Local and Private Committee, Mississippi State Senate
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The Local and Private Committee is a standing committee of the Mississippi State Senate. Per Senate Rule 36, the committee is made up of five members.[1]
Per Rules 7, 36 and 37 of the Senate Rules, committees of the Mississippi State Senate are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, who serves as the President of the Senate.[2] After the adoption of Senate Rules, the committees are appointed. The first person named to a committee by the President shall serve as the chair, with the second serving as the vice chair. Any vacancies that have occurred in any committees after members have been appointed will be filled by the President.[3]
See rules: Senate rules
Function
| “ | There shall be appointed in each house of the Legislature a standing committee on Local and Private Legislation; the House committee to consist of seven (7) representatives and the Senate committee of five (5) senators. No local or private bill shall be passed by either house until it shall have been referred to said committee thereof and shall have been reported back with a recommendation in writing that it do pass, stating affirmatively the reasons therefor, and why the end to be accomplished should not be reached by general law, or by a proceeding in court; or if the recommendation of the committee be that the bill do not pass, then it shall not pass the house to which it is so reported unless it be voted for by a majority of all the members elected thereto. If a bill is passed in conformity to the requirements hereof, other than such as prohibited in the next section, the courts shall not, because of its local, special or private nature refuse to enforce it.[4][5] | ” |
| “ | A committee of the Senate shall report on the sufficiency of the titles of all bills and resolutions before their being put on final passage; and it shall be in order, before the passage of every bill or resolution, to move to commit or recommit for report upon the sufficiency of the title. Titles shall indicate clearly the subject matter of the proposed legislation.[6][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Local and Private Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2020-2021 legislative session
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Local and Private Committee, 2020-2021 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Hob Bryan | • Perry Lee, Chair | |||
| • Kelvin Butler | • Tony Smith, Vice Chair | |||
| • Tommy Gollott | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mississippi Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 23, 2021 (Rule 36)
- ↑ Mississippi Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 22, 2021 (Rules 7, 36 and 37)
- ↑ Mississippi Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 22, 2021 (Rule 38)
- ↑ Mississippi Legislature, "Constitutional Provisions Affecting the Legislature and Legislation," accessed February 23, 2021. Section 89
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Mississippi Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 23, 2021 (Rule 41)
Current members of the Mississippi State Senate
Leadership
Senators
District 1
Michael McLendon (R)
District 2
David Parker (R)
District 3
Kathy Chism (R)
District 4
Rita Parks (R)
District 5
Daniel Sparks (R)
District 6
Chad McMahan (R)
District 7
Hob Bryan (D)
District 8
Benjamin Suber (R)
District 9
Nicole Boyd (R)
District 10
Neil Whaley (R)
District 11
Reginald Jackson (D)
District 12
Derrick Simmons (D)
District 13
Sarita Simmons (D)
District 14
Lydia Chassaniol (R)
District 15
Bart Williams (R)
District 16
District 17
Charles Younger (R)
District 18
Vacant
District 19
Kevin Blackwell (R)
District 20
Josh Harkins (R)
District 21
District 22
Joseph Thomas (D)
District 23
Briggs Hopson (R)
District 24
David Jordan (D)
District 25
Walter Michel (R)
District 26
John Horhn (D)
District 27
Hillman Frazier (D)
District 28
Sollie Norwood (D)
District 29
David Blount (D)
District 30
Dean Kirby (R)
District 31
Tyler McCaughn (R)
District 32
Rod Hickman (D)
District 33
Jeff Tate (R)
District 34
Juan Barnett (D)
District 35
Andy Berry (R)
District 36
Brian Rhodes (R)
District 37
Albert Butler (D)
District 38
Gary Brumfield (D)
District 39
Jason Barrett (R)
District 40
Angela Hill (R)
District 41
Joey Fillingane (R)
District 42
Robin Robinson (R)
District 43
Dennis DeBar (R)
District 44
John Polk (R)
District 45
Chris Johnson (R)
District 46
Philman Ladner (R)
District 47
Joseph Seymour (R)
District 48
Mike Thompson (R)
District 49
Joel Carter (R)
District 50
Scott DeLano (R)
District 51
Jeremy England (R)
District 52
Brice Wiggins (R)
Republican Party (35)
Democratic Party (16)
Vacancies (1)
