Mississippi Senate · District 39

Jason Barrett

Republican
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Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore 81% On 295 contested votes where both voted · 97% on all votes Votes with own party 91% Partisan rank: 35 of 51 in the Senate (tied with 5 others) Didn't vote at roll call 0.7% 17 of 2,512 roll calls
Statewide bills passed 3 69 sponsored · 3 became law · Rank 25 of 51 in the Senate (tied with 3 others) Local and private bills passed 2 2 sponsored · 2 became law

Where they sit

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

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Jason Barrett'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

Mississippi Senate78thpercentile
More conservative than 78% of the Mississippi Senate.
Most liberalMost conservative
12th most conservative of 51

The scores

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Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore
81%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Jason Barrett.

On 295 contested votes where both voted97% on all 2,466 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
91%
Democrats Republicans 35%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Jason Barrett.

On 174 party-line votesPartisan rank: 35 of 51 in the Senate (tied with 5 others)34 senators vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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StatewideLocal and private
Sponsored692
Passed both chambers32
Became law32
Vetoed by the Governor00

Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 25 of 51 in the Senate (tied with 3 others) · 22 of 34 Republicans (tied with 3 others)

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

BillTypeResultFinal action
SB 2341 (2026 Regular Session)
Public lands; extend date of repeal on section prescribing who may purchase		 Statewide Became law March 19, 2026
SB 3061 (2025 Regular Session)
Lincoln County; authorize assessments on convictions for improvements to courthouses and pretrial detention facilities		 Local and private Became law April 10, 2025
SB 2016 (2025 Regular Session)
City of Brookhaven; extend repeal date on the tax upon room rentals of hotels, motels and bed-and-breakfast establishments		 Local and private Became law April 10, 2025
SB 2803 (2025 Regular Session)
ATVs & UTVs; require titling, and exempt from ad valorem tax when held by retailers on consignment or floor plan basis		 Statewide Became law March 18, 2025
SB 2562 (2025 Regular Session)
Circuit clerk fees; increase fee for each day's attendance of clerk and deputies upon court term		 Statewide Became law March 6, 2025

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

56 against the Senate President Pro Tempore; 49 against most of their party.

DateBill and motion Their voteSenate President Pro TemporeMost of their party
April 15, 2026 HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General
Veto Override		 Nay Yea Yea
April 1, 2026 HB 4120: Suffrage; restore to Charles Kenneth Landrum of Jones County
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
April 1, 2026 HB 4118: Suffrage; restore to Mary Wayne Prater of Oktibbeha County
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
April 1, 2026 HB 4164: Suffrage; restore to Krisi M. Weining-Cox of Marshall County
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 29, 2026 HB 1944: Taxation; revise credits authorized for contributions to certain eligible charitable organizations
Conference Committee Report		 Nay Yea Yea
March 25, 2026 SB 3404: Suffrage; restore suffrage to Pamela Null
Passage		 Nay Yea Nay
March 17, 2026 HB 4033: Agricultural land; impose tax on sale of certain foreign owned
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 17, 2026 HB 1944: Taxation; revise credits authorized for contributions to certain eligible charitable organizations
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 10, 2026 HB 895: Medical cannabis; eliminate mandatory follow-up visit and extend validity periods of certification and ID cards to 24 months
Passage		 Yea Yea Nay
March 10, 2026 HB 1152: Right to Try Medical Cannabis Act; create
Passage		 Nay Yea —
Feb. 13, 2026 SB 2587: In-person absentee voting; to amend the process of
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 11, 2026 SB 2566: State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; revise various provisions related to
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 10, 2026 SB 2679: Mississippi Land Bank Act; local government transfer vacant and abandoned property to
Passage		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 10, 2026 SB 2390: Mississippi Conveyance Safety Act; clarify inspections of private residence elevators
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 5, 2026 SB 2232: Vehicle safety equipment; increase sanctions for failure to use and divert funds to driver safety programs
Passage		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 5, 2026 SB 2660: Catfish; classify those in the Mississippi River as a game fish and require certain daily harvest and length limits for
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 5, 2026 SB 2202: Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and privacy regarding unionization decisions
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 4, 2026 SB 2041: Study on Dyslexia among inmates; authorize MDOC to conduct
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
May 29, 2025 HB 20: Appropriation; Human Services, Department of
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
May 29, 2025 HB 44: Appropriation; Library Commission
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
May 29, 2025 HB 43: Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
May 28, 2025 SB 2050: Special funds; revise and create certain within the State Treasury and transfer funds to
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
May 28, 2025 SB 2044: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
May 28, 2025 SB 2042: Appropriation; Audit, Department of
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
April 2, 2025 SB 2248: Fresh Start Act; revise
Conference Committee Report		 Nay Yea Nay
April 1, 2025 SB 2849: Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and privacy regarding unionization decisions
Conference Committee Report		 Nay Yea Yea
March 29, 2025 HB 1174: Public adjusters licensure; revise provisions related to
Conference Committee Report		 Nay Yea Yea
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 Yea
March 12, 2025 HB 1380: Cybersecurity; governmental and certain commercial entities substantially complying with standards not liable for incidents relating to
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 12, 2025 HB 1502: MS Hemp Cultivation Act; revise provisions of and legalize manufacture and sale of hemp beverages
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 11, 2025 HB 1063: MS State Employees Paid Parental Leave Act; create
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 11, 2025 HB 1502: MS Hemp Cultivation Act; revise provisions of and legalize manufacture and sale of hemp beverages
Amendment		 Yea Nay Yea
March 10, 2025 SB 2280: Mississippi Wild Turkey Stamp; establish
Concurrence		 Nay Yea Yea
March 6, 2025 HB 1174: Public adjusters licensure; revise provisions related to
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 6, 2025 HB 565: Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training; require law enforcement agencies to report terminated officers to
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 14, 2025 SB 2449: ORP; revise for existing participants, and terminate for employees hired on or after March 1, 2026
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 14, 2025 SB 2499: Justice court; increase limit of jurisdiction
Passage		 Yea Yea Nay
Feb. 13, 2025 SB 2438: Mississippi State Employees Paid Parental Leave Act; enact
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 13, 2025 SB 2496: Mississippi Earned Wage Access Services Act; enact
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 13, 2025 SB 2449: ORP; revise for existing participants, and terminate for employees hired on or after March 1, 2026
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 11, 2025 SB 2748: Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; revise provisions related to
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 11, 2025 SB 2471: Cyber breach; limit liability for certain entities
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 10, 2025 SB 2860: Construction contracts; modify "construction manager at risk" provisions
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
May 3, 2024 HB 1406: Absentee voting; revise various provisions of
Conference Committee Report		 Nay Yea Yea
May 2, 2024 HB 4111: Suffrage; restore to Leon Coleman of Jackson County
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
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 Nay
April 29, 2024 HB 1406: Absentee voting; revise various provisions of
Conference Committee Report		 Nay Yea Yea
April 24, 2024 SB 2015: Suffrage; restore suffrage to Vedo Kyles
Passage		 Nay Yea Nay
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 Nay
March 28, 2024 HB 1725: Medicaid; seek federal waiver for plan to allow Medicaid coverage for persons described in the federal Affordable Care Act
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 14, 2024 SB 2888: Medical Cannabis Research Advisory Board; enact and create the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Research Program
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 14, 2024 SB 2770: Ballot initiative process; revise statutory implementation
Passage		 Yea Yea Nay
March 14, 2024 SB 2776: Immediate possession; authorize for certain public agencies for roads & public utilities for an economic development project
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 13, 2024 SB 2823: Medicaid; revise various technical provisions related thereto, including reimbursement levels and facility eligibility
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 13, 2024 SB 2715: Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science; relocate to the campus of Mississippi State University
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 13, 2024 SB 2886: Nicotine vapor device directory; require manufacturers to provide certification, set penalties and other provisions
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 12, 2024 SB 2058: Nonpartisan Judicial Election Act; amend to include justice court judges
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 6, 2024 SB 2626: Firearms and weapons; authorize nonviolent felons to possess and use
Passage		 Nay Yea 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 Yea

Every roll call

How Jason Barrett voted on each of the 2,512 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySenate President Pro TemporeYeas–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
Email
jbarrett@senate.ms.gov
Capitol office
State Capitol Room 212-C, 400 High St., Jackson, MS 39201
601-359-2886
District office
P.O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39215

Committees

  • Public Property Chair
  • Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Vice chair
  • Corrections
  • Finance
  • Highways and Transportation
  • Housing
  • Judiciary, Division A
  • Judiciary, Division B
  • Medicaid

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