Mississippi Senate · District 34

Juan Barnett

Democratic Left office Aug. 31, 2026

Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore 64% On 224 contested votes where both voted · 96% on all votes Votes with own party 69% On 121 party-line votes Didn't vote at roll call 11% 274 of 2,512 roll calls

Statewide bills passed 10 45 sponsored · 10 became law Local and private bills passed 1 1 sponsored · 1 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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The scores

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Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore

64%

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

On 224 contested votes where both voted96% on all 2,223 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

69%

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

On 121 party-line votes

Bills

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

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Bills: Juan Barnett
	Statewide	Local and private
Sponsored	45	1
Passed both chambers	10	1
Became law	10	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: Juan Barnett
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
SB 3107 (2026 Regular Session) City of Laurel; extend repealer on authority for tax on hotels and motels to promote tourism	Local and private	Became law	April 8, 2026
SB 2778 (2026 Regular Session) Community Service Revolving Fund; extend repealer on authority to collect fees from paroled offenders for deposit into	Statewide	Became law	April 8, 2026
SB 2704 (2025 Regular Session) Annual inspection of the infirmary at the State Penitentiary at Parchman; require State Department of Health to conduct	Statewide	Became law	April 10, 2025
SB 2242 (2025 Regular Session) Inmate work release program; authorize to perform services for MDOT	Statewide	Became law	April 10, 2025
SB 2051 (2025 Regular Session) Department of Corrections; extend repealer on drug and alcohol program at Bolivar County Regional Facility	Statewide	Became law	March 18, 2025
SB 2360 (2025 Regular Session) Escapes; require notification to MDI and local law enforcement	Statewide	Became law	March 6, 2025
SB 2243 (2025 Regular Session) Private contractor for correctional services; rate shall be based on classification of inmate	Statewide	Became law	March 6, 2025
SB 2050 (2025 Regular Session) Corrections; extend repealer on intensive supervision program and electronic home detention	Statewide	Became law	March 6, 2025
SB 2049 (2025 Regular Session) Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend repealer on	Statewide	Became law	March 6, 2025
SB 2448 (2024 Regular Session) "Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act"; extend repealer on	Statewide	Became law	April 30, 2024
SB 2445 (2024 Regular Session) Correctional system programs; extend repealers	Statewide	Became law	April 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

81 against the Senate President Pro Tempore; 44 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Juan Barnett
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Senate President Pro Tempore	Most of their party
July 15, 2026	SB 2001: The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act of 2026; enact Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
July 15, 2026	SB 2001: The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act of 2026; enact Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
July 15, 2026	SB 2001: The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act of 2026; enact Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
July 15, 2026	SB 2001: The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act of 2026; enact Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 15, 2026	HCR 65: Suspend deadlines for the further consideration of HB 938; extend repealers on several youth court statutes Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 15, 2026	HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General Veto Override	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 2710: Juvenile crime; revise provisions related to Conference Committee Report	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 31, 2026	HB 1613: Drug trafficking; revise dosage units and regulate abortion-inducing drugs Conference Committee Report	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 31, 2026	HB 538: Sanctuary policies; prohibit certain government entities and employees from adopting or interfering with federal immigration enforcement Conference Committee Report	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 30, 2026	HB 1677: Metro Jackson Water Authority Act; create Conference Committee Report	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 30, 2026	SB 3124: Pregnancy Resource Act; revise tax credits authorized for contributions to certain charitable organizations Conference Committee Report	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 27, 2026	HB 4135: City of Waynesboro; authorize assessments on convictions obtained in municipal court for maintenance of city building infrastructure Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 17, 2026	HB 4033: Agricultural land; impose tax on sale of certain foreign owned Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 11, 2026	HB 1613: Drug trafficking; revise dosage units and regulate abortion-inducing drugs Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 10, 2026	HB 1305: Municipally owned energy distribution system; expand oversight Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 9, 2026	HB 941: MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; extend repealer on act and related tax incentives Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 5, 2026	HB 547: Check cashers and MS Credit Availability licensees; authorize to pass credit/debit card fees to customers Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 13, 2026	SB 2208: Mississippi Public University System Governance Study Committee; create Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 2728: The Mississippi Chancery Youth Court Act of 2026; enact to provide uniform youth court and extend automatic repealer on related sections Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 2587: In-person absentee voting; to amend the process of Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 2523: Institutions of higher learning; require adoption of new performance-based funding model Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 2118: Jail docket; require sheriff to include certain information about incarcerated persons awaiting trial in Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 2445: DMH; require to promulgate performance standards and perform periodic audits to assess Community Mental Health Centers Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 2710: Juvenile crime; revise provisions related to Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 2828: Money Transmission Modernization Act; require licensee to charge fee for 287(g) and General Fund, refundable via income tax credit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 2821: Capital sexual battery; create crime of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 10, 2026	SB 2679: Mississippi Land Bank Act; local government transfer vacant and abandoned property to Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 10, 2026	SB 2390: Mississippi Conveyance Safety Act; clarify inspections of private residence elevators Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 10, 2026	SB 2114: Immigration; criminalize illegal entry and require cooperation with federal authorities Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 10, 2026	SB 2322: Driver's license; amend provision related to Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 10, 2026	SB 2310: Inadequacy of water service; authorizing the PSC to cancel a municipality's certificate upon findings of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 9, 2026	SB 2909: PERS Tier 5; reduce creditable service requirement for retirement regardless of age from 35 to 30 years Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	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 (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 5, 2026	SB 2588: Safeguard Honesty Integrity in Elections for Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 5, 2026	SB 2386: Circuit court; prohibit political candidates from addressing the public during court terms Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 5, 2026	SB 2202: Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and privacy regarding unionization decisions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 5, 2026	SB 2613: PERS Tier 5 Cola Account; create and direct transfers to Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 4, 2026	SB 2071: School boards; authorize to vote on providing members and their dependents with health insurance paid for by local funds Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 4, 2026	SB 2293: Total funding formula; increase gifted education weight and multiplier, and include 7th- and 8th-grade students in CTE weight Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 4, 2026	SB 2103: Education; provide pay increases, revise counseling ethical requirements, and reform school attendance law Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 7, 2026	SB 2002: Student transfers; remove requirement for current district of attendance to approve release Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 7, 2026	SB 2002: Student transfers; remove requirement for current district of attendance to approve release Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 2, 2025	HB 1193: Public K-12 and Postsecondary schools; prohibit DEI statements and practices Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 2, 2025	HB 1544: Judicial redistricting; revise for circuit courts Conference Committee Report	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 2, 2025	SB 2768: Judicial redistricting; revise provisions related to chancery courts, provide procedure for implementation Conference Committee Report	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 1, 2025	SB 2849: Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and privacy regarding unionization decisions Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 1, 2025	HB 811: Candidate qualifications; revise process for Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 1, 2025	SB 2328: Real property; clarify eviction procedures, provide procedure for removal from RV parks Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 1, 2025	HB 1203: Camping; prohibit on public property Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 18, 2025	HB 1: "Build Up Mississippi Act"; create Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 18, 2025	HB 1902: Taxation; revise various tax credits Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 12, 2025	HB 1450: Small Loan Regulatory Law; authorize licensee to charge fee for nonrecording insurance in lieu of recording cost Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 12, 2025	HB 1547: Consumer Protection Act; exempt certain pharmaceutical distributors from Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 12, 2025	HB 1203: Camping; prohibit on public property Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 12, 2025	HB 1502: MS Hemp Cultivation Act; revise provisions of and legalize manufacture and sale of hemp beverages Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2025	HB 1459: CCID; authorize Supreme Court Justice to appoint full-time and part-time judges Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2025	HB 1193: Public K-12 and Postsecondary schools; prohibit DEI statements and practices Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2025	HB 924: Creating Logic for Efficiency and Accountability (CLEAR) Act; create Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 5, 2025	JR 1: MS House of Representatives; revise composition of Districts 16, 22, 36, 39 and 41 Adoption	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 26, 2025	JR 202: Mississippi State Senate; revise composition of Districts 1, 2, 10, 11, 19, 34, 41, 42, 44 and 45 Adoption	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 26, 2025	JR 202: Mississippi State Senate; revise composition of Districts 1, 2, 10, 11, 19, 34, 41, 42, 44 and 45 Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 24, 2025	SB 3095: Tax; cut income and grocery taxes, increase fuel excise tax, and adjust distribution of certain fuel and sales taxes Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 24, 2025	SB 3095: Tax; cut income and grocery taxes, increase fuel excise tax, and adjust distribution of certain fuel and sales taxes Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 14, 2025	SB 2499: Justice court; increase limit of jurisdiction Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 2496: Mississippi Earned Wage Access Services Act; enact Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 2449: ORP; revise for existing participants, and terminate for employees hired on or after March 1, 2026 Passage	Nay	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)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2025	SB 2867: Medicaid; make various amendments to the provisions of the program Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 10, 2025	SB 2750: DMH; require to promulgate performance standards and perform periodic audits to assess community mental health centers Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 10, 2025	SB 2849: Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and privacy regarding unionization decisions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 10, 2025	SB 2768: Judicial redistricting; revise provisions related to chancery courts, provide procedure for implementation Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 10, 2025	SB 2768: Judicial redistricting; revise provisions related to chancery courts, provide procedure for implementation Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 10, 2025	SB 2238: Probation and parole; provide that technical violation of shall not include commission of new criminal offense Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 7, 2025	SB 2334: Camping, soliciting contributions, loitering; prohibit certain instances of and authorize removal of encampments Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 6, 2025	SB 2515: REFOCUS Act; enact Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 6, 2025	SB 2515: REFOCUS Act; enact Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 6, 2025	SB 2358: Parole eligibility date; nonviolent inmate may be released in discretion of State Parole Board Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 1, 2024	HB 1229: Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act; extend repealer on educational scholarship accounts (ESA) Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 30, 2024	SB 2799: Public official appointments; revise terms of office and appointment procedures on certain state boards, districts and agencies Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 30, 2024	HB 1208: Hunting and fishing on lands of others; revise provisions relating to and provide penalties for Conference Committee Report	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 29, 2024	HB 438: Shoplifting; revise penalties for crime of Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 29, 2024	SB 3058: Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund; FY2025 reappropriate to certain agencies Conference Committee Report	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 29, 2024	SB 2180: CCID inferior Court and DPS; revision provisions related to Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 26, 2024	SB 3231: PERS; revise employer contribution rate increase, and redefine responsibilities of board and Legislature Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 26, 2024	SB 2577: Digitizations; create a criminal penalty for the wrongful dissemination of Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 16, 2024	HB 1988: Children's Promise Act; increase amount of tax credits that may be allocated under, bring forward various tax credit sections of law Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 15, 2024	SB 2425: Ballot harvesting; define terms Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 12, 2024	SB 2226: Israel Support Act of 2019; extend repealer on Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 10, 2024	HB 1607: Mississippi Women's Bill of Rights; create Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 10, 2024	HB 722: Judicial districts; revise Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 10, 2024	HB 1344: Nonprofit Corporations; require annual report to be filed with Secretary of State Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 10, 2024	HB 1647: Commissioner of Insurance; authorize to implement a state insurance exchange, authorize income tax deductions and insurance premium tax credit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 9, 2024	HB 1487: Capitol Complex Improvement District; revise boundaries of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 8, 2024	HB 922: Election commissioner; revise office to be nonpartisan Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 5, 2024	HB 1253: Post-conviction collateral relief; require certain petitioners to obtain Supreme Court permission before filing in trial court Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 4, 2024	HB 871: Balance billing; exclude practice of dentistry from prohibition on Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 2, 2024	SB 2453: Inadequacy of service; authorizing the commission to cancel a municipality's certificate to provide service upon findings of Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	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 Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
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)	Yea
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)	Yea
March 13, 2024	SB 2575: Campaign finance; reform Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 13, 2024	SB 2576: Voter ID; clarify what constitutes a valid voter ID Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 13, 2024	SB 2753: SAFER Act; enact 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)	Nay
March 13, 2024	SB 2577: Digitizations; create a criminal penalty for the wrongful dissemination of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 13, 2024	SB 2132: Child support; withhold gaming winnings of persons who have outstanding child support arrearages Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 12, 2024	SB 2500: Homeless encampments; prohibit on public property and define as public nuisance on private property Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 12, 2024	SB 2725: University System Efficiency Task Force; create to examine the efficiency of the state public university system Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 12, 2024	SB 2628: Mississippi Capitol Region Utility Act; enact Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 12, 2024	SB 2022: Juvenile offenders and district attorneys; revise provisions related to Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 12, 2024	SB 2022: Juvenile offenders and district attorneys; revise provisions related to Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 7, 2024	SB 2713: Regional health authorities; create the Delta Regional Health Authority Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 7, 2024	SB 2367: Ranked-choice voting; prohibit in Mississippi elections Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 7, 2024	SB 2453: Inadequacy of service; authorizing the commission to cancel a municipality's certificate to provide service upon findings of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2024	SB 2652: Wild turkey stamps; require for wild turkey hunters 16 years of age or older 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)	Nay

Every roll call

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

Every roll call: Juan Barnett
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