# Mark Tullos

Mark Tullos is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 79.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 79
- Serving since: 2016-01-20
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3439bb59-6632-4653-83e1-031422ad832f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3439bb59-6632-4653-83e1-031422ad832f (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

Tullos has served since 2016.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.05), from 1 donors and 1,134 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 96.9% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 100% (90.1%). 8 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 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 6. 17.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 59 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4170: Town of Raleigh; extend repealer on tax on sales of restaurants for promotion of tourism and parks and recreation. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4170/
- HR 51: Raleigh High School Football Team; commend upon winning MHSAA Class 3A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR51/
- HB 1114: Joint Tortfeasors; require to identify in answer. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1114/
- HB 1667: Prescription drugs; require that value of manufacturer copay assistance be applied to reduce patient deductible/out-of-pocket maximum costs. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1667/
- HB 1487: Mississippi Athletic Commission; remove wrestling from under the supervision of. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1487/
- HB 1113: Medical providers and medical malpractice insurers; prohibit consent to arbitration as a condition for care or insurance. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1113/
- HB 1116: Noneconomic damages; revise to include an annual inflationary rate. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1116/
- HB 1017: Allocation of fault; revise certain provisions concerning workers' compensation that relates to. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1017/
- HB 1717: Town of Mize; extend date of repeal on restaurant tax. (became law, 2025-03-28) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB1717/
- HR 77: Stringer Attendance Center Lady Devils Volleyball Team; commend upon winning MHSAA Class 1A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-05) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HR77/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,750 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/tullos.xml
- X: https://x.com/RepMarkTullos
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mktullos
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repmarktullos/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3439bb59-6632-4653-83e1-031422ad832f