Kathy Chism

MS Senate District 3

Republican Mississippi since Jan 7, 2020

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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 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
SB 2695 — Mississippi Professional Massage Therapy Act; extend repealer on.	Yea	Feb 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2377 — Public Procurement Review Board; expand the contract and emergency contract reviewing authority of.	Yea	Feb 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2221 — Campus safety; require institutions of higher learning to review safety procedures concerning student living accommodations.	Yea	Feb 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2802 — Fire Protection Fee; levy on retail sale of fireworks.	Yea	Feb 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2393 — Medicaid; exclude certain assets of disabled workers during eligibility determinations for long-term care services.	Nay	Feb 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2832 — County website; allow counties without local newspapers to publish certain notices on.	Yea	Feb 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2650 — Campaign finance; allow reports to be filed and made accessible via a website run by the SOS.	Yea	Feb 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2496 — Mississippi Earned Wage Access Services Act; enact.	Nay	Feb 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2282 — Drones; allow use of for observing, trapping and taking wild hogs.	Yea	Feb 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2392 — Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) grant program; Dept. of Mental Health and Division of Medicaid apply for.	Not voting	Feb 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2677 — Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; define requirements for pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacy services administrative organizations.	Yea	Feb 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2002 — Boards of Supervisors; authorize to designate persons to serve as hearing officers for delinquent solid waste fees.	Yea	Feb 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2309 — Child grooming and morphed images; criminalize and amend provisions related to.	Yea	Feb 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2275 — State Task Force for Agency Reorganization; establish.	Yea	Feb 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2729 — "Mississippi Public Health Trust Fund"; establish to support public health programs funded from medical cannabis taxes.	Yea	Feb 13, 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	Feb 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2605 — School curriculum; require that schools teach civics courses before completion of high school.	Yea	Feb 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2220 — Mississippians' Right to Name, Likeness and Voice Act; enact.	Yea	Feb 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2261 — Mississippi Comprehensive Coastal Conservation and Restoration Act of 2025; enact.	Yea	Feb 12, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2618 — School attendance officers; transfer responsibility of employment from MDE to local school districts.	Yea	Feb 12, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2499 — Justice court; increase limit of jurisdiction.	Nay	Feb 12, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2507 — Mississippi Money Transmission Modernization Act; enact.	Yea	Feb 12, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2525 — Cosmetology and barbering; technical amendments.	Yea	Feb 12, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2227 — Wind turbines study committee; study potential unintended impact of wind turbine usage in agriculture.	Yea	Feb 12, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2883 — Welcome centers; authorize MDA to contract with and award grants to counties for staffing.	Nay	Feb 12, 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)