Mississippi Senate · District 20
Josh Harkins
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Josh Harkins'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 senator, by party; the dot is Josh Harkins.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Josh Harkins.
Bills
The bills Josh Harkins sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Statewide | Local and private | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 68 | 2 |
| Passed both chambers | 22 | 1 |
| Became law | 22 | 1 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 | 0 |
Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 2 of 51 in the Senate (tied with 1 other) · 2 of 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 3410 (2026 Regular Session) City of Brandon and West Rankin Utility Authority; authorize to enter agreements w/data center for water & wastewater infrastructure |
Local and private | Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 3229 (2026 Regular Session) Bonds; authorize revenue bonds to be issued to pay for damage to electric utilities caused by the 2026 winter storm |
Statewide | Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 3228 (2026 Regular Session) Income tax credits; increase aggregate amount for certain employers sponsoring employee skills training, and extend repealer |
Statewide | Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 3124 (2026 Regular Session) Pregnancy Resource Act; revise tax credits authorized for contributions to certain charitable organizations |
Statewide | Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 2898 (2026 Regular Session) Disaster-related funds; transfer monies to |
Statewide | Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 2848 (2026 Regular Session) Towing and sale of motor vehicles; revise records and notification requirements related to |
Statewide | Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 2825 (2026 Regular Session) MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; revise certification requirements and extend repealer on act and related incentives |
Statewide | Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 2824 (2026 Regular Session) Ad valorem tax; extend deadlines for 50% exemption and lower fee-in-lieu minimum for certain projects and qualified businesses |
Statewide | Became law | March 25, 2026 |
| SB 3116 (2026 Regular Session) Ad valorem tax; add categories for energy projects and enterprises for purposes of certain exemptions |
Statewide | Became law | March 16, 2026 |
| SB 2835 (2026 Regular Session) Motor vehicle registration; parts dealers and scrap metal processors may use third-party vendors meeting DOR requirements |
Statewide | Became law | March 13, 2026 |
| SB 2832 (2026 Regular Session) Income tax; extend repealer on credit for certain railroad expenditures |
Statewide | Became law | March 13, 2026 |
| SB 2202 (2026 Regular Session) Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and privacy regarding unionization decisions |
Statewide | Became law | March 13, 2026 |
| SB 3165 (2025 Regular Session) Bonds; authorize issuance for various Mississippi Development Authority programs |
Statewide | Became law | April 17, 2025 |
| SB 2854 (2025 Regular Session) Tourism project sales tax incentive program; revise various provisions of |
Statewide | Became law | April 10, 2025 |
| SB 2851 (2025 Regular Session) Alcoholic beverages; allow persons to bring onto premises with on-premise retailer's permits in certain qualified resorts |
Statewide | Became law | April 10, 2025 |
| SB 3166 (2025 Regular Session) Ad valorem tax assessment; direct DOR to assign separate industrial multiplier for commercial solar and wind facilities |
Statewide | Became law | March 27, 2025 |
| SB 2857 (2025 Regular Session) Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties Fund; increase grant amount that may be awarded by MDA |
Statewide | Became law | March 12, 2025 |
| SB 2753 (2024 Regular Session) SAFER Act; enact |
Statewide | Became law | May 13, 2024 |
| SB 2405 (2024 Regular Session) Alcoholic beverages; increase number of package retailer's permits under certain conditions |
Statewide | Became law | May 13, 2024 |
| SB 2476 (2024 Regular Session) Tax credits for qualified charitable and qualified foster care charitable organizations; delete repealer on |
Statewide | Became law | April 25, 2024 |
| SB 2858 (2024 Regular Session) Health benefit plans; set provisions related to diagnostic breast exams and individualized investigational drugs |
Statewide | Became law | April 22, 2024 |
| SB 2226 (2024 Regular Session) Israel Support Act of 2019; extend repealer on |
Statewide | Became law | April 22, 2024 |
| SB 2001 (2024 Second Extraordinary Session) Economic development; provide incentives for certain economic development projects |
Statewide | Became law | Jan. 30, 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
9 against the Senate President Pro Tempore; 9 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Josh Harkins voted on each of the 2,512 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| 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.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
- jharkins@senate.ms.gov
- Capitol office
- State Capitol Room 215, 400 High St., Jackson, MS 39201
601-359-2395 - District office
- P.O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39215
- District office
- P.O. Box 320374, Flowood, MS 39232
Committees
- Finance Chair
- Economic and Workforce Development
- Energy
- Environmental Protection, Conservation and Water Resources
- Highways and Transportation
- Public Health and Welfare
- Redistricting and Reapportionment Select
- Universities and Colleges
- 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