Mississippi · Current officeholder
Josh Harkins
Republican Mississippi Senate, District 20
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Sponsored legislation
98 bills in the current data (55 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 2632 | Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Program; create. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | April 15, 2026 |
| SB 3410 | City of Brandon and West Rankin Utility Authority; authorize to enter agreements w/data center for water & wastewater infrastructure. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 3229 | Bonds; authorize revenue bonds to be issued to pay for damage to electric utilities caused by the 2026 winter storm. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 3228 | Income tax credits; increase aggregate amount for certain employers sponsoring employee skills training, and extend repealer. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 3124 | Pregnancy Resource Act; revise tax credits authorized for contributions to certain charitable organizations. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 2898 | Disaster-related funds; transfer monies to. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 2848 | Towing and sale of motor vehicles; revise records and notification requirements related to. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 2825 | MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; revise certification requirements and extend repealer on act and related incentives. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2026 |
| SR 115 | Commend East Rankin Academy Girls Cross Country Team for 5th Consecutive MAIS 4A State Championship. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| SR 114 | Commend East Rankin Academy Patriots Boys Soccer Team for back-to-back State Championships. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| SR 113 | Commend East Rankin Academy Shooting Sports Team for 6th consecutive State Championship. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| SB 2924 | Appropriation; additional for MEMA for purposes authorized under the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 2676 | Proxy Advisor Transparency Act; enact. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 30, 2026 |
| SR 93 | Recognize outstanding career of All-SEC basketball guard Josh Hubbard from Madison, Mississippi. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2026 |
| SR 90 | Congratulate former State Senator Bobby Chamberlin upon his investiture as United States District Court Judge. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2026 |
| SR 85 | Commend Florence High School Girls Soccer Team upon winning the MHSAA Class 5A State Champioinship. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2026 |
| SB 2850 | Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act; expand conditions for certain qualified businesses or industries receiving incentive payments. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 26, 2026 |
| SB 2824 | Ad valorem tax; extend deadlines for 50% exemption and lower fee-in-lieu minimum for certain projects and qualified businesses. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 25, 2026 |
| SR 59 | Congratulate 2026 St. Patrick Lady Irish Girls Soccer Team for four-peat State Championship. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2026 |
| SB 3227 | Qualified equity investment tax credits; authorize Governor to designate winter storm recovery zones for. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 20, 2026 |
| SB 3116 | Ad valorem tax; add categories for energy projects and enterprises for purposes of certain exemptions. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 16, 2026 |
| SR 49 | Congratulate 17-year-old Rachel McAlpin from Brandon for winning gold medal at swimming championship in Romania. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 13, 2026 |
| SB 2849 | Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through (SMART) Business Act; extend repealer on. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 13, 2026 |
| SB 2835 | Motor vehicle registration; parts dealers and scrap metal processors may use third-party vendors meeting DOR requirements. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2026 |
| SB 2832 | Income tax; extend repealer on credit for certain railroad expenditures. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2026 |
| SB 2258 | Mississippi Ireland Trade Commission; establish. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2026 |
| SB 2202 | Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and privacy regarding unionization decisions. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2026 |
| SB 2018 | The Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program; create. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2026 |
| SC 526 | Congratulate Ole Miss Rebels Football Team for outstanding 2025-2026 Sugar Bowl Season finishing No. 3 in Final Football Rankings. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 4, 2026 |
| SB 2894 | Local Improvement projects; require return of unexpended funds and earned interest. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2026 |
| SB 2830 | Public accountancy; revise certain laws regulating the practice of. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2026 |
| SB 2613 | PERS Tier 5 Cola Account; create and direct transfers to. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2026 |
| SB 2480 | Capacity Project Fund; direct transfer to. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2026 |
| SB 2479 | "Creating Transparency and Accountability in Dental Services Act"; enact. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2026 |
| SB 2004 | Mississippi PERS Stability Act; enact. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2026 |
| SB 2001 | School teachers, assistant teachers, and college faculty; raise pay of. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2026 |
| SB 2897 | State-Managed Disaster Assistance Program; establish. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 2580 | Mississippi Department of Emergency Management; establish. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 2561 | Ibogaine; authorize MSDH to select a consortium to conduct a drug development clinical trial to secure FDA's approval of. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 3165 | Bonds; authorize issuance for various Mississippi Development Authority programs. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 17, 2025 |
| SB 2854 | Tourism project sales tax incentive program; revise various provisions of. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 10, 2025 |
| SB 2851 | Alcoholic beverages; allow persons to bring onto premises with on-premise retailer's permits in certain qualified resorts. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 10, 2025 |
| SC 544 | Extend condolences on the passing of talk radio icon Paul Gallo and paying tribute to his public contributions. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 7, 2025 |
| SB 2849 | Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and privacy regarding unionization decisions. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 3, 2025 |
| SR 150 | Commend Rankin County Superintendent Dr. Scott Rimes as MASA 2024 Superintendent of the Year on the occasion of his retirement. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2025 |
| SR 145 | Commend Jackson Prep Boys Basketball team for winning MAIS Overall State Championship. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 1, 2025 |
| SR 144 | Commend Jackson Prep Lady Patriots for winning back-to-back MAIS 6A State Championships. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 1, 2025 |
| SR 142 | Commend career of Jim Ellis upon his retirement as the Mississippi State University Baseball announcer. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 1, 2025 |
| SR 137 | Commend 2024 East Rankin Academy Girls Cross Country Team for winning fourth consecutive MAIS 5A State Championship. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 1, 2025 |
| SR 136 | Commend East Rankin Academy Patriots Girls Basketball Team for winning the MAIS 5A State Championship. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 1, 2025 |
| SR 135 | Commend East Rankin Academy Patriots Boys Soccer Team for first-ever MAIS Division II State Championship. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 1, 2025 |
| SR 134 | Commend East Rankin Academy Shooting Sports Team for winning 6th consecutive MSSP State Title. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 1, 2025 |
| SB 3167 | Income tax; authorize credits for certain in-state television productions, or alternative rebate for 75% of credit amount. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 29, 2025 |
| SB 3095 | Tax; cut income and grocery taxes, increase fuel excise tax, and adjust distribution of certain fuel and sales taxes. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 29, 2025 |
| SB 3166 | Ad valorem tax assessment; direct DOR to assign separate industrial multiplier for commercial solar and wind facilities. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 27, 2025 |
| SB 2860 | Construction contracts; modify "construction manager at risk" provisions. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 27, 2025 |
| SR 125 | Commemorate 50th Anniversary of the State Fire Academy. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2025 |
| SR 123 | Recognize outstanding leadership of Senator John A. Polk upon being awarded the MNG Meritorious Civilian Service Medal. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2025 |
| SR 122 | Commend service and economic development accomplishments of Flowood Mayor Gary Rhoads on occasion of his retirement. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2025 |
| SB 3062 | Broadband Technology Development Act; revise equipment definition, and increase speed requirement for AV tax exemption. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 21, 2025 |
| SR 107 | Commend Northwest Rankin High School Lady Cougars Softball Team for back-to-back State Championships. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2025 |
| SC 535 | Extend the deepest sympathy of the Legislature on the passing of former Speaker Pro Tempore Robert George Clark, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 19, 2025 |
| SB 3169 | Economic development incentives; repeal/remove certain credits, exemptions and payments overlapping with mFlex. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 18, 2025 |
| SB 3168 | Data center enterprises; revise certain definitions and other provisions relating to tax exemptions. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 18, 2025 |
| SB 2866 | Local governments and rural water systems improvements revolving loan and grant program; add PRVWSD. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 14, 2025 |
| SR 75 | Commend Brandon Cheerleading Team for sixth NCA National Championship. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 2846 | Economic development projects; expand local government authority to enter certain agreements in support of. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 2857 | Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties Fund; increase grant amount that may be awarded by MDA. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2025 |
| SR 72 | Commend Northwest Rankin High School Girls Soccer Team for winning consecutive Class 7A State Championships. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2025 |
| SR 68 | Recognize Senator Angela Turner Ford for COABE 2024 Legislative Champion Award. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2025 |
| SR 62 | Extend congratulations of Mississippi Senate to Philadelphia Eagles Cornerback Darius Slay, Jr., for Super Bowl Championship. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2025 |
| SC 532 | Extend sympathy to surviving family of National Republican Committee Woman Jeanne Luckey. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 6, 2025 |
| SC 524 | Extending the sincerest sympathy of the Legislature on the passing of former U.S. President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 6, 2025 |
| SC 505 | Thanking Emily Wagster Pettus for her 30-year career as Capitol Correspondent with The Associated Press. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 6, 2025 |
| SB 2892 | Mississippi Ireland Trade Commission; establish. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| SB 2863 | MS Deferred Comp; allow Roth and other after-tax accounts, and comply with qualified domestic relations orders. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| SB 2856 | Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan Program; include any project MDA deems a capital improvement. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| SB 2855 | Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund; transfer funds and authority from DFA to MDAH. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| SB 2853 | Income tax; extend repealer on tax credit for certain charges for using certain port and airport facilities. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| SB 2852 | Income tax; extend repealer on job tax credit for certain water transportation enterprises. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| SB 2850 | Cigarettes and vape products; require Commissioner of Revenue to establish separate directories to regulate sales of. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| SB 2753 | MDH; direct to incorporate brain health, Alzheimer's disease and dementia education into existing public health programs. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| SB 2546 | Mississippi Business Finance Corporation; extend repeal date on authority to issue bonds to finance economic development projects. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| SB 2540 | Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act; extend repealers on act and related tax incentives. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| SB 2420 | Business fraud; authorize Secretary of State to take additional measures to prevent. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| SR 65 | Extend sincerest sympathy of the Senate to surviving family and friends of Hinds County Deputy Sheriff Martin Shields, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 27, 2025 |
| SC 502 | Extend sympathy of the MS Senate on the passing of former Senator and MS Appellate Judge John J. Fraiser, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 20, 2025 |
| SC 503 | Extend sincerest sympathy of MS Senate to surviving family of former Senator Edwin Pittman who served in 3 branches of government. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 18, 2025 |
| SR 30 | Extend condolences on the passing of MS Representative Charles L. Young, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 17, 2025 |
| SR 27 | Extend sympathy of the Senate to surviving family of National Republican Committee Woman Jeanne Luckey. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 17, 2025 |
| SR 11 | Commend Hartfield Academy Hawks Football Team for second-straight MAIS 6A State Championship. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 17, 2025 |
| SC 506 | Extend sincerest sympathy of the Legislature to the surviving family of former State Senator Nickey Browning of Pontotoc, MS. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 17, 2025 |
| SC 504 | Extend sincerest sympathy of Mississippi Senate to surviving family of former Senator Charles Pittman. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 17, 2025 |
| SB 2550 | Small Business and Grocer Investment Act; extend repealer on. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 2548 | Upholstered household furniture manufacturing job tax credit; extend repealer. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 2545 | Income tax; extend repealer on credit for certain costs paid by a company in relocating national or regional headquarters to this state. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 2406 | Motor vehicle liability insurance; increase minimum coverage required. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 2307 | Stop Squatters Act; enact. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |