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Gene Newman
MS House District 61
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Issue areas
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Government Operations & Budget 15Criminal Justice & Policing 11Healthcare 8Transportation & Infrastructure 7Civil Rights & Liberties 6Housing 6Labor & Employment 6Education 4Economy & Taxes 3Banking & Finance 2Defense & Military 2Elections & Voting 2Other 2Technology & Privacy 2Environment & Energy 1Social Services & Welfare 1Veterans Affairs 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS House District 61 current
Mississippi |
Republican | Jan 7, 2020 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (734 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| SB 2328 — Real property; clarify eviction procedures, provide procedure for removal from RV parks. | Yea | Mar 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2743 — Funds collected for certified copies; allow use for public health programs and completion of other recordkeeping and statistics. | Yea | Mar 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2248 — Fresh Start Act; revise. | Yea | Mar 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 556 — DFA; authorize to purchase certain real property known as the "East Hamilton Street Properties" in the City of Jackson, Mississippi. | Yea | Mar 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1708 — Kemper County; authorize contributions to Philadelphia Transit. | Yea | Mar 11, 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. | Nay | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2381 — Authority of Secretary of State to approve leases on Public Trust Tidelands; clarify. | Yea | Mar 11, 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. | Nay | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1650 — Coahoma County; provide trustees of county reserve and trust fund may use portion of fund to repair county owned "Federal Building". | Yea | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2143 — Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise definition of "qualified resort area." | Nay | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1645 — City of Philadelphia; authorize a contribution to Philadelphia Transit. | Yea | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1827 — City of Oxford; clarify earnings component definition and authorized contributions under municipal reserve and trust fund. | Yea | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1801 — Sunflower County; increase contributions made to the Sunflower County Ministerial Alliance Counseling Service, Inc. | Yea | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1891 — Hancock County; extend the date of repeal on the Hancock County Tourism Development Bureau and hotel/motel tax. | Not voting | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2510 — Gaming; include online, interactive and computerized versions thereof, increase penalties, and authorize forfeiture. | Nay | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2452 — Child support; create presumption that support continues past the age of majority for a disabled child. | Nay | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1717 — Town of Mize; extend date of repeal on restaurant tax. | Yea | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1637 — Hunting and fishing on another's land; revise provisions relating to payment of restitution. | Yea | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2741 — Professional music therapists; provide for licensure by State Department of Health. | Yea | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1809 — City of Senatobia; extend repeal date on hotel/motel and restaurant tourism tax. | Yea | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1654 — City of Pascagoula; extend tourism tax levied on prepared food sold at restaurants. | Yea | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 623 — Indigent counsel; increase compensation for. | Yea | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1959 — Wayne County; reenact and extend repealer on assessments on misdemeanor convictions to fund Wayne County Justice Complex. | Yea | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1658 — City of Indianola; revise repeal date on tourism commission and hotel, motel and restaurant tax. | Yea | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1936 — Town of Como; extend date of repeal to levy tax on hotels, motels and restaurants. | Yea | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (20 as lead sponsor)
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HB 1529
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Armed Services Absentee Voting Law; bring forward code sections related to.
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HB 1089
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County sheriffs; authorize use of radar speed detection equipment under certain conditions.
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HB 1125
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Pharmacy services; prohibit insurers and PBMs from requiring persons to obtain exclusively through pharmacies that they own.
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HB 187
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Texting while driving; change from civil to traffic violation and increase penalty.
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HB 191
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PERS; certain law enforcement officers and firefighters shall receive one year of creditable service for every five years of service in Mississippi.
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HB 188
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"Dignity and Safety for Incarcerated Women Act"; enact.
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HB 640
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Radar; authorize sheriff and deputies to use on county roads to enforce speed limits.
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HB 159
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Public Safety for Public Property Act; create to regulate camping.
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HB 170
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UCC; revise certain provisions relating to investment securities.
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HB 160
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IHL; require board to conduct a review of tenured professors every five years.
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