Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, Senate.
Joseph M. Seymour
Sponsored
Became law1
Mississippi Adjutant General; authorize to convey real property to political subdivision for exclusive use of nonprofit entity.
In committee19
Counties and municipalities; prohibit use of automated recording equipment to track motor vehicle liability insurance.
Safe Dormitories Act; enact.
Voter fraud; increase penalties for.
Youth records; authorize member of Legislature to inspect upon written release.
Automobile insurance; require reinstatement of policy where insurer fails to provide proper notice and insured pays premiums.
Knives; prohibit governmental entities from entering into certain contracts regarding and regulating.
Cottage foods; further define and increase sellers allowed annual gross sales amount to $120,000.00.
Hunting on streets and railroads; clarify prohibition on for compliance with United States and Mississippi Constitutions.
Sudden death; require medical examiners to report vaccinations and emergency countermeasures within 90 days prior to.
MS Democratic Accountability in Board Appointments Act; allow appointing authority greater discretion regarding appointments.
Administrative rules; require agencies to send notice of proposed rule adoption to all members of the Legislature.
Wildlife; provide that a conservation officer needs probable cause and a warrant to search except on state WMAs or wildlife refuges.
Firearms; prohibit governmental entities from entering into certain contracts regarding and regulating.
Motor vehicles; prevent perfection of security interest in when subject to statutory possessory lien.
MS Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Council; prohibit members from influencing the allocation of funds to affiliated organizations.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Harrison County for U.S.ighway 49 corridor improvements.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to City of Wiggins for sewer infrastructure improvements.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Stone County for the purchase and installation of fire hydrants in certain communities.
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property and services to Beauvoir.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
The Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program; create.
Immigration; criminalize illegal entry and require cooperation with federal authorities.
Boating; prohibit enforcement officers from performing vessel stops or boarding a vessel without probable cause.
Mississippi Department of Insurance; establish comprehensive mitigation program for retrofitting insurable homes.
Open seasons; extend those ending on a Saturday until 30 minutes after sunset on the following Sunday.
Capital sexual battery; create crime of.
Disaster-related funds; transfer monies to.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Appropriation; Gaming Commission.
Appropriation; Information Technology Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Military Department.
Appropriation; Personnel Board.
Appropriation; Secretary of State.
Appropriation; Treasurer's Office.
Appropriation; Debt Service-Gen. Obli.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.
Vetoed · 1
Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Program; create.
Passed the Senate · 9
Consumer Freedom of Choice Act; amend to include motor vehicles, tools and farm equipment.
Education; require public schools to adopt policies prohibiting or restricting cell phone possession or use by students in class.
Sales tax; exempt certain agricultural and logging items.
School curriculum; require that schools teach civics courses before completion of high school.
Total funding formula; increase gifted education weight and multiplier, and include 7th- and 8th-grade students in CTE weight.
Black bear hunting season; require MDWFP to create and issue harvest tags for through a lottery system.
Building Regional Infrastructure for Diverse Growth in Education (BRIDGE) Act; enact.
Lifetime conservationist legacy license; create for residents who are age 65 or older.
Appropriation; additional for MEMA for purposes authorized under the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund.
In committee · 8
School classrooms; authorize Christian Bible to be kept in and enforce daily recitation of pledge.
CON; require issuance of to establish home health agency or agencies in Copiah and Stone Counties.
Domestic abuse protection orders; revise provision to streamline emergency relief.
Income tax; increase amount of credit for approved reforestation practices.
Municipal annexation; require an election be held in the proposed annexation territory.
Native wineries and native distilleries; update tax and permit provisions, and allow in state direct shipment.
Income tax; authorize credit for fuel tax paid by commercial and charter boaters for fuel used on water rather than roads.
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of firearm safes.