Lydia Graves Chassaniol

HB1193 Prohibiting DEI in Public Education (passed 32 to 13 on 4/2/2025). Prohibits "diversity, equity and inclusion" policies or activities at public K-12 and postsecondary educational institutions.

SB3257 Government-funded Food Pantries (passed 46 to 1 on 3/28/2025). Authorizes the Marshall County Board of Supervisors to provide annual financial contributions to 501(c)(3) charitable organizations that operate food pantries.

HB1 Eliminating Income Taxes (passed 32 to 16 on 3/18/2025). Cuts the state's personal income-tax rate from 4% to 3% between 2027 and 2030, as part of a process for reducing the income-tax rate to zero when specified revenue triggers are met.

HB662 Presumptive Medicaid Eligibility (passed 49 to 2 on 3/12/2025). Removes the requirement that pregnant women provide proof of pregnancy and monthly family income prior to receiving Medicaid.

SB3168 Tax Exemptions for AI Data Centers (passed 51 to 0 on 2/26/2025). Would make certain new or expanded data centers eligible for up to two 10-year sales and use tax exemptions.

SB2691 "Tobacco 21" Ban (passed 49 to 2 on 2/5/2025). Prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under 21 years of age.

HB1406 Absentee Ballot Expansion (Passed 33 to 17 on 5/3/2024). Enacts several changes to expand the state's absentee voting procedures.

SB2577 First Amendment Violation (Passed 35 to 13 on 4/26/2024). Introduces criminal penalties for the wrongful dissemination of "digitizations," such as deepfakes.

HB903 Anti-2nd Amendment Bill (Passed 50 to 2 on 4/24/2024). Criminalizes the manufacture, possession, and use of machine-gun-conversion devices, such as "Glock switches" or "auto-sears," which transform semiautomatic firearms into fully automatic weapons.

SB2425 Ballot Harvesting Restrictions (Passed 36 to 14 on 4/15/2024). Specifies that only election officials, postal workers, individuals authorized by federal law, or a voter's family member, household member, or caregiver may collect and transmit a voter's mail-in ballot. 

SB2776 Eminent Domain (Passed 46 to 6 on 3/14/2024). Grants certain public agencies the authority to take immediate possession of property easements or rights-of-way when needed for public road construction and utility projects related to specific economic-development initiatives.

HB539 Medicaid Expansion (Passed 48 to 4 on 2/29/2024). Expands presumptive Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women with a net family income at or below 194% of the federal poverty level.

Increasing Funds for Public Schools (passed 50 to 0 on 3/31/2023). Gives, as part of the Mississippi Department of Education appropriations bill, an additional $117 million in funding for K-12 public schools during Fiscal Year 2024.

Authorizing Firearm Suppressors (passed 38 to 14 on 3/28/2023). Provides that firearms suppressors manufactured and possessed in Mississippi are not subject to federal laws and regulations governing firearm suppressors.

Election Integrity (passed 36 to 16 on 3/28/2023). Strengthens several provisions of state law related to election integrity, including post-election audits, U.S. citizenship voting requirements, and voter-roll maintenance.

Continuing Government Health Care (passed 52 to 0 on 3/9/2023). Makes an appropriation for the purpose of continuing to provide medical assistance under the Mississippi Medicaid Law.

Ban on Sex Mutilation Against Minors (passed 33 to 15 on 2/21/2023). Bans, through the Regulate Experimental Adolescent Procedures (REAP) Act, “gender transition" surgeries and drugs for minor children.

Extending Medicaid Coverage (passed 41 to 11 on 2/7/2023). Extends postpartum coverage for Medicaid recipients from two months to 12 months.

HB1509 Vaccine Mandate (Passed 36 to 15 on 3/9/2022). Prohibits any state or local official, school or university from refusing services, health care access or employment opportunities to a person based on their Covid-19 vaccination status.

HB770 Equal Pay for Equal Work (Passed 49 to 9 on 3/9/2022).  Requires that no employer shall pay an employee a wage at a rate less than the rate of an employee of the opposite sex.

SB3062 ARPA Funds (Passed 51 to 0 on 2/17/2022).  Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds to the Department of Finance and Administration Bureau of Building, Grounds, and Real Property Management.

SB2077 Healthy Food & Families Program (Passed 47 to 5 on 2/9/2022). Permits the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce to increase the purchasing power of Mississippi residents with limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables and support local farmers by providing matching dollar incentives.

SB2831 Tech Tax (Passed 52 to 0 on 2/9/2022). Creates the taxation of remote and internet-based computer software products and creates a service study commission to recommend how products should be taxed.

SB2822 Establishes Grant (Passed 52 to 0 on 2/8/2022). Administers Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds under the Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to the Department of Environemtal Quality to create a grant to help government comply with regulations and environmental policy.

SB2971 Bonds & Government Spending (Passed 49 to 1 on 3/29/2021). Authorizes mass amounts of spending on education, capital projects and much more.

HB1326 Compact for Balanced Budget (Passed 35 to 14 on 3/10/2021). Pre-ratifies a "Balanced Budget Amendment" before a constitutional convention convenes.

SB2820 Creates Department of Tourism (Passed 43 to 7 on 2/11/2021). Creates a government agency by establishing the Mississippi Department of Tourism.

SB2536 Women's Sports (Passed 24 to 9 on 2/11/2021). Requires any public institution of learning that is a member of the NCAA, NAIA, MHSAA or NJCCA require its athletic or sports teams according to biological sex.

SB2588 Statewide Elections Management System (Passed 36 to 16 on 2/10/2021). Makes it easier to purge invalid names from the voter rolls. Requires county election officials to remove names of people who do not to vote at least once during a four-year period.

SB2107 Gun Owner Rights (Passed 35 to 16 on 2/9/2021). Prohibits state and local government entities from entering in any contract or rental agreement that restricts the possession, carrying, transportation, sale, transfer, or ownership of guns and firearms.