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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 12, 2026 | MS | HB 538 | Requires Mississippi Agencies to Comply With Federal Immigration Enforcement | Bill Passed - House (77 - 40) |
| Feb. 11, 2026 | MS | HB 1613 | Prohibits Abortion-Inducing Drugs | Bill Passed - House (77 - 39) |
| Feb. 10, 2026 | MS | HB 1444 | Requires the Department of Corrections to Provide Protective Equipment to Inmates Handling Cleaning Chemicals | Bill Passed - House (120 - 0) |
| Feb. 10, 2026 | MS | HB 1444 | Requires the Department of Corrections to Provide Protective Equipment to Inmates Handling Cleaning Chemicals | Bill Passed - House (120 - 0) |
| Jan. 28, 2026 | MS | HB 565 | Requires Insurance Plans to Cover Biomarker Testing for Cancer | Bill Passed - House (116 - 0) |
| Jan. 15, 2026 | MS | HB 2 | Authorizes Money From the State Education Fund to be Used for Private School Expenses | Bill Passed - House (61 - 59) |
| April 1, 2025 | MS | HB 1193 | Prohibits Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in K-12 and Institutions of Higher Education | Conference Report Adopted - House (73 - 40) |
| March 28, 2025 | MS | HB 569 | Specifies New Conditions for Long-Term Care Hospitals in Harrison County to Allow Participation in Medicaid | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (113 - 3) |
| March 26, 2025 | MS | HB 1200 | Establishes Legal Recourse for Property Owners to Deal with Squatters | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (98 - 14) |
| March 18, 2025 | MS | SB 3095 | Increases State Infrastructure Funding | Bill Passed - House (91 - 27) |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | MS | HB 1432 | Authorizes Charter Schools in Mississippi to be Located Within C-Rated School Districts | Bill Passed - House (60 - 49) |
| Feb. 10, 2025 | MS | HB 1200 | Establishes Legal Recourse for Property Owners to Deal with Squatters | Bill Passed - House (99 - 14) |
| Feb. 6, 2025 | MS | HB 1431 | Establishes a Charter School Task Force to Study Efficiency and Feasibility | Bill Passed - House (79 - 19) |
| Feb. 6, 2025 | MS | HB 1431 | Establishes a Charter School Task Force to Study Efficiency and Feasibility | Bill Passed - House (79 - 19) |
| Feb. 5, 2025 | MS | HB 1193 | Prohibits Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in K-12 and Institutions of Higher Education | Bill Passed - House (74 - 41) |
| Jan. 23, 2025 | MS | HB 1123 | Amends and Establishes New Regulations for Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) | Bill Passed - House (89 - 8) |
| May 1, 2024 | MS | SB 2130 | Prohibits an Insurer from Cancelling a Policy Based on the Age of Residential Strucuture | Conference Report Adopted - House (115 - 3) |
| April 25, 2024 | MS | SB 2448 | Extends the Automatic Repealer on the Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act Of 2021 | Conference Report Adopted - House (112 - 3) |
| April 25, 2024 | MS | HB 1408 | Amends Requirements for Insurance Benefits Repair Consumer Protection Act | Conference Report Adopted - House (116 - 2) |
| March 19, 2024 | MS | HB 1725 | Expands State Medicaid Services | Bill Passed - House (98 - 20) |
| March 12, 2024 | MS | HB 1074 | Establishes Penalties for Airport Terrorism | Bill Passed - House (121 - 0) |
| March 12, 2024 | MS | HB 1689 | Prohibits Dissemination of Deep Fakes Within 90 Days of an Election | Bill Passed - House (116 - 1) |
| March 7, 2024 | MS | HB 1609 | Authorizes Voter Restoration for Individuals Previously Convicted of Non-Violent Felonies | Bill Passed - House (96 - 11) |
| March 6, 2024 | MS | HB 1156 | Expands Laws for Polling Places | Bill Passed - House (122 - 0) |
| Feb. 8, 2024 | MS | HB 295 | Authorizes Electronic Search Warrant Applications and Signatures | Bill Passed - House (83 - 35) |
| Feb. 7, 2024 | MS | HB 331 | Repeals State Regulations for Counties and Cities on Building Permit Processes and Laws | Bill Passed - House (81 - 29) |
| Jan. 31, 2024 | MS | HB 539 | Expands Eligibility for Ambulatory Prenatal Care | Bill Passed - House (117 - 5) |
| March 28, 2023 | MS | SB 2101 | Amends and Increases Criminal Penalties for Carjacking | Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 38) |
| March 27, 2023 | MS | SB 2079 | Authorizes School Employees to Concealed Carry | Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 32) |
| March 27, 2023 | MS | HB 1315 | Requires Vendors Providing Online Resources or Databases to K-12 Schools Block Access to Pornography | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 15) |
| March 7, 2023 | MS | SB 2523 | Increases Penalties for Illegal Pecan Harvesting | Bill Passed - House (104 - 5) |
| Nov. 2, 2022 | MS | SB 2001 | Establishes the Triple Crown Project Fund | Bill Passed - House (104 - 5) |
| March 31, 2022 | MS | HB 606 | Establishes Outdoor Stewardship Act | Conference Report Adopted - House (114 - 3) |
| March 31, 2022 | MS | SB 2820 | Establishes the COVID-19 Hospital Expanded Capacity Program | Conference Report Adopted - House (112 - 6) |
| March 29, 2022 | MS | HB 1029 | Expands Broadband Accessibility in Mississippi | Conference Report Adopted - House (112 - 6) |
| March 29, 2022 | MS | HB 936 | Authorizes Hospice Care Services for Terminally Ill Inmates | Conference Report Adopted - House (103 - 9) |
| March 27, 2022 | MS | HB 531 | Reduces Income Tax Rates | Conference Report Adopted - House (92 - 24) |
| March 8, 2022 | MS | SB 2735 | Specifies Freestanding Emergency Room Regulations | Bill Passed - House (117 - 4) |
| March 3, 2022 | MS | SB 2113 | Prohibits Teaching the Topic Known as "Critical Race Theory" | Bill Passed - House (75 - 43) |
| Feb. 9, 2022 | MS | HB 1367 | Establishes a Process to Remove Discriminatory Provisions from Real Property Documents | Bill Passed - House (115 - 3) |
| Feb. 3, 2022 | MS | HB 1099 | Prohibits Prisoners from Changing Name or Gender | (84 - 30) |
| Feb. 2, 2022 | MS | HB 621 | Increases Penalties for Fleeing Police | Bill Passed - House (84 - 34) |
| Jan. 27, 2022 | MS | HB 1509 | Prohibits COVID Vaccine Mandates | Bill Passed - House (41 - 6) |
| Jan. 12, 2022 | MS | HB 530 | Increases Starting Teacher Salary by $6,000 | Bill Passed - House (114 - 6) |
| March 8, 2021 | MS | SB 2107 | Prohibits Cities and Counties from Creating Rental Agreements that Restrict Firearm Access | Bill Passed - House (82 - 34) |
| Feb. 3, 2021 | MS | HB 1303 | Authorizes Advanced Practice Registered Nurses to Provide Independent Care | Bill Passed - House (78 - 38) |
| June 30, 2020 | MS | SB 3049 | Establishes the "Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act" | Bill Passed - House (76 - 36) |
| June 16, 2020 | MS | SB 2112 | Prohibits Public Employers from Requiring Applicants to Disclose Felony Convictions on Application | Bill Passed - House (97 - 21) |
| March 11, 2019 | MS | SB 2770 | Increases Public School Teacher Salaries | Bill Passed - House (112 - 2) |
| Feb. 28, 2018 | MS | SB 2295 | Transfer Exclusive Jurisdiction of Utility Matters to Public Service Commission | Bill Passed - House (90 - 26) |
| March 28, 2017 | MS | HB 1090 | Authorizes Private Contractor to Audit Medicaid | Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 48) |
| March 26, 2017 | MS | HB 638 | Authorizes Alternative Methods of Execution | Conference Report Adopted - House (78 - 43) |
| Feb. 8, 2017 | MS | HB 638 | Authorizes Alternative Methods of Execution | Bill Passed - House (74 - 44) |
| Feb. 8, 2017 | MS | HB 1090 | Authorizes Private Contractor to Audit Medicaid | Bill Passed - House (77 - 45) |
| Feb. 6, 2017 | MS | HB 645 | Classifies Killing of First Responders as First-Degree Murder | Bill Passed - House (85 - 31) |
| March 3, 2016 | MS | HB 989 | Establishes the Mississippi Achievement School District | Bill Passed - House (82 - 38) |
| March 2, 2016 | MS | HB 938 | Expands Vaccination Exemptions | Bill Passed - House |
| March 1, 2016 | MS | HB 738 | Amends Attorney General Hiring and Filing Oversight Processes | Bill Passed - House (61 - 60) |
| Feb. 16, 2016 | MS | HB 578 | Establishes Civil and Criminal Immunity for Individuals who Report Suspicious Terrorist Activity | Bill Passed - House (89 - 30) |
| March 31, 2015 | MS | SB 2804 | Authorizes Dismissal of Department of Corrections Employees | Conference Report Adopted - House (62 - 58) |
| March 5, 2015 | MS | SB 2585 | Authorizes the State to Jail Tuberculosis Patients Who Decline Treatment | Bill Failed - House (40 - 70) |
| Feb. 25, 2015 | MS | HB 1629 | Repeals State Income Tax | Bill Passed - House (83 - 32) |
| Feb. 13, 2014 | MS | H Amdt 1 | Exempts Pregnancies that Result from Rape or Incest from 20 Week Abortion Prohibition | Amendment Rejected - House (40 - 73) |
| April 3, 2013 | MS | SB 2659 | Establishes a Grant for School Resource Officers in Schools | Conference Report Adopted - House (80 - 36) |
| April 2, 2013 | MS | HB 1009 | Authorizes Department of Human Services to Hire Private Contractors | Conference Report Adopted - House (62 - 56) |
| April 10, 2012 | MS | SB 2771 | Expands Penalties for Child Homicide | Bill Passed - House (83 - 34) |
| March 14, 2012 | MS | HB 488 | Immigration Enforcement | Bill Passed - House (70 - 47) |
| March 14, 2012 | MS | HB 488 | Immigration Enforcement | Bill Passed - House (70 - 47) |
| March 27, 2011 | MS | SB 3100 | Issuance of State Bonds for Improvements in Higher Learning Institutions | Conference Report Adopted - House (91 - 27) |
| Jan. 27, 2011 | MS | SB 2179 | Restrictions on Employers of Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (77 - 40) |
| April 24, 2010 | MS | SB 3214 | Prohibiting Abortion Coverage in Mississippi Health Exchanges | Bill Passed - House (75 - 32) |
| March 27, 2010 | MS | SB 2293 | Allowing "Under-Performing" Schools to Become Charter Schools | Conference Report Adopted - House (85 - 31) |
| Feb. 12, 2009 | MS | HB 234 | Sex Education Pilot Program | Bill Passed - House (79 - 40) |
| Feb. 12, 2009 | MS | HB 234 | Sex Education Pilot Program | Bill Passed - House (79 - 40) |
| Jan. 14, 2009 | MS | HB 364 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (81 - 39) |
| Jan. 7, 2009 | MS | HB 290 | 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (87 - 34) |
| May 29, 2008 | MS | HB 17 | Medicaid Funds Bill | Bill Failed - House (55 - 53) |
| April 15, 2008 | MS | SB 2149 | Superintendent Removal Procedures | Conference Report Adopted - House (100 - 18) |
| March 27, 2008 | MS | HB 520 | Reporting Sexual Activity of Minors | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 41) |
| March 19, 2008 | MS | SB 2149 | Election of School Board Members | Bill Passed - House (106 - 14) |
| March 19, 2008 | MS | SB 2264 | Authorizing Wire-tapping Out of State | Bill Passed - House (97 - 21) |
| March 6, 2008 | MS | HB 1601 | Medicaid Appropriations | Bill Passed - House (74 - 41) |
| March 5, 2008 | MS | SB 2988 | Prohibiting Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (112 - 8) |
| March 5, 2008 | MS | SB 2988 | Prohibiting Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (112 - 8) |
| Feb. 25, 2008 | MS | HB 729 | Parole Eligibility for Non-Violent Offenders | Bill Passed - House (69 - 52) |
| Feb. 21, 2008 | MS | HB 1013 | Altering Medicaid and Medicare Eligibility and Increasing Cigarette Tax | Bill Passed - House (75 - 41) |
| Jan. 31, 2008 | MS | HB 513 | Funding for K-12 Education and Related Activities | Bill Passed - House (95 - 26) |
| Feb. 22, 2007 | MS | SB 2391 | Abortion Law Reform | Bill Passed - House (97 - 16) |
| Feb. 15, 2007 | MS | HB 247 | Cigarette Excise Tax Increase and Food Sales Tax Decrease | Bill Passed - House (91 - 27) |
| Feb. 8, 2007 | MS | HB 1144 | Out-of-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (84 - 33) |
| Feb. 8, 2007 | MS | HB 1144 | Out-of-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (84 - 33) |
| March 8, 2006 | MS | SB 2511 | Parole Eligibility for First-Time Nonviolent Offenders Under Twenty-Five | Bill Passed - House (67 - 51) |
| March 6, 2006 | MS | SB 3084 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 41) |
| Feb. 24, 2006 | MS | SB 3084 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Bill Passed - House (87 - 34) |
| Feb. 21, 2006 | MS | HB 1643 | Food and Tobacco Taxes | Bill Passed - House (94 - 28) |
| Feb. 9, 2006 | MS | HB 1115 | Tobacco Settlement Payments | Bill Passed - House (71 - 47) |
| Feb. 7, 2006 | MS | HB 1090 | Juvenile Sentencing | Bill Passed - House (74 - 48) |
| Feb. 7, 2006 | MS | HB 300 | Revised Marriage License Requirements | Bill Passed - House (66 - 55) |
| Jan. 26, 2006 | MS | HB 1318 | Hurricane Katrina Response and Recovery Oversight Act | Bill Passed - House (79 - 42) |
| Jan. 25, 2006 | MS | HB 123 | Smoking Ban in Government Buildings | Bill Passed - House (83 - 37) |