Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, House.
Kevin Ford
Sponsored
Became law3
Grants; increase oversight, accountability and transparency in administration of by state agencies.
State Sponsored Life Insurance Program; provide for National Guard members.
Yazoo County; authorize to establish an economic and industrial development authority.
Passed the House5
MS Soil and Water Conservation Commission; authorize to construct and maintain levee system along the Yazoo River.
Insurance; revise various provisions relating to rating bureau and require commissioner to create certain rules.
Public purchasing; increase threshold for bidding and revise certain provisions related to exemptions and reverse auctions.
Make Mississippi Resilient and Strong Act; create for strengthening properties against severe weather.
ITS; authorize to establish certain procurement frameworks for information technology.
Out of committee2
Prescription drugs; authorize to be imported into the State of Mississippi.
Motor vehicle tinted window; authorize those diagnosed with certain condition by optometrist licensed in the state to drive with.
In committee10
Administrative Procedures Act; require agencies to provide notice to Legislature and require Governor's approval if estimated cost of agency rule exceeds a certain amount.
Courtroom proceeding; authorize video conferences for certain proceedings.
Advanced practice registered nurses; revise certain provisions related to, including the collaboration agreement requirement.
State and School Employees Life and Health Insurance Plan; delete repealer on statute governing premium payments.
Vehicle value protection agreements; define and provide regulatory framework for.
Mississippi Whistleblower Reward Act; create.
Natural gas piping systems; require testing in school facilities.
Bureau of Fleet Management; require to conduct annual utilization review of state-owned vehicles.
Wireless telecommunications devices; prohibit the use of while driving.
Child care licensing statutes; bring forward for possible amendment.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Memorial highway; designate a segment of U.S. Highway 49 North as Colonel Donnel Berry.
Passed the House · 2
MS Agricultural and Livestock Theft Officers; authorize to retain their personal firearm upon retirement.
Efficiency and Transparency; revise certain laws to increase through state government.
In committee · 4
Ad valorem taxes; revise certain provisions regarding limitations on increases.
Birth certificate; prohibit change of sex on unless verified by medical records that sex of child is not what is shown on.
Additional Living Expense Fairness and Expedited Closure Adjudicaiton Act; create.
Appropriation; MS Volunteer Firefighter Length-of-Service Awards Program Fund.