# Omeria Scott

Omeria Scott is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House for district 80.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 80
- Serving since: 1993-01-04
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ee6c2cb7-6d0f-4b45-9e06-2ba1dfae8ecb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ee6c2cb7-6d0f-4b45-9e06-2ba1dfae8ecb (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

Scott sits at −0.13 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 97% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.13 (standard error 0.00), from 0 donors and 1,081 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 97% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 90.0% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 96.0% (90.1%). 205 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 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 nay · 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 250 bills: 250 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 87. 4.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 87 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4183: City of Laurel; revise use of the proceeds from recreation and public improvement promotion tax. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4183/
- HR 156: Coach Sherri Cooley; recognize and commend outstanding coaching career upon the occasion of her retirement. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR156/
- HC 62: Laurel High School Lady Golden Tornadoes Basketball Team; commend on winning MHSAA Class 5A Championship. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HC62/
- HC 63: Charles Cross; commend on being member of 2026 Super Bowl Championship Seattle Seahawks Team. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HC63/
- HR 138: Willie H. Jefferson; commend life, legacy and service upon his passing. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR138/
- HR 122: Dr. Katrina Cox and cast of the Laurel Little Theatre's Production of "The Color Purple: The Musical"; commend. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR122/
- HR 123: Kayllis Walker; commend and congratulate upon athletic and academic achievements. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR123/
- HB 4124: Suffrage; restore to Jerome Wyatt of Jones County. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4124/
- HB 28: Parolees who participate in faith-based or faith-based sponsored activities; authorize reduction of time spent on probation. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB28/
- HB 1575: Congregate meal programs; authorize to make hot meals available to older adults who live within 10 miles from the site. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1575/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,000 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/scott.xml
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/omeria.scott

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ee6c2cb7-6d0f-4b45-9e06-2ba1dfae8ecb