Mississippi 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SC 529 — Recognize Anniversary of "Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act" and Prison Fellowship.

Last action — 04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 18, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Signed by Governor Tate Reeves (Republican) on April 06, 2026.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    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).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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.

Summary

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THE IMPORTANCE OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY PROTECTIONS FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE RELIGIOUS LAND USE AND INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS ACT OF 2000 (RLUIPA) ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY AND RECOGNIZING THE FAITH-BASED REHABILITATION CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE PRISON FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. 04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed

  2. 04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

  3. 04/02 (H) Returned For Enrolling

  4. 04/01 (H) Adopted

  5. 03/30 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted

  6. 03/16 (H) Referred To Rules

  7. 03/16 (S) Transmitted To House

  8. 03/13 (S) Adopted

  9. 02/19 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted

  10. 02/18 (S) Referred To Rules

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

S. C. R. No. 529 was adopted

Passed 82 Yea · 1 Nay · 39 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 64003
Unaffiliated 130012
Democrat 31024
Independent 2000
Total 821039
% of votes cast 67%1%0%32%
How each member voted (122)
Member Party Vote
Anderson (122nd) — Yea
Bailey (23rd) — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Boyd (19th) — Yea
Boyd (37th) — Yea
Ford (54th) — Yea
Ford (73rd) — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Holloway (76th) — Yea
Ladner — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Blackwell — Not Voting
Anderson (110th) — Not Voting
Bailey (49th) — Not Voting
Bell (65th) — Not Voting
Blackmon — Not Voting
Gibbs (72nd) — Not Voting
Holloway (27th) — Not Voting
Jackson (11th) — Not Voting
Jackson (45th) — Not Voting
Johnson — Not Voting
Thompson — Not Voting
Williams — Not Voting
Bo Brown Democrat Not Voting
Bob Evans Democrat Not Voting
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Not Voting
Carl Mickens Democrat Not Voting
Cedric Burnett Democrat Not Voting
Daryl Porter Democrat Not Voting
Earle S. Banks Democrat Not Voting
Fabian Nelson Democrat Not Voting
Gregory Elliott Democrat Not Voting
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Not Voting
Jeffery Harness Democrat Not Voting
Jeffrey Hulum III Democrat Not Voting
John G. Faulkner Democrat Not Voting
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Not Voting
Justin Crosby Democrat Not Voting
Kabir Karriem Democrat Not Voting
Omeria Scott Democrat Not Voting
Oscar Denton Democrat Not Voting
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 Nay
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tamarra Butler-Washington Democrat Not Voting
Timaka James-Jones Democrat Not Voting
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Not Voting
Zakiya Summers Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Celeste Hurst Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Clay Mansell Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Zachary Grady Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SC 529 do?
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THE IMPORTANCE OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY PROTECTIONS FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE RELIGIOUS LAND USE AND INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS ACT OF 2000 (RLUIPA) ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY AND RECOGNIZING THE FAITH-BASED REHABILITATION CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE PRISON FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY.
Who sponsors SC 529?
SC 529 is sponsored by Jeremy England (Republican).
What is the current status of SC 529?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 18, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SC 529?
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