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Votes at a glance: Resolutions and bills adopted by the Mississippi Senate
Summary
The Senate passed a block of resolutions, a resolution honoring a fallen deputy, and two public-health bills (allowing military medics to take the LPN exam and establishing licensure for community health workers).
The following actions were recorded during the Mississippi Senate session:
- Block passage: Senate considered items 1 through 13 on the rules calendar in a block (except item 4, which was set aside); the chamber used the morning roll call and the resolutions were passed by use of the morning roll call after the rules committee vetting.
- SR65: The Senate suspended rules to take up Senate Resolution 65 honoring a Hinds County deputy killed in the line of duty; the chamber observed a moment of silence and the resolution was adopted by roll call.
- Item 18 (bill): The Senate passed a bill allowing military medics to sit for the licensed practical nurse (LPN) examination. Sponsor Sen. Bridal said the bill recognizes military training and service time but does not itself grant LPN licensure.
- Item 19 (bill): The Senate passed a bill establishing licensure for community health workers, which the sponsor said would permit Medicaid and insurer reimbursement for their services; the transcript did not include fiscal estimates or administrative deadlines.
Vote mechanism: For several items the record indicates final passage was recorded “by use of the morning roll call” with senators asked to record all present as voting aye; individual roll-call tallies or recorded “no” votes were not specified in the transcript.
Notes: The transcript includes the committee vetting statement from the rules committee for the block items and floor explanations for the two public-health bills listed above. Titles for several resolutions in the block (items 1–13) were not read aloud in full during the portion of the transcript provided; where titles were not specified the calendar item number is given.
