Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, Senate.
Theresa Gillespie Isom
Sponsored
Became law1
City of Horn Lake; extend the repeal date on the tax on hotel and motel room rentals.
In committee5
Mississippi Maternal Health Protection Act; enact.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the Department of Health for public health programs to provide access to postpartum care.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the Town of Walls for flood study and certain drainage projects.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the Town of Walls for the construction and design of a new town hall.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to City of Horn Lake for certain infrastructure projects.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
The Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program; create.
Child support; withhold gaming winnings of persons who have outstanding child support arrearages.
Rare Disease Task Force; establish within the Mississippi Rare Disease Advisory Council.
Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact; enact.
Small Municipalities Federal Match Fund; create.
MDCPS state central registry; revise provisions related to.
Disaster-related funds; transfer monies to.
Vetoed · 1
Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Program; create.
Passed the Senate · 17
School teachers, assistant teachers, and college faculty; raise pay of.
Retired educators; revise provisions regarding return to work as teachers.
Child support award; cost of health insurance coverage obtained by noncustodial parent considered in determining.
Don Triplett Act; enact to create ombudsman office in State Department of Education.
Financial literacy; require as component of postsecondary education.
Health insurance plans prohibited from certain conditions for metastatic cancer patients; delete repealer.
Healing Outreach, Prevention and Education (HOPE) Act; enact to require nurse training on and reporting of suspected human trafficking.
UPSKILL Mississippi Grant Program; create.
Alcorn State University biotechnology building; rename the "Willie L. Simmons Biotechnology Building."
Mississippi Land Bank Act; local government transfer vacant and abandoned property to.
Postpartum depression; create new laws and revise existing provisions related to.
Civil immunity; provide for charitable organizations providing services related to an impending weather event.
Credit security freeze; create procedure for freeze of a child's consumer credit report within 10 days of the birth of the child.
Illegal dumping; increase penalties for.
Nursing homes & assisted living facilities; require rules & regulations regarding operation of during weather-related emergencies.
Land use/zoning changes by local governments; revise procedure and time limitations.
Appropriation; additional for MEMA for purposes authorized under the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund.
In committee · 11
Annual prostate cancer screening; require certain group health plans and insurers to cover without cost-sharing for high-risk men.
Health Insurance Coverage for Fertility Preservation Services Act; enact.
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
TANF funds; DHS shall use a portion of each year to fund grants for marriage counseling to military and first responders.
Public schools; require each school to employ licensed mental health counselor, with whom students shall meet once a year.
Robert G. Clark, Jr., Voting Rights Act of Mississippi; enact.
Mississippi Fair Housing Act; enact.
Mental health treatment court; provide clear authorization for, revise eligibility for.
Correctional employee due process act; create Independent Review Panel.
Purple Angels Law; enact to create a persistent-domestic-violence-offender registry within the Department of Public Safety.
City of Southaven; extend repeal date on restaurant tax.