Brent Powell

MS House District 59

Republican Mississippi since Jan 9, 2013

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Government Operations & Budget 22 Economy & Taxes 13 Environment & Energy 8 Transportation & Infrastructure 7 Other 6 Healthcare 5 Housing 4 Education 3 Civil Rights & Liberties 2 Technology & Privacy 2 Agriculture 1 Banking & Finance 1 Criminal Justice & Policing 1 Defense & Military 1 Labor & Employment 1 Social Services & Welfare 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
MS House District 59 current Mississippi	Republican	Jan 9, 2013	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (734 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HB 1491 — Cloud Center of Excellence; establish for phased-in cloud computing and storage by state agencies and governing authorities.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1330 — Banks; authorize investments in SBICs incorporated outside MS and in LLCs and LLPs.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1456 — Department of Public Safety Headquarters; transfer facility in Jackson, MS to UMMC.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 92 — Alcoholic beverages; authorize governing authorities of wet jurisdictions to authorize package retail sales on Sunday.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1001 — MS Inmate Labor Accountability and Rehabilitation Act; enact.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 952 — Income tax; extend repealer on credit for certain costs paid by a company in relocating national or regional headquarters to MS.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1261 — Transportation funding; authorize public-private partnerships to include naming rights.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1079 — Department of Corrections; authorize to enter into contract with Forrest County for the housing of state inmates.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1427 — Mississippi Credit Availability Act; extend repealer and revise and create cap adjustment based on the CPI-U.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 970 — Sales tax; extend repealer on exemption of certain sales to Toughest Kids Foundation for Camp Kamassa in Copiah County.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HC 7 — Officer Troy Floyd; commend life and legacy upon his passing.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1527 — Financial literacy curriculum; require State Board of Education to create for all public school students in Grades 6-8.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 20 — "Statewide Digital Services and Procurement Modernization Act"; establish for MDITS.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 262 — Mississippi Ireland Trade Commission; establish.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 964 — MS Business Finance Corporation; extend repealer on authority to issue bonds to finance economic development projects.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 972 — Income tax; extend repealer on jobs tax credit for certain water transportation enterprises.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 291 — County and county district officers; require to have runoff election if no candidate receives majority after general election.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1502 — MS Hemp Cultivation Act; revise provisions of and legalize manufacture and sale of hemp beverages.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1349 — Gaming Commission; authorize to collaborate with DHS for collection of child support.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1617 — "Tim Tebow Act"; create to authorize homeschool students to participate in public school extracurricular activities.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 993 — Mortgage brokers and lenders; authorize to perform organization activities at a remote location.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1175 — Alcoholic beverages; authorize direct sales and shipments of wine.	Yea	Feb 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 184 — Public purchasing; increase threshold for bidding and revise provisions related to reverse auctions.	Yea	Feb 10, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 317 — Earned-discharge credits; authorize offenders on probation/parole to earn for participation in faith-based activities.	Yea	Feb 10, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 13 — Community and junior colleges; authorize to administer certain construction and maintenance contracts and exempt from DFA oversight.	Yea	Feb 10, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Issue areas

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (734 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (28 as lead sponsor)