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Josh Harkins R

State Senator
Mississippi Senate District 20 — Seat 2
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2027
1 Total

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On Record (49)

Bill FINANCEJudiciary A
May 20, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill FINANCEWays and Means
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Bill FINANCEWays and Means
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Bill Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyAppropriationsAppropriations A
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Sen. Josh Harkins, Rep. Trey Lamar Receive NFIB Guardian of Small Business Awards  NFIB
Apr 08, 2026 · source · details / share
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An Act To Authorize The Mayor And Board Of Aldermen Of The City Of Brandon, Mississippi, And The Board Of Directors Of The West Rankin Utility Authority To Jointly Or Independently Enter Into One Or More Contracts Or Agreements With A Developer Or Operator Of A Data Center Or Related Technology Facility, And With Each Other, For The Planning, Design, …
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Income Tax Credits For Job Creation By Certain Alternative Energy Projects Shall Be Awarded Under The Section For Any Tax Year After 2025; To Amend Section 27-65-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Sales And Use Tax Exemptions For Construction, Expansion And Headquarters Relocation …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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An Act To Provide An Income Tax Credit For A Portion Of Certain Expenditures Made By Companies Engaged In Certain Television Productions In Mississippi; To Define Certain Terms; To Establish The Amount Of The Credit; To Provide That, If The Amount Of The Credit Claimed By A Production Company Exceeds The Amount Of Income Tax Liability Of The Production Company …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 27-35-50, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Department Of Revenue, When Promulgating Its Annual Table Of Inflation Factors For Industrial Property, To Include Commercial Solar And Wind Facilities As A Separate Category Of Industrial Property; To Provide That, If Marshall Valuation Service Has Not Provided An Inflation Factor For Commercial Solar And Wind Facilities …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $20,000,000.00 To Provide Funds For The Mississippi Site Development Grant Fund; To Amend Section 57-1-701, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $10,000,000.00 For The Ace Fund; To Amend Section 57-61-25, Mississippi …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Tax On All Taxable Income In Excess Of $10,000.00 To 3.75% For 2027, 3.5% For 2028, 3.25% For 2029, And 2.99% For 2030 And All Subsequent Years; To Amend Section 27-65-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Tax Retail Sales Of Groceries At 5% From And After July …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 57-87-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Definition Of "equipment Used In The Deployment Of Broadband Technologies" For Purposes Of The Credit Against Income Tax And Corporation Franchise Tax Liability Of Telecommunications Enterprises For Certain Investments Made In Such Equipment, And For Purposes Of The Ad Valorem Tax Exemption For Such Equipment Placed In …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 41-3-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District To The List Of Entities That May Be Assisted By The Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Revolving Loan And Grant Program Administered By The State Department Of Health; And For Related Purposes.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Certain Alternative Procedures For Procurements By Existing Or Future Mississippi Institutions Of Higher Learning Or Their Related Entities, Joint Ventures Or Subsidiaries Governed By Or In Connection With The Named Institutions, Under The "construction Manager At Risk" Method Of Project Delivery; To Bring Forward Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 57-1-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Grant Amount That May Be Awarded By The Mississippi Development Authority To A Small Municipality Or Limited Population County From The Small Municipalities And Limited Population Counties Fund During Any Grant Period Established By The Mda; And For Related Purposes.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 57-1-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "capital Improvements" For Purposes Of The Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan Program To Include Any Project Determined To Be A Capital Improvement By The Mississippi Development Authority (mda); To Amend Section 57-1-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Extend The Repealer On The …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 39-5-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Transfer Authority Over The Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund From The Department Of Finance And Administration To The Department Of Archives And History; To Direct The Department Of Finance And Administration To Take All Action Necessary To Effectuate The Transfer Of The Monies In The Fund To The …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 57-26-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definitions Of "tourism Project" And "resort Development" To Increase The Minimum Private Investment Amounts Required Under The Tourism Project Incentive Program; To Decrease The Percentage Of The Private Investment Amount Required For Resort Developments That May Be Expended On Facilities To House Retail Activity; To Amend Section …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 4, Chapter 492, Laws Of 1994, As Last Amended By Section 3, Chapter 467, Laws Of 2022, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On Sections 27-7-22.7 And 27-7-22.9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide An Income Tax Credit For Taxpayers Using Port Facilities At State, County And Municipal Ports For The Export Of Cargo …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.40, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes An Income Tax Job Credit For Enterprises That Are Primarily Engaged In Providing Inland Water Transportation Of Cargo On Lakes, Rivers And Intracoastal Waterways For Each Full-time Employee Employed By The Enterprise In A Mississippi Full-time Job, To Extend The Repealer On The Credit; And For Related Purposes.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By Senate Bill No. 2145, 2025 Regular Session, As Amended By House Bill No. 1284, 2025 Regular Session, To Provide That, Where An On-premises Retailer's Permit Is Issued To An Establishment Located In A Qualified Resort Area Created By Section 67-1-5(o)(iii)(18), Persons In The Permitted Premises Are Allowed …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act Relating To The Sale Of Cigarettes In Mississippi; To Define Certain Terms; To Require Each Cigarette Manufacturer Whose Cigarettes Are Sold In Mississippi To File An Annual Certification With The Commissioner Of Revenue Containing Specified Information About The Manufacturer And Its Cigarettes; To Require The Commissioner To Maintain A State Cigarette Directory Available To The Public On The …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Direct The State Department Of Health, In Partnership With The Division Of Aging And Adult Services And Other Entities, To Incorporate In Its Existing Public Health Outreach Programs, In Nonclinical Terms, Information About Brain Health, Dementia Risk Reduction, Alzheimer's Disease And Other Dementias To Increase Public Understanding And Awareness While Prioritizing Populations At Greater Risk Of Developing …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Repeal Date Of The Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing Job Tax Credit From January 1, 2026, To January 1, 2030; And For Related Purposes.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 57-10-449, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend Until October 1, 2029, The Repeal Date On Sections 57-10-401 Through 57-10-447, Which Provide For The Issuance Of Bonds By The Mississippi Business Finance Corporation To Finance Economic Development Projects In Order To Induce The Location Or Expansion Of Certain Businesses Within This State, And On Section 27-7-22.3, …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 57-73-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Provision Of Law Authorizing An Income Tax Credit For Any Company That Transfers Or Relocates Its National Or Regional Headquarters To The State Of Mississippi From Outside The State; And For Related Purposes.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 57-117-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act; To Bring Forward Sections 57-117-1 Through 57-117-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Constitute The Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 27-31-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Provide That, If The Address For Any Registered Agent Of Any Represented Organization Is A Residence Address, And The Registered Agent No Longer Resides At The Residence Address, Or The Residence Address Is Being Used Without The Current Occupant's Permission, The Current Occupant May Have The Address Removed From Public Record By Submitting To The Secretary Of …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 63-15-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Definition Of "proof Of Financial Responsibility," For Purposes Of The Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety-responsibility Law, To Increase The Minimum Coverage Required From $25,000.00 To $50,000.00 Because Of Bodily Injury To Or Death Of One Person In Any One Accident, From $50,000.00 To $100,000.00 Because Of Bodily Injury …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Enact The "stop Squatters Act"; To State Legislative Findings And Intent Concerning The Rights Of Real Property Owners; To Authorize An Owner Of Real Property To Request From The Sheriff Of The County In Which The Real Property Is Located The Immediate Removal Of A Person Or Persons Unlawfully Occupying A Residential Dwelling Or Commercial Building Located …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Enact The Mississippi 2026 Severe Winter Storm Electric Utility Customer Relief And Electric Utility System Restoration Act; To Establish A Mechanism By Which The Mississippi Public Service Commission May Authorize And Certify An Electric Utility Financing Order And The State May Issue Bonds To Pay The Costs Of Repairing Damage To The Systems Of Electric Utilities Caused …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.50, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes An Income Tax Credit For Employers Who Sponsor Skills Training For Employees, To Increase The Maximum Aggregate Amount Of Tax Credits That May Be Claimed By All Taxpayers Claiming A Credit In A Taxable Year; To Extend The Date Of Repeal On The Section; And For Related Purposes.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 57-105-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Governor Of Mississippi To Designate One Or More Counties Of The State As Eligible Recovery Zones In Response To The State Of Emergency Declared By The Governor On January 22, 2026, For The Purpose Of Qualified Equity Investment Income Tax And Insurance Premium Tax Credits; To Provide …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "eligible Charitable Organization" Under The Pregnancy Resource Act; To Make The State Income Tax Credit Under The Act Available To Taxpayers That Are Not Business Enterprises; To Revise The Requirements Of An Eligible Charitable Organization's Written Certification; And For Related Purposes.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 27-31-46, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "project" To Include Facilities Storing Energy Using Battery Energy Storage Systems, For Purposes Of A County's Authority To Grant Certain Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions Of Up To 50% Of The Total Assessed Value Of Certain Projects; To Amend Section 27-31-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Direct The State Treasurer, In Conjunction With The State Fiscal Officer, To Transfer $20 Million From The Capital Expense Fund To The Disaster Assistance Trust Fund Upon The Effective Date Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act Establishing The State-managed Disaster Assistance Program To Enable The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency To Administer State-funded Emergency Preparedness, Response, And Recovery; To Create The State-managed Disaster Assistance Trust Fund And Prescribe Eligibility For Funds; To Provide For Work Performed By Contract And The Advance Of Funds; And For Related Purposes.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Require The Return Of Unexpended, Local Improvement Project Funds And Unexpended Interest Earned On Those Funds To The Capital Expense Fund; To Provide A Procedure For Withholding A Certain Percentage Of The Payments And Allocations To A Municipality Or County Under Section 27-65-75 To Recover Funds Owed To The Capital Expense Fund Under This Act Where A …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 57-62-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Certain Qualified Businesses Or Industries To Receive Incentive Payments Under The Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act For 10 Years Under Certain Conditions; To Bring Forward Sections 57-62-13, 57-114-5, 57-114-7 And 57-114-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 37-148-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Repealer On The Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through (smart) Business Act; To Bring Forward Sections 37-148-1, 37-148-3, 37-148-5, 37-148-7 And 37-148-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Constitute The Smart Business Act, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Sections 85-7-251, 63-23-5 And 63-23-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Towing Companies To Use A Third-party Vendor Meeting The Requirements Of The Department Of Revenue To Locate And Notify Owners And Lienholders Of Towed Vehicles Of The Towing And Pending Sale Of Such Vehicles; To Shorten The Periods In Which Such Location And Notification Is …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 63-21-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers And Scrap Metal Processors To Use Third-party Vendors That Meet The Requirements Of The Department Of Revenue, As An Alternative To Using The Department Of Revenue's Automated Statewide Motor Vehicle Registration System, For The Purpose Of Complying With Their Duty To Verify The …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 73-33-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Education Requirements To Be Admitted To The Certified Public Accountant (cpa) Examination; To Require Passage Of All Sections Of The Uniform Cpa Examination And Certain Experience To Apply For Initial Issuance Of A Cpa License; To Amend Section 73-33-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Revised …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 57-117-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act; To Amend Section 57-117-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Requirements For Certification Of An Area As A Health Care Industry Zone By The Mississippi Development Authority; To Bring Forward Sections 57-117-1, 57-117-3, 57-117-7 …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 27-31-46.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Initial Construction Deadline For Purposes Of Eligibility Of Certain Energy Projects For Certain Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions Of Up To 50% Of The Total Assessed Value Of The Projects; To Extend The Deadline By Which Counties And Municipalities May Authorize Such Exemptions; To Amend Section 27-31-104, Mississippi …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Enact The Proxy Advisor Transparency Act; To Define "proxy Advisor," "proxy Advisory Service" And Additional Terms Used In This Act; To Require Certain Disclosures To Shareholders When A Proxy Advisor Makes A Recommendation That Is Based Or Is Not Based On A Written Financial Analysis; To Provide That Violations Of This Act Constitute An Actionable Deceptive Trade …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act Establishing The Mississippi Department Of Emergency Management Within The Executive Branch Of State Government In Order To House Emergency Management Sub-agencies, Units, And/or Offices Within State Government; To Assign Authorities To The Executive Director Of The Mississippi Department Of Emergency Management; To Establish The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency As An Office Of The Mississippi Department Of Emergency Management; …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Be Known As The Ibogaine Drug Development Clinical Trial Act; To Authorize The Establishment Of A Consortium To Apply For Selection By The State Department Of Health To Conduct A Drug Development Clinical Trial With Ibogaine And Secure The United States Food And Drug Administration's (fda) Approval Of Ibogaine As A Medication For The Treatment Of Opioid …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
An Act To Provide That, To Be Eligible For An Economic Development Incentive, An Employer Must Not Grant Recognition Rights For Employees Solely And Exclusively On The Basis Of Signed Union Authorization Cards If The Selection Of A Bargaining Representative May Instead Be Conducted Through A Secret Ballot Election Conducted By The National Labor Relations Board, Must Not Voluntarily Disclose …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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May 20, 2026 · details / share
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An Act Making An Additional Appropriation Of Disaster Assistance Trust Funds To The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency For The Purposes Of Defraying Expenses Related To The State Obligations For Disaster Response And Recovery, Including The Severe Weather Event Beginning On …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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An Act To Enact The Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Program Act; To Define Terms; To Establish The Local Government Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Finance And Administration For The Purpose Of …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share