Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, House.
Larry Byrd
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Counties; authorize to participate in a group purchasing program operated by the Mississippi Association of Supervisors.
Out of committee1
Housing of municipal prisoners in county jails; revise methods that counties and municipalities use to calculate costs for payments of.
In committee23
Ad valorem tax; exempt certain business personal property from.
MS Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia; revise eligibility beginning with kindergarten.
Ballot box; prohibit the opening of and counting of votes until all of the polling places have closed.
Dyslexia screenings; reimburse parents and school districts for comprehensive psycho-educational evaluations.
Mississippi Autism Scholarship Program Act; establish.
ESA; authorize use of a diagnosis of dyslexia as a qualifier to determine eligibility for receipt of.
Appropriation; Rural Fire Truck Fund for additional round of trucks under Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program.
Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of motorcycles.
Sales tax; create diversion to counties.
Opioid drugs; prescriber shall discuss with patient before prescribing, the risks of the drugs and available alternatives.
Appropriation; City of Petal to assist Petal Area Chamber of Commerce to purchase and renovate a building to house the chamber.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist with purchase and renovation of a building by The Petal Area Chamber of Commerce.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Petal School District with improvements to Herrington Road.
Instruments of record; require to be in the English language.
Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize an additional round for counties and municipalities.
Geoengineering; prohibit certain weather and temperature modification.
Fire apparatus; prohibit mandatory retirement based solely on the equipment's age.
Study on Dyslexia among inmates; authorize MDOC to conduct.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Mississippi Military Department with purchasing land adjacent to/near Camp Shelby.
Appropriation; Military Department for purchasing land adjacent to or near Camp Shelby.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Petal with wastewater infrastructure improvements.
Appropriation; City of Petal for wastewater infrastructure improvements.
Appropriation; Forrest County for making critical emergency-staging upgrades at The Center at Forrest County.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Ibogaine; authorize SDH to select a consortium to conduct a drug development clinical trial with, to secure FDA's approval of.
Homestead exemption; increase for honorably discharged veterans age 85 or older and unremarried surviving spouses of such persons.
State agencies; authorize to enter into intergovernmental support agreeements with military branches.
Counties; shorten notice requirement for special meetings from five days to three days.
Memorial highway; designate a segment of U.S. Highway 49 North as Colonel Donnel Berry.
Passed the House · 4
MHP, MBN and CTED officers within the Department of Public Safety; bring forward salary section for.
MS Agricultural and Livestock Theft Officers; authorize to retain their personal firearm upon retirement.
Military leave for training; increase amount authorized.
State of emergency; provide exception for school districts impacted by "Winter Storm Fern" to be allowed up to 15 days of hold harmless.
In committee · 4
Appropriation; Alcorn County to purchase turnout gear for the Alcorn County Fire Department.
"Teachers' Bill of Rights"; create.
Birth certificate; prohibit change of sex on unless verified by medical records that sex of child is not what is shown on.
Appropriation; MS Volunteer Firefighter Length-of-Service Awards Program Fund.