# Troy Smith

Troy Smith is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 84.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 84
- Serving since: 2020-01-07
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5ff548a6-827f-4ab7-a4a5-5b510712f6a2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5ff548a6-827f-4ab7-a4a5-5b510712f6a2 (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

100% of Smith’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Mississippi, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.24 (standard error 0.03), from 4 donors and 1,044 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,510 roll calls. Attendance 96.9% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 94.7% (90.1%). 42 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 11 bills: 11 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 15. 27.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 41 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 46: Enterprise High School; commend for achieving the highest accountability score in the State of Mississippi. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR46/
- HB 913: Homestead exemption; increase for persons 65 years of age or older. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB913/
- HB 915: The Second Amendment Preservation Act; create to provide that the Legislature preempts local firearms ordinances. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB915/
- HB 914: Qualified licensed dyslexia therapy teacher; require the State Department of Education to employ and assign one to each county. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB914/
- HR 130: Quitman High School Boys and Girls Powerlifting Teams; commend on winning MHSAA Class 4A State Championships. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HR130/
- HR 101: Bay Springs High School Bulldogs Basketball Team; commend upon winning MHSAA Class 2A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-21) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HR101/
- HB 1255: Homestead exemption; increase for persons 65 years of age or older. (in committee, 2025-02-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB1255/
- HB 1256: Qualified licensed dyslexia therapy teacher; require State Department of Education to employ and assign one to each county. (in committee, 2025-02-04) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB1256/
- HB 1448: Circuit clerk fees; increase for attendance upon court. (in committee, 2025-02-04) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB1448/
- HB 1073: Counties and municipalities; authorize to choose not to be subject to requirement for permitting as a condition to construction. (in committee, 2025-02-04) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB1073/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,440 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/smith.xml

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5ff548a6-827f-4ab7-a4a5-5b510712f6a2