2025 Regular Session Senator Dennis DeBar, Jr. Principal Author and Co-Author Senator Dennis DeBar, Jr. District 43 ../../../members/senate/debar.xml ../senate_p_authors/debar.xml Principal Author Only 05/06/26 at 05:28 SB2083 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2083PS.pdf Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of Mississippi College School of Law. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/04 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2083.xml *% SB2147 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2147PS.pdf Financial literacy curriculum; require specific courses in public schools in grades 6-12. DeBar 03/04 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2147.xml * SB2155 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2155IN.pdf Partnership between Energy High School Academy and Vicksburg-Warren and Claiborne school districts; extend date of repeal on. DeBar 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2155.xml SB2172 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2172IN.pdf Ten Commandments and historical documents; require display in public schools and postsecondary educational institutions. DeBar 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2172.xml SB2173 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2173IN.pdf Ad valorem tax increase for schools; require approval by levying authority before school board publishes election notice. DeBar 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2173.xml % SB2175 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2175IN.pdf JROTC statewide coordinator; make position comparable to education program administrator or supervisor. DeBar 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2175.xml SB2176 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2176PS.pdf Interim superintendents; modify role when state of emergency is lifted. DeBar 03/04 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2176.xml SB2177 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2177SG.pdf Vocational education; modify description of programs eligible for payments out of state appropriations. DeBar 03/18 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2177.xml SB2178 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2178PS.pdf School boards; authorize to vote on providing members and their dependents with health insurance paid for by local funds. DeBar 03/04 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2178.xml SB2179 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2179IN.pdf Tim Tebow Act; allow homeschooled children to participate in extracurricular activity within their school district. DeBar 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2179.xml SB2180 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2180IN.pdf Charter school teachers; limit exemption from educational qualifications to programs not receiving grants from MDE. DeBar 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2180.xml SB2181 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2181SG.pdf Public Records Act; exempt school district test security plans for administration of Statewide Student Assessment Program. DeBar 04/10 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2181.xml * SB2241 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2241IN.pdf Convicted offender earned-time allowance; may be used by State Parole Board in setting parole eligibility. DeBar 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2241.xml SB2385 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2385IN.pdf Fantasy contest games; clarify that operators are not illegally participating. DeBar 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2385.xml SB2450 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2450PS.pdf County law library; authorize use of money for technological purposes. DeBar 03/04 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2450.xml SB2570 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2570IN.pdf Groceries; exempt from state sales tax, and authorize municipalities to levy sales tax at lower rate. DeBar 02/26 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2570.xml %$ SB2593 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2593IN.pdf Mississippi Charter Schools Act of 2013; bring forward. DeBar 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2593.xml SB2601 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2601PS.pdf Education Scholarship Account Program; make certain changes to. DeBar 03/04 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2601.xml * SB2602 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2602IN.pdf Public schools; provide for portability between. DeBar 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2602.xml SB2603 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2603IN.pdf Mississippi Securities Act of 2010; create Securities Investor Education Fund for investor education initiatives. DeBar 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2603.xml SB2604 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2604IN.pdf School athletics and extracurricular activities; require SBE to review and recommend revisions for administration of. DeBar 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2604.xml % SB2606 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2606PS.pdf Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program; provide for DFA to receive payments on approved loans from. DeBar 03/31 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB2606.xml * SB2616 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2616PS.pdf Education funding; update language, and include grades 7-8 in CTE multiplier for grades 9-12. DeBar 03/04 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2616.xml * SB2618 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2618PS.pdf School attendance officers; transfer responsibility of employment from MDE to local school districts. DeBar 03/12 (H) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2618.xml * SB2622 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2622IN.pdf State Workforce Investment Board; make technical changes to provisions related thereto. DeBar 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2622.xml SB2668 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2668IN.pdf Dental hygienists; authorize to work under general supervision of dentists in nursing homes and correctional facilities. DeBar 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2668.xml SB2670 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2670IN.pdf Practice of podiatric medicine; provide certain requirements to perform specific surgeries. DeBar 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2670.xml SB2730 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2730SG.pdf Mississippi Burn Care Fund; provide that SBH shall equitably divide funds among all certified health centers. DeBar 04/10 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2730.xml * SB2764 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2764IN.pdf Mississippi Student Funding Formula; include grades 7-8 in career and technical education multiplier for grades 9-12. DeBar 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2764.xml SB2838 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2838IN.pdf Fees; revise certain amounts for printing and publication. DeBar 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2838.xml % SB2968 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2968PS.pdf Ad valorem tax; specify provisions for determining the true value of rural structures. Rhodes ../Senate_authors/Rhodes.xml 03/29 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB2968.xml *%$ SB3002 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3002PS.pdf Appropriation; IHL - General support. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/29 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB3002.xml * SB3003 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3003PS.pdf Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary programs. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/29 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB3003.xml * SB3004 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3004PS.pdf Appropriation; IHL - Alcorn State - Agricultural programs. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/29 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB3004.xml * SB3005 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3005PS.pdf Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/29 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB3005.xml * SB3006 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3006PS.pdf Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Cooperative Extension Service. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/29 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB3006.xml * SB3007 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3007PS.pdf Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Forest and Wildlife Research Center. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/29 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB3007.xml * SB3008 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3008PS.pdf Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Veterinary Medicine, College of. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/29 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB3008.xml * SB3009 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3009PS.pdf Appropriation; IHL - Student Financial Aid. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/29 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB3009.xml * SB3010 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3010PS.pdf Appropriation; IHL - University of Mississippi Medical Center. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/29 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB3010.xml * SB3014 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3014PS.pdf Appropriation; Ethics Commission. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/29 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB3014.xml * SB3015 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3015PS.pdf Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/29 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB3015.xml * SB3016 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3016PS.pdf Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/29 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB3016.xml * SB3095 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3095PS.pdf Tax; cut income and grocery taxes, increase fuel excise tax, and adjust distribution of certain fuel and sales taxes. Harkins ../Senate_authors/Harkins.xml 03/29 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB3095.xml *%$ SC 501 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SC/SC0501SG.pdf Honor the 30-year Anniversary of the establishment of the Mississippi Court of Appeals and commend its accomplishments. Wiggins ../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml 01/09 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0501.xml SC 502 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SC/SC0502SG.pdf Extend sympathy of the MS Senate on the passing of former Senator and MS Appellate Judge John J. Fraiser, Jr. Chassaniol ../Senate_authors/Chassaniol.xml 02/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0502.xml SC 503 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SC/SC0503SG.pdf Extend sincerest sympathy of MS Senate to surviving family of former Senator Edwin Pittman who served in 3 branches of government. Fillingane ../Senate_authors/Fillingane.xml 02/18 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0503.xml SC 504 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SC/SC0504SG.pdf Extend sincerest sympathy of Mississippi Senate to surviving family of former Senator Charles Pittman. Frazier ../Senate_authors/Frazier.xml 02/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0504.xml SC 505 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SC/SC0505SG.pdf Thanking Emily Wagster Pettus for her 30-year career as Capitol Correspondent with The Associated Press. Kirby ../Senate_authors/Kirby.xml 03/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0505.xml * SC 506 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SC/SC0506SG.pdf Extend sincerest sympathy of the Legislature to the surviving family of former State Senator Nickey Browning of Pontotoc, MS. Kirby ../Senate_authors/Kirby.xml 02/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0506.xml SC 510 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SC/SC0510SG.pdf Extend sincerest sympathy of Mississippi Senate to surviving family of first-year Representative Andy Stepp. Suber ../Senate_authors/Suber.xml 03/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0510.xml SC 514 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SC/SC0514SG.pdf Commend the life and mourn the passing of Mississippi native James Earl Jones. Jackson ../Senate_authors/Jackson.xml 03/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0514.xml SC 524 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SC/SC0524SG.pdf Extending the sincerest sympathy of the Legislature on the passing of former U.S. President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 03/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0524.xml SC 532 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SC/SC0532SG.pdf Extend sympathy to surviving family of National Republican Committee Woman Jeanne Luckey. Parks ../Senate_authors/Parks.xml 03/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0532.xml SC 535 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SC/SC0535SG.pdf Extend the deepest sympathy of the Legislature on the passing of former Speaker Pro Tempore Robert George Clark, Jr. Blackmon ../Senate_authors/Blackmon.xml 03/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0535.xml SR 27 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0027PS.pdf Extend sympathy of the Senate to surviving family of National Republican Committee Woman Jeanne Luckey. Parks ../Senate_authors/Parks.xml 02/17 (S) Immediate Release ../history/SR/SR0027.xml SR 30 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0030PS.pdf Extend condolences on the passing of MS Representative Charles L. Young, Jr. Hickman ../Senate_authors/Hickman.xml 02/17 (S) Immediate Release ../history/SR/SR0030.xml SR 58 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0058PS.pdf Commend Mississippi Loggers Association "2024 National Champion Volunteer of the Year" Roy Holder. McCaughn ../Senate_authors/McCaughn.xml 03/06 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0058.xml SR 63 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0063PS.pdf Commend the life of Black Hawk pilot U.S. Army Warrant Officer Andrew Loyd Eaves. Hickman ../Senate_authors/Hickman.xml 03/06 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0063.xml SR 65 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0065PS.pdf Extend sincerest sympathy of the Senate to surviving family and friends of Hinds County Deputy Sheriff Martin Shields, Jr. Horhn ../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml 02/27 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0065.xml SR 68 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0068PS.pdf Recognize Senator Angela Turner Ford for COABE 2024 Legislative Champion Award. Rhodes ../Senate_authors/Rhodes.xml 03/06 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0068.xml SR 96 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0096PS.pdf Recognize Senator Hillman T. Frazier for Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) Thomas Murphy Legacy Award. Kirby ../Senate_authors/Kirby.xml 03/13 (S) Immediate Release ../history/SR/SR0096.xml SR 106 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0106PS.pdf Commend Mississippi coaches selected for "Tomorrow's 25 Coaching Fellowship." DeBar 03/19 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0106.xml SR 114 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0114PS.pdf Commend the pilot and crew of the medical helicopter who were lost in the line of duty after transporting a patient. McCaughn ../Senate_authors/McCaughn.xml 03/19 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0114.xml SR 123 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0123PS.pdf Recognize outstanding leadership of Senator John A. Polk upon being awarded the MNG Meritorious Civilian Service Medal. Kirby ../Senate_authors/Kirby.xml 03/25 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0123.xml SR 125 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0125PS.pdf Commemorate 50th Anniversary of the State Fire Academy. McLendon ../Senate_authors/McLendon.xml 03/25 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0125.xml