Mississippi 2026 Regular Session Status: Introduced 1 R cosponsors

HB 4135 — City of Waynesboro; authorize assessments on convictions obtained in municipal court for maintenance of city building infrastructure.

Last action — 03/27 (S) Immediate Release

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

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced March 11, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 12% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    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).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    1 passed, 1 failed in 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.

Summary

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF WAYNESBORO, MISSISSIPPI, TO LEVY AN ASSESSMENT, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER ASSESSMENTS AND COURT COSTS, FOR CONVICTIONS OBTAINED IN ITS MUNICIPAL COURT, TO BE USED TO FUND REPAIRS, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, FURNISHING, TECHNOLOGY AND MAINTENANCE OF CITY BUILDING INFRASTURUCTRE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. 03/27 (S) Immediate Release

  2. 03/27 (S) Failed

  3. 03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass

  4. 03/24 (S) Referred To Local and Private

  5. 03/24 (H) Transmitted To Senate

  6. 03/23 (H) Passed

  7. 03/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass

  8. 03/11 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on · 22 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

On motion of Senator Parks, the rules were suspended, the bill considered engrossed, read the third time and, the yeas and nays being taken, it failed to pass, title standing as stated,

Failed 8 Yea · 31 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4902
Democrat 3701
Republican 215010
Total 931013
% of votes cast 17%58%0%25%
How each member voted (53)
Member Party Vote
Barnett — Yea
Boyd — Yea
Simmons S — Yea
(13th) — Yea
Blackmon — Nay
Blackwell — Nay
Gillespie Isom — Nay
Jackson — Nay
Johnson — Nay
Taylor — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Turner-Ford — Nay
Williams — Nay
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Not Voting
Ladner — Not Voting
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Nay
Gary Brumfield Democrat Nay
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Nay
Hob Bryan Democrat Nay
Johnny DuPree Democrat Nay
Joseph Thomas Democrat Nay
Justin Pope Democrat Yea
Kamesha Mumford Democrat Nay
Rod Hickman Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Not Voting
Andy Berry Republican Nay
Angela Burks Hill Republican Nay
Benjamin Suber Republican Not Voting
Brian Rhodes Republican Nay
Brice Wiggins Republican Nay
Briggs Hopson Republican Not Voting
Chad McMahan Republican Not Voting
Chuck Younger Republican Nay
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Nay
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Not Voting
Don Hartness Republican Nay
J. Walter Michel Republican Not Voting
Jason Barrett Republican Not Voting
Jeff Tate Republican Not Voting
Jeremy England Republican Nay
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Not Voting
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Nay
Josh Harkins Republican Not Voting
Kathy L. Chism Republican Nay
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Nay
Michael McLendon Republican Not Voting
Neil S. Whaley Republican Nay
Rita Potts Parks Republican Nay
Scott DeLano Republican Nay
Tyler McCaughn Republican Nay

Official roll call →

H. B. No. 4135 passed

Passed 119 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 65002
Unaffiliated 24002
Democrat 28000
Independent 2000
Total 119004
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (123)
Member Party Vote
Anderson (122nd) — Yea
Bailey (23rd) — Yea
Bailey (49th) — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Bell (65th) — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Blackwell — Yea
Boyd (19th) — Yea
Boyd (37th) — Yea
Ford (54th) — Yea
Ford (73rd) — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Gibbs (72nd) — Yea
Holloway (27th) — Yea
Holloway (76th) — Yea
Jackson (11th) — Yea
Jackson (45th) — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Ladner — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Anderson (110th) — Not Voting
Necessary for Passage--71 — Not Voting
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Yea
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Daryl Porter Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Fabian Nelson Democrat Yea
Gregory Elliott Democrat Yea
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
Jeffrey Hulum III Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Justin Crosby Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem 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 Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tamarra Butler-Washington Democrat Yea
Timaka James-Jones Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Yea
Zakiya Summers Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent 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 Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Celeste Hurst Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Clay Mansell Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Not Voting
Dana McLean 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
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 Felsher 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
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Price Wallace 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 Not Voting

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 4135 do?
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF WAYNESBORO, MISSISSIPPI, TO LEVY AN ASSESSMENT, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER ASSESSMENTS AND COURT COSTS, FOR CONVICTIONS OBTAINED IN ITS MUNICIPAL COURT, TO BE USED TO FUND REPAIRS, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, FURNISHING, TECHNOLOGY AND MAINTENANCE OF CITY BUILDING INFRASTURUCTRE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Who sponsors HB 4135?
HB 4135 is sponsored by Shane Barnett (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 4135?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced March 11, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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