Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, House.
Lester Carpenter
Sponsored
Became law6
State agencies; authorize to enter into intergovernmental support agreeements with military branches.
National Blood Donor Month; designate January as in State of Mississippi.
Gold Star Father's Day; designate November 9th as.
Preserving Lawful Utilization of Services for Veterans Act of 2026 (PLUS Act); create.
Veterans with Combat Injuries Day; designate February 13 as.
Tishomingo County Water District; revise provisions relating to compensation and reimbursement.
Passed the House3
Gold Star Father's Day; designate November 9 as.
MHP, MBN and CTED officers within the Department of Public Safety; bring forward salary section for.
Mississippi National Guard Servicemembers Medical Readiness Act.
In committee27
Appropriation; Alcorn County to purchase turnout gear for the Alcorn County Fire Department.
Nurses; authorize US Coast Guard Health Services Technicians to take exam to be licensed as an LPN.
Nursing; authorize Coast Guard Health Services Technicians to take exam to be licensed as an LPN.
"Public Safety Recruitment and Retention Act"; create to provide college tuition awards to certain public safety personnel and their legal dependents.
Paramedics Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Program; revise provisions related to.
Appropriation; Town of Glen to renovate its properties and facilities.
Appropriation; City of Farmington to upgrade and renovate Farmington City Park.
Appropriation; City of Iuka for paving and making improvements to city roads.
Appropriation; Department of Employment Security for funding Paramedic Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Program.
Public schools; allow to employ or accept the service of chaplains.
Public schools; allow to employ or accept services of chaplains.
Appropriation; Tishomingo County Fair Board for constructing a roof over the livestock arena on the county fairgrounds.
TANF funds; DHS shall use certain amount of each year to fund grants for providing marriage counseling to military and first responder families.
Income tax; increase amount of National Guard compensation excluded from gross income.
Appropriations; DPS for salary increase for active officers of MHP, MBN, MBI and Capitol Police for FY 2027.
Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; revise to remove eight rounds requirement.
PERS; first responders hired after 3-1-26 may receive retirement allowance after 25 years of service.
Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund; revise purposes for which monies in may be used.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of United States Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Income tax; authorize a credit for active drilling members of the National Guard.
Mississippi Bullion Depository; establish.
Mississippi Bullion Depository; establish and authorize fractional reserve currency.
The Transparency in Consumer Legal Funding Act; create.
Body camera audio of law enforcement; add to list of investigative report.
PERS; include first responders hired after March 1, 2026, in Tier 4 membership in the system.
Radar; authorize sheriff and deputies to use on county roads to enforce speed limits.
Appropriation; MS Volunteer Firefighter Length-of-Service Awards Program Fund.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
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.
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 · 5
MS Agricultural and Livestock Theft Officers; authorize to retain their personal firearm upon retirement.
Association Self-Funded Health Benefit Plan Coverage Act; create.
Military leave for training; increase amount authorized.
Teacher pay; increase for teachers and assistant teachers.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of the Corinth School District.
Out of committee · 1
Kratom; add to Schedule III of the Uniform Controlled Substance Act.
In committee · 10
Homestead exemption; increase for certain unremarried surviving spouses of veterans.
First responders; authorize follow-up drug testing.
Proof of motor vehicle insurance; require when registering or renewing the registration of a motor vehicle.
Enhanced penalties for use of mask in commission of a crime; authorize.
Commissioner of Insurance; authorize to apply for state innovation waiver under Affordable Care Act.
Dept. of Ag.and Commerce; authorize DPS to provide security personnel at certain facilities and respond to secuirty system alarms.
Dept. of Ag and Commerce; authorize to issue subpoenas and apply to circuit courts for administrative inspections and search warrants.
"Teachers' Bill of Rights"; create.
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.