Mississippi House · District 1
Bubba Carpenter
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Bubba Carpenter's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Bubba Carpenter.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Bubba Carpenter.
Bills
The bills Bubba Carpenter sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Statewide | Local and private | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 102 | 0 |
| Passed both chambers | 11 | 0 |
| Became law | 11 | 0 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 | 0 |
Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 13 of 120 in the House (tied with 1 other) · 13 of 77 Republicans (tied with 1 other)
A bill's sponsors are its principal authors, as the Legislature lists them; co-authors aren't counted. Local and private bills (for one county, city or district) are counted and shown apart, not ranked.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Type | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1076 (2026 Regular Session) Preserving Lawful Utilization of Services for Veterans Act of 2026 (PLUS Act); create |
Statewide | Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| HB 612 (2026 Regular Session) State agencies; authorize to enter into intergovernmental support agreeements with military branches |
Statewide | Became law | March 17, 2026 |
| HB 1558 (2026 Regular Session) Tishomingo County Water District; revise provisions relating to compensation and reimbursement |
Statewide | Became law | March 17, 2026 |
| HB 653 (2026 Regular Session) Gold Star Father's Day; designate November 9th as |
Statewide | Became law | Feb. 17, 2026 |
| HB 641 (2026 Regular Session) National Blood Donor Month; designate January as in State of Mississippi |
Statewide | Became law | Feb. 17, 2026 |
| HB 1403 (2026 Regular Session) Veterans with Combat Injuries Day; designate February 13 as |
Statewide | Became law | Feb. 17, 2026 |
| HB 1262 (2025 Regular Session) Nursing; authorize military medics to take exam to be licensed as an LPN |
Statewide | Became law | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 1003 (2024 Regular Session) Homestead exemption; revise time within which certain homeowners may apply for |
Statewide | Became law | May 10, 2024 |
| HB 1015 (2024 Regular Session) DPS; authorize inspectors to assist other officers |
Statewide | Became law | April 20, 2024 |
| HB 978 (2024 Regular Session) State Veterans Affairs Board; revise provisions regarding processing of claims |
Statewide | Became law | April 17, 2024 |
| HB 1001 (2024 Regular Session) Veterans cemeteries; authorize interments in under federal Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act |
Statewide | Became law | April 17, 2024 |
Budget projects
Mississippi's appropriation bills don't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Mississippi legislators.
Contested votes where they split
10 against the Speaker; 12 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Bubba Carpenter voted on each of the 2,367 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
- lcarpenter@house.ms.gov
- Capitol office
- State Capitol Room Basement, 400 High St., Jackson, MS 39201
601-359-4073 - District office
- P.O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39215
Committees
- Military Affairs Chair
- Agriculture
- Management
- Ports, Harbors and Airports
- Transportation
- Ways and Means
- Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Mississippi Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Mississippi Legislature's roll-call records, Jan. 2, 2024 to July 16, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections