In the seventh week of the 2025 Mississippi Legislative Session, the Senate adopted Senate-originated appropriation bills. The proposed $7.69 billion total state support budget will continue to be deliberated throughout the session. These bills included a $841 million budget for Institutions of Higher Learning and $298 million for Community and Junior Colleges.
Senators passed a Rules calendar commending exemplary Mississippians.
The Senate met a Monday, February 17, 2025, deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider general bills and constitutional amendments originating in the Senate. The Senate faces a Monday, February 24, 2025, deadline for making requests for appropriation and revenue bills to be drafted, a Wednesday, February 26, 2025, deadline for original floor action on appropriations and revenue bills originating in the Senate, and a Thursday, February 27, 2025, deadline for reconsideration and passage of appropriation and revenue bills originating in the Senate. There is a Friday, February 28, 2025, deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider appropriation and revenue bills originating in the Senate.
On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, Senator Jeremy England, Senator Brice Wiggins and Senator Mike Seymour led presentation of Senate Resolution 39 to the Jackson County Hope Squads - students and members. The 14 area schools that comprise the Hope Squads in Jackson County consist of 203 middle and high school students who were nominated by their peers for their kind, inclusive, and trustworthy reputations, and trained in Question, Persuade, Refer, (QPR), the nationally recognized suicide prevention method.
Also, on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, the Madison Central High School Choir and the Oxford High School Choir performed as part of Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann’s tradition of inviting students to share their talents at the Capitol.
On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, Senator Andy Berry presented a proclamation to state officers of the Future Farmers of America, (FFA), after Mississippi FFA President Laynie Dodson addressed the Senate.
On Thursday, February 20, 2025, Senator Jason Barrett and Senator Andy Berry led presentation of Senate Resolution 38, commending 17-year-old Addie Carver of Monticello, as the first person from Mississippi to win the National "Miss Teen USA" title in 37 years.
