R
Richard Bennett
MS House District 120
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Issue areas
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS House District 120 current
Mississippi |
Republican | Jan 3, 2008 | — | 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 |
Sponsored legislation (6 as lead sponsor)
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HB 555
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Public procurement laws; exempt certain purchases and contracts for landmark buildings from for certain time.
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HB 556
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DFA; authorize to purchase certain real property known as the "East Hamilton Street Properties" in the City of Jackson, Mississippi.
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HB 1093
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DPS; authorize to transfer MBN Headquarters to the Department of Agriculture and Commerce for the use and benefit of Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau.
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HB 1436
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MDOT; authorize to transfer property in Harrison County to the City of Gulfport.
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HB 853
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Construction projects; require prequalification of bidders for contracts of 10 million or more.
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HB 1479
MS · —
Insurance; revise the hurricane deductible.