Tammy Felder Witherspoon

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.