# Mississippi SR 44: Encouraging further economic ties with Taiwan.

Mississippi SR 44, Encouraging further economic ties with Taiwan., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lydia Graves Chassaniol (Republican); status adopted, last action 2026-02-17 (Adopted) (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SR44-2026
- As of: 2026-10-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi SR 44
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Encouraging further economic ties with Taiwan.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-11
- Last action: 2026-02-17, Adopted
- Sponsor: Lydia Graves Chassaniol (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Subjects: Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (50 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lydia Graves Chassaniol (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Juan Barnett (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andy Berry (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bradford Blackmon (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joel R.Carter, Jr. (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kathy L. Chism (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dennis DeBar, Jr. (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeremy England (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joey Fillingane (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hillman Terome Frazier (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Johnson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tyler McCaughn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael McLendon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chad McMahan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: J. Walter Michel (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sarita Simmons (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Benjamin Suber (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Tate (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Angela Turner Ford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Neil S. Whaley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brice Wiggins (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Charles Younger (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Adopted | pass | 50 | 0 |   |

## Actions (3)

- 2026-02-17: Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Title Suff Do Be Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Referred To Rules (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SR/SR0044IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SR/SR0044IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SR/SR0044PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SR/SR0044PS.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from. (signed)
- HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General. (signed)
- SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. (signed)
- SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals. (signed)
- SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. (signed)
- SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SR/SR0044IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SR/SR0044IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SR/SR0044PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SR/SR0044PS.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1653-2026)
- [HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1924-2026)
- [SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3051-2026)
- [SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospit…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3110-2026)
- [SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special fund…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2917-2026)
- [SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Auth…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3071-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SR44-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).