SB 2851 — Nonprofit agricultural membership organization; authorize to issue health insurance and exempt from insurance regulation.
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 February 19, 2024. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Tate Reeves (Republican) on April 17, 2024.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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38 sponsors
1 primary, 37 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (24 R · 10 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 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 2851 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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Returned For Enrolling
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Passed
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Title Suff Do Pass
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Referred To Insurance
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Transmitted To House
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Passed
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Title Suff Do Pass
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Referred To Insurance
Sponsors
- J. Walter Michel · Primary
- Derrick T. Simmons · Cosponsor
- Chuck Younger · Cosponsor
- Lydia Graves Chassaniol · Cosponsor
- Jr. Dennis DeBar · Cosponsor
- Andy Berry · Cosponsor
- Joseph M. Seymour · Cosponsor
- Jeff Tate · Cosponsor
- Joey Fillingane · Cosponsor
- Neil S. Whaley · Cosponsor
- Brian Rhodes · Cosponsor
- Jason Barrett · Cosponsor
- David Blount · Cosponsor
- Jeremy England · Cosponsor
- Tyler McCaughn · Cosponsor
- Albert Butler · Cosponsor
- Robinson · Cosponsor
- Joseph Thomas · Cosponsor
- Rod Hickman · Cosponsor
- Benjamin Suber · Cosponsor
- Daniel H. Sparks · Cosponsor
- Bart Williams · Cosponsor
- Hillman Terome Frazier · Cosponsor
- Rita Potts Parks · Cosponsor
- Polk · Cosponsor
- Turner-Ford · Cosponsor
- Jr. Joel R. Carter · Cosponsor
- Briggs Hopson · Cosponsor
- Michael McLendon · Cosponsor
- Sollie B. Norwood · Cosponsor
- Dean Kirby · Cosponsor
- Juan Barnett · Cosponsor
- Bradford Blackmon · Cosponsor
- Kevin Blackwell · Cosponsor
- Parker · Cosponsor
- Angela Burks Hill · Cosponsor
- Nicole Boyd · Cosponsor
- Reginald Jackson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 37 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- J. Walter Michel Republican
Co-sponsors (37)
- Derrick T. Simmons Democrat
- Chuck Younger Republican
- Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican
- Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican
- Andy Berry Republican
- Joseph M. Seymour Republican
- Jeff Tate Republican
- Joey Fillingane Republican
- Neil S. Whaley Republican
- Brian Rhodes Republican
- Jason Barrett Republican
- David Blount Democrat
- Jeremy England Republican
- Tyler McCaughn Republican
- Albert Butler Democrat
- Robinson
- Joseph Thomas Democrat
- Rod Hickman Democrat
- Benjamin Suber Republican
- Daniel H. Sparks Republican
- Bart Williams Republican
- Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat
- Rita Potts Parks Republican
- Polk
- Turner-Ford
- Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican
- Briggs Hopson Republican
- Michael McLendon Republican
- Sollie B. Norwood Democrat
- Dean Kirby Republican
- Juan Barnett Democrat
- Bradford Blackmon Democrat
- Kevin Blackwell Republican
- Parker
- Angela Burks Hill Republican
- Nicole Boyd Republican
- Reginald Jackson Democrat
Not signed on (137)
137 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 137 →"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 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 119 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (122)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson (11th) | — | Yea |
| Lancaster | — | Yea |
| Paden | — | Yea |
| Stepp | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Bo Brown | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Bradford Blackmon | 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 |
| Fabian Nelson | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Holloway, Sr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Hester Jackson McCray | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeffery Harness | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeffrey Hulum III | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeramey Anderson | Democrat | Yea |
| John G. Faulkner | Democrat | Yea |
| John W. Hines, Sr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Juan Barnett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justis Gibbs | Democrat | Yea |
| Kabir Karriem | Democrat | Yea |
| Karl Gibbs | Democrat | Yea |
| Keith Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Kenji Holloway | Democrat | Yea |
| Omeria Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Oscar Denton | Democrat | Yea |
| Otis Anthony | Democrat | Yea |
| Percy W. Watson | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert L. Sanders | Democrat | Yea |
| Ronnie C. Crudup | Democrat | Yea |
| Solomon C. Osborne | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Stephanie Foster | Democrat | Yea |
| Tamarra Butler-Washington | Democrat | Yea |
| Timaka James-Jones | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracey T. Rosebud | Democrat | Yea |
| Willie Bailey | Democrat | Yea |
| Zakiya Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Angela Cockerham | Independent | Yea |
| Shanda Yates | Independent | Yea |
| Andy Boyd | Republican | Yea |
| Becky Currie | Republican | Not Voting |
| Beth Luther Waldo | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Kinkade | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Pigott | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Adam Calvert | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Mattox | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Powell | Republican | Yea |
| C. Scott Bounds | Republican | Yea |
| Carolyn Crawford | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Eure | Republican | Yea |
| Celeste Hurst | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Clay Deweese | Republican | Yea |
| Clay Mansell | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Eubanks | Republican | Yea |
| Dana McLean | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Bell | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Scoggin | Republican | Yea |
| Elliot Burch | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Shanks | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Newman | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Haney | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Zuber III | Republican | Yea |
| Jansen Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Jay McKnight | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Hale | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey S. Guice | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry R. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Jill Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Estrada | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Fondren | Republican | Yea |
| Jody Steverson | Republican | Yea |
| Joey Hood | Republican | Yea |
| John Read | Republican | Yea |
| John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan McMillan | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Tubb | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Hawkins | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Keen | Republican | Yea |
| Karl Oliver | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Morgan | Republican | Yea |
| Kent McCarty | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Blackwell | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Felsher | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Horan | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Remak | Republican | Yea |
| Lance Varner | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Byrd | Republican | Yea |
| Lee Yancey | Republican | Yea |
| Lester Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Manly Barton | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Tullos | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Missy McGee | Republican | Yea |
| Noah Sanford | Republican | Yea |
| Philman Ladner | Republican | Yea |
| Price Wallace | Republican | Yea |
| Randy P. Boyd | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Rushing | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Bennett | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Roberson | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Hall | 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 Lott | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Massengill | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Vince Mangold | Republican | Yea |
| W.I. "Doc" Harris | Republican | Yea |
| William Tracy Arnold | Republican | Yea |
| Zachary Grady | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (52)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Branning | — | Yea |
| Horhn | — | Yea |
| Jordan | — | Yea |
| Parker | — | Yea |
| Polk | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Turner-Ford | — | Yea |
| Albert Butler | Democrat | Yea |
| Bradford Blackmon | Democrat | Yea |
| David Blount | Democrat | Yea |
| Derrick T. Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Brumfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Hillman Terome Frazier | Democrat | Yea |
| Hob Bryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph Thomas | Democrat | Yea |
| Juan Barnett | Democrat | Yea |
| Reginald Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Benjamin Suber | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Rhodes | Republican | Yea |
| Brice Wiggins | Republican | Yea |
| Briggs Hopson | Republican | Yea |
| Chad McMahan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Johnson | 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 | Yea |
| Kathy L. Chism | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Blackwell | Republican | Yea |
| Lydia Graves Chassaniol | Republican | Yea |
| Michael McLendon | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil S. Whaley | Republican | Yea |
| Nicole Boyd | Republican | Yea |
| Philman Ladner | Republican | Yea |
| Rita Potts Parks | Republican | Yea |
| Scott DeLano | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler McCaughn | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 2851?
- SB 2851 is sponsored by J. Walter Michel (Republican), Derrick T. Simmons (Democrat), Chuck Younger (Republican), Lydia Graves Chassaniol (Republican), Dennis DeBar, Jr. (Republican), Andy Berry (Republican), Joseph M. Seymour (Republican), Jeff Tate (Republican), Joey Fillingane (Republican), Neil S. Whaley (Republican), Brian Rhodes (Republican), Jason Barrett (Republican), David Blount (Democrat), Jeremy England (Republican), Tyler McCaughn (Republican), Albert Butler (Democrat), Robinson, Joseph Thomas (Democrat), Rod Hickman (Democrat), Benjamin Suber (Republican), Daniel H. Sparks (Republican), Bart Williams (Republican), Hillman Terome Frazier (Democrat), Rita Potts Parks (Republican), Polk, Turner-Ford, Joel R. Carter, Jr. (Republican), Briggs Hopson (Republican), Michael McLendon (Republican), Sollie B. Norwood (Democrat), Dean Kirby (Republican), Juan Barnett (Democrat), Bradford Blackmon (Democrat), Kevin Blackwell (Republican), Parker, Angela Burks Hill (Republican), Nicole Boyd (Republican), and Reginald Jackson (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 2851?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2024. Enacted.
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