Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, House.
Rickey Thompson
Sponsored
Passed the House2
Scenic byways; designate certain segments of road in Chickasaw County as the "Davis Lake Road Scenic Byway".
Suffrage; restore to Charles Covington of Lee County.
In committee23
Appropriation; Okolona School District for construction of new elementary school.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a new elementary school for the Okolona Municipal Separate School District.
Appropriation; City of Verona for site development work for Old Town Crossing Project.
"Jennifer's Law"; enact to prohibit state and local agencies from establishing traffic ticket quotas.
Appropriation; Lee County School District for reconstruction of Verona Elementary School.
Appropriation; Monroe County for costs of certain road improvement projects in District 5.
Mississippi Department of Labor; create.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist the Old Union Water Association with system improvements.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Plantersville with certain projects.
School resource officers; include in the definition of "law enforcement" for purposes of LEO and Firefighters Death Benefits.
Appropriation; City of Verona for equipment for police department and making street improvements.
First Circuit Court District; increase number of judges.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Verona with site development related to the Old Town Crossing Project.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Mississippi Minority Farmers Alliance with repair of building and parking lot.
Appropriation; City of Okolona to assist with street overlay projects.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Okolona with street overlay projects.
Natural Resource Camp Pilot Program Act of 2026; establish for students in Lee and Monroe counties.
Appropriation; Lee and Monroe counties for funding The National Resource Camp pilot program.
Appropriation; commission on WFP for making base repairs to and paving the roads in Trace State Park.
Charitable organizations; revise the registration renewal period of certain from every year to every 3 to 5 years.
Driver's license; prescribe information to be included on and authorize discretionary inclusion of blood type.
Amiya Braxton; revise penalties when driver injures child who is exiting a school bus.
MS Affordable Child Care Act; create to provide that certain TANF funds shall be used for the Child Care Payment Program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Memorial highway; designate a segment of U.S. Highway 49 North as Colonel Donnel Berry.
City of Tupelo; restore certain funding to be used by Northeast MS Regional Water Supply District for district operations.
Passed the House · 1
MS Agricultural and Livestock Theft Officers; authorize to retain their personal firearm upon retirement.
In committee · 29
Proof of motor vehicle insurance; require when registering or renewing the registration of a motor vehicle.
Annual highway privilege tax for farm and agricultural operations; provide alternative manner for submitting payments of to county tax collector.
Mississippi Workforce Innovation Performance Loan Fund; establish.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the David L. Whitney (HPER) Arena Complex and Wellness Center at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for housing improvements at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a Hydroponics Research and Teaching Greenhouse at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at all Alcorn State University campuses.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at Alcorn State University.
Nuclear generating plants; revise provisions related to distribution of payments made in lieu of ad valorem taxes.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture and Math Center at Alcorn State University.
Alcorn State University; authorize reclassification of property used as the president's dwelling to residential property.
Bonds; authorize issuance for Poultry Sciences Academic Research Center at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to the K.L. Simmons Technology Building at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for agricultural facilities infrastructure upgrade at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for preplanning improvements to Walter Washington Administration and Classroom Building at Alcorn State University.
Robert G. Clark, Jr., Voting Rights Act of Mississippi; create.
Appropriation; IHL for growth of new regional health care and medical sciences facilities of Alcorn State.
Appropriation; IHL for repairs and renovations to residence halls at Alcorn State University.
Appropriation; IHL for support of horticulture research and extension programs at Alcorn State.
Appropriation; IHL to strengthen environmental science research and extension programs at Alcorn State.
Appropriation; IHL to increase university faculty salaries closer to the SREB average.
Appropriation; IHL for repairs and renovations of facilities on campus of Alcorn State.
Appropriation; IHL to strengthen poultry science research and programs at Alcorn State.
Appropriation; MDA for making awards under the Small Municipality Street and Infrastructure Improvement Pilot Program.
Appropriation; DFA for funding the MS Legislative District Project Allocation Program.
Appropriation; MDA for making grants under the Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties Program.
Appropriation; Monroe County for Tenn-Tom Bike Trail Project.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Alliance Training, Inc., with improvements to its worksite training facility.
Lee County; authorize board of supervisors to approve and govern sheriff department's use of radar in school zones in county.