Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, Senate.
David Blount
Sponsored
Became law1
Taxes; exempt leases and subleases of state park lands to nonprofits.
Passed the Senate2
Closed schools; revise certain provisions regarding repurposing of.
Prohibited noises; provide requirement for certain retail establishments within a municipality.
In committee19
Judicial office allowance; increase for circuit and chancery.
Absentee voting; establish electronic application procedure for college students.
Elections; authorize online voter registration and preelection day voting.
State agency property; authorize DFA as central leasing agent for all state agencies.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to University of Mississippi Medical Center to build a fire station.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to City of Byram for drainage projects.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Hinds County for Midway Road and Owens Road Volunteer Fire Department Fire Station.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to DFA to the Jackson Fire Department for fire protection services.
License reinstatement; apply standards to physicians and dentists to reenter practice after certain offenses.
Unpaid water fees to municipally owned utilities and court-initiated receiverships; assess as lien on property.
Authority of Secretary of State to approve leases located on Public Trust Tidelands; clarify.
Authority of Secretary of State to approve leases on Public Trust Tidelands; clarify.
Study Committee on Mathematical Literacy; create.
Winter-Reed Loan Repayment Program; provide awards for assistant teachers.
Jackson Airport takeover; repeal provisions regarding.
PERS; repeal Tier 5, but provide a different COLA for new hires.
Initiative measure; create procedures for qualified elector to propose amendment to the Mississippi Code of 1972.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Greenwood Cemetery Association for restoration and repair.
Income tax; suspend reductions until PERS is funded at 80%.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
The Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program; create.
Child support; withhold gaming winnings of persons who have outstanding child support arrearages.
Disaster-related funds; transfer monies to.
City of Jackson; extend repealer on CVB, and authorize additional 1% hotel/motel tax and 1/2% restaurant tax.
Suffrage; restore to Dennis Hopkins.
Vetoed · 1
Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Program; create.
Passed the Senate · 12
School teachers, assistant teachers, and college faculty; raise pay of.
Gaming; include online, interactive and computerized versions thereof, increase penalties, and authorize forfeiture.
State agency property; authorize DFA as central leasing agent for all state agencies.
Mississippi Math Act; enact.
Department of Human Services; require to transfer at least 30% of TANF block grant to Child Care and Development Fund.
"Creating Transparency and Accountability in Dental Services Act"; enact.
J.P. Wilemon, Jr., Financial Literacy Act; enact.
UPSKILL Mississippi Grant Program; create.
Illegal dumping; increase penalties for.
PERS; require any terminated plan to pay net pension liability to board in a lump sum before termination.
MS Deferred Compensation; allow Roth and other after-tax accounts.
Appropriation; additional for MEMA for purposes authorized under the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund.
In committee · 6
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
National Statuary Hall Selection Commission; create for recommending two new Mississippi statues at U.S. Capitol.
Legal holidays; remove Confederate Memorial Day and designate June 19 as Juneteenth Freedom Day.
Robert G. Clark, Jr., Voting Rights Act of Mississippi; enact.
Purple Angels Law; enact to create a persistent-domestic-violence-offender registry within the Department of Public Safety.
City of Jackson; extend repealer on CVB, and authorize additional 1% hotel/motel tax and 1/2% restaurant tax.