Mississippi Senate · District 46

Philman Ladner

Republican

Where they sit

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

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Ladner
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Philman Ladner'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 Senate52ndpercentile
More conservative than 52% of the Mississippi Senate.
Most liberalMost conservative
25th most conservative of 51
Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore
88%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Philman Ladner.

On 235 contested votes where both voted99% on all 2,409 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
94%
Democrats Republicans 35%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Philman Ladner.

On 126 party-line votesPartisan rank: 16 of 51 in the Senate (tied with 6 others)15 senators vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Philman Ladner
StatewideLocal and private
Sponsored160
Passed both chambers20
Became law20
Vetoed by the Governor00

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: Philman Ladner
BillTypeResultFinal action
SB 2263 (2025 Regular Session)
Approval of oyster leases by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources; clarify authority
Statewide Became law April 10, 2025
SB 2003 (2025 Regular Session)
Boats and other vessels; update numbering requirements for compliance with federal regulations
Statewide Became law March 12, 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

29 against the Senate President Pro Tempore; 23 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Philman Ladner
DateBill and motion Their voteSenate President Pro TemporeMost of their party
March 17, 2026 HB 1944: Taxation; revise credits authorized for contributions to certain eligible charitable organizations
Amendment
Yea Nay (split) Nay (split)
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
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. 12, 2026 SB 2587: In-person absentee voting; to amend the process of
Passage
Yea Nay (split) Nay (split)
Feb. 10, 2026 SB 2679: Mississippi Land Bank Act; local government transfer vacant and abandoned property to
Passage
Yea Yea Nay (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 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. 4, 2026 SB 2041: Study on Dyslexia among inmates; authorize MDOC to conduct
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
April 2, 2025 SB 2248: Fresh Start Act; revise
Conference Committee Report
Nay Yea (split) Nay
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 6, 2025 HB 924: Creating Logic for Efficiency and Accountability (CLEAR) Act; create
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. 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 2822: Alcohol permits; limit disqualifying felony convictions to crimes of violence or violations of controlled substance laws
Passage
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 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 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 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
Yea Yea Nay (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 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 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 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)

Every roll call

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

Every roll call: Philman Ladner
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
pladner@senate.ms.gov
Capitol office
State Capitol Room 213, 400 High St., Jackson, MS 39201
601-359-4088
District office
P.O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39215

Committees

  • State Library Chair
  • Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Vice chair
  • Agriculture
  • Finance
  • Gaming
  • Municipalities
  • Ports and Marine Resources
  • Public Property
  • Tourism

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