Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, House.
Timaka James-Jones
Sponsored
Became law4
Memorial highway; designate a segment of U.S. Highway 49 North as Colonel Donnel Berry.
Humphreys County; authorize a contribution to the Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation.
Humphreys County; authorize to make contribution to Belzoni-Humphreys Development Foundation.
Humphreys County; authorize contribution to Improved Benevolent Protective Elks of the World Hill Lodge #811.
Passed the House5
Affidavit ballot; allow to serve as voter registration in certain situations.
Suffrage; restore to Lamar Sampson of Humphreys County.
Suffrage; restore to Charles Howery of Yazoo County.
Suffrage; restore to Tony Qualls of Humphreys County.
Suffrage; restore to Karen Smith of Yazoo County.
In committee39
Jury duty; reinstate person's name to master list once voting rights restored upon satisfaction of all sentencing requirements.
Appropriation; Sharkey County for infrastructure and site development at Sharkey County Industrial Park.
Appropriation; Yazoo County to begin planning, design and construction of a 4-lane highway connecting Hwy 16 from Hwy 49 to I-55.
Appropriation; Yazoo County for making critical infrastructure improvements to the Yazoo County Port.
Voting rights; restore upon satisfaction of all of the sentencing requirements of a conviction.
Appropriation; Sharkey County for implementing business recovery activities and beginning site development for two pending businesses.
Appropriation; Sharkey County for Sheriff's Department to replace vehicles and equipment and relocate the department to a new facility.
Appropriation; Sharkey County for establishing a regional housing recovery strategy.
Sales tax; exempt sales of children's diapers.
Appropriation; Yazoo County for making critical repairs to streets and roads of the county.
Appropriation; Humphreys County for infrastructure and site development at Humphreys County Industrial Park.
Appropriation; Humphreys County to fund the development of a comprehensive plan to attract new business.
Appropriation; Humphreys County for construction of an emergency care unit.
Appropriation; Humphreys County for cost share needs associated with recovery projects following 2023 tornado.
Pedestrian crosswalk or skybridge; conduct study to determine feasibility of constructing at MVSU.
Appropriation; City of Belzoni to help defray operational costs and capital expenses.
Appropriation; Belzoni Humphreys Development Foundation for repairs and restoration work at the Catfish Museum.
Appropriation; Sharkey County for making repairs and improvements to the County Courthouse.
Appropriation; Sharkey County for local match funding for county emergency management agency for construction of certain facilities.
Higher Education Legislative Plan Grant Program; revise students eligible for assistance.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Itta Bena with utility system improvements.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Itta Bena with tennis court repair.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Itta Bena with road improvements.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Itta Bena with heavy equipment acquisition.
Bonds; authorize issuance to the City of Itta Bena with purchasing motor vehicles.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Itta Bena with installation of security cameras and signage.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Itta Bena with staffing/personnel costs.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist the City of Itta Bena repair and renoavations of municipal facilities.
Appropriation; City of Itta Bena for installation of security cameras and signage.
Appropriation; City of Itta Bena for staffing and personnel costs.
Appropriation; City of Itta Bena for acquisition of heavy equipment.
Appropriation; City of Itta Bena for utility system and metering upgrades.
Appropriation; City of Itta Bena for tennis court repair and renovation.
Appropriation; City of Itta Bena for repair and renovation of certain municipal buildings and facilities.
Appropriation; City of Itta Bena for making repairs and improvements to city roads.
Appropriation; City of Itta Bena for purchasing motor vehicles.
Appropriation; City of Greenwood for acquiring essential vehicles and reducing existing debt incurred to acquire vehicles.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Greenwood with acquiring essential vehicles and reducing existing debt incurred to acquire vehicles.
City of Greenwood; authorize to establish a Vacant and Abandoned Structure Registration Program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Yazoo County; authorize to establish an economic and industrial development authority.
Passed the House · 1
MS Soil and Water Conservation Commission; authorize to construct and maintain levee system along the Yazoo River.
In committee · 28
Firearms and weapons; authorize nonviolent felons to possess and use in defense of residence.
Alcoholic beverages; authorize governing authorities of wet jurisdictions to authorize package retail sales on Sunday.
Elections; establish procedure for automatic registration of certain voters who apply for driver's license or register for selective service.
Cemeteries on private property; provide right of access to for certain persons.
Voting rights; restore upon satisfaction of all of the sentencing requirements of a conviction.
Public purchasing laws; revise to include set asides for businesses owned by veterans and people with disabilities.
School teachers, assistant teachers and postsecondary professors and course instructors in full-time capacity; increase salary by $7,500.00.
One Fair Wage Act; create.
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.
Mississippi Paid Family and Medical Leave Act; establish.
Elections; allow individuals to vote by affidavit if they register after 30-day cut off but before election day.
Comprehensive Reproductive Health and Education Act; create.
Gold Alert; create a statewide alert for persons 18 to 23 years of age.
Robert G. Clark, Jr., Voting Rights Act of Mississippi; create.
Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot Program; establish within Health Dept.
Mississippi Maternal Health Momnibus Act; create.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Alliance Training, Inc., with improvements to its worksite training facility.