Mississippi House · District 44
Scott Bounds
Republican
Votes with the Speaker
92%
On 251 contested votes where both voted · 99% on all votes
Votes with own party
98%
Partisan rank: 26 of 120 in the House (tied with 17 others)
Didn't vote at roll call
4%
105 of 2,367 roll calls
Statewide bills passed
58
103 sponsored · 58 became law · Rank 1 of 120 in the House
Local and private bills passed
1
4 sponsored · 1 became law
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans
Scott Bounds'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 House93rdpercentile
More conservative than 93% of the Mississippi House.
Most liberalMost conservative
9th most conservative of 120
The scores
How these numbers work →Votes with the Speaker
92%
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Scott Bounds.
On 251 contested votes where both voted99% on all 2,257 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
98%
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Scott Bounds.
On 153 party-line votesPartisan rank: 26 of 120 in the House (tied with 17 others)25 House members vote with their party more often
Bills
The bills Scott Bounds sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Statewide | Local and private | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 103 | 4 |
| Passed both chambers | 58 | 1 |
| Became law | 58 | 1 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 | 0 |
Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 1 of 120 in the House · 1 of 77 Republicans
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1989 (2026 Regular Session) Sales tax; exempt sales of utilities to certain nonprofit organizations |
Statewide | Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 1904 (2026 Regular Session) Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of |
Statewide | Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 1902 (2026 Regular Session) Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission |
Statewide | Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 1901 (2026 Regular Session) Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff |
Statewide | Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 1900 (2026 Regular Session) Appropriation; Public Service Commission |
Statewide | Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 1899 (2026 Regular Session) Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District |
Statewide | Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 1898 (2026 Regular Session) Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District |
Statewide | Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 1896 (2026 Regular Session) Appropriation; Marine Resources, Department of |
Statewide | Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 1894 (2026 Regular Session) Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission |
Statewide | Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 1893 (2026 Regular Session) Appropriation; Forestry Commission |
Statewide | Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 1891 (2026 Regular Session) Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of |
Statewide | Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 1889 (2026 Regular Session) Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of |
Statewide | Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 1793 (2026 Regular Session) Sales tax; exempt retail sales of firearm safes during annual Mississippi Second Amendment Weekend holiday |
Statewide | Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 1890 (2026 Regular Session) Appropriation; Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional |
Statewide | Became law | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1897 (2026 Regular Session) Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board |
Statewide | Became law | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 1895 (2026 Regular Session) Appropriation; Port Authority, State |
Statewide | Became law | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 1892 (2026 Regular Session) Appropriation; Foresters, Board of Registration for |
Statewide | Became law | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 1905 (2026 Regular Session) Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority |
Statewide | Became law | March 19, 2026 |
| HB 1903 (2026 Regular Session) Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District |
Statewide | Became law | March 19, 2026 |
| HB 1520 (2026 Regular Session) Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty Property; authorize transfer to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians |
Statewide | Became law | March 13, 2026 |
| HB 9 (2025 First Extraordinary Session) Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board |
Statewide | Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 8 (2025 First Extraordinary Session) Appropriation; Marine Resources, Department of |
Statewide | Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 7 (2025 First Extraordinary Session) Appropriation; Port Authority, State |
Statewide | Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 6 (2025 First Extraordinary Session) Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission |
Statewide | Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 5 (2025 First Extraordinary Session) Appropriation; Forestry Commission |
Statewide | Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 4 (2025 First Extraordinary Session) Appropriation; Foresters, Board of Registration for |
Statewide | Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 3 (2025 First Extraordinary Session) Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of |
Statewide | Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 2 (2025 First Extraordinary Session) Appropriation; Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional |
Statewide | Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 16 (2025 First Extraordinary Session) Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority |
Statewide | Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 15 (2025 First Extraordinary Session) Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of |
Statewide | Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 14 (2025 First Extraordinary Session) Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission |
Statewide | Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 13 (2025 First Extraordinary Session) Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff |
Statewide | Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 12 (2025 First Extraordinary Session) Appropriation; Public Service Commission |
Statewide | Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 11 (2025 First Extraordinary Session) Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District |
Statewide | Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 10 (2025 First Extraordinary Session) Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District |
Statewide | Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 1 (2025 First Extraordinary Session) Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of |
Statewide | Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 1736 (2025 Regular Session) Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District |
Statewide | Became law | March 28, 2025 |
| HB 1645 (2025 Regular Session) City of Philadelphia; authorize a contribution to Philadelphia Transit |
Local and private | Became law | March 28, 2025 |
| HB 1074 (2025 Regular Session) Electronic Government Services Fund and Electronic Government Oversight Committee; bring forward sections that created |
Statewide | Became law | March 18, 2025 |
| HB 767 (2025 Regular Session) Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission; revise composition of |
Statewide | Became law | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 1791 (2024 Regular Session) Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of |
Statewide | Became law | May 13, 2024 |
| HB 1783 (2024 Regular Session) Appropriation; Marine Resources, Department of |
Statewide | Became law | May 13, 2024 |
| HB 1788 (2024 Regular Session) Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff |
Statewide | Became law | May 10, 2024 |
| HB 1787 (2024 Regular Session) Appropriation; Public Service Commission |
Statewide | Became law | May 10, 2024 |
| HB 1778 (2024 Regular Session) Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of |
Statewide | Became law | May 10, 2024 |
| HB 1776 (2024 Regular Session) Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of |
Statewide | Became law | May 10, 2024 |
| HB 1792 (2024 Regular Session) Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority |
Statewide | Became law | May 8, 2024 |
| HB 1790 (2024 Regular Session) Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District |
Statewide | Became law | May 8, 2024 |
| HB 1789 (2024 Regular Session) Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission |
Statewide | Became law | May 8, 2024 |
| HB 1786 (2024 Regular Session) Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District |
Statewide | Became law | May 8, 2024 |
| HB 1785 (2024 Regular Session) Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District |
Statewide | Became law | May 8, 2024 |
| HB 1784 (2024 Regular Session) Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board |
Statewide | Became law | May 8, 2024 |
| HB 1782 (2024 Regular Session) Appropriation; Port Authority, State |
Statewide | Became law | May 8, 2024 |
| HB 1781 (2024 Regular Session) Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission |
Statewide | Became law | May 8, 2024 |
| HB 1780 (2024 Regular Session) Appropriation; Forestry Commission |
Statewide | Became law | May 8, 2024 |
| HB 1777 (2024 Regular Session) Appropriation; Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional |
Statewide | Became law | May 8, 2024 |
| HB 1779 (2024 Regular Session) Appropriation; Foresters, Board of Registration for |
Statewide | Became law | April 23, 2024 |
| HB 299 (2024 Regular Session) Mississippi Forestry Commission; authorize to electronically accept bids for timber sales |
Statewide | Became law | April 20, 2024 |
| HB 1353 (2024 Regular Session) Horseracing; include in equine liability |
Statewide | Became law | April 8, 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
19 against the Speaker; 17 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Scott Bounds voted on each of the 2,367 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | 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
- sbounds@house.ms.gov
- Capitol office
- State Capitol Room 115-B, 400 High St., Jackson, MS 39201
601-359-3340 - District office
- P.O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39215
Committees
- Appropriations B Chair
- Agriculture
- Appropriations A
- Enrolled Bills
- Investigate State Offices
- Public Utilities
- 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