Mississippi Senate · District 32

Rod Hickman

Democratic

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Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore 55% On 238 contested votes where both voted · 95% on all votes Votes with own party 86% Partisan rank: 45 of 51 in the Senate Didn't vote at roll call 0.7% 18 of 2,512 roll calls

Statewide bills passed 6 68 sponsored · 6 became law · Rank 19 of 51 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) Local and private bills passed 3 19 sponsored · 3 became law

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

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Rod Hickman'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 liberal than 76% of the Mississippi Senate.

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13th most liberal of 51

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Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore

55%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Rod Hickman.

On 238 contested votes where both voted95% on all 2,414 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

86%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Rod Hickman.

On 125 party-line votesPartisan rank: 45 of 51 in the Senate44 senators vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Rod Hickman
	Statewide	Local and private
Sponsored	68	19
Passed both chambers	6	3
Became law	6	3
Vetoed by the Governor	0	0

Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 19 of 51 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) · 2 of 17 Democrats

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: Rod Hickman
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
SB 3396 (2026 Regular Session) Suffrage; restore to Lawrence Daniels	Local and private	Became law	April 8, 2026
SB 3395 (2026 Regular Session) Suffrage; restore to Melvin Jackson of Monroe County	Local and private	Became law	April 8, 2026
SB 2360 (2026 Regular Session) Tort Claims Board; require to create a registry of all governmental entities and CEOs	Statewide	Became law	March 26, 2026
SB 2543 (2026 Regular Session) Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact; enact	Statewide	Became law	March 19, 2026
SB 2257 (2026 Regular Session) Housing authorities; enable participation in mixed-finance projects and self-insurance pooling arrangements	Statewide	Became law	March 16, 2026
SB 3063 (2025 Regular Session) City of Louisville; extend the hotel and motel tax repeal date to July 1, 2029	Local and private	Became law	April 10, 2025
SB 2392 (2025 Regular Session) Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) grant program; Dept. of Mental Health and Division of Medicaid apply for	Statewide	Became law	March 12, 2025
SB 2142 (2024 Regular Session) Designate American Quarter Horse as the Official State Horse and Kemp's Ridley sea turtle as Official Sea Turtle of Mississippi	Statewide	Became law	April 22, 2024
SB 2244 (2024 Regular Session) Foster care children; allow free access to museums and state parks, allow free transcripts from colleges and junior colleges	Statewide	Became law	April 19, 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; 28 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Rod Hickman
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 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
April 1, 2026	SB 2828: Money Transmission Modernization Act; require licensee to charge fee for 287(g) and General Fund, refundable via income tax credit Motion to Table	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 31, 2026	SB 2710: Juvenile crime; revise provisions related to Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	HB 1613: Drug trafficking; revise dosage units and regulate abortion-inducing drugs Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 2322: Driver's license; amend provision related to Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 2821: Capital sexual battery; create crime of Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	SB 2114: Immigration; criminalize illegal entry and require cooperation with federal authorities Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2026	HB 538: Sanctuary policies; prohibit certain government entities and employees from adopting or interfering with federal immigration enforcement Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 30, 2026	HB 1677: Metro Jackson Water Authority Act; create Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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 29, 2026	HB 1793: Sales tax; exempt retail sales of firearm safes during annual Mississippi Second Amendment Weekend holiday Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 29, 2026	HB 4060: Sales tax; exempt sales of lime for agricultural purposes, reduce rate on retail sales of fencing materials for containment of livestock Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 29, 2026	HB 1944: Taxation; revise credits authorized for contributions to certain eligible charitable organizations Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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 23, 2026	SB 2588: Safeguard Honesty Integrity in Elections for Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act; create Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 17, 2026	HB 4033: Agricultural land; impose tax on sale of certain foreign owned Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 17, 2026	HB 1944: Taxation; revise credits authorized for contributions to certain eligible charitable organizations Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 17, 2026	HB 1944: Taxation; revise credits authorized for contributions to certain eligible charitable organizations Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 11, 2026	HB 1613: Drug trafficking; revise dosage units and regulate abortion-inducing drugs 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 525: Sexual battery; create a mandatory minimum for penalties Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 10, 2026	HB 1665: Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act and State Health Insurance Plan; revise Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (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 2114: Immigration; criminalize illegal entry and require cooperation with federal authorities Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 10, 2026	SB 2322: Driver's license; amend provision related to Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
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 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. 4, 2026	SB 2071: School boards; authorize to vote on providing members and their dependents with health insurance paid for by local funds Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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
May 29, 2025	HB 19: Appropriation; Health, Department of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 29, 2025	HB 29: Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services, Department of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 28, 2025	SB 2031 + 2: 3 bills voted on together Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 28, 2025	SB 2018 + 7: 8 bills voted on together Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	SB 2768: Judicial redistricting; revise provisions related to chancery courts, provide procedure for implementation Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 12, 2025	HB 1547: Consumer Protection Act; exempt certain pharmaceutical distributors from Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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 1380: Cybersecurity; governmental and certain commercial entities substantially complying with standards not liable for incidents relating to Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (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 11, 2025	HB 1230: MBI and local law enforcement; require certain notification upon the escape of inmate or detainee Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 10, 2025	HB 1459: CCID; authorize Supreme Court Justice to appoint full-time and part-time judges Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2025	HB 1174: Public adjusters licensure; revise provisions related to Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	—
March 5, 2025	JR 1: MS House of Representatives; revise composition of Districts 16, 22, 36, 39 and 41 Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 26, 2025	JR 202: Mississippi State Senate; revise composition of Districts 1, 2, 10, 11, 19, 34, 41, 42, 44 and 45 Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Yea	Yea	Nay (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	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 12, 2025	SB 2499: Justice court; increase limit of jurisdiction Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 12, 2025	SB 2883: Welcome centers; authorize MDA to contract with and award grants to counties for staffing Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 12, 2025	SB 2867: Medicaid; make various amendments to the provisions of the program Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
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	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)
Feb. 5, 2025	SB 2192: Driver's license; require indication of sex to be consistent with sex of the individual determined at birth Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 3, 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 Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 2, 2024	SCR 549: Legislature; suspend deadlines for Senate Bill No. 2753, 2024 Regular Session Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 2, 2024	SB 2753: SAFER Act; enact Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 2, 2024	HB 1647: Commissioner of Insurance; authorize to implement a state insurance exchange, authorize income tax deductions and insurance premium tax credit Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
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 11, 2024	HB 1441: Felony; increase penalties for commission of with use of semi-automatic firearm Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 10, 2024	HB 1607: Mississippi Women's Bill of Rights; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 10, 2024	HB 722: Judicial districts; revise 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 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)
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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 12, 2024	SB 2500: Homeless encampments; prohibit on public property and define as public nuisance on private property Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 12, 2024	SB 2725: University System Efficiency Task Force; create to examine the efficiency of the state public university system Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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 6, 2024	SB 2175: Receiving stolen property; revise the crime of 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 Rod Hickman voted on each of the 2,512 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Rod Hickman
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Senate President Pro Tempore	Yeas–nays
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Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Official page: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
Email: rhickman@senate.ms.gov
Capitol office: State Capitol Room 409, 400 High St., Jackson, MS 39201
601-359-3237
District office: P.O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39215

Committees

Housing Chair
Government Structure Vice chair
Appropriations
Business and Financial Institutions
Cybersecurity Select
Education
Forestry
Judiciary, Division B
Medicaid
Public Health and Welfare

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