Senate Judiciary A Committee Chairman Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, responds to a question about legislation that would expand the roles for state police and appointed judges inside the majority-Black and Democratic-led capital city of Jackson, during floor debate, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. The majority-white and Republican-led Mississippi Senate passed the bill which now advances to the House. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)