Mississippi · Current officeholder
Zakiya Summers
Democratic Mississippi House, District 68
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Sponsored legislation
136 bills in the current data (89 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 4143 | Suffrage; restore to Leporion Versell of Hinds County. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2026 |
| HB 4132 | Suffrage; restore to Kenneth Almons of Hinds County. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2026 |
| HB 4131 | Suffrage; restore to Larry Mangum of Hinds County. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 15, 2026 |
| HB 4011 | City of Jackson; extend repealer on CVB, and authorize additional 1% hotel/motel tax 1/2% restaurant tax. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2026 |
| HB 4126 | Suffrage; restore to Debra Denise Thomas of Hinds County. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2026 |
| HB 4123 | Suffrage; restore to Jose Williams of Hinds County. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2026 |
| HB 1444 | DOC; require to provide inmates with protective equipment when using raw cleaning chemicals. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 6, 2026 |
| HR 151 | Tatyana Ali; commend upon being featured in the Women's Foundation of Mississippi's Visionaries 2026: Women Who Move Mississippi. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2026 |
| HR 128 | Pamela Moody; commend for being named 2025-2026 Outstanding Music Educator for Mississippi by the NFHS. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2026 |
| HR 112 | JPS-Tougaloo Early College High School Mock Trial Team; commend on excellent performance in Mississippi Bar Mock Trial Competition. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 17, 2026 |
| HB 1402 | Memorial highway; designate a segment of U.S. Highway 49 North as Colonel Donnel Berry. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2026 |
| HR 94 | Dr. Elayne Hayes-Anthony; mourn loss and commemorate life, service and legacy upon her passing. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 2026 |
| HB 788 | Affidavit ballot; allow to serve as voter registration in certain situations. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 17 | MS Childcare Teachers Shortage Task Force; create. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 1126 | Teacher pay; increase for teachers and assistant teachers. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2026 |
| HR 64 | Blackburn Middle School Panthers Football Team; commend for winning the Middle School Football Championship Game. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 27, 2026 |
| HB 592 | Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers who claim a federal earned income tax credit. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 591 | Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers who claim a federal income child tax credit. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 4036 | Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Alliance Training, Inc., with improvements to its worksite training facility. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1860 | Appropriation; Health Dept. to provide racial sensitivity training to health care professionals. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1859 | Appropriation; DEQ for purchasing a mobile air-quality monitoring van for community-based monitoring. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1858 | Appropriation; City of Jackson for renovations and infrastructure improvements at Capitol Unit of Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1857 | Appropriation; City of Jackson for improvements to tennis courts at Battlefield Park. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1856 | Appropriation; Hinds County for cleaning blighted property in House District 68. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1842 | Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Hinds County with removal of dilapidated/blighted properties in House District 68. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1841 | Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Hinds County with acquisition, demolition and removal of blighted properties. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1840 | Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Hinds County with improvements to the Jackson Police Department Training Academy. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1838 | Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with park improvements. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HR 26 | Jamal Roberts; commend and congratulate upon winning the 23rd season of American Idol. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 897 | Interagency Task Force on Homelessness and Community Advisory Council on Homelessness; create within DHS. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 896 | Insurance; require health insurance policies to include coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 890 | Downtown Jackson Revitalization Coalition; create with national, state and local stakeholders. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 844 | Cosmetologists and barbers; exempt those who have certain experience from having to take exam if license is expired for not more than 5 years. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 810 | Literacy-based Promotion Act; revise to expand intervention and strategies for literacy proficiency among students in Grades 4 through 8. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 809 | Elections; establish procedure for automatic registration of voters. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 808 | School teachers, assistant teachers and postsecondary professors and course instructors in full-time capacity; increase salary by $7,500.00. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 793 | Voting rights; restore upon satisfaction of all of the sentencing requirements of a conviction. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 789 | Jury duty; reinstate person's name to master list once voting rights restored upon satisfaction of all sentencing requirements. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 787 | Spouses and children of first responders killed in the line of duty; provide scholarship for attendance at postsecondary institutions. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 598 | "Trust in Law Enforcement Act"; require Department of Public Safety to create public database on officer misconduct. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 597 | MS Municipality and County Fire Station Building Fund; establish. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 596 | Mississippi Child Poverty Task Force; create. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 595 | Assessment of public and charter school facilities; require the State Department of Education to perform and present recommendations. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 594 | Mississippi Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; revise certain provisions related to wage history. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 593 | Online voter registration; authorize and establish the process for. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1623 | Mississippi HBCU Maternal Health Workforce Pipeline Act; create. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1493 | Mississippi Maternal Health Momnibus Act; create. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1484 | Fatherhood Engagement in Maternal Health Act; create. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1483 | The "Model Mississippi Hair Protection in Schools Policy Act"; create. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1465 | MS Medical Education Pipeline and Readiness Act; create. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1453 | Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot Program; establish within Health Dept. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1446 | Robert G. Clark, Jr., Voting Rights Act of Mississippi; create. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1437 | Food deserts; require Department of Health to track in Mississippi. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1420 | Spring-Step Teacher Pay Bridge Act; create. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1408 | State identification for homeless persons; authorize. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1162 | Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality; require to evaluate toxic air pollutants and revise air quality standards. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1099 | Emergency Medical Care Clarity Act; create. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1010 | No-knock warrants; prohibit issuance of. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HR 15 | Andrea Washington Smith; recognize and commend for outstanding service and achievements. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 22, 2026 |
| HR 7 | Suffrage bills; require the Rules Committee to establish factors for passage of. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| HR 67 | Temporary Workers' Bill of Rights; urge State of Mississippi to acknowledge and adopt. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| HR 49 | Clinton Massacre; commemorate 150th anniversary of the tragedy and remember the lives lost. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| HR 120 | Black Maternal Health Week; recognize April 11 through 17, 2025, as. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 4010 | Suffrage; restore to Krisi M. Wiening-Cox of Marshall County. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 4003 | Suffrage; restore to John Howard Cook of Lamar County. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 1999 | Suffrage; restore to Thomas G. Owens of Lamar County. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 1974 | Suffrage; restore to Tracey Rushing of Hinds County. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 1972 | Suffrage; restore to Lasondra Bowling of Rankin County. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 1925 | Suffrage; restore to Dustin Darell Mills of Rankin County. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 1924 | Suffrage; restore to Joseph Earl Greer of Hinds County. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 1918 | Suffrage; restore to Gerald Laird of Jefferson Davis County. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 662 | Medicaid; revise criteria for presumptive eligibility for pregnant women to conform to federal laws and regulations. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 25, 2025 |
| HB 1063 | MS State Employees Paid Parental Leave Act; create. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 25, 2025 |
| HB 658 | DOC; require to provide inmates with protective equipment when using raw cleaning chemicals. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 1535 | Artificial Intelligence Task Force; create and prescribe responsibilities of. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 1419 | Polling places; prohibit from being closed within sixty days before an election. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 1401 | Community health workers; provide for certification of by Health Department and for Medicaid reimbursement for services of. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 928 | Hospitals; require those with ERs to have trained personnel on duty to conduct examinations of victims of sexual assault. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 927 | Midwifery; provide for licensure and regulation of. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 1498 | MS Comprehensive Cancer Care Coalition Task force; create. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 1656 | Strengthening Troop Retention for our National Guard (STRONG) Act; create. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 28, 2025 |
| HR 56 | Honorable Hiram Rhodes Revels; celebrate legacy on 155th anniversary of his election to U.S. Senate as 1st African American in Congress. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 27, 2025 |
| HR 3 | Mississippi Links Day at the Capitol 2025; commend and honor for outstanding service. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 752 | Appropriation; City of Jackson for renovations and infrastructure improvements Capitol Unit of Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 751 | Appropriation; City of Jackson for improvements to tennis courts at Battlefield Park. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 721 | Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers who claim a federal earned income tax credit. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 720 | Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers who claim a federal income child tax credit. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 714 | Homestead exemption; provide additional exemption for unremarried surviving spouses of disabled persons. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 438 | Housing repair grant program; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds for grants to low-income individuals for home repairs. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 1946 | Appropriation; IHL for renovations and safety projects at Jackson State University. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 1945 | Appropriation; Hinds County for construction projects, road and water association improvements and public safety enhancements. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 1944 | Appropriation; Jackson Redevelopment Authority to assist with infrastructure, public safety and economic development projects. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 1921 | Appropriation; IHL for repairs and improvements of campus facilities at the three HBCUs in MS. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 1920 | Appropriation; Coahoma Community College and MS Delta Community College for repairs and improvements of campus facilities. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 1879 | City of Jackson Revitalization Act; create. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 1853 | Bonds; authorize issuance to assit with establishment of Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency Infectious Disease Testing Lab. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 1705 | Appropriation; Hinds County for cleaning blighted property in House District 68. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 1698 | Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Hinds County with purchasing video cameras. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 1697 | Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Jackson with park improvements. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 1696 | Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Hinds County with improvements to the Jackson Police Department Training Academy. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 1688 | Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Hinds County with acquisition, demolition and removal of blighted properties. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 1053 | Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Hinds County with removal and demolition of dilapidated/blighted properties in House District 68. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HR 44 | Dr. Jennifer K. Young Wallace; commend on being elected the 5th African American to be elected National President of the Association of Teachers. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 20, 2025 |
| HR 37 | Briana McElroy; commend career in digital marketing. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 18, 2025 |
| HB 857 | Literacy-based Promotion Act; revise to expand intervention and strategies for literacy proficiency among students in Grade 4 through 8. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| HB 1091 | Veterans; allow to park motor vehicle without charge at airports. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| HR 30 | Jackson State University Women's Softball Team; commend and congratulate upon winning the 2024 SWAC Championship. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 12, 2025 |
| HR 29 | JSU "Sonic Boom of the South"; commend upon dynamic performance at 136th Tournament of Roses Parade. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 12, 2025 |
| HR 10 | Jackson State University; commend upon winning SWAC and HBCU Championships. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 754 | "Trust in Law Enforcement Act"; require Department of Public Safety to create public database on officer misconduct. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 753 | Online voter registration; authorize and establish the process for. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 719 | Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality; require to evaluate toxic air pollutants and revise air quality standards. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 718 | Opioid use disorder; require substance use disorder facilities to provide pregnant women with onsite access to certain treatments. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 717 | State identification for homeless persons; authorize. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 716 | Mississippi Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; revise certain provisions related to wage history. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 715 | Downtown Jackson Revitalization Coalition; create with national, state and local stakeholders. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 713 | Cosmetologists and barbers; exempt those of certain age and experience from having to take exam if license is expired for more than 3 years. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 712 | Motor vehicle license tag; authorize dealers to issue temporary tags to purchasers. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 678 | Mississippi Doxxing Prevention Act; create to prevent release of personal information with intent to harass. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 579 | Juneteenth; designate as a legal holiday in the State of Mississippi. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 560 | No-knock warrants; prohibit issuance of. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1420 | Terroristic threats; increase penalties when made against an airport. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1418 | The Right to Contraception Act; create. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1411 | Gaming; authorize a licensed gaming establishment in City of Jackson. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1377 | Assessment of public and charter school facilities; require the State Department of Education to perform and present recommendations on. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1351 | Ross Barnett Reservoir; rename as the "William F. Winter and Fannie Lou Hamer Reservoir." | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1347 | Mississippi Child Poverty Task Force; create. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1346 | Interagency Task Force on Homelessness and Community Advisory Council on Homelessness; create within DHS. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1345 | Senior Citizens Property Tax and Rent Rebate Act; create. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1344 | MS Municipality and County Fire Station Building Fund; establish. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1343 | The "Model Mississippi Hair Protection in Schools Policy Act"; create. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1342 | Physicians; certain physicians must complete CME in cultural competence and implicit bias to receive renewal license. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1234 | Civics; require State Board of Education to develop curriculum for public middle and high school students. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1119 | Pharmacy benefit managers; revise provisions related to. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1054 | Public defenders; authorize new assistants and provide for office space and expenses for those in Hinds County. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1052 | Municipal special sales tax; revise use of revenue for certain purposes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |