Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, Senate.
Bradford Blackmon
Sponsored
Passed the Senate2
Mississippians' Right to Name, Likeness and Voice Act; enact.
Artificial intelligence; require disclosure when used in political advertisements.
In committee56
Suffrage; restore to any person disqualified by reason of criminal conviction upon completion of sentence.
State holidays; designate days of general elections for statewide offices as.
Polling places; require the SOS mail postcards to registered voters listing.
County removal petitions; standardize signature requirements for all county offices to 30%.
"Motor Voter Registration Act"; create.
Charter schools; require to compile and release same data as noncharter public schools.
School social workers and psychologists; authorize districts to employ and receive partial state reimbursement for salaries of.
Students with disabilities; require public school districts to implement comprehensive safe-school plans and training.
Criminal sentencing review; authorize and establish procedure for.
Sex offender registry; revise term "sex offense" to include a conviction of incest.
Possession of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoids; amend penalties for certain convictions.
Law enforcement agencies; require to adopt policy prohibiting masks except in certain circumstances.
Mississippi Mandatory Bond Review Law; enact.
Contraception Begins at Erection Act; enact.
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include certain disabled children living at home based on functional need.
Gun shows; require background checks before transfer of firearm.
Breach of security; report to the Attorney General.
Mental examinations; require state to pay costs for indigent defendants where examination is court-ordered.
Grand jury; allow access to record to defendant upon request.
Wrongful death; amend provision related to.
Civil actions; increase the noneconomic damages limitation other than medical malpractice.
HIV medications; prohibit health plans and Medicaid from restricting dispensing of HIV/AIDS treatment.
Mississippi Paid Family and Medical Leave Act; enact.
The Mississippi Equal Pay for Equal Work Reform Act; enact.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Town of Pickens for construction of a pump station on Highway 17.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Town of Pickens for repairs to a certain ditch.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Town of Pickens for repairs to a certain baseball field.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Town of Pickens for renovations to town's library.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Town of Pickens for construction of a pump station on Shady Lane.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Town of Pickens for repairs to the town's walking trail.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Town of Pickens for certain infrastructure projects.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Town of Pickens to replace sewage pipes on Woodrow Avenue.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Town of Pickens for repairs to the former City Hall building.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the Canton Municipal Police Department for equipment and training.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Town of Goodman for purchase of a building to be used as multipurpose complex.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to City of Lexington for certain infrastructure projects.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Holmes County for road and infrastructure improvements.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to City of Lexington for a truck to maintain the city's sewer system.
Confederate flag; direct removal of depiction from Capitol rotunda, and create commission to recommend replacement image.
Tasers; adopt certain guidelines for use, require training by law enforcement officers.
Artificial Intelligence Fraud and Accountability Act; enact.
Civil immunity for police protection; provide an exception where violations of state constitutional rights are alleged.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Holmes County for improvements to the circuit court courthouse.
Essential disability-related services for children; require Medicaid and private insurance coverage.
Augmentative and alternative communication devices for children; require Medicaid and private insurance coverage.
Mississippi Anti-Hunger and Anti-Food Insecurity Task Force; create to study hunger and food insecurity in MS.
Financial literacy and NIL education; require for certain student-athletes.
Medicaid; seek federal waiver to provide for presumptive eligibility for children who need mental health or substance use services.
Athletes Agents Reform Act; enact.
Student-athlete agency contracts; amend provisions related to and create private cause of action.
First Steps Early Intervention Program under Part C of Federal IDEA; State Department of Education meet state compliance under.
Income tax; provide credit for taxpayers claiming federal Earned Income Tax Credit.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the City of Canton for the revitalization of its multipurpose center and parks.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the City of Canton for the design, construction and equipping of a real-time crime center.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the Town of Pickens for the purchase of industrial equipment and a service vehicle.
Inventory tax; eliminate, and reimburse lost revenue to local governments through legislative appropriations.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
The Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program; create.
MDITS and SOS; require to establish minimum cybersecurity standards for SEMS.
Mississippi IT Optimization Act; enact.
State Security Operations Center; create within the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services.
Association Self-Funded Health Benefit Plan Act; enact.
Disaster-related funds; transfer monies to.
Vetoed · 1
Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Program; create.
Passed the Senate · 8
School teachers, assistant teachers, and college faculty; raise pay of.
Mississippi PERS Stability Act; enact.
"Creating Transparency and Accountability in Dental Services Act"; enact.
Capacity Project Fund; direct transfer to.
Alcorn State University biotechnology building; rename the "Willie L. Simmons Biotechnology Building."
Mississippi Emergency Communications Authority Act; bring forward.
Health insurance; require coverage for biomarker testing for certain purposes when supported by medical and scientific evidence.
Appropriation; additional for MEMA for purposes authorized under the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund.
In committee · 4
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to City of Gluckstadt for widening Gluckstadt Road.
Robert G. Clark, Jr., Voting Rights Act of Mississippi; enact.
Grocery Tax Elimination Act; enact.