Mississippi

An Act To Amend Section 25-11-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "average Compensation" For Members In The New Tier To Mean The Average Of The Four Highest Consecutive Years Of Earned Compensation, Or Of The Last 48 Consecutive Months Of Earned Compensation, Whichever Is Greater; To Bring Forward Section 25-11-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Section 25-11-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Members In The New Tier Who Have Completed At Least Eight Years Of Membership Service Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance Upon Withdrawal From Service At The Age Of 60, And Members Who Have Completed At Least 30 Years Of Creditable Service Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance Upon Withdrawal From Service Regardless Of Age; To Provide That Members In The New Tier Who Withdraw From Service Before Age 60 And Have Completed At Least Eight Years Of Membership Service And Have Not Received A Refund Of Their Contributions Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance Upon Attaining The Age Of 60; To Provide That The Annual Retirement Allowance Of A Member Who Has Attained The Age Of 60 But Has Not Completed At Least 30 Years Of Creditable Service Shall Be Reduced By An Actuarial Equivalent Factor For Each Year Of Creditable Service Below 30 Years Or The Number Of Years In Age That The Member Is Below Age 65, Whichever Is Less; To Bring Forward Section 25-11-112, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Section 25-11-114, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act With Respect To Retirement Allowances For Death Before Retirement Or Death Or Disability In The Line Of Duty; To Bring Forward Sections 25-11-115, 25-11-117 And 25-11-147, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; To Amend Section 25-11-123, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Proceeding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 79-35-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Remove A Fraudulent Residence Address Of A Registered Agent When The Current Occupant Of The Residence Address Requests Removal And Attests That The Person Listing The Residence Address Is Not Associated With The Residence Address; To Amend Sections 79-4-1.25 And 79-29-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Number Of Days Allowed For The Secretary Of State To Return A Document Refused For Filing To A Corporation Or Limited Liability Company; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Provide That Only Citizens Of The United States Are Allowed The Opportunity To Vote; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 21-37-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Municipalities Shall Not Charge Any Individual To Park On A Municipal Public Street That Is Near A County Courthouse Or Other County Building When Such Individual Is Required To Appear At The County Courthouse Or Other County Building; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Archives And History To Exempt Certain Repairs And Renovations To State-owned Facilities And Properties; To Prescribe The Contingencies For Such Repairs And Renovations Which Must Adhere To Certain Requirements To Be Eligible For Exemption; To Provide Additional Requirements For Properties With Dual Designations As Mississippi Landmarks And National Historic Landmarks; To Amend Sections 29-1-1, 29-5-2, 39-5-5 And 39-7-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 83-39-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Commissioner To Suspend A Bail License Where A License Has Been Granted To A Professional Bail Agent, Soliciting Bail Agent Or Bail Enforcement Agent And Evidence Is Presented, Subsequently, That A Court Has Rendered A Civil Judgment Against That Agent Because Of Monies Owed To An Insurer Or Professional Bail Agent For Reasons Pertaining To His Or Her Employment Or Termination Of Employment; To Provide That After The Judgement Has Been Satisfied, A Hearing To Reinstate The License May Be Requested And The License May Be Reinstated Upon Presentation Of The Satisfaction Of The Judgement; To Amend Section 83-39-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Credit Card Transaction Fees, Bond Transfer Fees And Any Other Fees Authorized By Law Or Regulation Shall Not Be Considered Part Of The Premium, Commission Or Fee Charged Under This Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The "first-time Homebuyers Revolving Fund" Administered By The Mississippi Home Corporation On A Pilot Program Basis To Make Necessary Repairs And Upgrades To Existing Single-family Rental Housing; To Provide Eligibility And Conditions For Making Loans From The Fund; To Amend Sections 43-33-717 And 21-49-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Legislative District Project Allocation Program, Which Shall Be Administered By The Department Of Finance And Administration To Provide Funds For Public-purpose Projects In Legislative Districts Of The Members Of The House Of Representatives And The Senate; To Authorize Each Member Of The Legislature To Designate One Or More Eligible Projects Within His Or Her District, Subject To Administrative Review For Legal And Fiscal Compliance; To Specify The Types Of Projects That Are Eligible Uses For The Funds; To Provide That The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Review All Project Designations Solely For Compliance With Applicable Constitutional, Statutory, And Fiscal Requirements, And Upon Approval, Shall Disburse Funds In Accordance With State Procurement, Contracting, And Grant Administration Laws; To Provide That No Member Of The Legislature Shall Exercise Control Over Funds After Project Designation; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The State Department Of Health To Issue A Certificate Or Certificates Of Need To A Post-acute Care In-home Health Provider Who Is A Cms Guide Model Participant Offering An In-home Continuum Of Care Model For The Establishment Of A Home Health Agency Or Agencies In Copiah County And In Stone County; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-11-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Funeral Director Assistants To Perform All Of The Activities That A Funeral Director May Perform Except For Making Funeral Arrangements; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-11-18.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "habitually Disruptive" In The Context Of School Behavior; To Impose Additional Standards And Requirements For Behavior Modification Plans, And For Responses To Noncompliance With Such Plans, With Reference To The Federal Individuals With Disabilities In Education Act (idea) And The Federal Rehabilitation Act Of 1973; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 73-15-5 And 73-15-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Certified Nurse Midwife To Practice As An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Without Having A Written Collaborative/consultative Relationship Agreement With A Physician Or Having An Agreement With A Physician Regarding The Protocol Or Practice Guidelines Of The Certified Nurse Midwife; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-19-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow A Physician Or A Dentist To Apply For A Reinstatement Of His Or Her License After Conviction Of Certain Crimes; To Provide The Conditions That Must To Satisfied For An Applicant To Be Eligible For License Reinstatement; To Create Section 99-19-36, To Outline The License Reinstatment Process For Physicians And Dentists Convicted Of Certain Crimes As Outlined In Section 99-19-35; To Provide That The Mississippi State Board Of Medical Licensure, Or The Mississippi State Board Of Dental Examiners, Respectfully, Shall Be Tasked With Reviewing Applications For License Reinstatement; To Provide Grounds For Denial Of A License Reinstatement Request; To Provide That The Reviewing Boards Shall Use Their Own Discretion To Create And Adopt Rules And Regulations Necessary To Implement, Administer And Enforce The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 45-3-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Public Safety To Investigate The Death Of Any Former Or Sitting Local, Municipal, County Or State Official Under Certain Circumstances; To Name The Provisions Of This Act The "representative Ashley Henley Investigation Authority Act"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Artificial Intelligence Fraud And Accountability Act; To Define Artificial Intelligence Fraud; To Create A Civil Cause Of Action For Persons Or Entities Injured Or Damaged By Artificial Intelligence Fraud; To Provide Remedies; To Allow The Court To Award Punitive Damages Upon A Finding Of Knowing And Willful Violation; To Allow Injured Persons Or Entities To File A Cause Of Action For A Temporary Or Permanent Injunction Against Violators Of This Act; To Provide That A Person Or Entity Who Knowingly Develops Or Uses Artificial Intelligence For Fraudulent Purposes May Be Held Jointly And Severally Liable; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize Each Member Of The Legislature To Hire A Part-time Legislative Assistant; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Direct The Department Of Human Services, The State Department Of Health And The Division Of Medicaid To Prepare A Video Providing Information About Proper Nutrition, Healthy Eating Habits, Preventing And Reducing Obesity And The Importance Of Breast-feeding Infants; To Require That The Video Be Offered For Presentation To Applicants For And Recipients Of Certain Benefits In The Offices Of The Agency And On The Agency's Website; To Describe The Topics That Must Be Covered In The Video; To Require An Annual Review Of The Video; To Amend Section 41-135-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Department Of Health Is Not Required To Offer A Separate Video On The Importance Of Breastfeeding Infants For Presentation To Individuals Who Are Offered The Video Described In The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit The Intentional Injection, Release, Or Dispersion Of Chemicals Within The Borders Of The State Of Mississippi Into The Atmosphere With The Express Purpose Of Affecting Temperature, Weather, Or The Intensity Of The Sunlight; To Bring Forward Sections 49-17-5, 49-17-19, 49-17-25 And 49-17-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Pollution Of Waters, Streams, And Air Within The State, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 49-17-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make A Minor, Nonsubstantive Change; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 37-3-82 And 37-7-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local School Districts And Local Law Enforcement Agencies That Employ Individuals To Serve As School Resource Officers To Provide Mental Health First Aid Training That Is Evidenced-based And Approved By The Department Of Mental Health; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-27-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Human Services To Transfer At Least 30% Of The Block Grant For The State And Available Federal Funds For Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Child Welfare Services To The Child Care And Development Fund (ccdf) For Each Fiscal Year To Be Used As Vouchers To Pay For Child Care For Qualifying Children Under The Child Care Payment Program (ccpp); And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Fetal And Infant Mortality Review Panel To Review Fetal Deaths And Deaths Of Infants Up To One Year Of Age And Establish Strategies To Prevent Infant Deaths; To Provide That The Review Panel Shall Be Multidisciplinary And Composed Of Such Members As Deemed Appropriate By The State Department Of Health; To Require The Review Panel To Submit A Report Annually To The House And Senate Public Health Committees That Include The Numbers, Causes And Relevant Demographic Information On Infant Mortality Deaths In Mississippi, And Appropriate Recommendations To The Legislature On How To Most Effectively Direct State Resources To Decrease Infant Mortality In The State; To Require That Data Shall Be Provided To The Review Panel By The State Medical Examiner's Office, State Department Of Health, Department Of Human Services, Medical Examiners, Coroners, Health Care Providers, Law Enforcement Agencies, And Any Other Agencies Or Officials Having Information That Is Necessary For The Review Panel To Carry Out Its Duties; To Require Physicians, Hospitals And Pharmacies To Provide Reasonable Access To The Review Panel To All Relevant Medical Records Associated With A Case Under Review By The Review Panel; To Provide That Information, Records And Proceedings Of The Review Panel Are Confidential And Not Subject To The Open Meetings Act, The Public Records Act Or Subpoena, Discovery Or Introduction Into Evidence; To Authorize The Review Panel To Initiate Enforcement Actions Against Agencies Or Officials That Do Not Provide Information To The Panel In A Complete And Timely Manner; To Amend Section 25-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Exempt Certain Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement, Performance Improvement, And Review Records Of The State Department Of Health From The Public Records Act; To Provide That Such Records Shall Be Confidential And Not Subject To Disclosure, Subpoena, Or Discovery; To Exempt Certain Radiological Health And Radioactive Material Licensing Information From The Public Records Act When Disclosure Would Pose A Risk To Public Health Or Security; To Amend Section 25-41-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Department Of Health And Certain Panels, Committees, Systems, Or Programs Established, Designated, Administered, Or Supported By The Department For Purposes Of Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement, Performance Improvement, Peer Review, Patient Safety, Morbidity Or Mortality Review, Or System Evaluation To Conduct Closed Meetings Or Executive Sessions For The Discussion Of Confidential Quality Assurance And Performance Improvement Matters; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-605, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Any Delinquent Convicted Two Or More Times Of Misdemeanor Possession Of A Firearm To Be Committed To Oakley Training School; To Bring Forward Section 97-37-14, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Declares Possession Of A Firearm By A Person Under Eighteen As A Delinquent Act, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-103-159, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact The Federal Funding Transparency Act; To Revise The Information Required To Be Contained In The Report Provided By A State Agency, Department Or Institution With Its Annual Budget Request Submission; To Impose A Civil Penalty Of $100.00 Per Violation, Per Day, Plus All Reasonable Attorney's Fees And Costs In Circuit Court, On Any Agency Head Or Director, Or Individual Holding A Substantially Similar Position, Who Neglects To Annually Provide The Report Required; To Provide That The Individual Shall Be Personally Liable For These Amounts, And Sovereign Immunity Shall Not Be An Affirmative Defense; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Specific Data To Be Collected By The Mississippi Department Of Corrections Relative To Inmate Offense, Inmate Sentencing, Correctional Facility Inmate Population And Staffing, And Probation And Parolee Identification; To Direct The Department To Publish Datasets On A Confidential Basis; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-95, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Establish A Procedure For Approved Offender Visitation Applications Online; To Authorize The Department To Request Criminal Background Information Checks Of Visitor Applicants Prior To Approval; To Provide For Online Notification Of Decision Of Approval; To Provide For Scheduling Of Visitation; To Provide A Criminal Penalty For Making False Statements On Visitation Application Forms; And For Related Purposes.