Mississippi Senate · District 18

Jenifer Branning

Republican Left office Jan. 6, 2025

Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore 66% On 77 contested votes where both voted · 96% on all votes Votes with own party 88% On 42 party-line votes Didn't vote at roll call 2% 14 of 921 roll calls

Statewide bills passed 5 15 sponsored · 5 became law Local and private bills passed 3 4 sponsored · 3 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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Jenifer Branning 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

66%

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

On 77 contested votes where both voted96% on all 874 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

88%

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

On 42 party-line votes

Bills

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

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Bills: Jenifer Branning
	Statewide	Local and private
Sponsored	15	4
Passed both chambers	5	3
Became law	5	3
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: Jenifer Branning
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
SB 2663 (2024 Regular Session) City of Carthage; extend repeal date on hotel, motel and restaurant tax	Local and private	Became law	April 30, 2024
SB 2510 (2024 Regular Session) Neshoba County; increase authorized contribution amount made to Philadelphia Transit	Local and private	Became law	April 30, 2024
SB 3100 (2024 Regular Session) Leake County; authorize lease between county economic development authority and East Central CC for workforce training center	Local and private	Became law	April 25, 2024
SB 2492 (2024 Regular Session) Use tax; revise certain provisions regarding funds distributed to municipalities and counties for infrastructure purposes	Statewide	Became law	April 25, 2024
SB 2645 (2024 Regular Session) Mississippi Department of Transportation; design-build requirement revisions	Statewide	Became law	April 19, 2024
SB 2635 (2024 Regular Session) Nonconsensual towing; regulate towing and charges for commercial vehicles	Statewide	Became law	April 19, 2024
SB 2644 (2024 Regular Session) Harvest permit license tag; increase weight category for	Statewide	Became law	April 15, 2024
SB 2509 (2024 Regular Session) Motor Carrier Regulatory Law; extend repeal on voluntary inspection program	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

26 against the Senate President Pro Tempore; 26 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Jenifer Branning
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Senate President Pro Tempore	Most of their party
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 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 1676: Mississippi Intoxicating Hemp Regulation Act and Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; revise certain provisions of 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 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	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 3, 2024	HB 1525: Alcoholic beverages; revise certain provisions regarding locations for sale of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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 (split)	Yea (split)
March 28, 2024	HB 1725: Medicaid; seek federal waiver for plan to allow Medicaid coverage for persons described in the federal Affordable Care Act Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 14, 2024	SB 2240: Board of Medical Licensure; revise licensure status, definitions, procedure, fines and temporary practice authority 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 2823: Medicaid; revise various technical provisions related thereto, including reimbursement levels and facility eligibility Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (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 12, 2024	SB 2853: Mississippi Alcoholic Beverage Corporation; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 12, 2024	SB 2580: In-person early voting; allow 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 7, 2024	SB 2713: Regional health authorities; create the Delta Regional Health Authority 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 2567: On-premises tobacco permit; authorize Department of Revenue to issue Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)

Every roll call

How Jenifer Branning voted on each of the 921 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Jenifer Branning
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.

Source: the Mississippi Legislature's roll-call records, Jan. 2, 2024 to July 16, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections