# Trey Lamar

Trey Lamar is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 8.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 8
- Serving since: 2012-01-03
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c655558e-dfac-468a-a633-85f380c538b6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c655558e-dfac-468a-a633-85f380c538b6 (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

62% of the 93 bills Lamar sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Mississippi House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.45 (standard error 0.05), from 53 donors and 1,165 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)

1,510 roll calls. Attendance 92.0% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 100% (90.1%). 4 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-16 · voted not voting · Passage · SB 2001 The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act of 2026; enact. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/SB2001/
- 2026-04-15 · voted not voting · 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 93 bills: 93 reached committee, 58 passed one chamber, 39 passed both, 19 became law. Cosponsored 3. 62.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 13 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HC 61: Northwest Mississippi Community College Women's Basketball Team; commend on winning NJCAA Region 23 Championship. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HC61/
- HC 53: Northwest Mississippi Community College Women's Soccer Team; commend on winning back-to-back national championships and earning highest team GPA. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HC53/
- HC 52: Northwest Mississippi Community College Cheer Team; commend for achievements at the 2026 UCA and UDA College National Championships. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HC52/
- HC 54: Northwest Mississippi Community College Rangers Football Team; commend upon winning 2025 MACCC Championship. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HC54/
- HC 55: Northwest Mississippi Community College Dance Team; commend upon winning a national championship. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HC55/
- HB 4065: Mississippi School Resource Officers School Safety (MS ROSS) Act; create to provide funding to local law enforcement agencies. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4065/
- HB 4067: Bonds; authorize issuance for various purposes. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4067/
- HB 4033: Agricultural land; impose tax on sale of certain foreign owned. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4033/
- HB 4044: Ad valorem tax; revise certain homestead exemption eligibility provisions, revise distribution of portion paid on certain homestead property. (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4044/
- HB 1063: Ad valorem tax; add categories for energy projects and extend deadline for certain exemptions, extend deadlines and revise fee-in-lieu minimum for certain… (passed both chambers, 2026-03-28) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1063/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $46.2K (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/senate/thomas.xml
- Campaign site: https://www.thomasforsenate22.com/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c655558e-dfac-468a-a633-85f380c538b6