2025 Regular Session Senator Daniel H. Sparks Principal Author and Co-Author Senator Daniel H. Sparks District 5 ../../../members/senate/sparks.xml ../senate_p_authors/sparks.xml Principal Author Only 05/06/26 at 05:28 SB2147 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2147PS.pdf Financial literacy curriculum; require specific courses in public schools in grades 6-12. DeBar ../Senate_authors/DeBar.xml 03/04 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2147.xml * SB2197 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2197PS.pdf Criminal law; increase penalties for crimes of impersonating patrolman or law enforcement officer. Hill ../Senate_authors/Hill.xml 03/04 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2197.xml SB2248 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2248PS.pdf Fresh Start Act; revise. Sparks 04/03 (H) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2248.xml * SB2285 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2285SG.pdf MDES background check requirements; amend to ensure compliance with certain Internal Revenue Service regulations. Sparks 03/12 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2285.xml SB2286 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2286SG.pdf Workforce Enhancement Training Fund contributions; provide for suspensions under certain circumstances. Sparks 03/12 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2286.xml SB2288 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2288PS.pdf Mississippi Prison Industries Act of 1990; bring forward. Sparks 03/04 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2288.xml * SB2289 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2289PS.pdf State employee telework policies; amend. Sparks 04/03 (S) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2289.xml * SB2290 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2290SG.pdf One Door Policy; create study committee to evaluate reauthorization of WIOA policy. Sparks 03/18 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2290.xml * SB2314 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2314PS.pdf Uniform Controlled Substances Law; include certain hemp products on Schedule I. Sparks 03/12 (H) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2314.xml SB2322 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2322PS.pdf Expungements; authorize for certain trafficked persons. Sparks 03/04 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2322.xml SB2329 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2329IN.pdf Giglio letter; require prosecutors to give law enforcement officers an opportunity to be heard before sending. Sparks 02/13 (S) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2329.xml SB2346 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2346IN.pdf Uniform Post-Conviction Collateral Relief Act; amend certain provisions related to the filing of motions under. Sparks 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2346.xml SB2347 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2347PS.pdf Methamphetamine; revise penalty for simple possession of certain amounts. Sparks 03/04 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2347.xml * SB2359 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2359SG.pdf Parole; revise technical violation. Sparks 03/06 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2359.xml SB2431 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2431IN.pdf Law enforcement officers; entitled to certain follow-up drug testing before loss of certification. Sparks 02/13 (S) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2431.xml SB2432 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2432IN.pdf Law enforcement officers; regulate payment for nonexempt employees under the FLSA. Sparks 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2432.xml SB2439 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2439PS.pdf PERS; create a fifth tier, and terminate SLRP, for employees hired on or after March 1, 2026. Sparks 03/04 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2439.xml * SB2444 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2444PS.pdf Tuition for certain veterans to attend universities or community colleges; establish program for combat veterans. Tate ../Senate_authors/Tate.xml 03/04 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2444.xml * SB2449 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2449PS.pdf ORP; revise for existing participants, and terminate for employees hired on or after March 1, 2026. Sparks 03/04 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2449.xml * SB2489 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2489SG.pdf Appellate court expense allowance; authorize receipt for judicial duties performed in any area of the state. Wiggins ../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml 04/10 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2489.xml * SB2502 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2502IN.pdf Administrative forfeiture; reenact section repealed on July 1, 2018, amend notice and contest procedures. Sparks 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2502.xml SB2503 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2503IN.pdf Intervention courts; bring forward code sections related to. Sparks 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2503.xml SB2506 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2506IN.pdf Bidding terms for public deposits; amend when depository is designated during the last year of a board of supervisor's term of office. Sparks 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2506.xml SB2515 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2515PS.pdf REFOCUS Act; enact. Boyd ../Senate_authors/Boyd.xml 03/12 (H) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2515.xml * SB2563 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2563PS.pdf Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund; increase the limit of diversion to. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/04 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2563.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 ../Senate_authors/DeBar.xml 03/31 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB2606.xml * SB2678 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2678IN.pdf Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; bring forward and prohibit spread pricing. Sparks 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2678.xml SB2766 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2766SG.pdf Adoption petitions; clarify that attached certificate may be executed by any physician. McCaughn ../Senate_authors/McCaughn.xml 03/12 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2766.xml SB2786 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2786IN.pdf Ending Agency Overreach Act; enact. Sparks 02/04 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2786.xml SB2794 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2794PS.pdf PERS; require any terminated plan to pay net pension liability to board in a lump sum before termination. Sparks 03/04 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2794.xml * SB2846 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2846SG.pdf Economic development projects; expand local government authority to enter certain agreements in support of. Sparks 03/13 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2846.xml * SB2850 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2850PS.pdf Cigarettes and vape products; require Commissioner of Revenue to establish separate directories to regulate sales of. Harkins ../Senate_authors/Harkins.xml 03/04 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2850.xml *% SB2863 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2863PS.pdf MS Deferred Comp; allow Roth and other after-tax accounts, and comply with qualified domestic relations orders. Sparks 03/04 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2863.xml SB3057 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3057SG.pdf City of Booneville; extend date of repeal on city's hotel, motel and restaurant tax. Sparks 04/10 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3057.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 *%$ SB3256 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/3200-3299/SB3256PS.pdf Tishomingo County Water District; amend provisions concerning compensation and reimbursement. Sparks 04/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3256.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 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 527 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SC/SC0527SG.pdf Recognize Trudy Moody for 2025 TIME Automobile Dealer of the Year Award. Michel ../Senate_authors/Michel.xml 03/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0527.xml SC 528 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SC/SC0528SG.pdf Remembering the influential life and career of Mississippi political pioneer Clarke Reed and extending condolences on his passing. Michel ../Senate_authors/Michel.xml 03/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0528.xml SC 529 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SC/SC0529SG.pdf Congratulate Ole Miss 2024 Football Team for winning Gator Bowl and for back-to-back 10-win seasons. Michel ../Senate_authors/Michel.xml 03/11 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0529.xml SC 531 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SC/SC0531SG.pdf Mississippi-Israel Joint Legislative Caucus; recognize creation of. England ../Senate_authors/England.xml 03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0531.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 SC 537 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SC/SC0537PS.pdf Designate April 24, 2025, as "Reman Day" in Mississippi. Parks ../Senate_authors/Parks.xml 04/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SC/SC0537.xml SC 539 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SC/SC0539SG.pdf Encouraging further economic relations with Taiwan. Chassaniol ../Senate_authors/Chassaniol.xml 03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0539.xml SC 540 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SC/SC0540SG.pdf Commend Booneville High School Boys Basketball Team for winning fourth State Championship in a row. Sparks 03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0540.xml SC 541 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SC/SC0541SG.pdf Commend Booneville High School Lady Blue Devils Girls Basketball Team for Class 3A State Championship. Sparks 03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0541.xml SC 544 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SC/SC0544PS.pdf Extend condolences on the passing of talk radio icon Paul Gallo and paying tribute to his public contributions. Sparks 04/07 Died by Other Means ../history/SC/SC0544.xml SR 10 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0010PS.pdf Congratulate Baldwyn High School Bearcats Football Team for first Class 1A State Championship since 2008. Chism ../Senate_authors/Chism.xml 02/17 (S) Immediate Release ../history/SR/SR0010.xml SR 12 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0012PS.pdf Congratulate "Visit Mississippi's" Rose Parade float for winning 2025 "Past Presidents Award". Jackson ../Senate_authors/Jackson.xml 02/17 (S) Immediate Release ../history/SR/SR0012.xml SR 23 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0023PS.pdf Commend career and public service of Law Research Senior Counsel and Vietnam Veteran Honorable Cotton Ruthven. Boyd ../Senate_authors/Boyd.xml 02/17 (S) Immediate Release ../history/SR/SR0023.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 47 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0047PS.pdf Extend congratulations of Mississippi Senate to Philadelphia Eagles Wide Receiver A.J. Brown for Super Bowl Championship. Williams ../Senate_authors/Williams.xml 02/20 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0047.xml SR 49 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0049PS.pdf Extend sympathy of Senate to surviving family of Hinds County Senior Circuit Court Judge William Swan Yerger. Michel ../Senate_authors/Michel.xml 02/27 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0049.xml SR 51 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0051PS.pdf Recognize Caterpillar Inc., in Corinth, Mississippi, on company's 100th Anniversary celebration. Parks ../Senate_authors/Parks.xml 02/27 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0051.xml SR 53 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0053PS.pdf Recognize Centennial (100th) Anniversary Celebration of The Coliseum Theatre in Corinth, Mississippi. Parks ../Senate_authors/Parks.xml 02/27 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0053.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 97 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0097PS.pdf Commend Major General John Trent Kelly for distinguished military service and congratulate on retirement. Parker ../Senate_authors/Parker.xml 03/19 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0097.xml SR 99 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0099PS.pdf Commemorate the legacy of Mississippi Representative Icey Day the "Father of Mississippi Industries for the Blind." Robinson ../Senate_authors/Robinson.xml 03/19 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0099.xml SR 104 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0104PS.pdf Commend Ole Miss Cheer Team for winning first National Championship in UCA competition. Boyd ../Senate_authors/Boyd.xml 03/19 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0104.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 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 SR 148 ../../../documents/2025/pdf/SR/SR0148PS.pdf Commend Ole Miss Basketball Coach Chris Beard for winning the 2025 National Coach of the Year Award. Boyd ../Senate_authors/Boyd.xml 04/02 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0148.xml