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Derrick Simmons 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 10)

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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2212

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Elections; repeal ban on convicted felons voting or running for office.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2225

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Habitual offender; prior felonies with completed sentences more than 10 years prior to date of offense not considered.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SC509

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/13/26  
Engrossed
2/4/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Enrolled
3/18/26  
Extend sympathy on passing of Rod Paige.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2191

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/13/26  
Engrossed
2/4/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Use tax; amend purposes for which special fund monies to municipalities may be expended.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2780

Introduced
1/19/26  
Refer
1/19/26  
"Captain Justin James Whipps Correctional Safety and Wellness Act; enact.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB3357

Introduced
2/25/26  
Refer
2/25/26  
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to JSU for infrastructure within the CCID.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SR53

Introduced
2/25/26  
Refer
2/25/26  
Recognize Katie Blount on the occasion of her retirement as Director of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SC533

Introduced
2/26/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Engrossed
3/13/26  
Refer
3/16/26  
Extend the sympathy of the Legislature to the family of national civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SR57

Introduced
3/3/26  
Refer
3/3/26  
Commend MBI Special Agent Milton Williams, Jr., for his receipt of the Northern Region Special Agent citation.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SC541

Introduced
3/11/26  
Refer
3/11/26  
Engrossed
3/20/26  
Refer
3/24/26  
Enrolled
4/6/26  
Recognize notable members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and designate March 17, 2026, as "Kappa Day at the State Kapitol."
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SC542

Introduced
3/11/26  
Refer
3/11/26  
Engrossed
3/20/26  
Refer
3/24/26  
Enrolled
4/6/26  
Commemorate life and legacy of Jackson State University Tiger Mascot "Wavee Dave" Chambers.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SR68

Introduced
3/12/26  
Refer
3/12/26  
Commend dedicated service of Colonel Charles Haynes with Mississippi Highway Patrol and new appointment with Mississippi College.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SC543

Introduced
3/13/26  
Refer
3/13/26  
Engrossed
3/20/26  
Refer
3/24/26  
Enrolled
4/6/26  
Commend Yasmine Ware of Madison, Mississippi, as a 2025 Truman Scholar.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SR71

Introduced
3/13/26  
Refer
3/13/26  
Paying tribute to the memory of pioneering Journalist and JSU Professor Dr. Elayne Hayes-Anthony of Jackson, Mississippi.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SR75

Introduced
3/13/26  
Refer
3/13/26  
Commend Commander Desmond Walker of Hollandale, Mississippi.