Mississippi
2026 Regular Session·4,004 bills·Adjourned April 5, 2026
Track legislation moving through Mississippi. Browse 4,004 bills and resolutions during the 2026 Regular Session, each with a plain-language summary, current status from introduction to enactment, sponsors, and voting history.
Bills
An Act To Provide That Any Property Insurance Policy Issued Or Delivered In The State Shall Include An Appraisal Provision, Which Can Be Invoked By Either Party Provided Coverage Has Been Acknowledged For Any Aspect Of A Loss, Or A Covered Peril Was Involved In Causing Any Aspect Of The Loss; To Provide The Appraisal Provision To Be Included; To Provide That The Appraisal Panel Shall Have The Exclusive Authority To Determine The Value Of The Property And The Amount Of The Loss, Including Issues Of Causation, The Cost Of Repair Or Replacement, The Method Of Repair, The Scope Of Repair, The Scope Of Damage And The Requirements Of The Applicable Building Codes; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Provide That Any Property Insurance Policy Issued Or Delivered In The State Shall Include An Appraisal Provision, Which Can Be Invoked By Either Party Provided Coverage Has Been Acknowledged For Any Aspect Of A Loss, Or A Covered Peril Was Involved In Causing Any Aspect Of The Loss; To Provide The Appraisal Provision To Be Included; To Provide That The Appraisal Panel Shall Have The Exclusive Authority To Determine The Value Of The Property And The Amount Of The Loss, Including Issues Of Causation, The Cost Of Repair Or Replacement, The Method Of Repair, The Scope Of Repair, The Scope Of Damage And The Requirements Of The Applicable Building Codes; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Require The State Board Of Education, Acting Jointly With The State Board Of Health And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services, To Establish A Professional School Counselors Pilot Program; To Require The State Department Of Education, The State Department Of Health And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Determine The School Districts In Which The Pilot Program Will Be Implemented; To Require The State Department Of Education, The State Department Of Health And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Evaluate The Effectiveness Of The Pilot Program; To Prohibit Any Effort To Counsel That Abortion Can Be Used To Prevent The Birth Of A Baby; To Require The State Department Of Education, With The Input Of The State Department Of Health And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services, To Submit A Report On The Pilot Program To The Chairmen Of Certain Legislative Committees Before January 1, 2031; To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Require The State Board Of Education, Acting Jointly With The State Board Of Health And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services, To Establish A Professional School Counselors Pilot Program; To Require The State Department Of Education, The State Department Of Health And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Determine The School Districts In Which The Pilot Program Will Be Implemented; To Require The State Department Of Education, The State Department Of Health And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Evaluate The Effectiveness Of The Pilot Program; To Prohibit Any Effort To Counsel That Abortion Can Be Used To Prevent The Birth Of A Baby; To Require The State Department Of Education, With The Input Of The State Department Of Health And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services, To Submit A Report On The Pilot Program To The Chairmen Of Certain Legislative Committees Before January 1, 2031; To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 37-16-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local School Boards To Assess The Student Performance Of All Eleventh Grade Students Using The General Educational Development Or High School Equivalency Test Program; To Prohibit Students Determined By The Assessment To Be Performing Below Grade Level From Exercising Any Senior Privilege Of Early Release From School; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 37-16-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local School Boards To Assess The Student Performance Of All Eleventh Grade Students Using The General Educational Development Or High School Equivalency Test Program; To Prohibit Students Determined By The Assessment To Be Performing Below Grade Level From Exercising Any Senior Privilege Of Early Release From School; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 37-21-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, On July 1, 2026, The State-invested Pre-k (sip) Program Shall Be Terminated, All Monies Allocated Thereto Shall Be Reallocated To The Early Learning Collaborative Program, And All Sip Participants Shall Be Enrolled Automatically In The Early Learning Collaborative Program; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 37-21-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, On July 1, 2026, The State-invested Pre-k (sip) Program Shall Be Terminated, All Monies Allocated Thereto Shall Be Reallocated To The Early Learning Collaborative Program, And All Sip Participants Shall Be Enrolled Automatically In The Early Learning Collaborative Program; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Human Services To Provide Child Care And Transportation For Applicants For Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Benefits During The Application Processing Period, Job-readiness Class, Work Program Intake Process And Other Initial Orientation Meetings; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Human Services To Provide Child Care And Transportation For Applicants For Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Benefits During The Application Processing Period, Job-readiness Class, Work Program Intake Process And Other Initial Orientation Meetings; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Immigration Enforcement Act Of 2026; To Impose A Fee On Certain Licensees Pursuant To The Mississippi Money Transmitters Act To Be Directed To The Department Of Revenue; The Department Of Revenue Shall Direct All Revenues Derived From This Fee Into The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Fund; To Create The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Fund As A Special Fund Within The State Treasury; To Set Forth The Purposes Of The Fund; To Create The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit Within The Department Of Public Safety; To Provide That The Purpose Of The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit Is To Enforce Immigration Laws As Authorized Pursuant To Federal Laws, Including Under Section 287(g) Of The Federal Immigration And Nationality Act, 8 Usc § 1357, And Pursuant To The Laws Of This State; To Provide For A Specific Appropriation To The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit; To Require Each Law Enforcement Agency Operating A County Detention Facility Must Enter Into A Written Agreement With The United States Immigration And Customs Enforcement To Participate In The Immigration Program Established Under Section 287(g) Of The Immigration And Nationality Act, 8 Usc § 1357 By A Certain Date; To Authorize The Governor To Remove From Office Any Sheriff Or Other Local Official Responsible For Operating A County Detention Facility For Neglect Or Failure To Perform The Duties Of The Office As Required By This Act; To Provide That A Governmental Entity May Not Execute, Amend, Or Renew A Contract With A Common Carrier Or Contracted Carrier If The Carrier Is Willfully Providing Any Service In Furtherance Of Transporting A Person Into The State Of Mississippi Knowing That The Person Is An Unauthorized Alien, Except To Facilitate The Detention, Removal Or Departure Of The Person From This State Or The United States; To Allow A Tax Credit Equal To The Amount Of All Money Transmission Fees Assessed Pursuant To Section 2 Of This Act And Paid By The Taxpayer During The Tax Year; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Immigration Enforcement Act Of 2026; To Impose A Fee On Certain Licensees Pursuant To The Mississippi Money Transmitters Act To Be Directed To The Department Of Revenue; The Department Of Revenue Shall Direct All Revenues Derived From This Fee Into The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Fund; To Create The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Fund As A Special Fund Within The State Treasury; To Set Forth The Purposes Of The Fund; To Create The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit Within The Department Of Public Safety; To Provide That The Purpose Of The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit Is To Enforce Immigration Laws As Authorized Pursuant To Federal Laws, Including Under Section 287(g) Of The Federal Immigration And Nationality Act, 8 Usc § 1357, And Pursuant To The Laws Of This State; To Provide For A Specific Appropriation To The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit; To Require Each Law Enforcement Agency Operating A County Detention Facility Must Enter Into A Written Agreement With The United States Immigration And Customs Enforcement To Participate In The Immigration Program Established Under Section 287(g) Of The Immigration And Nationality Act, 8 Usc § 1357 By A Certain Date; To Authorize The Governor To Remove From Office Any Sheriff Or Other Local Official Responsible For Operating A County Detention Facility For Neglect Or Failure To Perform The Duties Of The Office As Required By This Act; To Provide That A Governmental Entity May Not Execute, Amend, Or Renew A Contract With A Common Carrier Or Contracted Carrier If The Carrier Is Willfully Providing Any Service In Furtherance Of Transporting A Person Into The State Of Mississippi Knowing That The Person Is An Unauthorized Alien, Except To Facilitate The Detention, Removal Or Departure Of The Person From This State Or The United States; To Allow A Tax Credit Equal To The Amount Of All Money Transmission Fees Assessed Pursuant To Section 2 Of This Act And Paid By The Taxpayer During The Tax Year; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Lower The Age Of Majority From Twenty-one To Eighteen; To Amend Section 1-3-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Definition Of Infant; To Amend Section 11-46-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Savings Clause Of The Tort Claims Act To Conform; To Amend Sections 13-5-1 And 13-5-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Age Of Jury Service; To Amend Section 15-1-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Limitations Applicable To An Action By A Ward Against A Guardian Or Surety; To Amend Section 15-1-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Saving In Favor Of Persons Under Disability Of Unsoundness Of Mind Within The Chapter Addressing The Limitations Of Civil Actions; To Amend Section 21-15-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Militia Power Of The Mayor To Conform; To Amend Section 25-4-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "household Member" Within The Article Establishing The Mississippi Ethics Commission To Conform; To Amend Section 41-29-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Punishment Of The Distribution Of Controlled Substances To Minors To Conform; To Amend Section 43-19-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Age Of Mandatory Support In An Order Of Filiation; To Amend Section 91-5-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform As To The Age Of Issue Capable Of Inheriting; To Amend Section 91-7-293, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform As To Final Accounting By The Heirs Of An Estate; To Amend Section 93-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Age For Issuance Of A Marriage License; To Amend Section 93-9-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Provisions As To Age For The Terms Of A Decree For Removal Of The Disability Of A Minor; To Amend Section 93-11-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Age Of Emancipation; To Amend Section 93-14-102, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Definition Of The Term "adult" For The Purposes Of The Uniform Adult Guardianship And Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act; To Amend Section 93-15-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Definition Of The Term "minor Parent" In The Termination Of Parental Rights Law; To Amend Section 93-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform As To The Age Of Parents In An Adoption; To Amend Section 93-17-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Concerning Adoption Records To Conform; To Amend Section 93-17-215, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform As To A Person's Authority To Request Certain Information Concerning Adoption; To Amend Section 93-20-102, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Age Of Majority Under Guardianship And Conservatorship Law To Conform; To Amend Section 97-33-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Penalty For Gambling With A Known Minor; To Amend Section 99-3-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform As To Which Persons Must Be Given Certain Notice Upon Release From Arrest; To Repeal Section 35-7-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Removal Of The Disabilities Of Minority Of Certain Veterans; To Repeal Section 91-7-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Removal Of The Disabilities Of Minority For Certain Executors, Executrixes, Administrators Or Administratrixes; To Bring Forward Section 93-19-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That All Persons Eighteen Years Of Age Or Older, If Not Otherwise Disqualified, Shall Have The Capacity To Enter Into Binding Contractual Relationships Affecting Personal Property And That An Eighteen-year-old May Sue And Be Sued In His Own Name As An Adult And Be Served With Process As An Adult, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Lower The Age Of Majority From Twenty-one To Eighteen; To Amend Section 1-3-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Definition Of Infant; To Amend Section 11-46-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Savings Clause Of The Tort Claims Act To Conform; To Amend Sections 13-5-1 And 13-5-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Age Of Jury Service; To Amend Section 15-1-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Limitations Applicable To An Action By A Ward Against A Guardian Or Surety; To Amend Section 15-1-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Saving In Favor Of Persons Under Disability Of Unsoundness Of Mind Within The Chapter Addressing The Limitations Of Civil Actions; To Amend Section 21-15-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Militia Power Of The Mayor To Conform; To Amend Section 25-4-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "household Member" Within The Article Establishing The Mississippi Ethics Commission To Conform; To Amend Section 41-29-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Punishment Of The Distribution Of Controlled Substances To Minors To Conform; To Amend Section 43-19-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Age Of Mandatory Support In An Order Of Filiation; To Amend Section 91-5-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform As To The Age Of Issue Capable Of Inheriting; To Amend Section 91-7-293, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform As To Final Accounting By The Heirs Of An Estate; To Amend Section 93-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Age For Issuance Of A Marriage License; To Amend Section 93-9-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Provisions As To Age For The Terms Of A Decree For Removal Of The Disability Of A Minor; To Amend Section 93-11-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Age Of Emancipation; To Amend Section 93-14-102, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Definition Of The Term "adult" For The Purposes Of The Uniform Adult Guardianship And Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act; To Amend Section 93-15-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Definition Of The Term "minor Parent" In The Termination Of Parental Rights Law; To Amend Section 93-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform As To The Age Of Parents In An Adoption; To Amend Section 93-17-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Concerning Adoption Records To Conform; To Amend Section 93-17-215, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform As To A Person's Authority To Request Certain Information Concerning Adoption; To Amend Section 93-20-102, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Age Of Majority Under Guardianship And Conservatorship Law To Conform; To Amend Section 97-33-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Penalty For Gambling With A Known Minor; To Amend Section 99-3-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform As To Which Persons Must Be Given Certain Notice Upon Release From Arrest; To Repeal Section 35-7-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Removal Of The Disabilities Of Minority Of Certain Veterans; To Repeal Section 91-7-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Removal Of The Disabilities Of Minority For Certain Executors, Executrixes, Administrators Or Administratrixes; To Bring Forward Section 93-19-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That All Persons Eighteen Years Of Age Or Older, If Not Otherwise Disqualified, Shall Have The Capacity To Enter Into Binding Contractual Relationships Affecting Personal Property And That An Eighteen-year-old May Sue And Be Sued In His Own Name As An Adult And Be Served With Process As An Adult, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 43-1-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Board Of Directors For The Department Of Human Services; To Provide The Makeup Of The Board; To Provide That The Board Of Directors Shall Assist And Oversee The Executive Director In Governing The Department; To Require The Executive Director To Meet With The Joint Oversight Committee Of The Department At All Of Its Meetings And Provide Such Information As Requested And Answer Such Questions As Presented By The Committee About The Department; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 43-1-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Board Of Directors For The Department Of Human Services; To Provide The Makeup Of The Board; To Provide That The Board Of Directors Shall Assist And Oversee The Executive Director In Governing The Department; To Require The Executive Director To Meet With The Joint Oversight Committee Of The Department At All Of Its Meetings And Provide Such Information As Requested And Answer Such Questions As Presented By The Committee About The Department; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The "in-person Early Voting Act"; To Provide Legislative Findings And Definitions; To Provide That The In-person Early Voting Period Shall Begin 15 Days Before The Election And Continue No Earlier Than The Second Day Preceding The Election; To Provide That In-person Early Voting Shall Be For Each Primary, General, Runoff, Special And Municipal Election For Public Office; To Provide Minimum Hours For In-person Early Voting, Including Weekend And Evening Access; To Provide The Procedures To Follow When Casting A Ballot During The In-person Early Voting Period; To Provide The Manner For Challenging The Qualifications Of A Voter During The In-person Early Voting Period; To Prohibit Voting Via Ballot Harvesting, Ballot Drop Boxes Or With Mail-in Or Absentee Ballots For Reasons Or Instances Other Than What Is Allowed By The Mississippi Election Code; To Amend Sections 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-631, 23-15-637, 23-15-713, 23-15-715 And 23-15-719, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The "in-person Early Voting Act"; To Provide Legislative Findings And Definitions; To Provide That The In-person Early Voting Period Shall Begin 15 Days Before The Election And Continue No Earlier Than The Second Day Preceding The Election; To Provide That In-person Early Voting Shall Be For Each Primary, General, Runoff, Special And Municipal Election For Public Office; To Provide Minimum Hours For In-person Early Voting, Including Weekend And Evening Access; To Provide The Procedures To Follow When Casting A Ballot During The In-person Early Voting Period; To Provide The Manner For Challenging The Qualifications Of A Voter During The In-person Early Voting Period; To Prohibit Voting Via Ballot Harvesting, Ballot Drop Boxes Or With Mail-in Or Absentee Ballots For Reasons Or Instances Other Than What Is Allowed By The Mississippi Election Code; To Amend Sections 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-631, 23-15-637, 23-15-713, 23-15-715 And 23-15-719, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Authorize A Pharmacist To Test Or Screen For And Initiate Or Administer Treatment For Minor, Nonchronic Health Conditions; To Define The Term "minor, Nonchronic Health Condition"; To Authorize A Pharmacist To Delegate The Administrative And Technical Tasks Of Performing Certain Tests To An Intern Or Pharmacy Technician Acting Under The Supervision Of The Pharmacist; To Authorize A Pharmacist To Prohibit The Denial Of Reimbursement Under Health Benefit Plans For Services And Procedures Performed By A Pharmacist That Are Within The Scope Of The Pharmacist's License, And Would Be Covered If The Services Or Procedures Were Performed By A Physician, An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Or A Physician Assistant; To Amend Section 73-21-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include In The Definition Of The Term "practice Of Pharmacy", Ordering, Performing, And Interpreting Certain Tests And Initiating, Administering, Or Modifying Drug Therapy; To Bring Forward Section 83-9-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Prescribing Practitioners, Step Therapy Or Fail-first Protocols And Override Procedures, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Authorize A Pharmacist To Test Or Screen For And Initiate Or Administer Treatment For Minor, Nonchronic Health Conditions; To Define The Term "minor, Nonchronic Health Condition"; To Authorize A Pharmacist To Delegate The Administrative And Technical Tasks Of Performing Certain Tests To An Intern Or Pharmacy Technician Acting Under The Supervision Of The Pharmacist; To Authorize A Pharmacist To Prohibit The Denial Of Reimbursement Under Health Benefit Plans For Services And Procedures Performed By A Pharmacist That Are Within The Scope Of The Pharmacist's License, And Would Be Covered If The Services Or Procedures Were Performed By A Physician, An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Or A Physician Assistant; To Amend Section 73-21-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include In The Definition Of The Term "practice Of Pharmacy", Ordering, Performing, And Interpreting Certain Tests And Initiating, Administering, Or Modifying Drug Therapy; To Bring Forward Section 83-9-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Prescribing Practitioners, Step Therapy Or Fail-first Protocols And Override Procedures, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 97-29-64, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Material That Has Been Edited, Altered Or Otherwise Manipulated From Its Original Form In The Definition Of "visual Material" For The Criminal Offense Of Disclosing Intimate Visual Materials; To Amend Section 97-29-64.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Person From Creating, Recording Or Altering Visual Material Depicting Another Individual With The Depicted Individual's Intimate Parts Exposed Or Engaged In Sexual Conduct Without The Consent Of The Depicted Individual; To Exempt A Developer Or Provider Of Technology From Liability Solely For Providing Or Developing Technology Used By Another Person Or Entity To Create, Record Or Alter Prohibited Visual Material; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 97-29-64, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Material That Has Been Edited, Altered Or Otherwise Manipulated From Its Original Form In The Definition Of "visual Material" For The Criminal Offense Of Disclosing Intimate Visual Materials; To Amend Section 97-29-64.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Person From Creating, Recording Or Altering Visual Material Depicting Another Individual With The Depicted Individual's Intimate Parts Exposed Or Engaged In Sexual Conduct Without The Consent Of The Depicted Individual; To Exempt A Developer Or Provider Of Technology From Liability Solely For Providing Or Developing Technology Used By Another Person Or Entity To Create, Record Or Alter Prohibited Visual Material; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 27-115-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Holder Of A Package Retailer's Permit Issued Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law Is Eligible To Apply To Become A Lottery Retailer Under The Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law; To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If The Holder Of A Package Retailer's Permit Is A Lottery Retailer Under The Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law, The Permit Holder May Sell Lottery Tickets; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 27-115-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Holder Of A Package Retailer's Permit Issued Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law Is Eligible To Apply To Become A Lottery Retailer Under The Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law; To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If The Holder Of A Package Retailer's Permit Is A Lottery Retailer Under The Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law, The Permit Holder May Sell Lottery Tickets; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create "the Mississippi Mental Health Days Act"; To Authorize Mental Health Days As Excused Absences Under The Compulsory School Attendance Laws; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Compulsory Student Attendance Policy To Include Mental Health Days As An Excused Absence; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create "the Mississippi Mental Health Days Act"; To Authorize Mental Health Days As Excused Absences Under The Compulsory School Attendance Laws; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Compulsory Student Attendance Policy To Include Mental Health Days As An Excused Absence; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Define Disability And Elopement For Purposes Of Ensuring Student Safety In Public Schools; To Require Each Public School To Establish A School Staff Assistance For Emergencies (safe) Team And To Develop And Implement A Comprehensive School Elopement Plan For Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder Or Intellectual Disabilities Who Are At Risk Of Elopement; To Require Procedures For Immediate Parental Notification, Coordinated On-campus Response, And Limited Use Of Emergency Services Based On Verified Risk; To Prescribe The Composition And Duties Of The Safe Team, Including Plan Development, Response Coordination And Annual Training Of School Personnel; To Require The Development, Maintenance And Distribution Of Individualized Student Elopement Quick Reference Guides In Coordination With Parents Or Guardians, Including Identifying Information, Communication Needs, Health Considerations, Behavioral Profiles, Potential Locations And Available Locating Technologies; To Require Annual Submission Of Each School's Elopement Plan To The Local School Board; To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Promulgate Rules Necessary For Implementation; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Define Disability And Elopement For Purposes Of Ensuring Student Safety In Public Schools; To Require Each Public School To Establish A School Staff Assistance For Emergencies (safe) Team And To Develop And Implement A Comprehensive School Elopement Plan For Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder Or Intellectual Disabilities Who Are At Risk Of Elopement; To Require Procedures For Immediate Parental Notification, Coordinated On-campus Response, And Limited Use Of Emergency Services Based On Verified Risk; To Prescribe The Composition And Duties Of The Safe Team, Including Plan Development, Response Coordination And Annual Training Of School Personnel; To Require The Development, Maintenance And Distribution Of Individualized Student Elopement Quick Reference Guides In Coordination With Parents Or Guardians, Including Identifying Information, Communication Needs, Health Considerations, Behavioral Profiles, Potential Locations And Available Locating Technologies; To Require Annual Submission Of Each School's Elopement Plan To The Local School Board; To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Promulgate Rules Necessary For Implementation; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 63-11-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise License Suspension Requirements For Test Refusal If The Licensee Subsequently Pleads Guilty; To Bring Forward Section 63-11-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Authority To The Commissioner Of Public Safety, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 63-11-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise License Suspension Requirements For Test Refusal If The Licensee Subsequently Pleads Guilty; To Bring Forward Section 63-11-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Authority To The Commissioner Of Public Safety, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Provide For The Licensure And Regulation Of Professional Midwifery; To Provide Definitions For The Purpose Of The Act; To Provide Exceptions To The Applicability Of The Act; To Provide The Scope Of Practice For Licensed Midwives; To Provide Mandatory Procedures For Licensed Midwives; To Prohibit Licensed Midwives From Certain Actions; To Create The State Board Of Licensed Midwifery And Provide For Its Composition, Appointment And Powers And Duties; To Require The Board To Promulgate Rules Not Later Than July 1, 2027; To Require A License From The Board To Practice Professional Midwifery; To Provide For The Issuance Of Temporary Permits To Practice Pending Qualification For Licensure; To Provide Exemptions From Licensure For Certain Persons; To Provide For The Confidentiality Of Information Maintained By The Board; To Provide Immunity For Certain Actions; To Provide Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Prohibit Terminology In Any Health Coverage Plan, Policy Or Contract That Is Discriminatory Against Professional Midwifery; To Require Health Coverage Plans That Provide Maternity Benefits To Provide Coverage For Services Rendered By A Licensed Midwife; To Provide Whenever A Health Coverage Plan Provides For Reimbursement Of Any Services That Are Within The Lawful Scope Of Practice Of Licensed Midwives, The Person Entitled To Benefits Under The Plan Shall Be Entitled To Reimbursement For The Services, Whether The Services Are Performed By A Physician Or A Licensed Midwife; To Require The State Department Of Health To Develop And Institute A Safe Perinatal Transfer Certification For The Facilities That It Regulates; To Amend Section 73-25-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Practice Of Midwifery Is Not Considered To Be The Practice Of Medicine; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Provide For The Licensure And Regulation Of Professional Midwifery; To Provide Definitions For The Purpose Of The Act; To Provide Exceptions To The Applicability Of The Act; To Provide The Scope Of Practice For Licensed Midwives; To Provide Mandatory Procedures For Licensed Midwives; To Prohibit Licensed Midwives From Certain Actions; To Create The State Board Of Licensed Midwifery And Provide For Its Composition, Appointment And Powers And Duties; To Require The Board To Promulgate Rules Not Later Than July 1, 2027; To Require A License From The Board To Practice Professional Midwifery; To Provide For The Issuance Of Temporary Permits To Practice Pending Qualification For Licensure; To Provide Exemptions From Licensure For Certain Persons; To Provide For The Confidentiality Of Information Maintained By The Board; To Provide Immunity For Certain Actions; To Provide Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Prohibit Terminology In Any Health Coverage Plan, Policy Or Contract That Is Discriminatory Against Professional Midwifery; To Require Health Coverage Plans That Provide Maternity Benefits To Provide Coverage For Services Rendered By A Licensed Midwife; To Provide Whenever A Health Coverage Plan Provides For Reimbursement Of Any Services That Are Within The Lawful Scope Of Practice Of Licensed Midwives, The Person Entitled To Benefits Under The Plan Shall Be Entitled To Reimbursement For The Services, Whether The Services Are Performed By A Physician Or A Licensed Midwife; To Require The State Department Of Health To Develop And Institute A Safe Perinatal Transfer Certification For The Facilities That It Regulates; To Amend Section 73-25-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Practice Of Midwifery Is Not Considered To Be The Practice Of Medicine; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The Law Enforcement Supplemental Pay Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Public Safety; To Provide That In Addition To The Compensation Now Paid By Any Municipality Or County To Any Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer, Every Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer Employed By Any Municipality Or County Which Employs One Or More Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officers Who Devotes His Or Her Full Working Time To Law Enforcement, Shall Be Paid By The State Extra Compensation In The Amount Of Two Thousand Dollars Per Year For Each Full-time Municipal Or County Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer Who Has Completed Or Who Hereafter Completes Five Years Of Service As A Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The Law Enforcement Supplemental Pay Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Public Safety; To Provide That In Addition To The Compensation Now Paid By Any Municipality Or County To Any Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer, Every Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer Employed By Any Municipality Or County Which Employs One Or More Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officers Who Devotes His Or Her Full Working Time To Law Enforcement, Shall Be Paid By The State Extra Compensation In The Amount Of Two Thousand Dollars Per Year For Each Full-time Municipal Or County Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer Who Has Completed Or Who Hereafter Completes Five Years Of Service As A Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Department Of Human Services To Transfer To The Child Care And Development Fund (ccdf) Each Fiscal Year The First Forty Million Dollars Of Any Unspent, Uncommitted Tanf Funds Remaining From The Prior Fiscal Year, To Be Used For Vouchers To Pay For Child Care For Qualifying Children Under The Child Care Payment Program (ccpp); And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Department Of Human Services To Transfer To The Child Care And Development Fund (ccdf) Each Fiscal Year The First Forty Million Dollars Of Any Unspent, Uncommitted Tanf Funds Remaining From The Prior Fiscal Year, To Be Used For Vouchers To Pay For Child Care For Qualifying Children Under The Child Care Payment Program (ccpp); And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Require The State Department Of Education To Create A Science, Technology, Engineering And Mathematics (stem) Pilot Program In Certain School Districts Primarily In The Delta For High Performing Students In Grades 4 Through 8; To Prescribe Certain Components Of The Stem Pilot Program; To Authorize School Districts To Pay An Annual Salary Supplement To A Teacher Serving As The Advisor To The Stem Pilot Program; To Require Participating School Districts To Annually Submit Data On The Pilot Program To The State Department Of Education; To Require The Department To Compile The School District Data Into A Report For The House And Senate Education Committees; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Require The State Department Of Education To Create A Science, Technology, Engineering And Mathematics (stem) Pilot Program In Certain School Districts Primarily In The Delta For High Performing Students In Grades 4 Through 8; To Prescribe Certain Components Of The Stem Pilot Program; To Authorize School Districts To Pay An Annual Salary Supplement To A Teacher Serving As The Advisor To The Stem Pilot Program; To Require Participating School Districts To Annually Submit Data On The Pilot Program To The State Department Of Education; To Require The Department To Compile The School District Data Into A Report For The House And Senate Education Committees; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 47-5-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Corrections To House Any Nonviolent Offender Within A One Hundred Mile Radius Of His Or Her Release Residence If The Offender Has A Sentence Of Ten Years Or Less Or Has Ten Years Remaining On His Or Her Sentence; To Amend Section 47-4-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 47-5-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Corrections To House Any Nonviolent Offender Within A One Hundred Mile Radius Of His Or Her Release Residence If The Offender Has A Sentence Of Ten Years Or Less Or Has Ten Years Remaining On His Or Her Sentence; To Amend Section 47-4-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 97-37-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Employees Of The Secretary Of State Who Are Authorized By The Secretary Of State To Perform Investigative Or Regulatory Functions To Carry Firearms; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 97-37-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Employees Of The Secretary Of State Who Are Authorized By The Secretary Of State To Perform Investigative Or Regulatory Functions To Carry Firearms; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Authorize A Sign Or Signs To Be Erected On Interstate-10 And Mississippi Highway 63 North In Jackson County, Mississippi, To Honor Two-time U.s. Men's Basketball Olympic Gold Medalist And Moss Point High School Graduate, Devin Booker; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Authorize A Sign Or Signs To Be Erected On Interstate-10 And Mississippi Highway 63 North In Jackson County, Mississippi, To Honor Two-time U.s. Men's Basketball Olympic Gold Medalist And Moss Point High School Graduate, Devin Booker; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The Office Of Independent State Hearing Officers To Provide Hearing Officers To Conduct Hearings, Compile Evidence And Render Decisions On Matters For Persons Or Entities That Have Issues Before State Agencies; To Provide That The Office Shall Be Headed By A Director Who Is Appointed By The Governor For A Term Of Four Years And Who May Be Removed From Office Only For Cause; To Provide That The Office Shall Be Housed At The Department Of Finance And Administration And Shall Be Funded From Funds That Are Specifically Appropriated To The Department For That Purpose; To Provide That The Director Shall Contract With At Least Five Persons To Serve As Hearing Officers; To Provide That When A Person Or Entity Has An Issue Before A State Agency And The State Agency Has Its Own Hearing Officer, The Person Or Entity May Elect At Its Option To Have A Hearing Officer From The Office Of Independent State Hearing Officers Hear And Decide The Matters At Issue, As An Alternative To Having A Hearing Officer Of The State Agency; To Provide That If A Person Or Entity Elects To Have A Hearing Officer From The Office, The Director Of The Office Shall Assign One Of The Hearing Officers On A Rotating Basis To Hear And Decide The Matters At Issue; To Provide That A Person Or Entity Or State Agency May Appeal The Decision Of A Hearing Officer To A Panel Of Three Hearing Officers Of The Office Who Were Not Involved In The Hearing And Decision; To Provide That Any Person Or Entity Or State Agency Aggrieved By A Final Decision Of The Appeals Panel Shall Be Entitled To Judicial Review Of The Decision; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The Office Of Independent State Hearing Officers To Provide Hearing Officers To Conduct Hearings, Compile Evidence And Render Decisions On Matters For Persons Or Entities That Have Issues Before State Agencies; To Provide That The Office Shall Be Headed By A Director Who Is Appointed By The Governor For A Term Of Four Years And Who May Be Removed From Office Only For Cause; To Provide That The Office Shall Be Housed At The Department Of Finance And Administration And Shall Be Funded From Funds That Are Specifically Appropriated To The Department For That Purpose; To Provide That The Director Shall Contract With At Least Five Persons To Serve As Hearing Officers; To Provide That When A Person Or Entity Has An Issue Before A State Agency And The State Agency Has Its Own Hearing Officer, The Person Or Entity May Elect At Its Option To Have A Hearing Officer From The Office Of Independent State Hearing Officers Hear And Decide The Matters At Issue, As An Alternative To Having A Hearing Officer Of The State Agency; To Provide That If A Person Or Entity Elects To Have A Hearing Officer From The Office, The Director Of The Office Shall Assign One Of The Hearing Officers On A Rotating Basis To Hear And Decide The Matters At Issue; To Provide That A Person Or Entity Or State Agency May Appeal The Decision Of A Hearing Officer To A Panel Of Three Hearing Officers Of The Office Who Were Not Involved In The Hearing And Decision; To Provide That Any Person Or Entity Or State Agency Aggrieved By A Final Decision Of The Appeals Panel Shall Be Entitled To Judicial Review Of The Decision; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The "volunteer And Parents Incentive Program"; To Define Certain Terms; To Authorize The State Department Of Education To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Carry Out The Provisions Of This Act; To Require The Department To Develop And Publish A Publication Entitled "the Parents' Bill Of Rights" To Inform Parents Of Children Having An Individualized Education Program (iep) Of Certain Educational Programs; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The "volunteer And Parents Incentive Program"; To Define Certain Terms; To Authorize The State Department Of Education To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Carry Out The Provisions Of This Act; To Require The Department To Develop And Publish A Publication Entitled "the Parents' Bill Of Rights" To Inform Parents Of Children Having An Individualized Education Program (iep) Of Certain Educational Programs; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Department Of Health To Issue A Certificate Of Need For The Construction Or Expansion Of Nursing Facility Beds Or The Conversion Of Other Beds To Nursing Facility Beds In Jones County, Not To Exceed Sixty Beds; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Department Of Health To Issue A Certificate Of Need For The Construction Or Expansion Of Nursing Facility Beds Or The Conversion Of Other Beds To Nursing Facility Beds In Jones County, Not To Exceed Sixty Beds; And For Related Purposes.