Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, Senate.
Sollie B. Norwood
Sponsored
Out of committee1
County boards of supervisors; permit to regulate, repair and maintain certain county and municipal cemeteries.
In committee25
Open meetings; revise accessibility to information on meeting times, agendas and minutes.
Corporal punishment; prohibit administration of in public and charter schools for disciplinary matters.
Compulsory school attendance law; require of kindergarten-age children.
Grocery items; prohibit cost-plus pricing without public notice.
Study Committee; authorize to study police pursuits.
Expunction and reenfranchisment; revise procedure for requesting.
Law enforcement pursuits; require municipalities and counties to develop policies regarding.
Expungement; consolidate statutes concerning.
Qualifying to run for public office; prohibit use of post office box and require physical address of residence.
Cyberstalking; authorize injunction when criminal charges filed.
Supplementary state food stamp program for elderly recipients; create and fund.
Charter schools; revoke charter if school remains "D" or "F" rated for longer than two consecutive years.
Charter schools; bring forward code section regarding payments from State Department of Education.
Registered providers of services for homeless persons; exempt from certain fees.
Personal care homes; require licensure and regulation of those providing living arrangements for one or more persons.
Suffrage; provide for restoration upon completion of sentence and other conditions.
Grandparents; authorize payment of support for assuming primary care of grandchildren.
Property and casualty insurance; require blighted real property to be cleaned up before insurer pays insured certain damages.
Responsible Firearm Purchasing Act; enact.
Income tax; authorize credit for contributions to state institutions of higher learning.
Legislature; allow PERS retirees to receive retirement allowance while serving as a member of.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to JSU for infrastructure within the CCID.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to City of Jackson for certain projects.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Hinds County for the acquisition, demolition and/or removal of blighted properties.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the City of Jackson for infrastructure repairs and street lights within Ward 5.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 19
The Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program; create.
Real estate buyer's agent agreements; authorize showing of certain real property to prospective buyers without such agreement.
Real estate brokers; revise various definitions and provisions related to licensees.
Homestead exemption; revise certain provisions regarding application for.
Disaster-related funds; transfer monies to.
Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.
Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.
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.
City of Clinton; extend repealer on authority for tax on restaurants to promote tourism, parks and recreation.
City of Jackson; extend repealer on CVB, and authorize additional 1% hotel/motel tax and 1/2% restaurant tax.
Vetoed · 1
Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Program; create.
Passed the Senate · 9
School teachers, assistant teachers, and college faculty; raise pay of.
County law library; authorize use of money for technological purposes.
Mississippians' Right to Name, Likeness and Voice Act; enact.
Artificial intelligence; require disclosure when used in political advertisements.
State inmate housing rate; allow counties to contract services.
Diabetes and related complications; direct MSDH to conduct study on the prevention and reduction of amputations resulting from.
Literacy in Grades 4 through 8; develop intervention strategies to support the promotion of.
Closed schools; revise certain provisions regarding repurposing of.
Appropriation; additional for MEMA for purposes authorized under the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund.
In committee · 4
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Robert G. Clark, Jr., Voting Rights Act of Mississippi; enact.
Jackson Airport takeover; repeal provisions regarding.
City of Jackson; extend repealer on CVB, and authorize additional 1% hotel/motel tax and 1/2% restaurant tax.