Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, House.
Rodney Hall
Sponsored
Became law2
Sales Tax Diversion Study Committee; create.
DeSoto County; authorize to cease participation in DeSoto County Crime Stoppers, Inc.
Passed the House1
Military leave for training; increase amount authorized.
Out of committee2
Defense Research and Development Program; create.
Veterans parks; create grant program to assist municipalities and counties with improvements to.
In committee8
MS Employment Protection Act; revise penalties for violations of.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Olive Branch with improvements to historic Maples Methodist Church building.
Hometown Heroes Home Loan Guaranty Program; establish.
Rental-purchase agreements; establish certain rights and duties specific to agreements for a conveyance of real property.
"Defend DeSoto County Act"; create.
Recognizing Judea and Samaria Act; create.
PERS; law enforcement officers hired after 3-1-26 may receive retirement allowance after 20 years of service.
DeSoto County Regional Forensics Laboratory; establish as regional facility in the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory system.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Homestead exemption; increase for honorably discharged veterans age 85 or older and unremarried surviving spouses of such persons.
Dental hygienists; those employed by SDH or making educational demonstrations may practice under general supervision.
Sexual battery; create a mandatory minimum for penalties.
Sanctuary policies; prohibit certain government entities and employees from adopting or interfering with federal immigration enforcement.
Upskill Mississippi Grant Program; establish to provide last-dollar tuition assistance at community colleges for certain programs.
Hearings of Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training, certain; provide officers shall be entitled to discovery during.
State agencies; authorize to enter into intergovernmental support agreeements with military branches.
Preserving Lawful Utilization of Services for Veterans Act of 2026 (PLUS Act); create.
Creating Transparency and Accountability in Dental Services Act; create to require annual reporting.
Memorial highway; designate a segment of U.S. Highway 49 North as Colonel Donnel Berry.
State Sponsored Life Insurance Program; provide for National Guard members.
Passed the House · 7
Student enrollment; require automobile registration as proof of residency.
Giglio letter; require prosecutors to give law enforcement officers an opportunity to be heard before sending.
Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act; create for contributions by hiring parties to independent contractors' portable benefit accounts.
Mississippi National Guard Servicemembers Medical Readiness Act.
"Mississippi Open to Religion Act"; establish.
MS Comprehensive Workforce Training and Education Consolidation Act of 2004; extend repealer on.
Mississippi Fair Banking Standards Act; create.
Out of committee · 2
The Mississippi Heroes Support Fund; create to authorize supplemental pay to law enforcement officers.
Law Enforcement Death Benefits Fund; remove restriction for suicide deaths.
In committee · 12
Appropriation; MDOT to hire consultant for study on most efficient design of a certain corridor along MS Hwy 305 in DeSoto County.
Appropriation; MDOT for costs of upgrading bridge over MS Hwy 78 in City of Olive Branch.
Homestead exemption; increase for certain unremarried surviving spouses of veterans.
Appropriation; City of Olive Branch for turfing baseball fields at City Park.
Military leave for training; revise amount authorized.
Radar speed detection equipment; authorize use by sheriffs and deputies of certain counties.
Income tax; increase amount of National Guard compensation excluded from gross income.
"Teachers' Bill of Rights"; create.
Income tax; authorize a credit for active drilling members of the National Guard.
Abortion; prohibit mail orders for medicine to induce.
Abortion trafficking; create penalties for the crime of.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist DeSoto County with improvements to Mississippi Highway 305.