Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, Senate.
Jeff Tate
Sponsored
Became law3
The Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program; create.
Intergovernmental support agreements with armed forces; authorize state agencies to enter into.
DPS property in Lauderdale County, Mississippi; authorize DFA to sell and convey.
Passed the Senate3
Circuit court; prohibit political candidates from addressing the public during court terms.
"Preserving Lawful Utilization of Services for Veterans Act"; provide restrictions on persons assisting with claims.
"Buddy Poppy Day" in Mississippi; designate Friday before Memorial Day as.
Out of committee2
Military leave; increase authorized days of paid military leave for public employees who are members of National Guard.
"Mississippi Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act of 2026"; enact.
In committee17
Notaries; authorize commissions for persons residing within 15 miles of the border of Mississippi.
Registered lobbyists; require disclosure of representation of foreign adversary client.
"Disabled Veteran and Dependents Patriot Scholarship Program"; establish under IHL Board.
Mississippi Veterans Suicide Prevention Lifeline program; create.
Resident lifetime sportsman hunting and fishing license; issue at no charge to full-time members of the MS National Guard.
Waive tuition for certain veterans to attend universities or community colleges; establish program for combat veterans.
TANF funds; DHS shall use a portion of each year to fund grants for marriage counseling to military and first responders.
Public schools; allow to employ or accept the service of chaplains.
Public school districts; require implementation of a success sequence and character education curriculum in.
Mississippi Veterans PTSD Ibogaine Research Pilot Program; create.
Party primaries; close to only registered voters affiliated with a political party.
Charlie Kirk Campus Free Speech and Safety Act; enact.
Pat Harrison Waterway District; allow to offer discounts for members of U.S. Armed Forces.
Veterans assistance; prohibit unethical collection of fees in veterans benefits matters.
"Veterans' Assistance Lottery"; establish under Mississippi Lottery Corporation.
Custody; create rebuttable presumption of joint custody with equal parenting time.
Mississippi Immigration Enforcement Act of 2026; enact.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 23
Mississippi Adjutant General; authorize to convey real property to political subdivision for exclusive use of nonprofit entity.
Memorial bridge, highway or road; designate various segments on the state highway system as.
Disaster-related funds; transfer monies to.
Appropriation; Architecture, Board of.
Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of.
Appropriation; Funeral Services Board.
Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional.
Appropriation; Massage Therapy, Board of.
Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission.
Appropriation; Counselors, Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional.
Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public.
Appropriation; Contractors, Board of.
Appropriation; Veterinary Examiners, Board of.
Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of.
Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.
Appropriation; Gaming Commission.
Appropriation; Information Technology Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Military Department.
Appropriation; Personnel Board.
Appropriation; Secretary of State.
Appropriation; Treasurer's Office.
Appropriation; Debt Service-Gen. Obli.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.
Vetoed · 1
Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Program; create.
Passed the Senate · 4
Sales tax; exempt certain agricultural and logging items.
School curriculum; require that schools teach civics courses before completion of high school.
J.P. Wilemon, Jr., Financial Literacy Act; enact.
Appropriation; additional for MEMA for purposes authorized under the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund.
In committee · 2
Municipal annexation; require an election be held in the proposed annexation territory.
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of firearm safes.