Bills & Legislation

Crimes of exposing another to contagious diseases and endangerment by bodily substance; revise elements and penalties.

Grace Butler-WashingtonDemocrat

State and School Employees Life and Health Insurance Plan; delete repealer on statute governing premium payments.

Angela Turner FordDemocrat

Elections; allow individuals to vote by affidavit if they register after 30-day cut off but before election day.

Grace Butler-WashingtonDemocrat

MS Foreign Land Ownership Act; revise to grant management to the MS Department of Agriculture.

William Tracy ArnoldRepublican

County board of supervisors; authorize to be employed by community college districts while serving as.

Chris JohnsonRepublican

Mississippi Paid Family and Medical Leave Act; establish.

Grace Butler-WashingtonDemocrat

Albert B. (Al) Hankins, Jr., Elliott, Mississippi, Mississippi Forestry Commission, six year term effective July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2031, representing the state at large.

GOVERNOR

Judy Paulette Hollingsworth, Laurel, Mississippi, State Board of Mental Health, remainder of a seven year term effective upon Senate confirmation and ending June 30, 2032, representing the Second Supreme Court District, vice Dr. Laurie Lawson.

GOVERNOR

Jared Ambrose Waldrop, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission, seven year term effective July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2032, representing the Fourth Congressional District.

GOVERNOR

Daniel Matthew (Matt) Sistrunk, Hickory, Mississippi, MS Board of Nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse, four year term effective July 18, 2025 and ending June 30, 2029, vice Nancy Norris Johnson, LPN.

GOVERNOR

Guy Brad (Brad) Feltenstein, Oxford, Mississippi, Mississippi Real Estate Appraisal Board to represent the First Congressional District, four year term effective January 14, 2026 and ending December 31, 2029.

GOVERNOR

Jessica Ann Culpepper, LSW, Union, Mississippi, Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists as a Licensed Social Worker, remainder of a four year term effective upon confirmation and ending June 30, 2029.

GOVERNOR

LaPatrick D. (Pat) Stephens, LCSW, Starkville, Mississippi, Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists as a Licensed Certified Social Worker, remainder of a four year term effective upon confirmation and ending June 30, 2026.

GOVERNOR

LaPatrick D. (Pat) Stephens, LCSW, Starkville, Mississippi, Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists as a Licensed Certified Social Worker, four year term effective July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2030.

GOVERNOR

Ronald Len (Ron) Beckham, Oxford, Mississippi, Veterans Home Purchase Board to represent the First Congressional District as it existed on May 1, 1987, four year term effective July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2029.

GOVERNOR

James Morris (Jim) Richards, Jr., Ridgeland, Mississippi, Commercial Transportation Appeals Board, four year term beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2030.

ATTORNEY GENERAL

Curtis Leon Hebert, Jr., Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission, four year term beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2030.

ATTORNEY GENERAL

Renda Tracy McGowan, Jackson, Mississippi, Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission, four year term ending June 30, 2029.

SECRETARY OF STATE

Keith Allen Williams, Jr., Gulfport, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Finance Corporation as a member associated with small business, six year term effective June 20, 2025 and ending March 31, 2031.

GOVERNOR

Vaiden Arthur Clark, Jackson, Mississippi, Board of Directors of the College Savings Plan of Mississippi to represent the Fourth Congressional District, five year term effective July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2030.

GOVERNOR

Thomas H. (Tom) Elkins, Madison, Mississippi, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, remainder of a two year term effective upon confirmation and ending July 31, 2026.

GOVERNOR

Thomas H. (Tom) Elkins, Madison, Mississippi, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering as a barber representing the First Supreme Court District as it existed on July 1, 2024, six year term effective August 1, 2026 and ending July 31, 2032.

GOVERNOR

Aaron Washington, Tupelo, Mississippi, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering as a barber representing the Third Supreme Court District as it existed on July 1, 2024, remainder of a four year term effective upon confirmation and ending July 31, 2028.

GOVERNOR

William M. Donald, DMD, Louisville, Mississippi, MS State Board of Dental Examiners as the licensed dentist, remainder of a six year term effective November 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2029, representing the Third Dental District, vice Mark Williams, DMD.

GOVERNOR

Cory Joseph Custer, Jackson, Mississippi, Educational Television Authority (MS Public Broadcasting BD), remainder of a four year term effective upon confirmation and ending June 30, 2028, representing the state at large.

GOVERNOR

Roland H. (Mike) Mikell, Port Gibson, Mississippi, Mississippi Forestry Commission as the representative from the 2nd Congressional District, six year term effective July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2031.

GOVERNOR

Elayne Hayes Anthony, Ph.D., Madison, Mississippi, State Board of Health, six year term beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2031, representing the Third Congressional District as it exists on the day of the appointment.

GOVERNOR

Charlene H. (Charlie) Russell, Vancleave, Mississippi, MS State Board of Massage Therapy as a Licensed Massage Therapist, four year term effective December 4, 2025 and ending June 30 2029, vice Marty Bell.

GOVERNOR

Dr. Carlos Alberto Latorre, Vicksburg, Mississippi, MS State Board of Medical Licensure to represent the First Supreme Court District, remainder of a six year term effective September 16, 2025 and ending June 30, 2030, vice Dr. Tom Joiner.

GOVERNOR

Jeremy Lester Cummins, LPN, Louisville, Mississippi, MS Board of Nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse, four year term effective July 10, 2025 and ending June 30, 2029.

GOVERNOR

Van Kyle Ray, Pontotoc, Mississippi, Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, four year term effective July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2029.

GOVERNOR

Dock Austin Daniel, Madison, Mississippi, MS State Board of Physical Therapy representing a Consumer At-Large, four year term effective July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2030.

GOVERNOR

Daniel Justin Case, Natchez, Mississippi, Mississippi Real Estate Commission, remainder of a four year term effective upon Senate confirmation and ending June 30, 2028, representing the Second Supreme Court District, vice Joe William Stedman.

GOVERNOR

Tyler Norman, Meridian, Mississippi, Board of Directors for MAGCOR, formerly known as Mississippi Prison Industries Corporation, term effective immediately and will end June 30, 2028, vice Max Phillips.

LT. GOVERNOR

Paul Mosley, Meridian, Mississippi, MS Emergency Communications Authority Advisory Board, term effective immediately and ends June 30, 2028.

LT. GOVERNOR

Joseph Matthew (Matt) Haley, Saucier, Mississippi, MS Emergency Communications Authority Advisory Board, term effective immediately and ends June 30, 2027.

LT. GOVERNOR

Willis Willard (Chip) Johnson, III, Hernando, Mississippi, MS Emergency Communications Authority Advisory Board, term effective immediately and ends June 30, 2027.

LT. GOVERNOR

Brian Randolph Roberts, Brandon, Mississippi, MS Emergency Communications Authority Advisory Board, term effective immediately and ends June 30, 2027.

LT. GOVERNOR

Beatrice C. (Bea) Pryor, Marks, Mississippi, MS Emergency Communications Authority Advisory Board, term effective immediately and ends June 30, 2028.

LT. GOVERNOR

Vaiden Arthur Clark, Jackson, Mississippi, Board of Directors of the College Savings Plan of Mississippi to represent the First Supreme Court District, five year term effective July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2030.

GOVERNOR

Sheri Dawn Hokamp, --, Mississippi, MS Emergency Communications Authority, initial three year term effective December 4, 2025 and ending June 30, 2028, representing the Mississippi Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials.

GOVERNOR

Chief Chad Norman Dorn, --, Mississippi, MS Emergency Communications Authority, initial two year term effective December 4, 2025 and ending June 30, 2027, representing the Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police.

GOVERNOR

Eric Hitt Hollingsworth, of C-Spire, --, Mississippi, MS Emergency Communications Authority, initial two year term effective December 4, 2025 and ending June 30, 2027, representing the telecommunications industry.

GOVERNOR

Paul Gerald Sheffield, --, Mississippi, MS Emergency Communications Authority, initial three year term effective December 4, 2025 and ending June 30, 2028, representing the Mississippi 911 Coordinators Association.

GOVERNOR

Scott Louis Trapolino, --, Mississippi, MS Emergency Communications Authority, initial three year term effective December 4, 2025 and ending June 30, 2028, representing the GIS Coordinating Council.

GOVERNOR

Teresa Carol Windham, --, Mississippi, MS Emergency Communications Authority, initial two year term effective December 4, 2025 and ending June 30, 2027, representing Mississippi Emergency Medical Services.

GOVERNOR

Jack Ryan Norris, Gulfport, Mississippi, MS Commission on Environmental Quality as a representative from the Second Supreme Court District, seven year term effective July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2032, vice John Dane, III.

GOVERNOR

Gregory Charles (Gregg) Rader, Columbus, Mississippi, MS Commission on Environmental Quality to represent the Third Supreme Court District, remainder of a seven year term effective December 30, 2025 and ending June 30, 2029, vice Brenda Lathan.

GOVERNOR

David Bradley Hall, Meridian, Mississippi, State Board of Registration for Foresters to represent the South Central Forestry Commission District, five year term effective July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2030.

GOVERNOR

Sandra Tingle Chancellor, Madison, Mississippi, State Board of Funeral Service as the Funeral Director Licensee representative from the First Supreme Court District, four year term effective June 21, 2026 and ending June 20, 2030.

GOVERNOR