# Sam Mims

Sam Mims is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 97.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 97
- Serving since: 2004-01-06
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0bf76f2b-9380-45c1-8809-315a682322a3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0bf76f2b-9380-45c1-8809-315a682322a3 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

64% of the 56 bills Mims sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Mississippi House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.45 (standard error 0.05), from 0 donors and 1,144 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 67% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 97.8% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 98.7% (90.1%). 13 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-16 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2001 The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act of 2026; enact. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/SB2001/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Passage · HC 65 Suspend deadlines for the further consideration of HB 938; extend repealers on several youth court statutes. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HC65/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · HB 1761 Alcoholic beverages; extend repealers relating to festival wine permits. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1761/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · HB 1772 Mississippi Department of Human Services; extend repealers on. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1772/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3410 City of Brandon and West Rankin Utility Authority; authorize to enter agreements w/data center for water & wastewater infrastructure. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3410/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · SB 2917 Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2917/
- 2026-04-02 · voted not voting · Adopt Conference Report · SB 2474 Rare Disease Task Force; establish within the Mississippi Rare Disease Advisory Council. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2474/
- 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · SB 2409 Mississippi Department of Insurance; establish comprehensive mitigation program for retrofitting insurable homes. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2409/
- 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · SB 2103 Education; provide pay increases, revise counseling ethical requirements, and reform school attendance law. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2103/
- 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · HB 1330 Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise definition of "qualified resort area". · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1330/

## Legislation (MS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 56 bills: 56 reached committee, 36 passed one chamber, 32 passed both, 21 became law. Cosponsored 4. 64.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 10 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1933: Appropriation; reappropriation, DFA - Bureau of Building - FY 2027. (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1933/
- HB 1931: Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and trial judges services. (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1931/
- HB 1925: Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission. (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1925/
- HB 1928: Appropriation; Legislative expenses. (became law, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1928/
- HB 1926: Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of. (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1926/
- HB 1923: Appropriation; Athletic Commission. (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1923/
- HB 1932: Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1932/
- HB 1930: Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1930/
- HB 1927: Appropriation; District attorneys and staff. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1927/
- HB 1929: Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement System. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1929/

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/mims.xml
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repsammims

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0bf76f2b-9380-45c1-8809-315a682322a3