Fred Shanks
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40
Bills sponsored
this session · 191 all-time
7
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 169 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
6357
Recorded votes
99%
Vote participation
voted in 99% of 6357 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99.7%
based on 590 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0.3%
based on 590 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
99.7%
based on 590 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
191 billsCurrent session 40 bills
- HB 4099 Income tax; exclude NIL compensation from gross income. In Committee
- HB 943 Commissioner of Banking and Consumer Finance; delete repealer on authority to join certain examinations with the Federal Reserve Bank. Passed
- HB 1630 Community Service Revolving Fund; extend repealer on authority to collect fees from paroled offenders for deposit into. Passed
- HB 749 Ad valorem tax; extend time for partial exemption and fee-in-lieu of ad valorem tax agreement for certain renewable energy projects. In Committee
- HB 1771 Energy efficiency standards on buildings; extend repealer on statute requiring certain buidlings to meet. In Committee
- HB 1763 Public land; extend repealer on statute prohibiting certain corporations and nonresident aliens from purchasing. Passed
- HB 1769 Mississippi Debt Management Services Act; extend repealer on. In Committee
- HB 935 MS Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022; extend repealer on. In Committee
- HB 967 The Missing Persons Reporting and Identification Act; create to require input of missing persons in NAMUS. In Committee
- HB 937 Department of Health; extend timeframe to increase fees for water quality analysis as required by Safe Drinking Water Act. In Committee
- HB 1394 Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; bring forward for purposes of amendment. Passed
- HB 1768 MS Medical Cannabis Act; extend repealers on exemptions to certain laws for Departments of Health and Revenue in relation to. In Committee
- HB 1762 Income tax; extend repealer on credit for certain railroad expenditures. In Committee
- HB 751 Capital City Water/Sewer Projects Fund; extend repealer on. Passed
- HB 1773 Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee; extend repealer on. In Committee
- HB 930 Certificate of foreign birth; authorize without judicial proceeding under certain circumstances. In Committee
- HB 931 Office of Workforce Development; extend exemption from Public Procurement Review Board requirements relating to rental agreements and leases. In Committee
- HB 940 MS Municipality and County Water Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022; extend repealer on. In Committee
- HB 716 Judiciary; extend repealer on statute requiring appointment of 4 temporary special circuit judges in the 7th Circuit Court District. In Committee
- HB 934 Independent Schools Infrastructure Grant Program Act of 2022; extend repealer on. In Committee
- HB 936 COVID-19 Hospital Expanded Capacity Program; extend repealer on. In Committee
- HB 932 MS Comprehensive Workforce Training and Education Consolidation Act of 2004; extend repealer on. In Committee
- HB 1513 SNAP and Medicaid benefits; persons who are not US citizens are not eligible for unless meet definition of an eligible alien. In Committee
- HB 1764 State and School Employees Life and Health Insurance Plan; extend repealer on statute governing premium payments. Passed
- HB 945 Requests for DNA testing; clarify that they are excepted from bar on second or successive motions for post-conviction relief. In Committee
Historical 151 bills
- HB 764 State Department of Health and State Board of Health; extend repealer on. Signed
- HB 691 Mississippi Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training; revise composition of and provide with investigative authority. Signed
- HB 765 MS Critical Teacher Shortage Act; extend repealer on. Signed
- HB 755 Parole; extend repealer on statute prescribing conditions for eligibility. Died
- HB 770 MS Office of Workforce Development; extend exemption from Public Procurement Review Board rental agreement requirements. Signed
- HB 760 MS Qualified Health Center Grant Program; extend date for Department of Health Grants for increased services and physicians. Signed
- HB 759 Mississippi Prison Industries Act of 1990; extend repealer on. Died
- HR 67 House Rules; adopt permanent rules for the 2024-2028 term. Died
- HB 752 Public Service Commission; extend repealer on its creation and powers and duties. Died
- HB 781 Law enforcement officers; require to input missing person cases into National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NAMUS). Died
- HB 78 Interlocutory appeal; authorize for criminal prosecutors. Died
- HB 770 Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Brandon with improvements to City Hall. Died
- HB 815 Certificate of Foreign Birth; authorize without judicial proceeding under certain circumstances. Died
- HB 1239 Health care practitioner; require to wear photo ID name tag that includes the type of license held by the practitioner. Died
- HB 780 Justice courts; authorize to suspend fines under the Implied Consent Law. Died
- HB 75 Sexual battery; remove statute of limitations for prosecution of crime of. Died
- HB 768 Juvenile offenders convicted of murder; revise sentencing options for. Died
- HB 77 Criminal investigators; increase salary of. Died
- HB 81 Voyeurism; revise sentencing options. Died
- HB 76 Terroristic threats; revise provisions. Died
- HB 962 Energy Academy Act; extend repealer on authority of Vicksburg-Warren & Claiborne County schools to partner with nuclear plant. Signed
- HC 64 MS Methodist Hospital & Rehabilitation Center; commend upon 50th anniversary. Died
- HB 961 Income tax; codify and extend repealers on tax credits for certain charges for using certain port and airport facilities. Signed
- HB 972 Income tax; extend repealer on jobs tax credit for certain water transportation enterprises. Signed
- HB 1316 State Board of Funeral Services; extend repealer on. Signed
Co-sponsored
169 billsCurrent session 7 bills
- HC 51 United States Constitutional Convention under Article V; apply for congressional term limits. In Committee
- HB 4014 Income tax; exclude NIL compensation from gross income. Passed
- HB 4008 Appropriation; Rankin County for construction of the bridge over the Meridian Speedway. In Committee
- HB 1993 Appropriation; MS Volunteer Firefighter Length-of-Service Awards Program Fund. In Committee
- HB 1440 Mississippi Transactional Gold and Silver Act; create. In Committee
- HB 1672 Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; revise. In Committee
- HB 893 Autistic and children with development disabilities; require school district to develop safety plan to prevent elopement from school campuses. In Committee
Historical 162 bills
- HR 92 Alfred Williams; commend for being the first African American inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame. Died
- HB 1609 Voting rights; restore for certain disqualifying crimes. Died
- HB 1084 Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property and services to churches. Died
- HB 183 PERS; all public safety employees vest in 4 years and are entitled to allowance with 25 years of service. Died
- HB 1245 MDOT; require maintenance of rights-of-way of state highways inside municipal limits with 10,000 or less population. Signed
- HB 1304 CON; issue for comprehensive medical rehabilitation beds and services in Rankin County. Died
- HB 4 Statewide Elections Management System; remove voters who fail to respond to notice and who fail to vote after certain period of time. Died
- HB 311 Sales tax; exempt certain transfers of motor vehicles involving partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations. Died
- HC 2 Former Representative Gary V. Staples; commend legislative career and mourn loss upon his passing. Died
- HB 70 Autopsies; provide for confidentiality of photographs and video and audio recordings with exceptions. Signed
- HB 754 Dyslexia education; revise provisions for determining student eligibility for IEP or 504 Plan. Signed
- HB 453 Law enforcement officers; allow off-duty use of official vehicles while performing certain volunteer services in off-duty hours. Died
- HB 591 Alcoholic beverages; increase maximum number of package retailer's permits a person may own. Died
- HB 998 Law Enforcement Supplemental Pay Program; create. Died
- HB 351 Law enforcement; provide for and amend various laws regarding. Died
- HB 592 Alcoholic beverages; authorize the sale of wine at grocery stores. Died
- HB 747 Work release program; authorize pilot program to authorize sheriff to assign offenders to while confined in jail. Signed
- HB 425 Ad valorem tax; revise certain provisions regarding when an application for change of property assessment may be made. Signed
- HB 352 Home inspector license; require applicants to undergo certain background checks. Signed
- HB 190 Adoptees; authorize those 21 years of age or older to have unrestricted access to information. Died
- HB 1429 Appropriation; Rankin County for the Andrew Chapel Road Project. Died
- HB 191 Anatomical gifts; prohibit discrimination against recipient based on disability. Died
- HB 1201 Income tax and ad valorem tax; create incentives for developers to improve tax forfeited, blighted properties in MS. Signed
- HB 1200 "Real Property Owners Protection Act"; create. Signed
- HB 928 Hospitals; require those with ERs to have trained personnel on duty to conduct examinations of victims of sexual assault. Died
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SB 2001
National Statuary Hall Selection Commission; create for recommending two new Mississippi statues at U.S. Capitol.
Passage |
Yea | pass | July 16, 2026 |
|
SB 2468
Budget process; bring forward certain sections relating to and provide for transfers of funds.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 03, 2024 |
|
HB 292
DUI suspension; clarify how the 120 days are counted.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 03, 2024 |
|
SB 3012
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Veterinary Medicine, College of.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 03, 2024 |
|
HB 1406
Absentee voting; revise various provisions of.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 03, 2024 |
|
HB 1705
Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds in the treasury.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 03, 2024 |
|
HB 1354
Alcoholic Beverage Control Division warehouse; increase amount of revenue bonds authorized for and bailment fee authorized for paying debt service on bonds.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 03, 2024 |
|
HB 1783
Appropriation; Marine Resources, Department of.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 03, 2024 |
|
SB 3016
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Support for community and junior colleges.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 03, 2024 |
|
SB 3006
Appropriation; IHL - General support.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 03, 2024 |
|
HB 1253
Post-conviction collateral relief; require certain petitioners to obtain Supreme Court permission before filing in trial court.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 03, 2024 |
|
SB 3054
Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 03, 2024 |
|
SB 3015
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Administrative expenses.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 03, 2024 |
|
SB 3013
Appropriation; IHL - Student Financial Aid.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 02, 2024 |
|
HB 1647
Commissioner of Insurance; authorize to implement a state insurance exchange, authorize income tax deductions and insurance premium tax credit.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 02, 2024 |
|
SB 2803
Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise definition of "qualified resort area."
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 02, 2024 |
|
SB 2144
Runoff elections; amend to lengthen the timing requirement.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 02, 2024 |
|
SB 3223
Suffrage; restore suffrage to Dewitt Cooperwood.
Passage |
Yea | pass | May 02, 2024 |
|
SB 3083
Suffrage; restore to Larry Sills.
Passage |
Yea | pass | May 02, 2024 |
|
SB 3022
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 02, 2024 |
|
SB 3162
Appropriation; additional to DMH-Children & Youth PRTF, ARPA funds.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 02, 2024 |
|
SB 3228
Suffrage; restore Kenneth Edward Barnes.
Passage as Amended |
Yea | pass | May 02, 2024 |
|
SB 3222
Suffrage; restore suffrage to Robert Maxwell.
Passage |
Yea | pass | May 02, 2024 |
|
SB 2764
Manufactured homes; create affidavit of ownership.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
SB 3010
Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Cooperative Extension Service.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
SB 3020
Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
HB 1004
Sex offender registry; revise definitions for provisions of law that regulate.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
HB 1788
Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
HB 1796
Appropriation; Health, Department of.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
HB 1803
Appropriation; Nursing, Board of.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
HB 1789
Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
SB 3053
Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
HB 1820
Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and trial judges services.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
HB 1819
Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
HB 1624
Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program; create state associate and standardize operations of local programs.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
SB 3026
Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
HB 1776
Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
HB 1778
Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
HB 1814
Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
HB 1790
Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
HB 4129
City of Bay St. Louis; authorize to administer and expend certain federal funds to assist in flood mitigation.
Passage |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
HB 1802
Appropriation; Nursing Home Administrators, Board of.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
HB 1809
Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services, Department of.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
SB 3038
Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
SB 3008
Appropriation; IHL - Alcorn State - Agricultural programs.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
HB 1806
Appropriation; Psychology, Board of.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
HB 1799
Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
HB 1792
Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
HB 1798
Appropriation; Fire Academy.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |
|
SB 3044
Appropriation; Military Department.
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2024 |