Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, Senate.
Joel R. Carter, Jr.
Sponsored
Became law3
Energy efficiency standards for building construction; extend date of repeal.
Solar decommissioning; create provisions concerning.
School districts; require to test liquefied petroleum gas piping systems in their facilities.
Vetoed1
Suffrage; restore to Corderro Martin.
Passed the Senate3
Consumer Freedom of Choice Act; amend to include motor vehicles, tools and farm equipment.
Community Drinking Water Infrastructure Sustainability Act; enact.
Wastewater Treatment System Infrastructure Sustainability Act; enact.
Out of committee2
Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; expand provisions concerning promulgation of rules and regulations.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; protect powers of county authorities.
In committee10
Cancer coverage under First Responders Health and Safety Act; extend eligibility.
Wind power devices; prohibit certain heights for waterfowl conservation.
Hinshaw natural gas pipeline systems; consider as public utilities.
Secretary of State; authorize certain investigative or regulatory employees to carry a firearm.
Capital Expense Fund; FY2027 appropriation to MDA for future nuclear development.
Mississippi Farmland, Migratory Bird, and Rural Protection from Industrial Wind Facilities Act; enact.
Mississippi Energy Infrastructure Fund; create.
Mississippi Video Service Act; enact.
Municipally owned energy distribution systems; expand oversight.
Ad valorem tax; provide for attachment of manufactured or mobile home property when access is blocked.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
The Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program; create.
Mississippi Department of Insurance; establish comprehensive mitigation program for retrofitting insurable homes.
Disaster-related funds; transfer monies to.
Vetoed · 1
Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Program; create.
Passed the Senate · 3
Sales tax; exempt certain agricultural and logging items.
Capacity Project Fund; direct transfer to.
Appropriation; additional for MEMA for purposes authorized under the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund.
In committee · 3
Sales tax revenue; divert 2% from activities at Coast Coliseum and State Fairgrounds for repairs to those entities.
Motor vehicles; prevent perfection of security interest in when subject to statutory possessory lien.
Income tax; authorize credit for fuel tax paid by commercial and charter boaters for fuel used on water rather than roads.