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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Concurrent Resolution

SC 521: Extend congratulations of Legislature to Dr. John A. Peoples, Jr., President Emeritus of JSU and oldest living HBCU President.

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SC 521 is a concurrent resolution introduced in the Mississippi Senate on January 29, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Extend congratulations of Legislature to Dr. John A. Peoples, Jr., President Emeritus of JSU and oldest living HBCU President. Primary sponsor: Sollie Norwood (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 18, 2026): Enrolled Bill Signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sollie NorwoodPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate28
David BlountCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Johnny DuPreeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Kamesha MumfordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Derrick SimmonsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Joseph ThomasCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Enrolled Bill Signed
  2. Enrolled Bill Signed
  3. Returned For Enrolling
  4. Immediate Release
  5. Adopted
  6. Title Suff Do Be Adopted
  7. Referred To Rules
  8. Transmitted To House
  9. Adopted
  10. Title Suff Do Be Adopted
  11. Referred To Rules

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source