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Mississippi State Senator
Derrick Simmons
Authored & Sponsored Legislation
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2025 Regular Session
2024 Regular Session
2023 Regular Session
2022 Regular 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
Failed
2/4/25
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
Failed
2/4/25
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
Failed
4/3/25
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
Failed
3/12/25
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
Failed
3/27/25
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
Failed
2/4/25
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
Failed
2/4/25
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
Failed
2/4/25
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
Failed
2/4/25
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
Failed
2/4/25
Child care services; provide eligibility for certain persons under the Child Care Payment Program (CCPP).
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