SB 2267 — Teacher license; allow reciprocity if teacher possesses standard license from other state and passes background check.
Last action — Approved by Governor
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2021. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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50 sponsors
1 primary, 49 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (27 R · 12 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
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Read SB 2267 on the official Mississippi source →Action History
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Approved by Governor
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Enrolled Bill Signed
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Enrolled Bill Signed
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Conference Report Adopted
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Conference Report Adopted
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Conference Report Filed
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Conference Report Filed
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Conferees Named Bennett,McCarty,Ladner
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Conferees Named DeBar,Hill,Norwood
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Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
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Returned For Concurrence
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Passed As Amended
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Amended
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Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
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Referred To Education
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Transmitted To House
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Passed As Amended
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Amended
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Committee Substitute Adopted
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Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
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Referred To Education
Sponsors
- Jr. Dennis DeBar · Primary
- Moran · Cosponsor
- Jason Barrett · Cosponsor
- Kevin Blackwell · Cosponsor
- David Blount · Cosponsor
- Hob Bryan · Cosponsor
- Jr. Joel R. Carter · Cosponsor
- Caughman · Cosponsor
- Lydia Graves Chassaniol · Cosponsor
- Kathy L. Chism · Cosponsor
- Jeremy England · Cosponsor
- Joey Fillingane · Cosponsor
- Hillman Terome Frazier · Cosponsor
- Angela Burks Hill · Cosponsor
- Briggs Hopson · Cosponsor
- Horhn · Cosponsor
- Reginald Jackson · Cosponsor
- Jordan · Cosponsor
- Dean Kirby · Cosponsor
- Tyler McCaughn · Cosponsor
- McDaniel · Cosponsor
- Michael McLendon · Cosponsor
- Chad McMahan · Cosponsor
- J. Walter Michel · Cosponsor
- Sollie B. Norwood · Cosponsor
- Parker · Cosponsor
- Rita Potts Parks · Cosponsor
- Polk · Cosponsor
- Joseph M. Seymour · Cosponsor
- Derrick T. Simmons · Cosponsor
- Sarita Simmons · Cosponsor
- Sojourner · Cosponsor
- Daniel H. Sparks · Cosponsor
- Benjamin Suber · Cosponsor
- Jeff Tate · Cosponsor
- Joseph Thomas · Cosponsor
- Turner-Ford · Cosponsor
- Neil S. Whaley · Cosponsor
- Brice Wiggins · Cosponsor
- Bart Williams · Cosponsor
- Witherspoon · Cosponsor
- Chuck Younger · Cosponsor
- Branning · Cosponsor
- Chris Johnson · Cosponsor
- Reginald Jackson · Cosponsor
- Albert Butler · Cosponsor
- Nicole Boyd · Cosponsor
- Bradford Blackmon · Cosponsor
- Juan Barnett · Cosponsor
- Mike Thompson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 49 co-sponsors · 125 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican
Co-sponsors (49)
- Moran
- Jason Barrett Republican
- Kevin Blackwell Republican
- David Blount Democrat
- Hob Bryan Democrat
- Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican
- Caughman
- Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican
- Kathy L. Chism Republican
- Jeremy England Republican
- Joey Fillingane Republican
- Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat
- Angela Burks Hill Republican
- Briggs Hopson Republican
- Horhn
- Reginald Jackson Democrat
- Jordan
- Dean Kirby Republican
- Tyler McCaughn Republican
- McDaniel
- Michael McLendon Republican
- Chad McMahan Republican
- J. Walter Michel Republican
- Sollie B. Norwood Democrat
- Parker
- Rita Potts Parks Republican
- Polk
- Joseph M. Seymour Republican
- Derrick T. Simmons Democrat
- Sarita Simmons Democrat
- Sojourner
- Daniel H. Sparks Republican
- Benjamin Suber Republican
- Jeff Tate Republican
- Joseph Thomas Democrat
- Turner-Ford
- Neil S. Whaley Republican
- Brice Wiggins Republican
- Bart Williams Republican
- Witherspoon
- Chuck Younger Republican
- Branning
- Chris Johnson Republican
- Reginald Jackson Democrat
- Albert Butler Democrat
- Nicole Boyd Republican
- Bradford Blackmon Democrat
- Juan Barnett Democrat
- Mike Thompson Republican
Not signed on (125)
125 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 125 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 121 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 99% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (122)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bain | — | Yea |
| Barnett | — | Yea |
| Beckett | — | Yea |
| Blackmon | — | Yea |
| Bomgar | — | Yea |
| Boyd | — | Yea |
| Busby | — | Yea |
| Clarke | — | Yea |
| Criswell | — | Yea |
| Darnell | — | Yea |
| Gibbs (72nd) | — | Yea |
| Goodin | — | Yea |
| Hopkins | — | Yea |
| Huddleston | — | Yea |
| Hudson | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Lancaster | — | Yea |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Miles | — | Yea |
| Paden | — | Yea |
| Patterson | — | Yea |
| Reynolds | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Stamps | — | Yea |
| Straughter | — | Yea |
| Thompson | — | Yea |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Weathersby | — | Yea |
| Williams-Barnes | — | Yea |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Bo Brown | Democrat | Yea |
| Bo Brown | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Bryant W. Clark | Democrat | Yea |
| Carl Mickens | Democrat | Yea |
| Cedric Burnett | Democrat | Yea |
| Cheikh Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher M. Bell | Democrat | Yea |
| Daryl Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| Earle S. Banks | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Holloway, Sr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Hester Jackson McCray | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeffery Harness | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeramey Anderson | Democrat | Yea |
| John G. Faulkner | Democrat | Yea |
| John W. Hines, Sr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Kabir Karriem | Democrat | Yea |
| Karl Gibbs | Democrat | Yea |
| Omeria Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Oscar Denton | Democrat | Yea |
| Otis Anthony | Democrat | Yea |
| Percy W. Watson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ronnie C. Crudup | Democrat | Yea |
| Solomon C. Osborne | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie Foster | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracey T. Rosebud | Democrat | Yea |
| Willie Bailey | Democrat | Yea |
| Zakiya Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Angela Cockerham | Independent | Yea |
| Shanda Yates | Independent | Yea |
| Becky Currie | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Kinkade | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Pigott | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Adam Calvert | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Powell | Republican | Yea |
| C. Scott Bounds | Republican | Yea |
| Carolyn Crawford | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Eure | Republican | Yea |
| Clay Deweese | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Eubanks | Republican | Yea |
| Dana McLean | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Bell | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Scoggin | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Shanks | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Newman | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Haney | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Zuber III | Republican | Yea |
| Jansen Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Jason White | Republican | Yea |
| Jay McKnight | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Hale | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey S. Guice | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jerry R. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Jill Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Jody Steverson | Republican | Yea |
| Joey Hood | Republican | Yea |
| John Read | Republican | Yea |
| John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Tubb | Republican | Yea |
| Karl Oliver | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Morgan | Republican | Yea |
| Kent McCarty | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Felsher | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Horan | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Byrd | Republican | Yea |
| Lee Yancey | Republican | Yea |
| Lester Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Manly Barton | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Tullos | Republican | Yea |
| Missy McGee | Republican | Yea |
| Noah Sanford | Republican | Yea |
| Price Wallace | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Rushing | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Bennett | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Roberson | Republican | Yea |
| Sam C. Mims, V | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Creekmore IV | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Aguirre | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen A. Horne | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Massengill | Republican | Yea |
| Timmy Ladner | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Vince Mangold | Republican | Yea |
| William Tracy Arnold | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (52)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Horhn | — | Yea |
| Jackson S. (32nd) | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Jordan | — | Yea |
| Moran | — | Yea |
| Parker | — | Yea |
| Polk | — | Yea |
| Thompson | — | Yea |
| Turner-Ford | — | Yea |
| Witherspoon | — | Yea |
| McDaniel | — | Not Voting |
| Sojourner | — | Not Voting |
| Barnett | — | Yea |
| Blackmon | — | Yea |
| Boyd | — | Yea |
| Branning | — | Yea |
| Caughman | — | Yea |
| Albert Butler | Democrat | Yea |
| David Blount | Democrat | Yea |
| Derrick T. Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Hillman Terome Frazier | Democrat | Yea |
| Hob Bryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph Thomas | Democrat | Yea |
| Reginald Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarita Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Sollie B. Norwood | Democrat | Yea |
| Angela Burks Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Bart Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Benjamin Suber | Republican | Yea |
| Brice Wiggins | Republican | Yea |
| Briggs Hopson | Republican | Yea |
| Chad McMahan | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Younger | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel H. Sparks | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Kirby | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis DeBar, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| J. Walter Michel | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Barrett | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeff Tate | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy England | Republican | Yea |
| Joel R. Carter, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Joey Fillingane | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joseph M. Seymour | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Harkins | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy L. Chism | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Blackwell | Republican | Yea |
| Lydia Graves Chassaniol | Republican | Yea |
| Michael McLendon | Republican | Yea |
| Neil S. Whaley | Republican | Yea |
| Rita Potts Parks | Republican | Yea |
| Scott DeLano | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler McCaughn | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 120 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (122)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Lancaster | — | Yea |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Miles | — | Yea |
| Paden | — | Yea |
| Patterson | — | Yea |
| Reynolds | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Stamps | — | Yea |
| Straughter | — | Yea |
| Thompson | — | Yea |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Bain | — | Yea |
| Barnett | — | Yea |
| Beckett | — | Yea |
| Blackmon | — | Yea |
| Bomgar | — | Yea |
| Boyd | — | Yea |
| Busby | — | Yea |
| Clarke | — | Yea |
| Criswell | — | Yea |
| Darnell | — | Yea |
| Gibbs (72nd) | — | Yea |
| Goodin | — | Yea |
| Hopkins | — | Yea |
| Huddleston | — | Yea |
| Hudson | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Weathersby | — | Yea |
| Williams-Barnes | — | Yea |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Bo Brown | Democrat | Yea |
| Bo Brown | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Bryant W. Clark | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Carl Mickens | Democrat | Yea |
| Cedric Burnett | Democrat | Yea |
| Cheikh Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher M. Bell | Democrat | Yea |
| Daryl Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| Earle S. Banks | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Holloway, Sr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Hester Jackson McCray | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeffery Harness | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeramey Anderson | Democrat | Yea |
| John G. Faulkner | Democrat | Yea |
| John W. Hines, Sr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Kabir Karriem | Democrat | Yea |
| Karl Gibbs | Democrat | Yea |
| Omeria Scott | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Oscar Denton | Democrat | Yea |
| Otis Anthony | Democrat | Yea |
| Percy W. Watson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ronnie C. Crudup | Democrat | Yea |
| Solomon C. Osborne | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie Foster | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracey T. Rosebud | Democrat | Yea |
| Willie Bailey | Democrat | Yea |
| Zakiya Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Angela Cockerham | Independent | Yea |
| Shanda Yates | Independent | Yea |
| Becky Currie | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Kinkade | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Pigott | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Adam Calvert | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Powell | Republican | Yea |
| C. Scott Bounds | Republican | Yea |
| Carolyn Crawford | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Eure | Republican | Yea |
| Clay Deweese | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Eubanks | Republican | Yea |
| Dana McLean | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Bell | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Scoggin | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Shanks | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Newman | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Haney | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Zuber III | Republican | Yea |
| Jansen Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Jason White | Republican | Yea |
| Jay McKnight | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Hale | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey S. Guice | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry R. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Jill Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Jody Steverson | Republican | Yea |
| Joey Hood | Republican | Yea |
| John Read | Republican | Yea |
| John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Tubb | Republican | Yea |
| Karl Oliver | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Morgan | Republican | Yea |
| Kent McCarty | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Felsher | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Horan | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Byrd | Republican | Yea |
| Lee Yancey | Republican | Yea |
| Lester Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Manly Barton | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Tullos | Republican | Yea |
| Missy McGee | Republican | Yea |
| Noah Sanford | Republican | Yea |
| Price Wallace | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Rushing | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Bennett | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Roberson | Republican | Yea |
| Sam C. Mims, V | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Creekmore IV | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Aguirre | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen A. Horne | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Massengill | Republican | Yea |
| Timmy Ladner | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Vince Mangold | Republican | Yea |
| William Tracy Arnold | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (52)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Barnett | — | Yea |
| Blackmon | — | Yea |
| Boyd | — | Yea |
| Caughman | — | Yea |
| Horhn | — | Yea |
| Jackson S. (32nd) | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Jordan | — | Yea |
| McDaniel | — | Yea |
| Moran | — | Yea |
| Parker | — | Yea |
| Polk | — | Yea |
| Sojourner | — | Yea |
| Thompson | — | Yea |
| Turner-Ford | — | Yea |
| Witherspoon | — | Yea |
| Branning | — | Not Voting |
| Albert Butler | Democrat | Yea |
| David Blount | Democrat | Yea |
| Derrick T. Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Hillman Terome Frazier | Democrat | Yea |
| Hob Bryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph Thomas | Democrat | Yea |
| Reginald Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarita Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Sollie B. Norwood | Democrat | Yea |
| Angela Burks Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Bart Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Benjamin Suber | Republican | Yea |
| Brice Wiggins | Republican | Yea |
| Briggs Hopson | Republican | Yea |
| Chad McMahan | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Younger | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel H. Sparks | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Kirby | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis DeBar, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| J. Walter Michel | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Tate | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy England | Republican | Yea |
| Joel R. Carter, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Joey Fillingane | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph M. Seymour | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Harkins | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kathy L. Chism | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Blackwell | Republican | Yea |
| Lydia Graves Chassaniol | Republican | Yea |
| Michael McLendon | Republican | Yea |
| Neil S. Whaley | Republican | Yea |
| Rita Potts Parks | Republican | Yea |
| Scott DeLano | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tyler McCaughn | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 2267?
- SB 2267 is sponsored by Dennis DeBar, Jr. (Republican), Moran, Jason Barrett (Republican), Kevin Blackwell (Republican), David Blount (Democrat), Hob Bryan (Democrat), Joel R. Carter, Jr. (Republican), Caughman, Lydia Graves Chassaniol (Republican), Kathy L. Chism (Republican), Jeremy England (Republican), Joey Fillingane (Republican), Hillman Terome Frazier (Democrat), Angela Burks Hill (Republican), Briggs Hopson (Republican), Horhn, Reginald Jackson (Democrat), Jordan, Dean Kirby (Republican), Tyler McCaughn (Republican), McDaniel, Michael McLendon (Republican), Chad McMahan (Republican), J. Walter Michel (Republican), Sollie B. Norwood (Democrat), Parker, Rita Potts Parks (Republican), Polk, Joseph M. Seymour (Republican), Derrick T. Simmons (Democrat), Sarita Simmons (Democrat), Sojourner, Daniel H. Sparks (Republican), Benjamin Suber (Republican), Jeff Tate (Republican), Joseph Thomas (Democrat), Turner-Ford, Neil S. Whaley (Republican), Brice Wiggins (Republican), Bart Williams (Republican), Witherspoon, Chuck Younger (Republican), Branning, Chris Johnson (Republican), Albert Butler (Democrat), Nicole Boyd (Republican), Bradford Blackmon (Democrat), Juan Barnett (Democrat), and Mike Thompson (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 2267?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2021. Enacted.
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