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Lester Carpenter 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB675

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
First responders; authorize follow-up drug testing.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB705

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Enhanced penalties for use of mask in commission of a crime; authorize.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB689

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
TANF funds; DHS shall use certain amount of each year to fund grants for providing marriage counseling to military and first responder families.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB678

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Public schools; allow to employ or accept services of chaplains.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB696

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Appropriations; DPS for salary increase for active officers of MHP, MBN, MBI and Capitol Police for FY 2027.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB693

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Income tax; increase amount of National Guard compensation excluded from gross income.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB746

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; revise to remove eight rounds requirement.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB1050

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
PERS; first responders hired after 3-1-26 may receive retirement allowance after 25 years of service.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB420

Introduced
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Engrossed
2/25/26  
Refer
3/4/26  
Enrolled
3/13/26  
Homestead exemption; increase for honorably discharged veterans age 85 or older and unremarried surviving spouses of such persons.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB419

Introduced
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Homestead exemption; increase for certain unremarried surviving spouses of veterans.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HR14

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/13/26  
Passed
1/14/26  
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day; designate February 14, 2026 as.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB612

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/13/26  
Engrossed
2/5/26  
Refer
2/16/26  
Enrolled
3/10/26  
State agencies; authorize to enter into intergovernmental support agreeements with military branches.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB646

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/13/26  
Nurses; authorize US Coast Guard Health Services Technicians to take exam to be licensed as an LPN.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB660

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/13/26  
Engrossed
2/5/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
MHP, MBN and CTED officers within the Department of Public Safety; bring forward salary section for.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB650

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/13/26  
Paramedics Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Program; revise provisions related to.