HB 1988 — Children's Promise Act; increase amount of tax credits that may be allocated under, bring forward various tax credit sections of law.
Last action — Died On Calendar
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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Read HB 1988 on the official Mississippi source →Action History
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Died On Calendar
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Conference Report Failed
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Conference Report Filed
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Conference Report Filed
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Suspend from Deadlines by HC 64
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Recommitted For Further Conf
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Recommitted For Further Conf
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Conference Report Filed
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Conference Report Filed
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Conferees Named Harkins,Sparks,Berry
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Conferees Named Harkins,Sparks,Rhodes
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Conferees Named Lamar,Steverson,Barnett
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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 Finance
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Transmitted To Senate
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Motion to Reconsider Tabled
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Motion to Reconsider Entered (Johnson, Lamar, Steverson)
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Passed
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Committee Substitute Adopted
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Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
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Referred To Ways and Means
Sponsors
- III John Thomas "Trey" Lamar · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on · 16 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (174)
174 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 174 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 19 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 16 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 42% | 32% | 0% | 26% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Branning | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Jordan | — | Nay |
| Turner-Ford | — | Nay |
| Horhn | — | Not Voting |
| Parker | — | Not Voting |
| Bradford Blackmon | Democrat | Nay |
| David Blount | Democrat | Nay |
| Derrick T. Simmons | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Brumfield | Democrat | Nay |
| Hillman Terome Frazier | Democrat | Nay |
| Hob Bryan | Democrat | Nay |
| Joseph Thomas | Democrat | Nay |
| Juan Barnett | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Reginald Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Rod Hickman | Democrat | Nay |
| Sarita Simmons | Democrat | Nay |
| Sollie B. Norwood | Democrat | Nay |
| Andy Berry | Republican | Yea |
| Angela Burks Hill | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bart Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Benjamin Suber | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Rhodes | Republican | Yea |
| Brice Wiggins | Republican | Yea |
| Briggs Hopson | Republican | Nay |
| Chad McMahan | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Jeff Tate | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeremy England | Republican | Yea |
| Joel R. Carter, Jr. | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joey Fillingane | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph M. Seymour | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Harkins | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy L. Chism | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kevin Blackwell | Republican | Yea |
| Lydia Graves Chassaniol | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael McLendon | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Thompson | Republican | Nay |
| Neil S. Whaley | Republican | Yea |
| Nicole Boyd | Republican | Not Voting |
| Philman Ladner | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rita Potts Parks | Republican | Not Voting |
| Scott DeLano | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler McCaughn | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 29% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (52)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Branning | — | Yea |
| Parker | — | Yea |
| Polk | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Horhn | — | Nay |
| Jordan | — | Nay |
| Turner- Ford | — | Nay |
| Albert Butler | Democrat | Yea |
| Bradford Blackmon | Democrat | Nay |
| David Blount | Democrat | Nay |
| Derrick T. Simmons | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Brumfield | Democrat | Nay |
| Hillman Terome Frazier | Democrat | Nay |
| Hob Bryan | Democrat | Nay |
| Joseph Thomas | Democrat | Nay |
| Juan Barnett | Democrat | Nay |
| Reginald Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Rod Hickman | Democrat | Nay |
| Sarita Simmons | Democrat | Nay |
| Sollie B. Norwood | Democrat | Nay |
| Andy Berry | Republican | Yea |
| Angela Burks Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Bart Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Benjamin Suber | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Rhodes | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brice Wiggins | Republican | Yea |
| Briggs Hopson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chad McMahan | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Jeff Tate | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy England | Republican | Yea |
| Joel R. Carter, Jr. | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Rita Potts Parks | Republican | Not Voting |
| Scott DeLano | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler McCaughn | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 75 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 20 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 101 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 1% | 0% | 16% |
How each member voted (122)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson (11th) | — | Yea |
| Lancaster | — | Yea |
| Stepp | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Not Voting |
| Paden | — | Not Voting |
| Bo Brown | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Bradford Blackmon | 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 | Not Voting |
| Earle S. Banks | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Fabian Nelson | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Holloway, Sr. | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Hester Jackson McCray | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jeffery Harness | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jeffrey Hulum III | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeramey Anderson | Democrat | Nay |
| John G. Faulkner | Democrat | Not Voting |
| John W. Hines, Sr. | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Juan Barnett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justis Gibbs | Democrat | Yea |
| Kabir Karriem | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Karl Gibbs | Democrat | Yea |
| Keith Jackson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Kenji Holloway | Democrat | Yea |
| Omeria Scott | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Oscar Denton | Democrat | Yea |
| Otis Anthony | Democrat | Yea |
| Percy W. Watson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robert L. Sanders | Democrat | Yea |
| Ronnie C. Crudup | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Angela Cockerham | Independent | Yea |
| Shanda Yates | Independent | Yea |
| Andy Boyd | Republican | Yea |
| Becky Currie | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 1988?
- HB 1988 is sponsored by John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 1988?
- This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 1988?
- Track HB 1988 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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