Mississippi Senate · District 47

Mike Seymour

Republican

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Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore 65% On 307 contested votes where both voted · 94% 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 1% 30 of 2,512 roll calls

Statewide bills passed 2 47 sponsored · 2 became law · Rank 29 of 51 in the Senate (tied with 6 others) Local and private bills passed 0 0 sponsored · 0 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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Mike Seymour'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

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More conservative than 94% of the Mississippi Senate.

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4th most conservative of 51

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Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore

65%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Mike Seymour.

On 307 contested votes where both voted94% on all 2,457 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

91%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Mike Seymour.

On 178 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 Mike Seymour sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Mike Seymour
	Statewide	Local and private
Sponsored	47	0
Passed both chambers	2	0
Became law	2	0
Vetoed by the Governor	0	0

Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 29 of 51 in the Senate (tied with 6 others) · 26 of 34 Republicans (tied with 4 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

Bills that passed both chambers: Mike Seymour
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
SB 2422 (2026 Regular Session) Mississippi Adjutant General; authorize to convey real property to political subdivision for exclusive use of nonprofit entity	Statewide	Became law	March 13, 2026
SB 2060 (2024 Regular Session) Memorial bridge; dedicate the Little Biloxi Bridge to World War II Infantryman Willie Edward King	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

106 against the Senate President Pro Tempore; 92 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Mike Seymour
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Senate President Pro Tempore	Most of their party
April 1, 2026	HB 4120: Suffrage; restore to Charles Kenneth Landrum of Jones County Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 1, 2026	HB 4118: Suffrage; restore to Mary Wayne Prater of Oktibbeha County Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 1, 2026	HB 4164: Suffrage; restore to Krisi M. Weining-Cox of Marshall County Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 31, 2026	SB 2643: Memorial bridge, highway or road; designate various segments on the state highway system as Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 31, 2026	SB 2110: Child neglect; create crime related to the deprivation of necessary supervision Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 31, 2026	HB 1330: Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise definition of "qualified resort area" Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 27, 2026	HB 4135: City of Waynesboro; authorize assessments on convictions obtained in municipal court for maintenance of city building infrastructure Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 25, 2026	SB 3404: Suffrage; restore suffrage to Pamela Null Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 11, 2026	HB 1941: Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund; increase amount of monies in fund that may be used to defray board of trustees expenses in carrying out duties Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2026	HB 669: Alcoholic beverages; authorize direct sales and shipments of distilled spirits to be made to residents in this state Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 5, 2026	HB 671: Alcoholic beverages; revise policy of state regarding prohibition of, revise certain provisions regarding delivery service permits Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 5, 2026	HB 547: Check cashers and MS Credit Availability licensees; authorize to pass credit/debit card fees to customers Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 4, 2026	HB 1761: Alcoholic beverages; extend repealers relating to festival wine permits Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 4, 2026	HB 1330: Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise definition of "qualified resort area" Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 18, 2026	HB 814: Dept. of Health; authorize to increase fees by certain percentage during next three fiscal years Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 13, 2026	SB 2587: In-person absentee voting; to amend the process of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 2566: State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; revise various provisions related to Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 2589: Campaign finance; modify the reporting process and make reports accessible to the public via a website run by the SOS Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 10, 2026	SB 2679: Mississippi Land Bank Act; local government transfer vacant and abandoned property to Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 10, 2026	SB 2257: Housing authorities; enable participation in mixed-finance projects and self-insurance pooling arrangements Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 10, 2026	SB 2806: Load carrying vehicles; increase penalties for violations of certain requirements Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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)	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 (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 4, 2026	SB 2041: Study on Dyslexia among inmates; authorize MDOC to conduct Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 4, 2026	SB 2838: Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise definition of "qualified resort area." Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 29, 2025	HB 19: Appropriation; Health, Department of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 29, 2025	HB 20: Appropriation; Human Services, Department of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 29, 2025	HB 23: Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 29, 2025	HB 37: Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 29, 2025	HB 44: Appropriation; Library Commission Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 29, 2025	HB 43: Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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	HB 1505: Construction manager at risk law; revise provisions related to selection of contractors and vendors for IHL 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 29, 2025	HB 1174: Public adjusters licensure; revise provisions related to Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2025	HB 1: "Build Up Mississippi Act"; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2025	HB 1902: Taxation; revise various tax credits Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2025	HB 919: Sales tax; revise definition of "hotel" and "motel" for purposes of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 12, 2025	HB 1547: Consumer Protection Act; exempt certain pharmaceutical distributors from Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 12, 2025	HB 1197: The Safe Solicitation Act; create to regulate issuance of solicitation permits Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 12, 2025	HB 1062: Dental hygienists; authorize to provide services to patients under the general supervision of dentists under certain conditions 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 1063: MS State Employees Paid Parental Leave Act; create 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 11, 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 1505: Construction manager at risk law; revise provisions related to selection of contractors and vendors for IHL Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 10, 2025	SB 2280: Mississippi Wild Turkey Stamp; establish Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 6, 2025	HB 924: Creating Logic for Efficiency and Accountability (CLEAR) Act; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 6, 2025	HB 1174: Public adjusters licensure; revise provisions related to Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (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 Passage	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 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 2438: Mississippi State Employees Paid Parental Leave Act; enact Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 2798: County boards of supervisors; require to regulate county and municipal cemeteries Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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. 11, 2025	SB 2748: Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; revise provisions related to Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 11, 2025	SB 2654: In-person early voting; allow Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 11, 2025	SB 2573: Department of Tourism; create 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. 10, 2025	SB 2860: Construction contracts; modify "construction manager at risk" provisions 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 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 29, 2024	HCR 64: Legislature; extend 2024 Regular Session, suspend deadline for certain bills, and set date of sine die adjournment Adoption	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 1676: Mississippi Intoxicating Hemp Regulation Act and Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; revise certain provisions of 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 9, 2024	HB 1618: PERS; define "instrumentality" for purpose of PERS laws and include health care collaboratives in the definition Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 8, 2024	HB 922: Election commissioner; revise office to be nonpartisan Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 4, 2024	HB 871: Balance billing; exclude practice of dentistry from prohibition on 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 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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 14, 2024	SB 2638: Cottage foods; further define and increase seller's allowed annual gross sales amount to $50,000.00 Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 14, 2024	SB 2776: Immediate possession; authorize for certain public agencies for roads & public utilities for an economic development project Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 13, 2024	SB 2575: Campaign finance; reform 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 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 2058: Nonpartisan Judicial Election Act; amend to include justice court judges 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 2500: Homeless encampments; prohibit on public property and define as public nuisance on private property 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 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 11, 2024	SB 2466: Alcoholic beverages; revise certain provisions relating to sales to persons under the age of 21 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 7, 2024	SB 2448: "Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act"; extend repealer on Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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 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 Mike Seymour voted on each of the 2,512 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Mike Seymour
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
Email: mseymour@senate.ms.gov
Capitol office: State Capitol Room 405, 400 High St., Jackson, MS 39201
601-359-2224
District office: P.O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39215

Committees

Ethics Chair
County Affairs Vice chair
Agriculture
Appropriations
Forestry
Investigate State Offices
Ports and Marine Resources
Public Property
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