Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi SR4: Senate Rules; amend Rule 65 to provide for removal of members of the Rules Committee.
Status: Failed, April 15, 2026
A RESOLUTION TO AMEND SENATE RULE 65 TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF MEMBERS OF THE RULES COMMITTEE.
What the bill says
A resolution to amend senate rule 65 to provide for the removal of members of the rules committee. now, therefore.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION TO AMEND SENATE RULE 65 TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF MEMBERS OF THE RULES COMMITTEE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That Senate Rule 65 is amended to read as follows: RULES COMMITTEE 65. (1) (a) There shall be a standing Committee on Rules which shall consist of the President (who shall be a nonvoting member), the President Pro Tempore, and four (4) Senators, each having served at least four (4) years in the Senate, one (1) from each congressional district of the state as constituted on January 1, 2004, to be selected by the Senators from their respective congressional districts by caucus. Each congressional district caucus shall hold an organizational meeting and shall elect a chairman and vice chairman of the caucus. Meetings of the caucus may be called at any time by the chairman or if requested by a majority of the caucus. The voting precinct of the Senator * * * shall determine the congressional district caucus in which the Senator shall participate and for which the Senator may hold *SS36/R153* S. R. No. 4 ~ OFFICIAL ~ N2/3 26/SS36/R153 PAGE 1 (icj\kr) membership on the Rules Committee. A Senator representing a congressional district on the Rules Committee may be removed at any time by a caucus …
Sponsors
- Blackwell, Kevin (R, 19) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Rules
Subjects: Senate Rules
Common questions
- What is SR4?
- SR4 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Senate Rules; amend Rule 65 to provide for removal of members of the Rules Committee.
- What does SR4 do?
- In its own words: A resolution to amend senate rule 65 to provide for the removal of members of the rules committee. now, therefore.
- What is the status of SR4?
- Failed as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR4?
- Blackwell, Kevin (R, 19).
- Where is the official record for SR4?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SR/SR0004.xml
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