David Parker, Mississippi Senate District 2: Voting Record

Where they sit

Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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David Parker has left office, so isn't on the chart of current members. 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

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Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore

79%

Each tick is a current member, by party. David Parker has left office, so isn't marked.

On 219 contested votes where both voted97% on all 1,670 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

93%

Each tick is a current member, by party. David Parker has left office, so isn't marked.

On 124 party-line votes

Bills

The bills David Parker sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: David Parker
	Statewide	Local and private
Sponsored	49	1
Passed both chambers	7	1
Became law	7	1
Vetoed by the Governor	0	0

Rank by statewide bills passed: Ranked among current members only.

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

Bills that passed both chambers: David Parker
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
SB 2741 (2025 Regular Session) Professional music therapists; provide for licensure by State Department of Health	Statewide	Became law	April 10, 2025
SB 2078 (2025 Regular Session) State Board of Funeral Service; extend the repealer of	Statewide	Became law	March 12, 2025
SB 2873 (2024 Regular Session) Medical records retention requirements; provide for	Statewide	Became law	May 13, 2024
SB 3231 (2024 Regular Session) PERS; revise employer contribution rate increase, and redefine responsibilities of board and Legislature	Statewide	Became law	May 9, 2024
SB 2084 (2024 Regular Session) DeSoto County; authorize the contribution of funds for membership to the Chamber of Commerce	Local and private	Became law	April 25, 2024
SB 2830 (2024 Regular Session) Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Act; revise definition and annual report due date, and correct agency reference	Statewide	Became law	April 15, 2024
SB 2310 (2024 Regular Session) County authorization to assess emergency telecommunications service charge; extend date of repeal on	Statewide	Became law	April 15, 2024
SB 2308 (2024 Regular Session) Mississippi Public Records Act; extend date of repeal on	Statewide	Became law	April 15, 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

45 against the Senate President Pro Tempore; 39 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: David Parker
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Senate President Pro Tempore	Most of their party
April 2, 2025	SB 2248: Fresh Start Act; revise Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 1, 2025	SB 2143: Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise definition of "qualified resort area." Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 1, 2025	SB 2851: Alcoholic beverages; allow persons to bring onto premises with on-premise retailer's permits in certain qualified resorts Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2025	HB 1902: Taxation; revise various tax credits Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 12, 2025	HB 1450: Small Loan Regulatory Law; authorize licensee to charge fee for nonrecording insurance in lieu of recording cost Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 12, 2025	HB 1502: MS Hemp Cultivation Act; revise provisions of and legalize manufacture and sale of hemp beverages Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 11, 2025	HB 1502: MS Hemp Cultivation Act; revise provisions of and legalize manufacture and sale of hemp beverages Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 10, 2025	SB 2280: Mississippi Wild Turkey Stamp; establish Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 14, 2025	SB 2499: Justice court; increase limit of jurisdiction Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 14, 2025	SB 2449: ORP; revise for existing participants, and terminate for employees hired on or after March 1, 2026 Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 14, 2025	SB 2499: Justice court; increase limit of jurisdiction Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 14, 2025	SB 2145: Alcoholic beverages; authorize the direct shipment of wine Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 2280: Mississippi Wild Turkey Stamp; establish Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 2145: Alcoholic beverages; authorize the direct shipment of wine Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 2347: Methamphetamine; revise penalty for simple possession of certain amounts Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 12, 2025	SB 2439: PERS; create a fifth tier, and terminate SLRP, for employees hired on or after March 1, 2026 Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 11, 2025	SB 2822: Alcohol permits; limit disqualifying felony convictions to crimes of violence or violations of controlled substance laws Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 6, 2025	SB 2143: Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise definition of "qualified resort area." Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 3, 2024	HB 1406: Absentee voting; revise various provisions of Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 2, 2024	SB 2803: Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise definition of "qualified resort area." Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 1, 2024	SB 2405: Alcoholic beverages; increase number of package retailer's permits under certain conditions Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 1, 2024	SB 2466: Alcoholic beverages; revise certain provisions relating to sales to persons under the age of 21 Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 30, 2024	HB 1161: Alcoholic beverages; authorize municipalities in dry counties vote to come out from under the dry law Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 29, 2024	HB 1406: Absentee voting; revise various provisions of Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 24, 2024	SB 2015: Suffrage; restore suffrage to Vedo Kyles Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 23, 2024	SB 2448: "Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act"; extend repealer on Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 16, 2024	HB 1354: Alcoholic Beverage Control Division warehouse; increase amount of revenue bonds authorized for and bailment fee authorized for paying debt service on bonds Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 10, 2024	HB 1408: Residential roofing contractors; revise requirements under Insurance Benefits Roofing Repair Consumer Protection Act Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 10, 2024	HB 1161: Alcoholic beverages; authorize municipalities in dry counties vote to come out from under the dry law Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 9, 2024	HB 774: MS Mobile Sports Wagering Act; create to legalize "online race book" and "online sports pool" betting Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 8, 2024	HB 331: Counties and municipalities; authorize to choose not to be subject to requirement for permitting as a condition to construction Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 4, 2024	HB 776: Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise certain provisions regarding authority of municipalities and counties under Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 3, 2024	HB 1149: Counties; authorize to only maintain electronic format of law books in county courtrooms and public county law libraries Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 3, 2024	HB 1525: Alcoholic beverages; revise certain provisions regarding locations for sale of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 14, 2024	SB 2888: Medical Cannabis Research Advisory Board; enact and create the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Research Program Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 14, 2024	SB 2770: Ballot initiative process; revise statutory implementation Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 13, 2024	SB 2715: Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science; relocate to the campus of Mississippi State University Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 13, 2024	SB 2886: Nicotine vapor device directory; require manufacturers to provide certification, set penalties and other provisions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 13, 2024	SB 2535: Divorce; authorize a court to grant when it is determined that a marriage is irretrievably broken Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 12, 2024	SB 2853: Mississippi Alcoholic Beverage Corporation; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 12, 2024	SB 2567: On-premises tobacco permit; authorize Department of Revenue to issue Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 12, 2024	SB 2568: Native wineries; authorize to make sales at one satellite location in same county Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 11, 2024	SB 2457: Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of "qualified resort area" under the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 6, 2024	SB 2626: Firearms and weapons; authorize nonviolent felons to possess and use Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2024	SB 2756: State and School Employees' Health Insurance Board; require board to determine applicable insurance benefits and exclusions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 6, 2024	SB 2567: On-premises tobacco permit; authorize Department of Revenue to issue Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)

Every roll call

How David Parker voted on each of the 1,689 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: David Parker
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Senate President Pro Tempore	Yeas–nays
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.