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Derrick Simmons
MS Senate District 12
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Issue areas
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Senate District 12 current
Mississippi |
Democratic | Mar 11, 2011 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,065 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| SB 2181 — Public Records Act; exempt school district test security plans for administration of Statewide Student Assessment Program. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2555 — Native wineries; authorize to make sales at one satellite location in same county. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2596 — Mississippi K-12 and Postsecondary Mental Health Task Force; extend operation of. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2612 — Standard educator licenses; revise requirements for. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2899 — Court reporters; increase authorized salary for. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2894 — Cybersecurity insurance; include in Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Association statutes. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2162 — Cardiac Emergency Response Plan; revise to include airway clearance devices. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2482 — Mississippi Electronic Court system; provide free access to public defenders and county prosecutors in certain matters. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2272 — Government Efficiency; create task force to provide recommendations on. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2314 — Uniform Controlled Substances Law; include certain hemp products on Schedule I. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2151 — Education; require public schools to adopt policies prohibiting or restricting cell phone possession or use by students in class. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2313 — Sexual offense; provide immunity for reporting. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2563 — Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund; increase the limit of diversion to. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2843 — State Treasury Efficiency Act; enact. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2540 — Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act; extend repealers on act and related tax incentives. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2257 — Harvest permits; delete repealer on provisions establishing maximum weight and approved routes of vehicles. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2543 — Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; amend provisions related to. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2657 — Election commissioners; allow discretionary election day pay raises for. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2616 — Education funding; update language, and include grades 7-8 in CTE multiplier for grades 9-12. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2898 — Nonemergency transportation program; require PEER Committee to evaluate performance of two years after each new contract implementation. | Yea | Feb 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2210 — Fireworks; revise dates of sale and reduce violation to misdemeanor. | Yea | Feb 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2518 — Universities and colleges; increase certain college renovation funds and require IHL board to develop PPP policies. | Yea | Feb 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2368 — Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Standard; amend penalties. | Yea | Feb 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2787 — Bad faith assertions of patent infringement; repeal repealer on. | Yea | Feb 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |