Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, Senate.
Chuck Younger
Sponsored
Became law1
MS Fully Autonomous Vehicle Enabling Act; extend repealer on law enforcement interaction plan submission to DPS.
Passed the Senate1
Lottery; delete provision that ceases payment of Lottery Proceeds Fund monies into the State Highway Fund effective July 1, 2028.
Out of committee2
Airport facilities; authorize contracting with companies for financing, designing, constructing, operating or maintaining of.
Lowndes County; establish industrial zone emergency response district.
In committee12
Motor vehicle liability insurance; increase and make nonwaivable the fine for operating a vehicle without.
Motor vehicles; create strict liability for damages in an accident when operating without liability insurance.
Harvest permits; delete repealer on provisions establishing maximum weight and approved routes of vehicles.
Outdoor balloon releases; ban apart from certain exceptions.
Nuisances; limit causes of action against racing facilities or racetracks.
Office of State Aid Road Construction; exempt from PPRB approval for certain contracts and revise related sections.
MSMS; provide for hiring procedures and tenth-grade enrollment options.
MS Public Records Act; exempt data from development of certain highway projects from disclosure under.
Compulsory motor vehicle liability security; limit civil recovery for failure to maintain.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the Golden Triangle Regional Airport for land acquisition.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Lowndes County for moving Old Macon Road to make room for a new railroad spur at the port.
Ad valorem tax assessment; revise provision concerning inflation factor for commercial and solar wind facilities.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
The Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program; create.
Child support; withhold gaming winnings of persons who have outstanding child support arrearages.
Mississippi Department of Insurance; establish comprehensive mitigation program for retrofitting insurable homes.
Small Municipalities Federal Match Fund; create.
Disaster-related funds; transfer monies to.
Vetoed · 1
Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Program; create.
Passed the Senate · 9
Sales tax; exempt certain agricultural and logging items.
Sheriffs; increase process, bond approval and notice fees.
State inmate housing rate; allow counties to contract services.
"Creating Transparency and Accountability in Dental Services Act"; enact.
Capacity Project Fund; direct transfer to.
Meat labeling; clarify laws concerning.
Lifetime sportsman hunting and fishing license; increase threshold for reduced issuance rate from 13 to 18 years of age.
Health insurance; require coverage for biomarker testing for certain purposes when supported by medical and scientific evidence.
Appropriation; additional for MEMA for purposes authorized under the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund.
In committee · 11
Candidate qualifications; require all candidates running for elected offices in Mississippi be natural born US citizens.
School classrooms; authorize Christian Bible to be kept in and enforce daily recitation of pledge.
Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act; amend to include coverage for the public purchase of firetrucks.
Cottage foods; further define and increase sellers allowed annual gross sales amount to $120,000.00.
DUIs; authorize diversion for CDL holders who were operating vehicles that did not require a CDL at the time of offense.
Small Municipalities Federal Match Fund; appropriation to DFA.
Stock shows; expand list of facilities available to certain organizations at no charge to host.
Outlaw kratom.
Motor vehicles; prevent perfection of security interest in when subject to statutory possessory lien.
Income tax; increase amount of credit for approved reforestation practices.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the Neshoba County General Hospital for a nursing school in conjunction with MUW.