Mississippi · Current officeholder
Joel Carter
Republican Mississippi Senate, District 49
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Sponsored legislation
74 bills in the current data (39 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 3402 | Suffrage; restore to Corderro Martin. | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 2409 | Mississippi Department of Insurance; establish comprehensive mitigation program for retrofitting insurable homes. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 9, 2026 |
| SB 2898 | Disaster-related funds; transfer monies to. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2026 |
| SC 540 | Commend Dr. Linda Nix as "Instructor of the Year" at the Jackson County Campus of MGCCC. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 6, 2026 |
| SC 539 | Commend Vic A. Gauthreaux, Jr., as "Instructor of the Year" for MGCCC Harrison County Campus. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 6, 2026 |
| SC 538 | Commend Dr. Gabriel Posadas as "Instructor of the Year" at the George County Center of MGCCC. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 6, 2026 |
| SC 537 | Commend Patrick Wilcher as "Instructor of the Year" at the Perkinston Campus of MGCCC. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 6, 2026 |
| SR 126 | Commend David Hoke for delivering Bibles to the Mississippi Legislature. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| SR 125 | Commend Patrick Wilcher as "Instructor of the Year" at the Perkinston Campus of MGCCC. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| SR 124 | Commend Dr. Gabriel Posadas as "Instructor of the Year" at the George County Center of MGCCC. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| SR 123 | Commend Dr. Linda Nix as "Instructor of the Year" at the Jackson County Campus of MGCCC. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| SR 122 | Commend Vic A. Gauthreaux, Jr., as "Instructor of the Year" for MGCCC Harrison County Campus. | 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 2272 | Sales tax; exempt certain agricultural and logging items. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 28, 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 89 | Congratulate 2026 St. Patrick Boys Fighting Irish Soccer Team for Class 1 State Championship. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2026 |
| SB 2062 | Consumer Freedom of Choice Act; amend to include motor vehicles, tools and farm equipment. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 26, 2026 |
| SB 2527 | Solar decommissioning; create provisions concerning. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 25, 2026 |
| SR 59 | Congratulate 2026 St. Patrick Lady Irish Girls Soccer Team for four-peat State Championship. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2026 |
| SB 2787 | School districts; require to test liquefied petroleum gas piping systems in their facilities. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 19, 2026 |
| SB 2308 | Energy efficiency standards for building construction; extend date of repeal. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 19, 2026 |
| SB 2018 | The Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program; create. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2026 |
| SB 2480 | Capacity Project Fund; direct transfer to. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2026 |
| SB 2312 | Wastewater Treatment System Infrastructure Sustainability Act; enact. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2026 |
| SB 2311 | Community Drinking Water Infrastructure Sustainability Act; enact. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2026 |
| SB 3112 | Income tax; authorize credit for fuel tax paid by commercial and charter boaters for fuel used on water rather than roads. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| SB 2185 | Capital Expense Fund; FY2027 appropriation to MDA for future nuclear development. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| SR 44 | Encouraging further economic ties with Taiwan. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 17, 2026 |
| SB 2309 | Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; protect powers of county authorities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| SB 2058 | Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; expand provisions concerning promulgation of rules and regulations. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| SR 21 | Commend Gulf Coast Community College Men's Golf Team. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 4, 2026 |
| SR 19 | Congratulate Gulfport High School Admirals Football Team for first-ever State Championship. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 4, 2026 |
| SB 2856 | Motor vehicles; prevent perfection of security interest in when subject to statutory possessory lien. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 2853 | Ad valorem tax; provide for attachment of manufactured or mobile home property when access is blocked. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 2844 | Sales tax revenue; divert 2% from activities at Coast Coliseum and State Fairgrounds for repairs to those entities. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 2788 | Municipally owned energy distribution systems; expand oversight. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 2781 | Mississippi Video Service Act; enact. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 2612 | Mississippi Energy Infrastructure Fund; create. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 2528 | Mississippi Farmland, Migratory Bird, and Rural Protection from Industrial Wind Facilities Act; enact. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 2080 | Secretary of State; authorize certain investigative or regulatory employees to carry a firearm. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 2061 | Hinshaw natural gas pipeline systems; consider as public utilities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 2057 | Wind power devices; prohibit certain heights for waterfowl conservation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 2030 | Cancer coverage under First Responders Health and Safety Act; extend eligibility. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| 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 3287 | Suffrage; restore to Corderro Martin. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| SC 539 | Encouraging further economic relations with Taiwan. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 28, 2025 |
| SR 125 | Commemorate 50th Anniversary of the State Fire Academy. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 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 2368 | Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Standard; amend penalties. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2025 |
| SR 68 | Recognize Senator Angela Turner Ford for COABE 2024 Legislative Champion Award. | 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 |
| SB 2562 | Circuit clerk fees; increase fee for each day's attendance of clerk and deputies upon court term. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 6, 2025 |
| SB 2850 | Cigarettes and vape products; require Commissioner of Revenue to establish separate directories to regulate sales of. | Co-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 |
| SB 3239 | Capital Expense Fund; FY2026 appropriation to MDA for future nuclear development. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 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 27 | Extend sympathy of the Senate to surviving family of National Republican Committee Woman Jeanne Luckey. | Co-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 2231 | Clean energy; define. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| SB 2226 | Rate-regulated public utility; allow to exercise certain rights in connection with the utility's duties. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| SB 2841 | Ad valorem tax; provide for attachment of manufactured or mobile home property when access is blocked. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 2404 | Cancer coverage under First Responders Health and Safety Act; extend eligibility. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 2369 | Municipally owned energy distribution systems; expand oversight. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 2367 | Certificates of public convenience and necessity; bring forward certain sections for possible amendment. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 2366 | BEAM; protect proprietary information and amend digital skills grant. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 2365 | Mississippi Damage Prevention Committee; amend. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 2246 | 16th Section lands; revise leasing procedure for leases for oil, gas and mineral explorations. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 2230 | Certain excavation and demolition projects; excuse from compliance with notice requirements. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 2229 | Electric vehicles; create certain provision concerning. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 2228 | Natural gas piping systems; require school districts to annually test systems in their facilities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 2039 | Secretary of State; authorize certain investigative or regulatory employees to carry a firearm. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |