2026 Regular Session Representative Charles Blackwell Principal Author and Co-Author Representative Charles Blackwell District 88 ../../../members/house/blackwell.xml ../house_p_authors/blackwell.xml Principal Author Only 06/05/26 at 09:33 HB 395 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0395IN.pdf Income tax and ad valorem tax; increase limit on amount of credits that may be allocated for certain contributions to certain charitable and foster care organizations. Blackwell 02/25 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0395.xml %$ HB 419 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/0400-0499/HB0419IN.pdf Homestead exemption; increase for certain unremarried surviving spouses of veterans. Remak ../House_authors/Remak.xml 02/25 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0419.xml %$ HB 420 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/0400-0499/HB0420SG.pdf Homestead exemption; increase for honorably discharged veterans age 85 or older and unremarried surviving spouses of such persons. Remak ../House_authors/Remak.xml 03/20 Approved by Governor ../history/HB/HB0420.xml %$ HB 430 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/0400-0499/HB0430PS.pdf Health insurance; require coverage for genetic testing for inherited mutation and evidence-based cancer imaging. Creekmore IV ../House_authors/Creekmore_IV.xml 03/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0430.xml HB 551 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0551IN.pdf Central bank digital currency; prohibit governmental entities from using. Blackwell 02/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0551.xml HB 574 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0574IN.pdf Military leave for training; revise amount authorized. Remak ../House_authors/Remak.xml 02/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0574.xml HB 659 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0659IN.pdf Public schools; allow to employ or accept the service of chaplains. Carpenter ../House_authors/Carpenter.xml 02/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0659.xml HB 660 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0660PS.pdf MHP, MBN and CTED officers within the Department of Public Safety; bring forward salary section for. Carpenter ../House_authors/Carpenter.xml 03/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0660.xml * HB 675 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0675IN.pdf First responders; authorize follow-up drug testing. Arnold ../House_authors/Arnold.xml 02/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0675.xml HB 687 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0687IN.pdf Boat trailers; exempt from highway privilege tax, registration and tag requirements and ad valorem tax. Fondren ../House_authors/Fondren.xml 02/25 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0687.xml %$ HB 689 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0689IN.pdf TANF funds; DHS shall use certain amount of each year to fund grants for providing marriage counseling to military and first responder families. Carpenter ../House_authors/Carpenter.xml 02/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0689.xml HB 696 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0696IN.pdf Appropriations; DPS for salary increase for active officers of MHP, MBN, MBI and Capitol Police for FY 2027. Carpenter ../House_authors/Carpenter.xml 02/25 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0696.xml HB 705 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0705IN.pdf Enhanced penalties for use of mask in commission of a crime; authorize. Hulum ../House_authors/Hulum.xml 02/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0705.xml HB 707 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0707IN.pdf Radar; authorize use by law enforcement officers in certain municipalities. Blackwell 02/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0707.xml HB 832 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0832IN.pdf Retirement; allow PERS retirees to serve in elective office in same manner as for elected county or municipal offices. Blackwell 02/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0832.xml HB 960 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0960IN.pdf Instruments of record; require to be in the English language. Byrd ../House_authors/Byrd.xml 02/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0960.xml HB1100 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1100IN.pdf "Teachers' Bill of Rights"; create. Tubb ../House_authors/Tubb.xml 02/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1100.xml HB1104 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1104IN.pdf Counties and Municipalities; clarify use of manually operated automated recording equipment to enforce certain traffic violations. Blackwell 02/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1104.xml HB1126 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1126PS.pdf Teacher pay; increase for teachers and assistant teachers. Owen ../House_authors/Owen.xml 03/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1126.xml * HB1309 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1300-1399/HB1309IN.pdf Gender dysmorphia; require school personnel to notify parents of students who request to be referred to as different gender. Blackwell 02/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1309.xml HB1310 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1300-1399/HB1310PS.pdf "Mississippi Open to Religion Act"; establish. Blackwell 03/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1310.xml * HB1311 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1300-1399/HB1311IN.pdf Teaching Honesty, Respect, Integrity, Virtue and Excellence (T.H.R.I.V.E.) Act; establish. Blackwell 02/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1311.xml HB1312 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1300-1399/HB1312IN.pdf Purple Angels Law; create to require registry of persistent domestic violence offenders. Blackwell 02/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1312.xml HB1371 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1300-1399/HB1371IN.pdf The Domestic Violence Transparency Act; to require certain persons convicted of domestic violence to be placed on a public registry. Varner ../House_authors/Varner.xml 02/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1371.xml % HB1402 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1400-1499/HB1402SG.pdf Memorial highway; designate a segment of U.S. Highway 49 North as Colonel Donnel Berry. James-Jones * ../House_authors/James-Jones.xml 03/13 Approved by Governor ../history/HB/HB1402.xml HB1541 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1541IN.pdf Abortion; prohibit mail orders for medicine to induce. Eubanks ../House_authors/Eubanks.xml 02/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1541.xml HB1542 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1542IN.pdf Abortion trafficking; create penalties for the crime of. Eubanks ../House_authors/Eubanks.xml 02/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1542.xml HB1629 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1629CS.pdf Exotic animals; enhance penalties for killing or capturing after unlawful entry into a commercial wildlife enclosure. Blackwell 02/12 (H) Died On Calendar ../history/HB/HB1629.xml HB1750 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1700-1799/HB1750IN.pdf Kratom; add to Schedule III of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Waldo ../House_authors/Waldo.xml 02/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1750.xml HC 51 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HC/HC0051IN.pdf United States Constitutional Convention under Article V; apply for congressional term limits. Eubanks ../House_authors/Eubanks.xml 04/15 (H) Died On Calendar ../history/HC/HC0051.xml HR 56 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/HR/HR0056PS.pdf South Jones High School Band; commend for winning the 2025 Bands of America Grand National Championship. Blackwell 02/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/HR/HR0056.xml