2019 Legislator Business & Jobs Report Card

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voted against business/jobs position
NV = Not Voting or Absent
EA = Excused Absence
P = Present

* Points were not deducted for those voting Present (P) or for those with a Excused Absence (EA). Points were deducted for those Not Voting.


Representatives / Senators

4 Year Avg Grade 2019 Office Holder Party District
SB 2901 / Final PassageKnown as the “Landowner Protection Act,” SB 2901 protects business/property owners who are unfairly targeted by lawsuits seeking money damages for the acts of criminals on their property by putting into state law guidelines used in state court for lawsuits against property owners. The business vote was in support of final passage.
SB 2901 / ConcurThe Senate voted to concur with the changes the House of Representatives made to the “Landowner Protection Act.” By concurring, SB 2901 was sent to the Governor. The business vote was in support of concurrence.
SB 2901 / Amend 1This amendment to Senate Bill 2901, the “Landowner Protection Act,” would have inserted a reverse repealer into the legislation. A reverse repealer sets the repeal date of a bill as the day before the law is to take effect. This amendment would have delayed the bill in the process and given those opposed to the legislation an opportunity to kill the legislation. The business vote was in opposition to the amendment.
SB 2524 / ConcurSB 2524 expands the number of psychiatric providers in the state by adding an additional scholarship for psychiatry to the existing Mississippi Rural Physician Scholarship Program. One physician generates nearly 2 million dollars in economic impact to a local community. The business vote was in support of concurrence.
HB 754HB 754 – Senate Final Passage - Clarifies that trucks carrying bulk feed are eligible for a harvest permit which allows weights up to 84,000 pounds. HB754 also includes wood pellets in the list of products that are allowed a harvest permit. The business vote was in support of final passage.
HB 983HB 983 – Senate Final Passage - This legislation was the final installment of bond funding for capital improvements at the state-owned shipyard operated by Ingalls Shipbuilding. This will solidify Ingalls as one of the premier shipbuilders in the world and continue their ability to secure contracts that benefit the Gulf Coast and the entire state of Mississippi. The business vote was in support of final passage.
HB 1205HB 1205 – Senate Final Passage - Known as the “Donor Privacy Bill,” this legislation will help protect the anonymity of donors to non-profit organizations. The bill prevents state agencies from requesting or releasing donor information on charitable groups organized under section 501 of federal tax law and provides organizations the ability to take agencies that don’t comply with this mandate to state court. The business vote was in support of final passage
HB 1427SB 1427 – Senate Final Passage. This legislation authorized funds to be used by the Mississippi Development Authority to incentivize companies creating new jobs and making corporate investments in the state. Incentives include grants and loans designed to meet the infrastructure needs of new and expanding businesses, workforce training programs, small and minority-owned business assistance programs, and statutory tax incentives. The business vote was in support of this legislation.
SB 2901 / Amend 2This amendment to Senate Bill 2901, the “Landowner Protection Act,” would have weakened the intent of the bill by removing the key substance of the legislation dealing with a property owner’s liability in these types of cases. The business vote was in opposition to the amendment.
4 Year Avg Grade 2019 Office Holder Party District
SB 2901 / Final PassageKnown as the “Landowner Protection Act,” SB 2901 protects business/property owners who are unfairly targeted by lawsuits seeking money damages for the acts of criminals on their property by putting into state law guidelines used in state court for lawsuits against property owners. The business vote was in support of final passage.
SB 2901 / ConcurThe Senate voted to concur with the changes the House of Representatives made to the “Landowner Protection Act.” By concurring, SB 2901 was sent to the Governor. The business vote was in support of concurrence.
SB 2901 / Amend 1This amendment to Senate Bill 2901, the “Landowner Protection Act,” would have inserted a reverse repealer into the legislation. A reverse repealer sets the repeal date of a bill as the day before the law is to take effect. This amendment would have delayed the bill in the process and given those opposed to the legislation an opportunity to kill the legislation. The business vote was in opposition to the amendment.
SB 2524 / ConcurSB 2524 expands the number of psychiatric providers in the state by adding an additional scholarship for psychiatry to the existing Mississippi Rural Physician Scholarship Program. One physician generates nearly 2 million dollars in economic impact to a local community. The business vote was in support of concurrence.
HB 754HB 754 – Senate Final Passage - Clarifies that trucks carrying bulk feed are eligible for a harvest permit which allows weights up to 84,000 pounds. HB754 also includes wood pellets in the list of products that are allowed a harvest permit. The business vote was in support of final passage.
HB 983HB 983 – Senate Final Passage - This legislation was the final installment of bond funding for capital improvements at the state-owned shipyard operated by Ingalls Shipbuilding. This will solidify Ingalls as one of the premier shipbuilders in the world and continue their ability to secure contracts that benefit the Gulf Coast and the entire state of Mississippi. The business vote was in support of final passage.
HB 1205HB 1205 – Senate Final Passage - Known as the “Donor Privacy Bill,” this legislation will help protect the anonymity of donors to non-profit organizations. The bill prevents state agencies from requesting or releasing donor information on charitable groups organized under section 501 of federal tax law and provides organizations the ability to take agencies that don’t comply with this mandate to state court. The business vote was in support of final passage
HB 1427SB 1427 – Senate Final Passage. This legislation authorized funds to be used by the Mississippi Development Authority to incentivize companies creating new jobs and making corporate investments in the state. Incentives include grants and loans designed to meet the infrastructure needs of new and expanding businesses, workforce training programs, small and minority-owned business assistance programs, and statutory tax incentives. The business vote was in support of this legislation.
SB 2901 / Amend 2This amendment to Senate Bill 2901, the “Landowner Protection Act,” would have weakened the intent of the bill by removing the key substance of the legislation dealing with a property owner’s liability in these types of cases. The business vote was in opposition to the amendment.
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 Kevin Blackwell Republican 19
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 Jenifer B. Branning Republican 18
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 Nickey Browning Republican 3
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 Videt Carmichael Republican 33
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 Joel R. Carter Republican 49
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 Chris Caughman Republican 35
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 Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican 14
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 Eugene S. Clarke Republican 22
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 Sally Doty Republican 39
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 Joey Fillingane Republican 41
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 Josh Harkins Republican 20
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 Billy Hudson Republican 45
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 Gary Jackson Republican 15
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 Dean Kirby Republican 30
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 Chris Massey Republican 1
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 Chad McMahan Republican 6
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 J. Walter Michel Republican 25
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 Philip Moran Republican 46
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 David Parker Republican 2
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 Rita Potts Parks Republican 4
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 John A. Polk Republican 44
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 Gray Tollison Republican 9
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 Neil S. Whaley Republican 10
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 J. P. Wilemon Democrat 5
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 Charles Younger Republican 17
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 Bob M. Dearing Democrat 37
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 Dennis DeBar Republican 43
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 Tommy A. Gollott Republican 50
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 Angela Burks Hill Republican 40
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 W. Briggs Hopson Republican 23
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 Joseph M. Seymour Republican 47
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 Michael Watson Republican 51
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 Brice Wiggins Republican 52
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 Juan Barnett Democrat 34
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 Sampson Jackson Democrat 32
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 Russell Jolly Democrat 8
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 Chris McDaniel Republican 42
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 Willie Simmons Democrat 13
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 David Blount Democrat 29
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 Hob Bryan Democrat 7
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 Albert Butler Democrat 36
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 John Horhn Democrat 26
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 Robert L. Jackson Democrat 11
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 David Jordan Democrat 24
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 Derrick T. Simmons Democrat 12
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 Tammy Witherspoon Democrat 38
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 Barbara Blackmon Democrat 21
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 Deborah Jeanne Dawkins Democrat 48
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 Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat 27
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 Sollie B. Norwood Democrat 28
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 Angela Turner-Ford Democrat 16
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Results: 51