Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, Senate.
Michael McLendon
Sponsored
Became law1
DeSoto County; authorize the use of golf carts and low-speed vehicles on certain public roads.
Out of committee1
Mississippi Glacier (ICE) Act; provide grants to law enforcement agencies participating in the federal 287(g) program.
In committee19
School extracurricular events, authorize teachers and one guest to attend for free.
Teacher Pay Competitiveness Act; enact to raise teacher salaries.
Education Leadership Accountability Act; create a removal process for school board members who undermine student safety.
School employee salary supplement; provide for occupational therapists, behavior analysts and school psychologists.
Mississippi geoengineering ban; enact.
Mississippi Employment Protection Act; amend to restrict incentives for employers who use H-1B visa labor over US citizens.
Mississippi Search and Rescue Program Act; enact.
Local governments; disallow processing fee for ad valorem tax when paying with a debit card.
Unconstitutional foreign laws; forbid local enforcement, subject to denial of transferee school district funding.
I Believe Act; enact to require school boards to adopt policies on daily, voluntary student prayer and Bible reading.
First responders; include county and municipal road workers as eligible for death and disability benefits.
Grocery Tax Elimination Act; enact.
"Stop Predatory Investing Act of 2026"; deny tax deductions for large institutional real estate investors.
Municipal annexation; require an election be held in the proposed annexation territory.
Save Our Badge and Shield Act; enact to categorize first responders as if hired before March 1, 2026, for PERS purposes.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the Eudora Volunteer Fire Department for a fire truck.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Desoto County for widening HWY 305 from Church Road to I 269.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the City of Hernando for improvements to the Commerce Street and I-55 interchange overpass.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the Arkabutla Community Center for renovations and improvements to its facility.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
The Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program; create.
Immigration; criminalize illegal entry and require cooperation with federal authorities.
Name change; prohibit for persons convicted of a crime of violence and for sex offenders.
Mississippi Ireland Trade Commission; establish.
Safeguard Honesty Integrity in Elections for Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act; create.
Disaster-related funds; transfer monies to.
Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.
Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Appropriation; Audit, Department of.
Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission - Livestock shows.
Vetoed · 2
Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Program; create.
Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority.
Passed the Senate · 13
School teachers, assistant teachers, and college faculty; raise pay of.
Retired educators; revise provisions regarding return to work as teachers.
Mississippi Math Act; enact.
Don Triplett Act; enact to create ombudsman office in State Department of Education.
Sales tax; exempt certain agricultural and logging items.
School curriculum; require that schools teach civics courses before completion of high school.
Total funding formula; increase gifted education weight and multiplier, and include 7th- and 8th-grade students in CTE weight.
"Creating Transparency and Accountability in Dental Services Act"; enact.
Capacity Project Fund; direct transfer to.
J.P. Wilemon, Jr., Financial Literacy Act; enact.
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.
Appropriation; Tourism, Department of.
In committee · 4
Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Registry Act; enact.
School classrooms; authorize Christian Bible to be kept in and enforce daily recitation of pledge.
Income tax; increase amount of credit for approved reforestation practices.
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of firearm safes.