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Walter Michel
MS Senate District 25
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Government Operations & Budget 37Economy & Taxes 11Banking & Finance 7Healthcare 7Housing 5Social Services & Welfare 4Transportation & Infrastructure 4Environment & Energy 3Agriculture 2Labor & Employment 2Other 2Technology & Privacy 2Civil Rights & Liberties 1Defense & Military 1Education 1Veterans Affairs 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| MS Senate District 25 current
Mississippi |
Republican | Mar 21, 2016 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MS Senate District 25
Mississippi |
Republican | Jan 4, 2000 | Jan 3, 2012 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,070 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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SB 2499
Justice court; increase limit of jurisdiction.
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 76a13587-368b-4047-a31d-cb5edbd14e53 | Feb 14, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/76a13587-368b-4047-a31d-cb5edbd14e53 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2145
Alcoholic beverages; authorize the direct shipment of wine.
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9f787cb1-0b8f-4c88-8c43-d44ad33d64be | Feb 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9f787cb1-0b8f-4c88-8c43-d44ad33d64be CC0-1.0 |
| Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6c26edef-5cec-4089-896f-faea7be27b02 | Feb 13, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6c26edef-5cec-4089-896f-faea7be27b02 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 2438
Mississippi State Employees Paid Parental Leave Act; enact.
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Passage as Amended | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll de7a7478-21e7-4919-a120-495d09944a4f | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/de7a7478-21e7-4919-a120-495d09944a4f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2449
ORP; revise for existing participants, and terminate for employees hired on or after March 1, 2026.
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Passage as Amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c11ee001-a866-43b2-84f7-e96c1b6e5497 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c11ee001-a866-43b2-84f7-e96c1b6e5497 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2731
Psychologists; extend repealer on licensure law related to.
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9f03e6ed-0867-4767-8ecf-6819a70b424a | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9f03e6ed-0867-4767-8ecf-6819a70b424a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2769
Mississippi Youth Court Chancellor Act of 2025; enact recommendation of Commission on a Uniform…
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6c0f921a-2b8b-41c9-accd-fd9d35085e7c | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6c0f921a-2b8b-41c9-accd-fd9d35085e7c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2846
Economic development projects; expand local government authority to enter certain agreements in…
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Passage as Amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b9325760-b51c-4b58-b253-71ffa60e7feb | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b9325760-b51c-4b58-b253-71ffa60e7feb CC0-1.0 |
| Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll aad7baca-3ec1-46a7-81a6-b71422e1f859 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aad7baca-3ec1-46a7-81a6-b71422e1f859 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 2245
16th section land; remove board of supervisors from having to approve leases and substitute…
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Passage as Amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1483fc7e-c009-481a-ab3c-56619d244565 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1483fc7e-c009-481a-ab3c-56619d244565 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2510
Gaming; include online, interactive and computerized versions thereof, increase penalties, and…
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 157dea56-a809-4590-be81-ca64e8b53e5d | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/157dea56-a809-4590-be81-ca64e8b53e5d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2727
Social Work Licensure Compact; enact.
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Passage as Amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 665ba3ca-0dbb-4118-a8ac-170671783691 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/665ba3ca-0dbb-4118-a8ac-170671783691 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2280
Mississippi Wild Turkey Stamp; establish.
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f1386e21-a0f8-462e-ae3e-e090eb9c9f24 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f1386e21-a0f8-462e-ae3e-e090eb9c9f24 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2861
Mississippi Work and Save Program; create.
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Passage as Amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0ff04c42-a340-482e-bbcc-13ada36910b0 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0ff04c42-a340-482e-bbcc-13ada36910b0 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2794
PERS; require any terminated plan to pay net pension liability to board in a lump sum before…
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Passage as Amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 75c1c4df-9bd8-440c-be18-14cad307e5f8 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/75c1c4df-9bd8-440c-be18-14cad307e5f8 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2741
Professional music therapists; provide for licensure by State Department of Health.
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Passage as Amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b0d260e7-6d75-48c0-964b-8e7e6a463b30 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b0d260e7-6d75-48c0-964b-8e7e6a463b30 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2699
Patient's Right to Informed Health Care Choices Act & prohibitions against deceptive advertising by…
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 42bc0a09-5375-4d61-bdca-e55275dc44eb | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42bc0a09-5375-4d61-bdca-e55275dc44eb CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2087
General Laws; repeal requirement that advance sheets be published and distributed.
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 91a8e256-153c-4908-828e-732b643787b9 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/91a8e256-153c-4908-828e-732b643787b9 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2798
County boards of supervisors; require to regulate county and municipal cemeteries.
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Passage as Amended | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll b016bbda-a20b-4061-ab16-e1b37a287be1 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b016bbda-a20b-4061-ab16-e1b37a287be1 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2354
Recreationally used or abused substances; create screening program for within the Department of…
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Passage as Amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ced06707-c5dd-4f39-859b-1a25b432ed59 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ced06707-c5dd-4f39-859b-1a25b432ed59 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2453
Statewide Uniform Youth Court System; establish.
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a22f8200-0cc9-462c-a92f-2a5590cb6155 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a22f8200-0cc9-462c-a92f-2a5590cb6155 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2248
Fresh Start Act; revise.
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll aad60937-aaaa-4ed4-a0dd-01c56edaf509 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aad60937-aaaa-4ed4-a0dd-01c56edaf509 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2879
Nonprofit animal shelters; require recordkeeping and the sterilization of all dogs and cats sold or…
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 117ccbde-781d-437a-b675-9b63278dfee7 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/117ccbde-781d-437a-b675-9b63278dfee7 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2664
Dietitian Licensure Compact; ratify.
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Passage as Amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d22ba4b7-b9e7-4990-93fa-c479e762e806 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d22ba4b7-b9e7-4990-93fa-c479e762e806 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2347
Methamphetamine; revise penalty for simple possession of certain amounts.
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Passage as Amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8009a1d7-902d-4ab8-8875-a423bbd165af | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8009a1d7-902d-4ab8-8875-a423bbd165af CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (35 as lead sponsor)
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SB 2328
MS · —
Real property; clarify eviction procedures, provide procedure for removal from RV parks.
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SB 2143
MS · —
Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise definition of "qualified resort area."
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SC 536
MS · —
Salute Holmes County Poll Worker Freddie Ann Byrd Farmer.
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SB 2861
MS · —
Mississippi Work and Save Program; create.
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SB 2276
MS · —
Open seasons; extend those ending on a Friday until 30 minutes after sunset on the following Sunday.
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SC 529
MS · —
Congratulate Ole Miss 2024 Football Team for winning Gator Bowl and for back-to-back 10-win seasons.
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SC 528
MS · —
Remembering the influential life and career of Mississippi political pioneer Clarke Reed and extending condolences on his passing.
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SR 49
MS · —
Extend sympathy of Senate to surviving family of Hinds County Senior Circuit Court Judge William Swan Yerger.
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SB 2145
MS · —
Alcoholic beverages; authorize the direct shipment of wine.
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SB 2412
MS · —
Insurance Holding Company Act; include NAIC Group Capital Calculation test requirements.
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