Kathy Chism

MS Senate District 3

Republican Mississippi since Jan 7, 2020

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Issue areas

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Government Operations & Budget 5 Criminal Justice & Policing 3 Civil Rights & Liberties 2 Economy & Taxes 2 Education 2 Elections & Voting 2 Transportation & Infrastructure 2 Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1 Banking & Finance 1 Foreign Policy & Trade 1 Healthcare 1 Housing 1 Immigration 1 Other 1 Social Services & Welfare 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
MS Senate District 3 current Mississippi	Republican	Jan 7, 2020	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (1,068 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HB 1544 — Judicial redistricting; revise for circuit courts.	Yea	Mar 6, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 624 — Criminal investigators; increase salaries of.	Yea	Mar 6, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1293 — Pat Harrison Waterway District; revise eligibility criteria for appointment to board of directors.	Yea	Mar 6, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 913 — Meat labeling; require accurate labeling of meat and nonmeat products by processors, retail and food establishment prior to final sale.	Yea	Mar 6, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1474 — Department of Health; require to conduct a review of quality of medical care provided to inmates of Department of Corrections.	Yea	Mar 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 861 — Sexual offense; provide immunity for reporting.	Yea	Mar 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
JR 1 — MS House of Representatives; revise composition of Districts 16, 22, 36, 39 and 41.	Yea	Mar 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 920 — Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of various organizations.	Yea	Mar 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1614 — Expungement; clarify for pardon and human trafficking convictions.	Yea	Mar 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 289 — Election commissioners; revise terms and election cycles for those in Districts Two and Four.	Yea	Mar 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 293 — Congressional primaries; change time for holding in years without presidential election.	Yea	Mar 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 724 — Election crime; create for the willful failure to transmit a voter's ballot in certain situations.	Yea	Mar 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 953 — Harvest permits; extend repealer on provisions establishing maximum weight and approved routes of vehicles.	Yea	Mar 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1196 — Local governments and rural water systems improvements revolving loan and grant program; authorize Pearl River Valley Water Supply District…	Yea	Mar 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1074 — Electronic Government Services Fund and Electronic Government Oversight Committee; bring forward sections that created.	Yea	Mar 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1211 — Municipal ordinance for granting of utility franchises or use of streets; remove municipal approval of.	Yea	Mar 3, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SC 531 — Mississippi-Israel Joint Legislative Caucus; recognize creation of.	Yea	Feb 28, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SR 54 — Commend Coahoma County High School Head Basketball Coach Derrick Moore for 900th career victory.	Yea	Feb 27, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SR 52 — Commemorate 155th Anniversary of the first African American Mississippi U.S. Senator Hiram Revels.	Yea	Feb 27, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SR 53 — Recognize Centennial (100th) Anniversary Celebration of The Coliseum Theatre in Corinth, Mississippi.	Yea	Feb 27, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SC 528 — Remembering the influential life and career of Mississippi political pioneer Clarke Reed and extending condolences on his passing.	Yea	Feb 27, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SR 51 — Recognize Caterpillar Inc., in Corinth, Mississippi, on company's 100th Anniversary celebration.	Yea	Feb 27, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SC 532 — Extend sympathy to surviving family of National Republican Committee Woman Jeanne Luckey.	Yea	Feb 27, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SR 65 — Extend sincerest sympathy of the Senate to surviving family and friends of Hinds County Deputy Sheriff Martin Shields, Jr.	Yea	Feb 27, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1262 — Nursing; authorize military medics to take exam to be licensed as an LPN.	Yea	Feb 27, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Issue areas

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (1,068 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (13 as lead sponsor)