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MS SN 49

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Dr. Dax McRee Eckard, Belden, Mississippi, MS State Board of Optometry to represent the Third Supreme Court District, five year term beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2030.

Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did MS SN 49 pass?

The current status of MS SN 49 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-04-01): Notified of Approval

What is MS SN 49 about?

MS SN 49 is a nomination in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Dr. Dax McRee Eckard, Belden, Mississippi, MS State Board of Optometry to represent the Third Supreme Court District, five year term beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2030.”.

Who sponsors MS SN 49?

GOVERNOR is the primary sponsor of MS SN 49.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-01 — Notified of Approval
Bill type
nomination
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • GOVERNORprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-01

    Notified of Approval

  2. 2026-04-01

    Immediate Release

  3. 2026-04-01

    Appointment Confirmed

  4. 2026-03-26

    Do Advise and Consent

  5. 2026-01-07

    Referred To Public Health and Welfare

    referral-committee

Versions

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Documents

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Votes

  • Appointment Confirmation

    2026-04-01 · pass · 52-0

    Member-level votes (52)
    • Barnett: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Blackmon: yes
    • Blackwell: yes
    • Blount: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Brumfield: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Butler: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Chassaniol: yes
    • Chism: yes
    • DeBar: yes
    • DeLano: yes
    • DuPree: yes
    • England: yes
    • Fillingane: yes
    • Frazier: yes
    • Gillespie Isom: yes
    • Harkins: yes
    • Hartness: yes
    • Hickman: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Hopson: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Kirby: yes
    • Ladner: yes
    • McCaughn: yes
    • McLendon: yes
    • McMahan: yes
    • Michel: yes
    • Mumford: yes
    • Norwood: yes
    • Parks: yes
    • Pope: yes
    • Rhodes: yes
    • Seymour: yes
    • Simmons D. T. (12th): yes
    • Simmons S. (13th): yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Suber: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Turner-Ford: yes
    • Whaley: yes
    • Wiggins: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Younger: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SN/SN0049.xml

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