Mississippi State Senator

Derrick Simmons Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2645

Introduced
1/20/25  
Refer
1/20/25  
Early voting; authorize up to 20 days before any election.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2646

Introduced
1/20/25  
Refer
1/20/25  
Suffrage; provide for restoration upon completion of sentence and other conditions.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2654

Introduced
1/20/25  
Refer
1/20/25  
Engrossed
2/11/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
In-person early voting; allow.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2661

Introduced
1/20/25  
Refer
1/20/25  
Engrossed
2/11/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Child Protection Services; require provision of adequate and habitable office space for local offices of.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2681

Introduced
1/20/25  
Refer
1/20/25  
Engrossed
2/7/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Medicaid reimbursements and CON; revise provisions regarding facilities in DeSoto, Harrison and Madison Counties.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2689

Introduced
1/20/25  
Refer
1/20/25  
Applicants for TANF benefits; repeal section that requires drug testing as condition of eligibility.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2707

Introduced
1/20/25  
Refer
1/20/25  
Registered providers of services for homeless persons; exempt from certain fees.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2717

Introduced
1/20/25  
Refer
1/20/25  
Child care; DHS shall transfer to CCDF the first $40 Million of unspent TANF funds from prior FY to be used for child care vouchers.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2720

Introduced
1/20/25  
Refer
1/20/25  
TANF; require DHS to spend maximum allowable amount on child care vouchers.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2721

Introduced
1/20/25  
Refer
1/20/25  
Child care services; provide eligibility for certain persons under the Child Care Payment Program (CCPP).