Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, Senate.
Joey Fillingane
Sponsored
Became law5
Child neglect; create crime related to the deprivation of necessary supervision.
Juror qualifications; clarify qualified electors must be active voters to be competent jurors.
Mississippi Driver's License Law; revise provisions of.
Juvenile crime; revise provisions related to.
Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund; delete prohibition for intentional harm.
Passed the Senate7
Gaming; include online, interactive and computerized versions thereof, increase penalties, and authorize forfeiture.
Aggravated trafficking of controlled substances; revise crime of to provide dosage element.
Bail; amend provisions related thereto.
Abandoned vehicles; authorize airport authorities to take possession and dispose of.
Financial institution accounts fraud; create offense of.
Hand-held mobile telephones; increase civil penalties for texting while driving.
Land use/zoning changes by local governments; revise procedure and time limitations.
In committee30
Cash bail; authorize cash deposit upon execution of statutory notice form and sworn affidavit before posting.
Bail; require specific finding before granting bail for a crime of violence, remove justice court authority to take felony bond.
License plates; prohibit equipping of device that hides or obscures.
Mississippi Guaranteeing Fair Banking Act; enact.
Aggravated manslaughter; create crime and provide criminal penalties for.
Protecting Women and Children Act; enact.
SNAP and Medicaid benefits; confirm status as eligible alien under federal law to be eligible for.
Charter schools and districts of innovation; amend certain provisions concerning.
Illicit synthetic substances; provide felony for the delivery of, where subsequent use of the substance results in death.
Unsecured judicial release; prohibit for persons charged with bail-restricted offenses.
Podiatric medicine and podiatrists; revise definitions and provisions related to.
Physician assistants; revise related provisions to authorize licensure of anesthesiologist assistants.
Mississippi Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Quality Assurance Act; enact to impose certain provisions for compounding.
Columbia Training School; amend certain terms of conveyance by DFA to Marion County Economic Development District.
Radar; authorize sheriff and deputies to use in work zones and school zones.
Real Property Owners Protection Act; revise provision of.
Juvenile Justice Diversion Program; authorize diversion within the Division of Youth Services within DHS.
Mississippi Keeping Kids Safe Online Act; enact.
Expungement; authorize for arrest records in cases where charges were dropped, no disposition entered, or findings of not guilty.
Bail; authorize justice court judges to take recognizance or bond on capital offenses.
The Mississippi Violent Crime Task Force; create.
Taxes; allow disabled veterans to recapture payments between disability effective date and receipt of VA's decision letter.
Ad valorem taxes; authorize heavy equipment rental businesses to collect recovery fee from renters for payment of.
First Responders Retirement System; establish.
PERS; first responders hired after 3-1-26 may receive retirement allowance after 25 years of service.
Lamar County; authorize to employ part-time county prosecuting attorney as full-time elected official.
Retailer Tax Fairness act; enact.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to City of Columbia for the expansion of, renovation of, and improvement to its sports complex.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Marion County for paving and street improvements.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Walthall County for the construction of an additional courtroom.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
The Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program; create.
Court reporters; increase fee authorized for preparing transcripts and other papers.
Disaster-related funds; transfer monies to.
Vetoed · 1
Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Program; create.
Passed the Senate · 6
School teachers, assistant teachers, and college faculty; raise pay of.
Retired educators; revise provisions regarding return to work as teachers.
Mississippi PERS Stability Act; enact.
"Creating Transparency and Accountability in Dental Services Act"; enact.
Capacity Project Fund; direct transfer to.
Appropriation; additional for MEMA for purposes authorized under the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund.
In committee · 1
Motions for post-conviction collateral relief; revise where filed.