds for Educational Television Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 16)
3/07 HB 1083 Authorizes Concealed Carry on Public Property Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 18)
3/07 HB 900 Prohibits Texting While Driving Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 9)
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