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Legislation Mississippi

Mississippi Counties
Mississippi Judicial Circuits

State bills will go through the State Senate and the State House. Bills going through the Senate begin with S.  Bills going through the House begin with HR. There is no set order of the two branches it must go through first or second.  If it goes first through the Senate it will then go through the House.  If it first goes through the House it will then go through the Senate.  A bill must pass through both branches before it will be considered law. State bills fo to the govenor while national bills go to the president.

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant

Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves

 

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood

 

U.S. Senators representing Mississippishould not be confused with Mississippi State Senators.  Each state has two US Senators, and each state's two make up the 100 U.S. Senators.  However, there are far more than 100 total senators.

 

Mississippi         US Senator      Thad Cochran

Mississippi         US Senator      Roger Wicker

 

Mississippi U.S. House Representatives should not be confused with Mississippi State House Representatives. Mississippi has 4 U.S. House Representatives.

 

Mississippi Senate

Mississippi State Senators should not be confused with Mississippi US Senators.  Mississippi has 52 State Senators.

Mississippi House

Mississippi State House Representatives should not be confused with Mississippi US House Representatives.  Minnesota has 122 State House Representatives.

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