# Karl Oliver

Karl Oliver is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 46.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 46
- Serving since: 2016-01-05
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/761527db-bbe0-43e5-90e0-2a06528ebfa4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/761527db-bbe0-43e5-90e0-2a06528ebfa4 (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

76% of the 21 bills Oliver sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Mississippi House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.03), from 11 donors and 1,151 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,510 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 98.7% (90.1%). 15 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 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 8. 76.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 6 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1935: Appropriation; Education, Department of. (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1935/
- HB 1938: Appropriation; Transportation, Department of. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1938/
- HB 1937: Appropriation; Library Commission. (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1937/
- HB 1934: Appropriation; Arts Commission. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1934/
- HB 1936: Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1936/
- HB 1461: Advanced practice registered nurses; authorize to sign death certificates and POLST orders. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1461/
- HB 1604: Justice court; revise certain provisions regarding suspended judges. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1604/
- HB 43: Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for. (became law, 2025-06-04) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20251E/HB43/
- HB 45: Appropriation; Transportation, Department of. (became law, 2025-06-17) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20251E/HB45/
- HB 44: Appropriation; Library Commission. (became law, 2025-06-04) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20251E/HB44/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,600 (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/oliver.xml

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/761527db-bbe0-43e5-90e0-2a06528ebfa4