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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
- The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added
Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.
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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2024 | MS | SB 2753 | Requires Individuals Use the Same Restroom that Aligns with Their Sex at Birth | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (33 - 8) |
| April 26, 2024 | MS | SB 2577 | Prohibits the Use of Artificial Intelligence to Create "Deep Fake" Election Material 90 Days Before an Election | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (35 - 13) |
| April 9, 2024 | MS | HB 774 | Authorizes Online Sports Betting | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 15) |
| March 28, 2023 | MS | SB 2101 | Amends and Increases Criminal Penalties for Carjacking | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (44 - 8) |
| March 27, 2023 | MS | SB 2079 | Authorizes School Employees to Concealed Carry | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (38 - 14) |
| March 7, 2023 | MS | HB 1020 | Establishes a Court System of Unelected Judges and Prosecutors for the City of Jackson, Mississippi | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 15) |
| Feb. 21, 2023 | MS | HB 1125 | Prohibits Hormone Therapy and Puberty-Blocking Drugs to Minors | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15) |
| March 30, 2022 | MS | SB 2536 | Expands Voting Rights of Persons with Expunged Convictions | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (48 - 2) |
| March 29, 2022 | MS | HB 936 | Authorizes Hospice Care Services for Terminally Ill Inmates | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 16) |
| March 27, 2022 | MS | SB 2437 | Establishes Pilot Work Initiative for Prisoners | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (52 - 0) |
| March 25, 2022 | MS | SB 2273 | Authorizes Employers to Sponsor Parolees and Offenders on Probation | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 0) |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | MS | HB 20 | Prohibits Organ Donor Discrimination Based on Disability | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0) |
| Jan. 21, 2022 | MS | SB 2113 | Prohibits Teaching the Topic Known as "Critical Race Theory" | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2) |
| Feb. 11, 2021 | MS | SB 2536 | Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 9) |
| Feb. 9, 2021 | MS | SB 2107 | Prohibits Cities and Counties from Creating Rental Agreements that Restrict Firearm Access | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 16) |
| Jan. 6, 2021 | MS | HB 1 | Repeals the State Flag | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 7) |
| June 30, 2020 | MS | SB 2123 | Establishes the "Mississippi Correctional Safety and Rehabilitation Act" | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 17) |
| June 28, 2020 | MS | HB 1796 | Authorizes the Redesign of the Mississippi State Flag | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 14) |
| June 17, 2020 | MS | HB 1295 | Prohibits Abortions for Reasons of Race, Sex, or Genetic Abnormality | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 11) |
| June 17, 2020 | MS | HB 1087 | Rescinds the Prohibition on Alcohol Possession | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11) |
| March 11, 2020 | MS | SB 2459 | Establishes Legal Definition for Criminal Gang Activity | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 15) |
| March 9, 2020 | MS | SB 2112 | Prohibits Public Employers from Requiring Applicants to Disclose Felony Convictions on Application | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 17) |
| March 13, 2019 | MS | HB 1352 | Amends Criminal Justice Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 2) |
| March 6, 2019 | MS | HB 761 | Prohibits Contracts with Businesses That Boycott Israel | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 8) |
| Aug. 27, 2018 | MS | SB 2001 | Establishes Mississippi Lottery Corporation | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 17) |
| March 7, 2018 | MS | HB 1083 | Authorizes Concealed Carry on Public Property | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 18) |
| March 6, 2018 | MS | HB 1510 | Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 14) |
| March 1, 2018 | MS | HB 1479 | Amends Bail License Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 10) |
| March 28, 2017 | MS | HB 638 | Authorizes Alternative Methods of Execution | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 10) |
| March 21, 2017 | MS | SB 2710 | Prohibits Local Sanctuary Policies | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 11) |
| March 2, 2017 | MS | HB 638 | Authorizes Alternative Methods of Execution | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 13) |
| Jan. 26, 2017 | MS | SB 2469 | Classifies the Targeting of Law Enforcement as a Hate Crime | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 13) |
| March 30, 2016 | MS | HB 1523 | Establishes Protections for Religious Beliefs or Moral Convictions | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
| March 30, 2016 | MS | HB 1523 | Establishes Protections for Religious Beliefs or Moral Convictions | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
| March 3, 2016 | MS | SB 2306 | Prohibits Establishment of Sanctuary Cities | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14) |
| March 3, 2016 | MS | SB 2306 | Prohibits Establishment of Sanctuary Cities | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14) |
| March 2, 2016 | MS | SB 2238 | Prohibits the Appropriation of Funds to Planned Parenthood | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 17) |
| Feb. 11, 2015 | MS | SB 2695 | Establishes Education Scholarship Accounts for Special Needs Students | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21) |
| Feb. 11, 2014 | MS | SB 2563 | Requires Universities to Develop a Plan of Action for Unplanned Pregnancies | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 11) |
| April 10, 2012 | MS | HB 921 | Requires Photo Identification to Vote | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14) |
| Jan. 18, 2011 | MS | SB 2179 | Restrictions on Employers of Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 15) |
| March 27, 2010 | MS | SB 2293 | Allowing "Under-Performing" Schools to Become Charter Schools | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 11) |
| Feb. 4, 2009 | MS | SB 2548 | Identification Requirements to Vote | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
| May 22, 2008 | MS | SB 2004 | Voter Identification Requirement | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17) |
| April 16, 2008 | MS | SB 2199 | Gaming Restrictions | Conference Report Rejected - Senate (24 - 26) |
| March 19, 2008 | MS | HB 1089 | Legalizing Deer Baiting | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 24) |
| March 19, 2008 | MS | HB 1089 | Legalizing Deer Baiting | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 24) |
| Feb. 27, 2008 | MS | SB 2206 | Radar Speed Detection | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
| Feb. 26, 2008 | MS | SB 2550 | Covenant Marriage Act | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 13) |
| Feb. 26, 2008 | MS | SB 2550 | Covenant Marriage Act | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 13) |
| Feb. 21, 2008 | MS | SB 2468 | Voter Identification | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 18) |
| Feb. 4, 2008 | MS | SB 2199 | Gaming Restrictions | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14) |
| Feb. 1, 2008 | MS | SB 2037 | Requirements for Public Works Laborers | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 5) |
| March 8, 2007 | MS | SB 2391 | Abortion Law Reform | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 2) |
| Feb. 7, 2007 | MS | SB 2617 | Voter Identification Requirement | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 15) |
| Feb. 7, 2007 | MS | SB 2391 | Parental Consent Waiver for Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 0) |
| March 8, 2006 | MS | HB 1089 | Wildlife Feeding Regulation | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 12) |
| March 8, 2006 | MS | HB 1089 | Wildlife Feeding Regulation | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 12) |
| Feb. 7, 2006 | MS | SB 2511 | Parole Eligibility for First-Time Nonviolent Offenders Under Twenty-Five | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18) |
| Feb. 7, 2006 | MS | SB 2511 | Parole Eligibility for First-Time Nonviolent Offenders Under Twenty-Five | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18) |
| Jan. 27, 2006 | MS | HB 409 | Seat Belt Law | Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 4) |
| Jan. 27, 2006 | MS | HB 409 | Seat Belt Law | Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 4) |