Mississippi · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1656: Strengthening Troop Retention for our National Guard (STRONG) Act; create.
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1656 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Strengthening Troop Retention for our National Guard (STRONG) Act; create. Primary sponsor: Bubba Carpenter (Republican). It lists 94 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 28, 2025): Died On Calendar.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 26 · Independent 1 · Republican 60
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubba Carpenter | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 1 |
| Shane Aguirre | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 17 |
| Brent Anderson | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 122 |
| Otis Anthony | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 31 |
| Tracy Arnold | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 3 |
| Willie Bailey | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 49 |
| Earle Banks | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 67 |
| Barnett | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Manly Barton | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 109 |
| Donnie Bell | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 21 |
| Chris Bell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 65 |
| Richard Bennett | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 120 |
| Blackmon | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Blackwell | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Andy Boyd | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 37 |
| Elliot Burch | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 105 |
| Cedric Burnett | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 9 |
| Grace Butler-Washington | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 69 |
| Larry Byrd | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 104 |
| Billy Adam Calvert | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 83 |
| Carolyn Crawford | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 121 |
| Ronnie Crudup | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 71 |
| Becky Currie | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 92 |
| Oscar Denton | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 55 |
| Clay Deweese | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 12 |
| Jim Estrada | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 33 |
| Dan Eubanks | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 25 |
| Casey Eure | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 116 |
| John Faulkner | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 5 |
| Kevin Felsher | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 117 |
| Jimmy Fondren | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 111 |
| Jill Ford | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 73 |
| Stephanie Foster | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 63 |
| Karl Gibbs | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 36 |
| Justis Gibbs | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 72 |
| Zack Grady | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 115 |
| Jeff Guice | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 114 |
| Jeff Hale | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 24 |
| Rodney Hall | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 20 |
| Greg Haney | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 118 |
| Jeffery Harness | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 85 |
| Doc Harris | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 28 |
| Josh Hawkins | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 10 |
| John Hines | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 50 |
| Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 108 |
| Kenji Holloway | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 27 |
| Joey Hood | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 35 |
| Jeffrey Hulum | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 119 |
| Celeste Hurst | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 75 |
| Hester Jackson-McCray | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 40 |
| Timaka James-Jones | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 51 |
| Kabir Karriem | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 41 |
| Justin Keen | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 6 |
| Ladner | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Trey Lamar | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 8 |
| Lancaster | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Steve Lott | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 107 |
| Vince Mangold | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 53 |
| Clay Mansell | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 56 |
| Steve Massengill | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 13 |
| Brad Mattox | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 2 |
| Kent McCarty | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 101 |
| Missy McGee | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 102 |
| Jay McKnight | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 95 |
| Dana McLean | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 39 |
| Jonathan McMillan | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 58 |
| Carl Mickens | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 42 |
| Ken Morgan | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 100 |
| Fabian Nelson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 66 |
| Gene Newman | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 61 |
| Karl Oliver | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 46 |
| Jansen Owen | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 106 |
| Paden | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Bill Pigott | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 99 |
| Brent Powell | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 59 |
| Kimberly Remak | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 7 |
| Rob Roberson | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 43 |
| Tracey Rosebud | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 30 |
| Randy Rushing | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 78 |
| Robert Sanders | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 29 |
| Noah Sanford | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 90 |
| Donnie Scoggin | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 89 |
| Troy Smith | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 84 |
| Jody Steverson | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 4 |
| Zakiya Summers | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 68 |
| Cheikh Taylor | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 38 |
| Thompson | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Bubba Tubb | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 87 |
| Mark Tullos | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 79 |
| Lance Varner | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 62 |
| Beth Waldo | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 15 |
| Wallace | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Percy Watson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 103 |
| Shanda Yates | Co-sponsor | Independent | House | 64 |
| Hank Zuber | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 113 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Died On Calendar
- Motion to Reconsider Entered (Steverson, Lamar)
- Passed
- Committee Substitute Adopted
- Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
- Referred To Ways and Means