# Bill Pigott

Bill Pigott is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 99.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 99
- Serving since: 2008-01-08
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2fed984f-0f51-40d2-9881-ec16131a6a2f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2fed984f-0f51-40d2-9881-ec16131a6a2f (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

Pigott reported $800 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.04), from 0 donors and 1,181 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 47% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 100% (90.1%). 17 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 yea · 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 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 73. 64.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 10 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4060: Sales tax; exempt sales of lime for agricultural purposes, reduce rate on retail sales of fencing materials for containment of livestock. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4060/
- HR 40: Jordan Anthony; commend for winning the 2025 Bowerman Award. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR40/
- HB 1153: Meat and cell-cultivated dairy products; revise the MS Dept. of Ag and Commerce's regulatory authority regarding. (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1153/
- HB 933: MS Agricultural and Livestock Theft Officers; authorize to retain their personal firearm upon retirement. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB933/
- HB 1647: Mississippi Grain Indemnity Act; enact. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1647/
- HB 1070: Dept. of Ag.and Commerce; authorize DPS to provide security personnel at certain facilities and respond to secuirty system alarms. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1070/
- HB 1071: Dept. of Ag and Commerce; authorize to issue subpoenas and apply to circuit courts for administrative inspections and search warrants. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1071/
- HB 1000: Mississippi Fair Commission; reestablish and transfer associated duties from Department of Agriculture. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-04) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB1000/
- HB 1296: Plant biostimulants; revise terminology under MS Plant and Soil Amendment Law in order to comply with rules adopted by AAPFCO. (passed both chambers, 2025-03-14) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB1296/
- HB 1006: Cultivate food products; prohibit manufacture and sale of items produced from cultured animal cells. (became law, 2025-03-21) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB1006/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $800 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/pigott.xml
- X: https://x.com/LifeofPigott
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bill.pigott.18

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2fed984f-0f51-40d2-9881-ec16131a6a2f