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
SB 2886 — Mississippi Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team Law; enact.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2266 — Sales tax; require DOR to publish list of agricultural items eligible for exemption or reduced rate.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2003 — Boats and other vessels; update numbering requirements for compliance with federal regulations.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2415 — Health insurance and employee benefit plans; extend repealer on mandated coverage for telemedicine services.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2079 — Public contracts for energy efficiency services; extend the repealer of.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2852 — Income tax; extend repealer on job tax credit for certain water transportation enterprises.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2276 — Open seasons; extend those ending on a Friday until 30 minutes after sunset on the following Sunday.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2855 — Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund; transfer funds and authority from DFA to MDAH.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2051 — Department of Corrections; extend repealer on drug and alcohol program at Bolivar County Regional Facility.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2078 — State Board of Funeral Service; extend the repealer of.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2546 — Mississippi Business Finance Corporation; extend repeal date on authority to issue bonds to finance economic development projects.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2052 — Disabled veterans license tags; authorize tags to be labeled.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2303 — Building at 152 Watford Parkway, Canton; transfer to Mississippi Department of Public Safety.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2691 — MS Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act; amend to prohibit the sale of tobacco or tobacco products to those under age 21.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2083 — Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of Mississippi College School of Law.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2263 — Approval of oyster leases by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources; clarify authority.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2519 — Public-private partnerships; allow IHL board to lease on behalf of the University of Mississippi.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2250 — Asbestos Abatement Accreditation and Certification Act; recognize additional training and align with federal standards.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2208 — Mississippi Terroristic Threats Law; provide enhanced penalty for threat against airport.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2853 — Income tax; extend repealer on tax credit for certain charges for using certain port and airport facilities.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2192 — Driver's license; require indication of sex to be consistent with sex of the individual determined at birth.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2697 — COVID-19 Hospital Expanded Capacity Program; extend expenditure period of.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2396 — Medicaid estate recovery; prohibit application to obtain funds from ABLE accounts.	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SN 59 — Andre'-Louis Verloin (Andre') de Gruy, Jackson, Mississippi, State Defender in the Office of the State Public Defender, four year term…	Yea	Feb 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2712 — Protecting Patient Access to Physician-Administered Drugs Act; enact.	Yea	Feb 5, 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)