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Ben Suber
MS Senate District 8
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Issue areas
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Government Operations & Budget 50Transportation & Infrastructure 31Criminal Justice & Policing 13Economy & Taxes 10Environment & Energy 9Agriculture 7Healthcare 5Education 4Banking & Finance 2Foreign Policy & Trade 2Housing 2Labor & Employment 2Other 2Social Services & Welfare 2Veterans Affairs 2Civil Rights & Liberties 1Technology & Privacy 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Senate District 8 current
Mississippi |
Republican | Jan 7, 2020 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,065 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 2143 — Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise definition of "qualified resort area." | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2839 — Workers' Compensation Commission; revise provision related to. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2358 — Parole eligibility date; nonviolent inmate may be released in discretion of State Parole Board. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2359 — Parole; revise technical violation. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2574 — Public works contracts; increase the threshold for performance and payment bonds. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2766 — Adoption petitions; clarify that attached certificate may be executed by any physician. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2202 — Images or audio altered or created by digitization; criminalize dissemination of in certain circumstances. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2178 — School boards; authorize to vote on providing members and their dependents with health insurance paid for by local funds. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2591 — Bid procurement requirement; allow public schools purchasing technology for distribution to be exempt from. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2803 — ATVs & UTVs; require titling, and exempt from ad valorem tax when held by retailers on consignment or floor plan basis. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2197 — Criminal law; increase penalties for crimes of impersonating patrolman or law enforcement officer. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2271 — Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission; move to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2830 — Public bid requirements for local governing authorities and state agencies; increase minimum expenditure amounts. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2239 — Authorization for incarceration of state offenders in county or regional correctional facilities; add Forrest and Wayne Counties. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2582 — Sales Tax Diversion Study Committee; establish. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2597 — Mississippi K-12 and Postsecondary Mental Health Act of 2025; enact, and establish Executive Committee of ICCCY. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2851 — Alcoholic beverages; allow persons to bring onto premises with on-premise retailer's permits in certain qualified resorts. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2260 — Blue Envelope Program; establish to enhance effective communication between law enforcement and drivers with autism. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2010 — U.S. Route 84; require appropriate signage in Lincoln County to indicate the location of the Berean Children's Home. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2515 — REFOCUS Act; enact. | Nay | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2086 — Real estate brokers; delete repealer on certain authorized fees. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2515 — REFOCUS Act; enact. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2200 — Parker's Law; delete repealer on crime of fentanyl delivery resulting in death. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2235 — Probation and parole officers under MS Department of Corrections; transfer to MS Department of Public Safety. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2704 — Annual inspection of the infirmary at the State Penitentiary at Parchman; require State Department of Health to conduct. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (57 as lead sponsor)
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SB 2844
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TVA Service Area Utilities Grant Fund; establish, and fund with g.o. bonds and diversion of TVA payments in lieu of taxes.
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SB 3056
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Calhoun County; authorize assessments on convictions for improvements to courthouses and pretrial detention facilities.
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SR 103
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Commend Coffeeville High School Boys Basketball Team for Class 1A State Championship.
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SB 2280
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Mississippi Wild Turkey Stamp; establish.
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SB 3265
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City of Water Valley; authorize to enact a tax on restaurants for tourism and parks and recreation.
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SB 2258
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All-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles; allow tagging for operation on certain roads.
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SB 3262
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General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to the Town of Houlka for repairing and paving the town streets.
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SB 3259
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General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to the Okolona School District for making improvements to school buildings.
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SB 3201
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General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to the Town of Coffeeville for the construction of a splash pad.
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SB 3269
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Chickasaw County; authorize assessments on convictions for improvements to courthouses and pretrial detention facilities.
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