Bills in the 2025 Regular Session, Senate.
Brice Wiggins
Sponsored
Became law7
Mississippi Principal and Income Act of 2013; revise provisions relating to partial liquidation.
Appellate court expense allowance; authorize receipt for judicial duties performed in any area of the state.
Judicial redistricting; revise provisions related to chancery courts, provide procedure for implementation.
Bad faith assertions of patent infringement; repeal repealer on.
Mississippi Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team Law; enact.
Court reporters; increase authorized salary for.
City of Gautier; correct Singing River Mall property description for authority to sell or enter 75-year lease.
Passed the Senate7
Statewide Uniform Youth Court System; establish.
District Attorneys; increase salaries of.
Criminal investigators; increase salaries and salary supplements of.
Youth Court Intake Officers; prohibit certain state agency personnel from performing functions of.
Justice court; increase limit of jurisdiction.
School curriculum; require that schools teach civics courses before completion of high school.
Mississippi Youth Court Chancellor Act of 2025; enact recommendation of Commission on a Uniform Youth Court System and Procedures.
Out of committee4
Pesticide seller or manufacturer; provide limited immunity for in certain actions.
School bonds; change threshold for issuance from 3/5 vote of qualified electors to majority vote.
DFA; eliminate the position of Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility within.
Health-care decisions; require parental consent for those affecting unemancipated minors with limited exceptions.
In committee24
Medicaid; authorize liquidated damages in requests for proposals; bring forward provision related to.
Divorce; authorize a court to grant when it is determined that a marriage is irretrievably broken.
Criminal assessments; revise provision related to.
Special Care Facility for Paroled Inmates; direct Div. of Medicaid to apply to CMS for waivers and bring forward sections related to.
Group health insurance plans; require coverage for genetic testing and evidenced-based imaging.
State Grand Jury Act; reinstate and expand scope.
Elected officials; require those indicted to take a leave of absence, may resume duties after acquittal.
Pharmaceuticals; authorize the Division of Medicaid to establish a wholesale prescription drug importation program.
Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; amend to add anxiety and sleep disorders as debilitating medical conditions.
Missing or unidentified persons; provide procedures regarding investigation of.
Department of Child Protection Services; revise provision related to guardian ad litems and CPS representation by counsel.
Investigative reports; exempt youth court reports from the Mississippi Public Records Act, bring forward provisions related to.Commission on Judicial Performance.
Department of Child Protection Services; amend provision related to the expenditure of funds by.
Commission on Judicial Performance; amend provisions related to.
Office Of State Public Defender; authorize representation of youth in delinquency and/or children in need of supervision.
Grand jury investigations; require notice of investigation to law enforcement officers and opportunity to testify.
Income tax; authorize credits for certain child care expenses and for Pre-K providers for care of certain children.
Capital Expense Fund; FY2026 appropriation to Pascagoula-Gautier School District for expansion and upgrades to its CTE program.
General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to the Excel by 5 of Mississippi for its mission and assessment of early learning collaboratives.
Children's Advocacy Centers of Mississippi Fund; FY 2026 appropriation to the Attorney General to fund Children Advocacy Centers.
General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to the Pascagoula Redevelopment Authority for continued downtown revitalization.
Capital Expense Fund; FY2026 appropriation to La Pointe Krebs Foundation for Interpretive Center at La Pointe Krebs House.
General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to Administrative Office of Courts for the CASA Capacity Growth Program.
City of Pascagoula; extend tourism tax levied on prepared food sold at restaurants.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
2025 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.
2025 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional.
2025 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public.
2025 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Contractors, Board of.
2025 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.
2025 First Extraordinary Session · Appropriation; Gaming Commission.
Blue Envelope Program; establish to enhance effective communication between law enforcement and drivers with autism.
State vegetable; designate the sweet potato as.
Passed the Senate · 16
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of Mississippi College School of Law.
Traffic laws; clarify definition regarding use of automated recording equipment.
Mississippi Comprehensive Coastal Conservation and Restoration Act of 2025; enact.
Authority of Secretary of State to approve leases on Public Trust Tidelands; clarify.
Cigarettes and vape products; require Commissioner of Revenue to establish separate directories to regulate sales of.
Appropriation; Ethics Commission.
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.
Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.
Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.
Appropriation; Secretary of State.
Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board.
Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission.
Appropriation; Treasurer's Office.
Appropriation; Debt Service-Gen. Obli.
Tax; cut income and grocery taxes, increase fuel excise tax, and adjust distribution of certain fuel and sales taxes.
Income tax; authorize credit for added tax revenue from certain nongaming capital investment projects at casinos.