Bills in the 2025 Regular Session, Senate.
Sollie B. Norwood
Sponsored
Passed the Senate1
County boards of supervisors; require to regulate county and municipal cemeteries.
In committee19
Expungement; consolidate statutes concerning.
Law enforcement pursuits; require municipalities and counties to develop policies regarding.
Responsible Firearm Purchasing Act; enact.
Study Committee; authorize to study police pursuits.
Grocery items; prohibit cost-plus pricing without public notice.
Open meetings; revise accessibility to information on meeting times, agendas and minutes.
Legislature; allow PERS retirees to receive retirement allowance while serving as a member of.
Corporal punishment; prohibit administration of in public and charter schools for disciplinary matters.
Compulsory school attendance law; require of kindergarten-age children.
Charter schools; bring forward code section regarding payments from State Department of Education.
Charter schools; revoke charter if school remains "D" or "F" rated for longer than two consecutive years.
Suffrage; provide for restoration upon completion of sentence and other conditions.
Qualifying to run for public office; prohibit use of post office box and require physical address of residence.
Registered providers of services for homeless persons; exempt from certain fees.
Personal care homes; require licensure and regulations of those providing living arrangements for one or more persons.
Supplementary state food stamp program for elderly recipients; create and fund.
Expunction and reenfranchisment; revise procedure for requesting.
Cyberstalking; authorize injunction when criminal charges filed.
Grandparents; authorize payment of support for assuming primary care of grandchildren, create tax credit for.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
2025 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.
2025 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.
2025 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
2025 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of.
2025 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission - Livestock shows.
2025 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.
2025 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Military Department.
2025 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.
Circuit clerk fees; increase fee for each day's attendance of clerk and deputies upon court term.
Appropriation; Architecture, Board of.
Appropriation; Massage Therapy, Board of.
Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission.
Passed the Senate · 19
Gaming winnings to be applied to past-due child support payments; DHS and Gaming Commission issue regulations for withholding.
Education; require public schools to adopt policies prohibiting or restricting cell phone possession or use by students in class.
Illegal dumping; increase penalties for.
Mississippi State Employees Paid Parental Leave Act; enact.
Public parking charges; prohibit certain municipalities from charging for attending county, city, state or federal bldg. business.
In-person early voting; allow.
Child Protection Services; require provision of adequate and habitable office space for local offices of.
Medicaid reimbursements and CON; revise provisions regarding facilities in DeSoto, Harrison and Madison Counties.
Cigarettes and vape products; require Commissioner of Revenue to establish separate directories to regulate sales of.
Postpartum depression; create new laws and revise existing provisions related to.
Appropriation; Ethics Commission.
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.
Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.
Appropriation; Funeral Services Board.
Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional.
Appropriation; Counselors, Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional.
Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public.
Appropriation; Contractors, Board of.
Appropriation; Veterinary Examiners, Board of.
In committee · 5
Audit; perform a 50 year comparison of appropriations at Alcorn and Mississippi State University.
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Bonds; create a rural counties and municipalities emergency infrastructure loan program and authorize issuance of bonds.
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of groceries, and adjust distribution to avoid impact on municipalities.
Capital Expense Fund; FY2026 appropriation to Hinds County to make the county whole where it would have received ARPA funds.