SR 65 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Commend Starkville High School Boys Basketball Team for 2026 Boys Class 7A Basketball Championship.

This Senate Resolution commends the Starkville High School Boys Basketball Team and their first-year coach, Anthony Carlyle, for winning the 2026 Class 7A State Championship. The resolution formally recognizes the team's comeback victory against Germantown High School, where they overcame a seven-point halftime deficit to win 40-36. It highlights the achievements of individual players and coaches, including MVP Jerwan McCarter and Coach Carlyle's seventh state championship as a head coach. The document serves as an official acknowledgment of the team's success and extends congratulations to the school, community, and supporters.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 10, 2026 Last action Mar 20, 2026

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As Introduced → Current version · 4 edits

MODERATE

This document is a Senate Resolution (SR 65) that was amended during the legislative process, primarily involving formatting and layout changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The resolution commends the Starkville High School Boys Basketball team for winning the 2026 Class 7A State Championship. The changes between the 'As Introduced' and 'As Adopted' versions are mostly technical, including the addition of page headers, footers, and official numbering, along with minor text formatting adjustments like replacing line breaks with paragraph markers.

TECHNICAL

Added official document headers and footers including bill numbers, page numbers, and session identifiers that were missing in the original version.

Changed the title section to indicate the resolution was 'As Adopted by Senate' rather than 'As Introduced'.

Replaced line-by-line text formatting with paragraph markers (represented as special characters) to improve readability and official formatting.

Removed blank lines and spacing inconsistencies from the original draft to create a cleaner, more standardized document layout.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2026

How they voted

45–0

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 52

Mar 20, 2026

D Democratic18

18 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican34

27 Yea 7

79% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Mar 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Adopted

upper

Mar 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Be Adopted

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred To Rules

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors