Mississippi 2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 2232 — Vehicle safety equipment; increase sanctions for failure to use and divert funds to driver safety programs.

Last action — Failed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 14, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 4% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Failed a recorded vote

    Failed 1 recorded vote so far — a real headwind.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Failed

  2. Amended

  3. Title Suff Do Pass

  4. Referred To Judiciary, Division B

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on · 25 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (174)

174 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passage

Failed 26 Yea · 26 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 141800
Democrat 9700
Unaffiliated 3100
Total 262600
% of votes cast 50%50%0%0%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Gillespie Isom — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Taylor — Nay
Albert Butler Democrat Nay
Bradford Blackmon Democrat Nay
David Blount Democrat Yea
Derrick T. Simmons Democrat Yea
Gary Brumfield Democrat Nay
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Nay
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Johnny DuPree Democrat Nay
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Juan Barnett Democrat Nay
Justin Pope Democrat Yea
Kamesha Mumford Democrat Yea
Reginald Jackson Democrat Nay
Rod Hickman Democrat Yea
Sarita Simmons Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Andy Berry Republican Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Bart Williams Republican Nay
Benjamin Suber Republican Nay
Brian Rhodes Republican Nay
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Nay
Chad McMahan Republican Nay
Chuck Younger Republican Nay
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
Don Hartness Republican Nay
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Nay
Jeff Tate Republican Nay
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Nay
Josh Harkins Republican Nay
Kathy L. Chism Republican Nay
Kevin Blackwell Republican Nay
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Nay
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Nay
Nicole Boyd Republican Yea
Philman Ladner Republican Nay
Rita Potts Parks Republican Nay
Scott DeLano Republican Nay
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety transportation
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 2232?
SB 2232 is sponsored by Dennis DeBar, Jr. (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2232?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 14, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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