Mississippi state Sens. Tyler McCaughn, R-Newton, left, and Jenifer Branning, R-Philadelphia confer over proposed legislation in the Senate chamber, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi State Sens. Derrick Simmons, D-Greenville, left, David Jordan, D-Greenwood, center and Michael McLendon, R-Hernando, confer over proposed legislation in the Senate chamber, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
A Mississippi State Capitol facilities worker reaches out to remove a burned out light bulb in the main dome that graces the rotunda of the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi State Education Committee Chairman Sen. Dennis DeBar, R-Leakesville, explains his opposition to a revised education bill in the Senate chamber, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)