2026 Regular Session Senator Rod Hickman Principal Author and Co-Author Senator Rod Hickman District 32 ../../../members/senate/hickman.xml ../senate_p_authors/hickman.xml Principal Author Only 06/05/26 at 09:33 SB2001 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2001PS.pdf School teachers, assistant teachers, and college faculty; raise pay of. DeBar ../Senate_authors/DeBar.xml 03/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2001.xml SB2018 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2018SG.pdf The Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program; create. Tate ../Senate_authors/Tate.xml 03/13 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2018.xml SB2027 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2027PS.pdf Joint custody; create rebuttable presumption of. Hickman 03/11 (H) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2027.xml SB2041 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2041PS.pdf Study on Dyslexia among inmates; authorize MDOC to conduct. Hickman 03/26 (S) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2041.xml * SB2081 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2081IN.pdf Firearms and weapons; authorize nonviolent felons to possess and use. Hickman 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2081.xml SB2095 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2095IN.pdf Warrantless search; odor of marijuana insufficient to provide probable cause for. Hickman 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2095.xml SB2216 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2216IN.pdf Ease Access to Suffrage (EASE) Act; enact. Hickman 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2216.xml SB2217 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2217IN.pdf Affidavit ballots; allow individuals registered after 30-day cutoff but before election day to vote by. Hickman 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2217.xml SB2242 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2242PS.pdf Mississippi Math Act; enact. Boyd ../Senate_authors/Boyd.xml 03/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2242.xml * SB2257 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2257SG.pdf Housing authorities; enable participation in mixed-finance projects and self-insurance pooling arrangements. Hickman 03/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2257.xml SB2293 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2293PS.pdf Total funding formula; increase gifted education weight and multiplier, and include 7th- and 8th-grade students in CTE weight. Wiggins ../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml 03/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2293.xml * SB2344 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2344PS.pdf Financial literacy; require as component of postsecondary education. Boyd ../Senate_authors/Boyd.xml 03/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2344.xml SB2360 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2360SG.pdf Tort Claims Board; require to create a registry of all governmental entities and CEOs. Hickman 03/26 Law W/out Governor's Signature ../history/SB/SB2360.xml * SB2378 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2378SG.pdf Court reporters; increase fee authorized for preparing transcripts and other papers. Wiggins ../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml 04/08 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2378.xml *% SB2389 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2389IN.pdf Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Simmons (12th) ../Senate_authors/Simmons_(12th).xml 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2389.xml SB2421 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2421IN.pdf Mississippi Fair Housing Act; enact. Hickman 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2421.xml SB2444 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2444PS.pdf Diabetes and related complications; direct MSDH to conduct study on the prevention and reduction of amputations resulting from. Hickman 03/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2444.xml * SB2461 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2461IN.pdf TANF benefits; provide child care and transportation for applicants during initial orientation meetings. Hickman 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2461.xml SB2462 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2462IN.pdf TANF block grant; DHS shall transfer 30% of each year to CCDF for child care vouchers. Hickman 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2462.xml SB2488 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2488IN.pdf School attendance officers; require training for IDEA and § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Hickman 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2488.xml SB2491 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2491IN.pdf Cardiac Emergency Response Plans and Automated External Defibrillators; expand access and provide funding. Hickman 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2491.xml SB2506 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2506IN.pdf Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law; revise standards and procedures to include disability assessment. Hickman 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2506.xml SB2507 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2507IN.pdf School behavior modification plans; revise definitions, standards and procedures concerning disability. Hickman 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2507.xml SB2543 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2543SG.pdf Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact; enact. Hickman 03/19 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2543.xml % SB2582 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2582IN.pdf Robert G. Clark, Jr., Voting Rights Act of Mississippi; enact. DuPree ../Senate_authors/DuPree.xml 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2582.xml SB2585 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2585IN.pdf In-person early voting; allow. Hickman 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2585.xml SB2632 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2632SG.pdf Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Program; create. DeLano ../Senate_authors/DeLano.xml 04/15 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2632.xml * V SB2677 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2677IN.pdf Mississippi Land Bank Act; local government transfer vacant and abandoned property to. Mumford ../Senate_authors/Mumford.xml 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2677.xml % SB2685 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2685IN.pdf Mississippi Fair Housing Act; enact. Mumford ../Senate_authors/Mumford.xml 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2685.xml SB2686 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2686IN.pdf Termination of parental rights; require appointment of guardian ad litem in all cases of with limited exception. Hickman 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2686.xml SB2687 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2687IN.pdf Mississippi Rural Attorney Program Act; enact. Hickman 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2687.xml SB2688 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2688IN.pdf Custody; create rebuttable presumption of joint custody with equal parenting time. Hickman 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2688.xml SB2704 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2704SG.pdf Association Self-Funded Health Benefit Plan Act; enact. Michel ../Senate_authors/Michel.xml 03/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2704.xml SB2758 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2758IN.pdf MS Housing Infrastructure Support Program; create to provide grants and low-interest loans for certain public infrastructure improvements. Hickman 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2758.xml SB2799 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2799CS.pdf Witness tampering; revise penalty for. Hickman 02/12 (S) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2799.xml SB2803 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2803IN.pdf Nonviolent misdemeanors; require citations in lieu of arrest with limited exceptions. Hickman 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2803.xml SB2898 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2898SG.pdf Disaster-related funds; transfer monies to. Harkins ../Senate_authors/Harkins.xml 04/08 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2898.xml * SB2916 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2916IN.pdf Alcoholic beverages; authorize the sale of wine in grocery stores. England ../Senate_authors/England.xml 02/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2916.xml % SB2924 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2924PS.pdf Appropriation; additional for MEMA for purposes authorized under the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/30 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB2924.xml * SB3051 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3051SG.pdf Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 04/13 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3051.xml * SB3052 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3052SG.pdf Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/23 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3052.xml * SB3065 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3065SG.pdf Appropriation; Ethics Commission. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 04/08 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3065.xml * SB3066 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3066SG.pdf Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 04/08 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3066.xml * SB3067 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3067SG.pdf Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 04/08 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3067.xml * SB3068 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3068SG.pdf Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/25 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3068.xml * SB3069 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3069SG.pdf Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 04/08 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3069.xml * SB3077 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3077SG.pdf Appropriation; Architecture, Board of. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/19 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3077.xml SB3078 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3078SG.pdf Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/25 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3078.xml * SB3079 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3079SG.pdf Appropriation; Funeral Services Board. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/25 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3079.xml * SB3080 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3080SG.pdf Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/19 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3080.xml SB3081 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3081SG.pdf Appropriation; Massage Therapy, Board of. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/25 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3081.xml * SB3082 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3082SG.pdf Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/25 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3082.xml * SB3083 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3083SG.pdf Appropriation; Counselors, Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/19 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3083.xml SB3084 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3084SG.pdf Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/19 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3084.xml SB3085 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3085SG.pdf Appropriation; Contractors, Board of. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/30 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3085.xml * SB3086 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3086SG.pdf Appropriation; Veterinary Examiners, Board of. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/19 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3086.xml SB3120 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3100-3199/SB3120IN.pdf Homestead exemption; grant unremarried surviving spouse of totally disabled homeowner same exemption as deceased. Frazier ../Senate_authors/Frazier.xml 02/25 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3120.xml %$ SB3231 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3200-3299/SB3231IN.pdf Noxubee County; authorize tax on hotels, motels, and bed and breakfasts for tourism and parks and recreation. Hickman 04/15 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3231.xml % SB3368 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3300-3399/SB3368IN.pdf General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the Town of Marion for construction of a new city hall. Hickman 02/25 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3368.xml SB3369 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3300-3399/SB3369IN.pdf General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Noxubee County for District 4 building, purchasing and repairing the supervisor's workshop. Hickman 02/25 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3369.xml SB3370 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3300-3399/SB3370IN.pdf General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Winston County for courthouse renovations. Hickman 02/25 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3370.xml SB3371 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3300-3399/SB3371IN.pdf General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the Town of Shuqualak for street resurfacing. Hickman 02/25 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3371.xml SB3372 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3300-3399/SB3372IN.pdf General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Noxubee County for Courthouse Renovations. Hickman 02/25 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3372.xml SB3373 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3300-3399/SB3373IN.pdf General Fund; FY2027 appropriation the City of Louisville for industrial development projects. Hickman 02/25 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3373.xml SB3374 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3300-3399/SB3374IN.pdf General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the City of Louisville for renovating and revitalizing the Strand Theater. Hickman 02/25 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3374.xml SB3375 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3300-3399/SB3375IN.pdf General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Kemper County for the purchase of a new firetruck. Hickman 02/25 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3375.xml SB3376 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3300-3399/SB3376IN.pdf General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Kemper County for improvements and renovations to the Kemper Springs Community Center. Hickman 02/25 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3376.xml SB3377 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3300-3399/SB3377IN.pdf General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the Piney Woods Water Association for repairs and maintenance to water lines and infrastructure. Hickman 02/25 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3377.xml SB3395 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3300-3399/SB3395SG.pdf Suffrage; restore to Melvin Jackson of Monroe County. Hickman 04/08 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3395.xml SB3396 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3300-3399/SB3396SG.pdf Suffrage; restore to Lawrence Daniels. Hickman 04/08 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB3396.xml SB3397 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3300-3399/SB3397IN.pdf Suffrage; restore to Frankie Ward, Jr. Hickman 04/15 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3397.xml SB3398 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3300-3399/SB3398IN.pdf Suffrage; restore to Joseph Jones. Hickman 04/15 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3398.xml SB3399 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3300-3399/SB3399IN.pdf Suffrage; restore to Gerald Laird. Hickman 04/15 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3399.xml SB3405 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/3400-3499/SB3405IN.pdf Suffrage; restore to Ray Gillespie. Hickman 04/15 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3405.xml SC 526 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SC/SC0526SG.pdf Congratulate Ole Miss Rebels Football Team for outstanding 2025-2026 Sugar Bowl Season finishing No. 3 in Final Football Rankings. Michel ../Senate_authors/Michel.xml 03/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0526.xml SC 533 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SC/SC0533PS.pdf Extend the sympathy of the Legislature to the family of national civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson. Frazier ../Senate_authors/Frazier.xml 04/15 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SC/SC0533.xml @ SC 543 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SC/SC0543SG.pdf Commend Yasmine Ware of Madison, Mississippi, as a 2025 Truman Scholar. Mumford ../Senate_authors/Mumford.xml 04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0543.xml SC 544 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SC/SC0544SG.pdf Commend Mrs. Nora Miller for distinguished leadership as President of MUW. Younger ../Senate_authors/Younger.xml 04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0544.xml SC 545 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SC/SC0545IN.pdf Honor Carroll E. Rhodes for lifetime of service to civil rights in Mississippi. Blackmon ../Senate_authors/Blackmon.xml 04/15 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SC/SC0545.xml SR 24 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SR/SR0024PS.pdf Recognize contributions of "American Idol" Jamal Roberts. Hickman 02/04 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0024.xml SR 25 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SR/SR0025PS.pdf Commend Lamar School Raiders Football Team for MAIS 4A State Championship. Tate ../Senate_authors/Tate.xml 01/29 (S) Immediate Release ../history/SR/SR0025.xml SR 42 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SR/SR0042PS.pdf Extend condolences of Senate to family of Mrs. Donna Jill Johnson of Meridian the first Republican Circuit Clerk. Tate ../Senate_authors/Tate.xml 02/17 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0042.xml SR 50 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SR/SR0050PS.pdf Recognize music contributions of Mississippi Gospel and Blues Artist Castro "Mr. Sipp" Coleman from McComb, Mississippi. Brumfield ../Senate_authors/Brumfield.xml 03/13 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0050.xml SR 51 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SR/SR0051PS.pdf Recognize tenure of Ole Miss Business Dean Ken Cyree on the occasion of his retirement. Michel ../Senate_authors/Michel.xml 03/13 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0051.xml SR 52 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SR/SR0052PS.pdf Recognize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and Mississippi Alpha Network on its 55th Anniversary. Hickman 03/13 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0052.xml SR 53 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SR/SR0053PS.pdf Recognize Katie Blount on the occasion of her retirement as Director of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/13 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0053.xml SR 57 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SR/SR0057PS.pdf Commend MBI Special Agent Milton Williams, Jr., for his receipt of the Northern Region Special Agent citation. Jackson ../Senate_authors/Jackson.xml 03/13 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0057.xml SR 60 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SR/SR0060PS.pdf Commending 25 Mississippi coaches chosen for the 2025-2026 "Tomorrow's 25 Coaching Fellowship" Class. DeBar ../Senate_authors/DeBar.xml 03/20 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0060.xml SR 71 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SR/SR0071PS.pdf Paying tribute to the memory of pioneering Journalist and JSU Professor Dr. Elayne Hayes-Anthony of Jackson, Mississippi. Norwood ../Senate_authors/Norwood.xml 03/20 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0071.xml SR 88 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SR/SR0088PS.pdf Recognize 50th Anniversary of the founding of Mu Xi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity at USM. DuPree ../Senate_authors/DuPree.xml 03/26 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0088.xml SR 92 ../../../documents/2026/pdf/SR/SR0092PS.pdf Congratulate former MS Supreme Court Justice Jimmy Maxwell upon his investiture as United States District Court Judge. Boyd ../Senate_authors/Boyd.xml 03/26 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0092.xml