Zakiya Summers
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41
Bills sponsored
this session · 219 all-time
15
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 279 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
5377
Recorded votes
89%
Vote participation
voted in 89% of 5377 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
94.6%
based on 465 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
5.4%
based on 465 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
78.8%
based on 465 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
219 billsCurrent session 41 bills
- HB 1841 Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Hinds County with acquisition, demolition and removal of blighted properties. In Committee
- HB 592 Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers who claim a federal earned income tax credit. In Committee
- HB 1840 Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Hinds County with improvements to the Jackson Police Department Training Academy. In Committee
- HB 1858 Appropriation; City of Jackson for renovations and infrastructure improvements at Capitol Unit of Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi. In Committee
- HB 1856 Appropriation; Hinds County for cleaning blighted property in House District 68. In Committee
- HB 1446 Robert G. Clark, Jr., Voting Rights Act of Mississippi; create. In Committee
- HB 1483 The "Model Mississippi Hair Protection in Schools Policy Act"; create. In Committee
- HB 4143 Suffrage; restore to Leporion Versell of Hinds County. In Committee
- HB 591 Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers who claim a federal income child tax credit. In Committee
- HB 1408 State identification for homeless persons; authorize. In Committee
- HB 1493 Mississippi Maternal Health Momnibus Act; create. In Committee
- HB 593 Online voter registration; authorize and establish the process for. In Committee
- HB 4132 Suffrage; restore to Kenneth Almons of Hinds County. In Committee
- HB 1420 Spring-Step Teacher Pay Bridge Act; create. In Committee
- HB 897 Interagency Task Force on Homelessness and Community Advisory Council on Homelessness; create within DHS. In Committee
- HB 1857 Appropriation; City of Jackson for improvements to tennis courts at Battlefield Park. In Committee
- HB 1859 Appropriation; DEQ for purchasing a mobile air-quality monitoring van for community-based monitoring. In Committee
- HB 594 Mississippi Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; revise certain provisions related to wage history. In Committee
- HB 597 MS Municipality and County Fire Station Building Fund; establish. In Committee
- HB 1010 No-knock warrants; prohibit issuance of. In Committee
- HB 598 "Trust in Law Enforcement Act"; require Department of Public Safety to create public database on officer misconduct. In Committee
- HB 1484 Fatherhood Engagement in Maternal Health Act; create. In Committee
- HB 1860 Appropriation; Health Dept. to provide racial sensitivity training to health care professionals. In Committee
- HB 844 Cosmetologists and barbers; exempt those who have certain experience from having to take exam if license is expired for not more than 5 years. In Committee
- HB 596 Mississippi Child Poverty Task Force; create. In Committee
Historical 178 bills
- HB 4099 Suffrage; restore to Dustin Darell Mills of Rankin County. Vetoed
- HB 1156 Polling places; prohibit from being closed within sixty days before an election. Died
- HR 60 Stamps Super Burgers; commend upon being named one of the 2024 USA Today Restaurants of the Year. Died
- HB 828 Trust in Law Enforcement Act; require Department of Public Safety to create public database on officer misconduct. Died
- HB 745 Appropriation; Department of Education for additional funding to increase instructional support positions due to increased needs from COVID-19. Died
- HB 345 Early voting; authorize for 20 days before the election. Died
- HB 348 Voter registration application; require to be processed within ten days of deadline and give applicant opportunity to cure. Died
- HB 830 Maternal Mortality Review Committee; include recommendations on decreasing racial disparities in maternal care in annual report. Died
- HB 220 Gas prices on signs and gas pumps; regulate when a difference exists. Died
- HB 344 Nonlicensed teachers; authorize local school districts to employ certain number to fill core subject area positions. Died
- HB 637 Flood Prevention and Control Task Force; create for the City of Jackson. Died
- HB 785 Homelessness; require Department of Human Services to implement grant program for housing. Died
- HB 218 Solid waste; require landlords to deliver items too large for garbage containers to disposal facility. Died
- HB 349 No-excuse absentee voting; authorize for any qualified voter who votes in person at the office of the registrar. Died
- HB 216 Families First Unpaid Leave Time Act; enact to require employers to provide unpaid leave to employees for certain situations. Died
- HR 55 Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Day in Mississippi; declare March 23, 2021 as. Died
- HB 1523 Suffrage; restore to Norman Ivey of Rankin County. Died
- HB 343 Minimum wage; establish and provide for increases in. Died
- HB 342 MAEP; determine cost of using average daily membership (ADM) in lieu of ADA. Died
- HB 347 Sentencing review; authorize upon petition of a district attorney. Died
- HB 744 Appropriation; Department of Mental Health for additional funding for increased number of residential beds. Died
- HB 1524 Suffrage; restore to William Barber of Jackson County. Died
- HB 1525 Suffrage; restore to Charles Harris of Harrison County. Died
- HB 1517 Suffrage; restore to Deborah Ledbetter of Hinds County. Died
- HB 1518 Suffrage; restore to Annie Grant of Hinds County. Died
Co-sponsored
279 billsCurrent session 15 bills
- HB 788 Affidavit ballot; allow to serve as voter registration in certain situations. Passed
- HB 17 MS Childcare Teachers Shortage Task Force; create. Passed
- HB 4036 Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Alliance Training, Inc., with improvements to its worksite training facility. In Committee
- HB 1126 Teacher pay; increase for teachers and assistant teachers. Passed
- HB 1437 Food deserts; require Department of Health to track in Mississippi. In Committee
- HB 808 School teachers, assistant teachers and postsecondary professors and course instructors in full-time capacity; increase salary by $7,500.00. In Committee
- HB 787 Spouses and children of first responders killed in the line of duty; provide scholarship for attendance at postsecondary institutions. In Committee
- HB 896 Insurance; require health insurance policies to include coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices. In Committee
- HB 793 Voting rights; restore upon satisfaction of all of the sentencing requirements of a conviction. In Committee
- HB 1099 Emergency Medical Care Clarity Act; create. In Committee
- HB 809 Elections; establish procedure for automatic registration of voters. In Committee
- HB 1453 Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot Program; establish within Health Dept. In Committee
- HB 810 Literacy-based Promotion Act; revise to expand intervention and strategies for literacy proficiency among students in Grades 4 through 8. In Committee
- HB 789 Jury duty; reinstate person's name to master list once voting rights restored upon satisfaction of all sentencing requirements. In Committee
- HB 4011 City of Jackson; extend repealer on CVB, and authorize additional 1% hotel/motel tax 1/2% restaurant tax. In Committee
Historical 264 bills
- HB 691 Mississippi Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training; revise composition of and provide with investigative authority. Signed
- HR 92 Alfred Williams; commend for being the first African American inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame. Died
- HB 1220 Tax forfeited property; authorize Secretary of State to reimburse local governments for tree removal and cleanup costs. Died
- HB 1013 Paramedics Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Program; create. Died
- HB 868 "Property Cleanup Revolving Fund"; establish. Died
- HB 1847 Appropriation; Hinds County for purchasing body cameras and additional vehicles for the Sherriff's Department. Died
- HB 1274 Mississippi Alliance of Nonprofits and Philanthropy; create study committee on partnership with. Died
- HB 539 Medicaid; provide for presumptive eligibility for pregnant women. Signed
- HB 907 MS Childcare Teachers Shortage Study Committee; create. Died
- HB 1985 Income tax and ad valorem tax; authorize a child credit, bring forward various tax credit sections of law. Died
- HB 1609 Voting rights; restore for certain disqualifying crimes. Died
- HB 1244 Affidavit ballot; allow to serve as voter registration in certain situations. Died
- HB 1185 Headlights; require motorist to use in adverse driving conditions due to adverse weather or other conditions. Died
- HB 1084 Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property and services to churches. Died
- HB 877 Food Deserts; require State Department of Health to track in Mississippi. Died
- HB 1245 MDOT; require maintenance of rights-of-way of state highways inside municipal limits with 10,000 or less population. Signed
- HB 933 Child support payment; suspend obligation to pay when the person to pay is incarcerated. Died
- HB 1246 Capitol Complex Improvement District; authorize demolition of slum and blighted properties located within. Died
- HC 2 Former Representative Gary V. Staples; commend legislative career and mourn loss upon his passing. Died
- HB 880 Department of Mental Health and community health centers; expand outpatient services for certain formerly incarcerated state inmates. Died
- HB 1 State flag; shall be the design recommended by the Commission to Redesign the State Flag and approved in the November 2020 election. Signed
- HB 427 "Trauma-Informed Discipline Practices Act; enact to establish procedures to assess and mediate effects of traumatic events in schools. Died
- HB 1179 William F. Winter and Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program; create. Signed
- HB 1278 Equal pay for equal work; require employees of opposite sex in the same work establishment. Died
- HR 38 Jackson Public School District's Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps (JROTC) Program; recognize and commend stellar success of. 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Not Voting | 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 |