Rita Parks

MS Senate District 4

Republican Mississippi since Jan 3, 2012

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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 36 Education 21 Healthcare 9 Agriculture 8 Economy & Taxes 4 Transportation & Infrastructure 4 Banking & Finance 2 Civil Rights & Liberties 2 Criminal Justice & Policing 2 Elections & Voting 2 Environment & Energy 2 Housing 2 Labor & Employment 2 Veterans Affairs 2 Defense & Military 1 Foreign Policy & Trade 1 Other 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
MS Senate District 4 current Mississippi	Republican	Jan 3, 2012	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (1,070 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HB 1325 — County depositories; revise interval of time for accepting bids from financial institutions in certain years.	Yea	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1129 — Education Enhancement Fund; school district educational facilities loan repayments shall be made to DFA and deposited into.	Yea	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1338 — Unmarked vehicles; revise requirements for and prohibit impersonation of law enforcement.	Yea	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 599 — Internet; create civil liability for distribution of child pornography and obscene matter by commercial entities.	Yea	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1461 — Local governments capital improvements revolving loan program; revise definition of "capital improvements", extend repealer on MDA…	Yea	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 811 — Candidate qualifications; revise process for.	Yea	Mar 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	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1308 — Grooming of a child; establish as a criminal offense.	Yea	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1555 — MS Curriculum Alignment Task Force; create.	Yea	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1126 — Gulf Coast Restoration Fund; provide for maximum match requirement for assistance provided to cities and counties from.	Yea	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1094 — Department of Health; exempt certain contracts relating to the Public Health Lab from PPRB approval.	Yea	Mar 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	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1428 — Money Transmission Modernization Act; create and repeal MS Money Transmitters Act.	Yea	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SN 66 — George Mark Henry, Madison, Mississippi, Workers' Compensation Commission as the Commissioner representing an attorney at law of recognized…	Yea	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2690 — Health Care Expendable Fund; delete repealer on.	Yea	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 807 — Mental health; establish Division of Autism Services within Department of Mental Health.	Yea	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1284 — Mississippi Native Spirit Law; rename and revise various provisions.	Yea	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1414 — Workforce Enhancement Training Fund; revise administration of and make technical changes to.	Yea	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2239 — Authorization for incarceration of state offenders in county or regional correctional facilities; add Forrest and Wayne Counties.	Yea	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1201 — Income tax and ad valorem tax; create incentives for developers to improve tax forfeited, blighted properties in MS.	Yea	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1491 — Cloud Center of Excellence; establish for phased-in cloud computing and storage by state agencies and governing authorities.	Yea	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 598 — Publishers' fees; revise those charged for publication of legal documents.	Yea	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 924 — Creating Logic for Efficiency and Accountability (CLEAR) Act; create.	Yea	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 958 — Department of Information Technology Services; revise certain provisions relating to acquisition of technology services.	Yea	Mar 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.	Nay	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Issue areas

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (1,070 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (26 as lead sponsor)