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 Create "the Transparency In Consumer Legal Funding Act"; To Regulate Consumer Legal Funding, Contracts And Timelines; To Require Attorneys To Make Certain Disclosures; To Create Penalties For Violation; To Require Consumer Legal Funding Companies To Pay Certain Registration Fees; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create "the Transparency In Consumer Legal Funding Act"; To Regulate Consumer Legal Funding, Contracts And Timelines; To Require Attorneys To Make Certain Disclosures; To Create Penalties For Violation; To Require Consumer Legal Funding Companies To Pay Certain Registration Fees; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 37-13-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Compulsory School Attendance To Include Use Of Licensed Social Workers; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Homeschool Academic File Submission From Parents Of Homeschooled Children; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 37-13-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Compulsory School Attendance To Include Use Of Licensed Social Workers; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Homeschool Academic File Submission From Parents Of Homeschooled Children; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 83-17-251, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Commissioner Of Insurance To Maintain A Database Of Insurance Producer Licensees Aged 65 Or Older Who Have Submitted An Affidavit Attesting To Their Qualifications To Be Exempt From Continuing Education Requirements; To Prohibit A Licensee From Being Required To Submit An Affidavit With Subsequent Applications For License Renewal If The Applicant Has Not Had An Interruption To Continuous Experience As A Licensed Insurance Producer; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 83-17-251, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Commissioner Of Insurance To Maintain A Database Of Insurance Producer Licensees Aged 65 Or Older Who Have Submitted An Affidavit Attesting To Their Qualifications To Be Exempt From Continuing Education Requirements; To Prohibit A Licensee From Being Required To Submit An Affidavit With Subsequent Applications For License Renewal If The Applicant Has Not Had An Interruption To Continuous Experience As A Licensed Insurance Producer; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Workplace Safety Act; To Define Relevant Terms; To Prevent Inspectors Authorized Under The Occupational Safety And Health Administration Or Other Applicable Law To Select A Nonemployee Representative Except Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide Requirements For Hiring Acceptable Nonemployee Representatives; To Provide Relief For Aggrieved Employers; To Allow Employers To Assert Violations Of This Act In Judicial Or Administrative Proceedings; To Institute A Fine For A Knowing Violation Of This Act; To Prohibit Use Of Sovereign Immunity As An Affirmative Defense In Any Action Pursuant To This Act; To Note That This Act Is Severable; To Provide For Judicial Decisions Naming This Act Invalid, Unduly Burdensome, Or Unconstitutionally Vague; To Allow The Legislature And The Governor To Intervene As A Matter Of Right In Any Case Where The Constitutionality Of This Act Is Challenged; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Workplace Safety Act; To Define Relevant Terms; To Prevent Inspectors Authorized Under The Occupational Safety And Health Administration Or Other Applicable Law To Select A Nonemployee Representative Except Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide Requirements For Hiring Acceptable Nonemployee Representatives; To Provide Relief For Aggrieved Employers; To Allow Employers To Assert Violations Of This Act In Judicial Or Administrative Proceedings; To Institute A Fine For A Knowing Violation Of This Act; To Prohibit Use Of Sovereign Immunity As An Affirmative Defense In Any Action Pursuant To This Act; To Note That This Act Is Severable; To Provide For Judicial Decisions Naming This Act Invalid, Unduly Burdensome, Or Unconstitutionally Vague; To Allow The Legislature And The Governor To Intervene As A Matter Of Right In Any Case Where The Constitutionality Of This Act Is Challenged; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Direct The Peer Committee, At Least Once Every Two Years, To Review And Evaluate The Performance Outcomes Of Subcontracts And Subgrants Of Tanf Funds Awarded By The Department Of Human Services, To Examine How The Subcontractors, Subgrantees And Lower-tier Subrecipients Of Those Funds Expended The Funds And Determine Whether Those Expenditures Met The Requirements Or Goals For The Use Of Those Funds; To Require The Committee To Prepare A Report Of Its Findings And Evaluations And Submit The Report To The Members Of The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Direct The Peer Committee, At Least Once Every Two Years, To Review And Evaluate The Performance Outcomes Of Subcontracts And Subgrants Of Tanf Funds Awarded By The Department Of Human Services, To Examine How The Subcontractors, Subgrantees And Lower-tier Subrecipients Of Those Funds Expended The Funds And Determine Whether Those Expenditures Met The Requirements Or Goals For The Use Of Those Funds; To Require The Committee To Prepare A Report Of Its Findings And Evaluations And Submit The Report To The Members Of The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.
An Act Create A New Section Within Title 41, Chapter 61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Autopsy In The Case Of A Sudden And Unexpected Death Of An Infant Or Child, Including Cases Of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (sids), Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (suid) Or Sudden Death In The Young (sdy), Must Include Microscopic And Toxicology Studies And A Review Of The Child's Immunization And Medical Records; To Require That The Medical Examiner Document In The Autopsy Report Any Immunizations And Emergency Countermeasures Administered To The Infant Or Child Within 90 Days Before The Infant's Or Child's Death And Report The Case To The Suid And Sdy Case Registry; To Provide That The Autopsy In The Case Of A Sudden And Unexpected Death Suspected To Be Caused By Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (sads) In An Individual Of Any Age Must Include Microscopic And Toxicology Studies And A Review Of The Individual's Immunization And Medical Records; To Require That The Medical Examiner Document In The Autopsy Report Any Immunizations And Emergency Countermeasures Administered To The Individual Within 90 Days Before His Or Her Death And Report The Case To The Suid And Sdy Case Registry If The Individual Was Younger Than 20 Years Of Age At The Time Of Death; To Establish Administrative Penalties To Be Imposed Against A County Medical Examiner Who Fails To Report A Case Of Sids, Suid Or Sdy, Or Of Sads For Individuals Younger Than 20 Years Of Age, To The Suid And Sdy Case Registry Within 30 Days After Completing The Autopsy Report; To Designate Compliance With Such Reporting And Documentation Requirements As A Permissible Disclosure Under State And Federal Medical Privacy Laws; To Define Terms; To Bring Forward Sections 41-61-59, 41-61-63 And 41-61-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act Create A New Section Within Title 41, Chapter 61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Autopsy In The Case Of A Sudden And Unexpected Death Of An Infant Or Child, Including Cases Of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (sids), Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (suid) Or Sudden Death In The Young (sdy), Must Include Microscopic And Toxicology Studies And A Review Of The Child's Immunization And Medical Records; To Require That The Medical Examiner Document In The Autopsy Report Any Immunizations And Emergency Countermeasures Administered To The Infant Or Child Within 90 Days Before The Infant's Or Child's Death And Report The Case To The Suid And Sdy Case Registry; To Provide That The Autopsy In The Case Of A Sudden And Unexpected Death Suspected To Be Caused By Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (sads) In An Individual Of Any Age Must Include Microscopic And Toxicology Studies And A Review Of The Individual's Immunization And Medical Records; To Require That The Medical Examiner Document In The Autopsy Report Any Immunizations And Emergency Countermeasures Administered To The Individual Within 90 Days Before His Or Her Death And Report The Case To The Suid And Sdy Case Registry If The Individual Was Younger Than 20 Years Of Age At The Time Of Death; To Establish Administrative Penalties To Be Imposed Against A County Medical Examiner Who Fails To Report A Case Of Sids, Suid Or Sdy, Or Of Sads For Individuals Younger Than 20 Years Of Age, To The Suid And Sdy Case Registry Within 30 Days After Completing The Autopsy Report; To Designate Compliance With Such Reporting And Documentation Requirements As A Permissible Disclosure Under State And Federal Medical Privacy Laws; To Define Terms; To Bring Forward Sections 41-61-59, 41-61-63 And 41-61-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The Holly Springs Utility Department Board; To Provide The Membership And Composition Of The Board; To Provide The Duties Of The Board; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The Holly Springs Utility Department Board; To Provide The Membership And Composition Of The Board; To Provide The Duties Of The Board; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Consolidate The Statutes Concerning Expungement; To Create A Unified Expungement Statute; To Provide For The Legal Effect Of An Order To Expunge; To Provide For Expungement Of Misdemeanor And Felony Convictions; To Specify Records That May Not Be Expunged; To Provide For Expungement Of A First-offense Dui Conviction; To Provide For Expungement Upon Completion Of Intervention Court; To Provide For Expungement Of Convictions For Purchase Of Light Wine Or Beer By Minors; To Provide For Certain Nonconvictions; To Set Filing Fees According To Preexisting Law; To Require Interstate Identification Index Reports; To Require Clerks Of Court To Submit Post-expungement Records; To Amend Section 9-11-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Expungements In The Justice Courts; To Amend Section 9-23-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Expungements In Intervention Courts; To Amend Section 21-23-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Expungement In Municipal Courts; To Amend Section 41-29-150, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Expungement Of Certain Drug Charges; To Amend Section 45-27-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Record-keeping Requirements For The Criminal Information Center; To Amend Section 63-11-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Expungement Of Dui Records; To Amend Section 99-15-26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Nonadjudication Provisions; To Repeal Section 99-15-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That Any Person Who Is Arrested, Issued A Citation, Or Held For Any Misdemeanor And Not Formally Charged Or Prosecuted With An Offense Within 12 Months Of Arrest, Or Upon Dismissal Of The Charge, May Apply To The Court With Jurisdiction Over The Matter For The Charges To Be Expunged; To Repeal Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Expungement Of Certain Felony And Misdemeanor Conviction Records; To Repeal Section 99-19-72, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Filing Fees For Certain Petitions For Expungement And The Disposition Thereof; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Consolidate The Statutes Concerning Expungement; To Create A Unified Expungement Statute; To Provide For The Legal Effect Of An Order To Expunge; To Provide For Expungement Of Misdemeanor And Felony Convictions; To Specify Records That May Not Be Expunged; To Provide For Expungement Of A First-offense Dui Conviction; To Provide For Expungement Upon Completion Of Intervention Court; To Provide For Expungement Of Convictions For Purchase Of Light Wine Or Beer By Minors; To Provide For Certain Nonconvictions; To Set Filing Fees According To Preexisting Law; To Require Interstate Identification Index Reports; To Require Clerks Of Court To Submit Post-expungement Records; To Amend Section 9-11-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Expungements In The Justice Courts; To Amend Section 9-23-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Expungements In Intervention Courts; To Amend Section 21-23-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Expungement In Municipal Courts; To Amend Section 41-29-150, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Expungement Of Certain Drug Charges; To Amend Section 45-27-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Record-keeping Requirements For The Criminal Information Center; To Amend Section 63-11-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Expungement Of Dui Records; To Amend Section 99-15-26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Nonadjudication Provisions; To Repeal Section 99-15-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That Any Person Who Is Arrested, Issued A Citation, Or Held For Any Misdemeanor And Not Formally Charged Or Prosecuted With An Offense Within 12 Months Of Arrest, Or Upon Dismissal Of The Charge, May Apply To The Court With Jurisdiction Over The Matter For The Charges To Be Expunged; To Repeal Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Expungement Of Certain Felony And Misdemeanor Conviction Records; To Repeal Section 99-19-72, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Filing Fees For Certain Petitions For Expungement And The Disposition Thereof; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 25-53-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create Additional Powers And Responsibilities For The Department Of Information Technology Services; To Authorize Its To Establish And Administer Procurement Lists For Certain Purposes; To Provide For Coverage Of Technology And Telecommunications Hardware Not Otherwise Available Through Procurement; To Authorize Award Of Certain Procurements Based On Best Value; To Require Its To Establish And Maintain A Manufacturer-based Procurement Framework For Cybersecurity Hardware, Cybersecurity Software, And Associated Services; To Provide For Establishment Of Cybersecurity Manufacturer-based Procurement Framework; To Provide That Any Cybersecurity Manufacturer Meeting Minimum Standards Shall Be Eligible For Inclusion In The Cybersecurity Manufacturer-based Procurement Framework; To Authorize Eligible Entities To Select Cybersecurity Products Or Services From Any Qualified Manufacturer Under The Framework; To Prescribe Eligible Users; To Stipulate That Procurements Under This Act Shall Remain Subject To Oversight By The Department Of Finance And Administration, The Public Procurement Review Board And The State Auditor; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 25-53-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create Additional Powers And Responsibilities For The Department Of Information Technology Services; To Authorize Its To Establish And Administer Procurement Lists For Certain Purposes; To Provide For Coverage Of Technology And Telecommunications Hardware Not Otherwise Available Through Procurement; To Authorize Award Of Certain Procurements Based On Best Value; To Require Its To Establish And Maintain A Manufacturer-based Procurement Framework For Cybersecurity Hardware, Cybersecurity Software, And Associated Services; To Provide For Establishment Of Cybersecurity Manufacturer-based Procurement Framework; To Provide That Any Cybersecurity Manufacturer Meeting Minimum Standards Shall Be Eligible For Inclusion In The Cybersecurity Manufacturer-based Procurement Framework; To Authorize Eligible Entities To Select Cybersecurity Products Or Services From Any Qualified Manufacturer Under The Framework; To Prescribe Eligible Users; To Stipulate That Procurements Under This Act Shall Remain Subject To Oversight By The Department Of Finance And Administration, The Public Procurement Review Board And The State Auditor; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 83-9-253, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow The Commissioner Of Insurance To Apply For A State 1332 Innovation Waiver, And For Other Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 83-9-253, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow The Commissioner Of Insurance To Apply For A State 1332 Innovation Waiver, And For Other Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Is Otherwise A Qualified Elector And Has Been Convicted Of A Felony Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Suspended Upon Conviction But Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Automatically Restored Once He Or She Has Satisfied All Of The Sentencing Requirements Of The Conviction; To Amend Sections 23-15-19, 23-15-125, 23-15-151, 23-15-153 And 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Sections 97-39-3 And 99-19-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Is Otherwise A Qualified Elector And Has Been Convicted Of A Felony Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Suspended Upon Conviction But Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Automatically Restored Once He Or She Has Satisfied All Of The Sentencing Requirements Of The Conviction; To Amend Sections 23-15-19, 23-15-125, 23-15-151, 23-15-153 And 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Sections 97-39-3 And 99-19-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Excused Absences For Compulsory-school-age Children For Participating In Roping And Barrel Horse Racing Events; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Excused Absences For Compulsory-school-age Children For Participating In Roping And Barrel Horse Racing Events; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 91-29-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Revocation Of An Ex-spouse As A Beneficiary Shall Apply To All Designations Made By Or On Behalf Of A Decedent On Or After July 1, 2026; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 91-29-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Revocation Of An Ex-spouse As A Beneficiary Shall Apply To All Designations Made By Or On Behalf Of A Decedent On Or After July 1, 2026; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 37-106-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "law Enforcement Officer" For Purposes Of The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers And Firefighters Scholarship; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 37-106-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "law Enforcement Officer" For Purposes Of The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers And Firefighters Scholarship; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Direct On-site Supervisor Of A Provider In A Managed Care Organization Under Any Managed Care Program Implemented By The Division Of Medicaid Who Has Begun The Process For Credentialing And Previously Has Not Been Denied Credentialing To Sign Off On The Work Of The Provider During The Time That The Provider Is Awaiting A Decision On His Or Her Credentialing, And To Allow The Provider To Receive Reimbursement From The Organization For The Work That Has Been Signed Off On By The Supervisor; To Amend Section 43-13-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Whenever The Division Determines After A Hearing That A Provider Has Violated Any Provision Of The Medicaid Law, The Division May Not Suspend Reimbursement Payments To The Provider During The Time That The Decision Of The Division Is On Appeal By The Provider, Unless The Provider Previously Has Been Convicted Of Fraud In Connection With The Medicaid Program; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Direct On-site Supervisor Of A Provider In A Managed Care Organization Under Any Managed Care Program Implemented By The Division Of Medicaid Who Has Begun The Process For Credentialing And Previously Has Not Been Denied Credentialing To Sign Off On The Work Of The Provider During The Time That The Provider Is Awaiting A Decision On His Or Her Credentialing, And To Allow The Provider To Receive Reimbursement From The Organization For The Work That Has Been Signed Off On By The Supervisor; To Amend Section 43-13-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Whenever The Division Determines After A Hearing That A Provider Has Violated Any Provision Of The Medicaid Law, The Division May Not Suspend Reimbursement Payments To The Provider During The Time That The Decision Of The Division Is On Appeal By The Provider, Unless The Provider Previously Has Been Convicted Of Fraud In Connection With The Medicaid Program; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 27-19-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If The Owner Or Operator Of A Purchased Vehicle Acquired The Vehicle From A Dealer And As Part Of The Transaction Of Purchasing The Vehicle Traded In A Vehicle To The Dealer, The Person May Retain The License Plate Removed From The Traded Vehicle And Use The License Plate On The Vehicle Purchased And Registered If The License Plate Is Of The Same Series As That Of A New License Plate Required For The Vehicle That Is Purchased And To Be Registered, The License Plate Is Authorized For Use On The Type Of Vehicle Purchased And To Be Registered And The County In Which The License Plate Was Issued Is The Same As The County In Which The Purchased Vehicle Is To Be Registered; To Amend Section 27-19-141, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Person, Other Than A Dealer Or Agent, Sells Or Transfers A Vehicle To Another Person, In Lieu Of Surrendering The License Plate, The Person May Retain And Use The License Plate On Another Vehicle That Is To Be Registered By Such Person For The First Time If The License Plate Is Of The Same Series As That Of A New License Plate Required For Such Vehicle That Is To Be Registered, The License Plate Removed From The Vehicle Is Authorized For Use On The Type Of Vehicle To Be Registered And The County In Which The License Plate Was Issued Is The Same As The County In Which The Vehicle Is To Be Registered; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 27-19-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If The Owner Or Operator Of A Purchased Vehicle Acquired The Vehicle From A Dealer And As Part Of The Transaction Of Purchasing The Vehicle Traded In A Vehicle To The Dealer, The Person May Retain The License Plate Removed From The Traded Vehicle And Use The License Plate On The Vehicle Purchased And Registered If The License Plate Is Of The Same Series As That Of A New License Plate Required For The Vehicle That Is Purchased And To Be Registered, The License Plate Is Authorized For Use On The Type Of Vehicle Purchased And To Be Registered And The County In Which The License Plate Was Issued Is The Same As The County In Which The Purchased Vehicle Is To Be Registered; To Amend Section 27-19-141, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Person, Other Than A Dealer Or Agent, Sells Or Transfers A Vehicle To Another Person, In Lieu Of Surrendering The License Plate, The Person May Retain And Use The License Plate On Another Vehicle That Is To Be Registered By Such Person For The First Time If The License Plate Is Of The Same Series As That Of A New License Plate Required For Such Vehicle That Is To Be Registered, The License Plate Removed From The Vehicle Is Authorized For Use On The Type Of Vehicle To Be Registered And The County In Which The License Plate Was Issued Is The Same As The County In Which The Vehicle Is To Be Registered; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 37-191-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Student Activity Fees Paid By Students Are Not Considered State Funds; To Amend Section 37-191-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Technical Nonsubstantive Amendments; To Bring Forward Sections 37-191-1, 37-191-5, 37-191-7, 37-191-11, 37-191-13, 37-191-15, And 37-191-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 37-191-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Student Activity Fees Paid By Students Are Not Considered State Funds; To Amend Section 37-191-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Technical Nonsubstantive Amendments; To Bring Forward Sections 37-191-1, 37-191-5, 37-191-7, 37-191-11, 37-191-13, 37-191-15, And 37-191-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act Establishing Requirements Relating To Contracts And Agreements Between Insurers And Vision Benefit Providers And Eye Care Providers; To Define Certain Terms; To Require Certain Public Disclosures By Insurers And Vision Benefit Managers; To Require Notice To Be Provided To Participating Eye Care Providers Of Amendments To Agreements And Other Documents; To Prescribe Certain Requirements For Contracts Between Eye Care Providers And Insurers And Vision Benefit Managers; To Prohibit Certain Coercive Tactics By Insurers And Vision Benefit Managers In Contracts With Eye Care Providers; To Prohibit Differential Treatment By Insurers And Vision Benefit Managers Toward Optometrists And Ophthalmologists; To Prohibit Insurers And Vision Benefit Managers From Requiring Providers To Participate In Certain Healthcare Networks; To Establish Certain Requirements That Must Be Included In The Process Of Credentialing And Contracting With Eye Care Providers; To Prohibit Insurers And Vision Benefit Managers From Changing The Terms Of An Agreement With A Participating Eye Care Provider Without Clear Written Communication To, And Acceptance Of The Changes By, The Provider; To Prohibit Insurers And Vision Benefit Managers From Restricting Participating Providers From Using Certain Sources And Suppliers; To Prohibit The Use Of Extrapolation In Auditing Participating Eye Care Providers; To Authorize An Aggrieved Participating Provider To Institute An Action Against An Insurer Or Vision Benefit Provider; To Require The Insurance Commissioner And Department Of Insurance, Along With The Attorney General, To Enforce The Provisions Of This Act; To Provide That This Act Applies To An Enrollee's Current Benefit Plan Upon Renewal The Initiation Of New Provider Agreements Or Amendments To Existing Agreements After The Effective Date Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
An Act Establishing Requirements Relating To Contracts And Agreements Between Insurers And Vision Benefit Providers And Eye Care Providers; To Define Certain Terms; To Require Certain Public Disclosures By Insurers And Vision Benefit Managers; To Require Notice To Be Provided To Participating Eye Care Providers Of Amendments To Agreements And Other Documents; To Prescribe Certain Requirements For Contracts Between Eye Care Providers And Insurers And Vision Benefit Managers; To Prohibit Certain Coercive Tactics By Insurers And Vision Benefit Managers In Contracts With Eye Care Providers; To Prohibit Differential Treatment By Insurers And Vision Benefit Managers Toward Optometrists And Ophthalmologists; To Prohibit Insurers And Vision Benefit Managers From Requiring Providers To Participate In Certain Healthcare Networks; To Establish Certain Requirements That Must Be Included In The Process Of Credentialing And Contracting With Eye Care Providers; To Prohibit Insurers And Vision Benefit Managers From Changing The Terms Of An Agreement With A Participating Eye Care Provider Without Clear Written Communication To, And Acceptance Of The Changes By, The Provider; To Prohibit Insurers And Vision Benefit Managers From Restricting Participating Providers From Using Certain Sources And Suppliers; To Prohibit The Use Of Extrapolation In Auditing Participating Eye Care Providers; To Authorize An Aggrieved Participating Provider To Institute An Action Against An Insurer Or Vision Benefit Provider; To Require The Insurance Commissioner And Department Of Insurance, Along With The Attorney General, To Enforce The Provisions Of This Act; To Provide That This Act Applies To An Enrollee's Current Benefit Plan Upon Renewal The Initiation Of New Provider Agreements Or Amendments To Existing Agreements After The Effective Date Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Direct Each Local School Board To Adopt A Policy Excusing A Student From School To Attend A Released Time Course For No More Than Three Class Periods Per Week Or A Maximum Of 125 Class Periods Per School Year Under Certain Conditions; To Provide That The Student Shall Receive Elective Credit For Time Spent Attending Released Time Courses; To Provide Religiously Neutral Criteria For A School Board To Follow In Determining Whether Credit May Be Awarded For A Particular Released Time Course; To Exempt Charter Schools And Virtual Schools; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Direct Each Local School Board To Adopt A Policy Excusing A Student From School To Attend A Released Time Course For No More Than Three Class Periods Per Week Or A Maximum Of 125 Class Periods Per School Year Under Certain Conditions; To Provide That The Student Shall Receive Elective Credit For Time Spent Attending Released Time Courses; To Provide Religiously Neutral Criteria For A School Board To Follow In Determining Whether Credit May Be Awarded For A Particular Released Time Course; To Exempt Charter Schools And Virtual Schools; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Enact The 2018 And 2022 Amendments To The Uniform Commercial Code As Recommended By The Uniform Law Commission And The American Law Institute; To Amend Section 75-1-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Terms "conspicuous," "delivery," "holder," "money," "person" And "send"; To Define The Term "electronic"; To Delete The Term "signed"; To Amend Section 75-1-204, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify That Except As Otherwise Provided In Article 12 Of The Uniform Commercial Code A Person Gives Value For Rights If The Person Acquires Them; To Amend Section 75-2-102, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Scope Of This Chapter; To Provide When A Hybrid Transaction Is Subject To Article 2; To Amend Section 75-2-106, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term Hybrid Transaction; To Amend Section 75-2a-102, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modify The Scope Of This Chapter As It Concerns A Hybrid Lease; To Amend Section 75-2a-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "hybrid Lease"; To Amend Section 75-3-104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "negotiable Instrument"; To Amend Section 75-3-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "issue"; To Amend Section 75-3-604, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify That The Obligation Of A Party To Pay A Check Is Not Discharged Solely By Destruction Of The Check In Connection With A Specified Process; To Amend Section 75-4a-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "security Procedure" To Provide That A Security Procedure Agreed To By A Customer And A Receiving Bank May Impose An Obligation Therein; To Provide That A Security Procedure May Require The Use Of Symbols, Sounds, And Biometrics; To Provide That Requiring A Payment Order Be Sent From A Known Email Address, Ip Address, Or Telephone Number Is Not By Itself A Security Procedure; To Amend Section 75-4a-202, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Circumstances Under Which Payment Orders Received By Banks Are Effective As The Order Of A Customer; And For Related Purposes; To Amend Section 75-5-116, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify That For Purposes Of Choice Of Law And Forum Regarding Letters Of Credit A Branch Of A Bank Is Considered To Be Located At The Address Indicated In A Branch's Undertaking Or If More Than One Address Is Indicated Then The Branch Is Considered To Be Located At The Address From Which The Undertaking Was Issued; To Amend Section 75-7-106, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify When A System Satisfies Certain Requirements And A Person Has Control Of An Electronic Document Of Title; To Specify When Certain Powers Are Or Are Not Exclusive; To Provide That A Person That Has Control Of An Electronic Document Of Title Does Not Need To Acknowledge That It Has Control On Behalf Of Another Person; To Specify That A Person Does Not Owe Any Duty To Another Person Under Certain Circumstances; To Revise The Applicability Of Definitions; To Amend Section 75-8-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify That A Controllable Account, Controllable Electronic Record, Or Controllable Payment Intangible Is Not A Financial Asset Unless Certain Circumstances Apply; To Amend Section 75-8-106, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Circumstances Under Which Purchasers Have Control Of Security Entitlements; To Specify That A Person That Has Such Control Is Not Required To Acknowledge Such Control On Behalf Of A Purchaser; To Specify That Certain Persons Do Not Owe Any Duty To Purchasers And Are Not Required To Confirm Certain Acknowledgment Under Certain Circumstances; To Amend Section 75-8-110, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare The Local Law Of The Issuer's Jurisdiction Or Securities Intermediary's Jurisdiction Governs A Transaction Or Matter Even If It Bears No Relation To That Jurisdiction; To Amend Section 75-8-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make A Minor, Nonsubstantive Change; To Amend Section 75-9-102, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Definitions Of The Terms "account," "account Debtor," "accounting," "chattel Paper," "general Intangible," "instrument," "payment Intangible" And "proposal"; To Define The Terms "assignee," "assignor," "chattel Paper," "controllable Account," "controllable Payment Intangible," "electronic Money" And "tangible Money"; To Delete The Terms "authenticate," "electronic Chattel Paper," "send" And "tangible Chattel Paper"; To Provide That The Definitions Of Certain Terms Within Other Articles Of The Uniform Commercial Code Apply To This Article; To Amend Section 75-9-104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For A Secured Party To Obtain Control Of A Deposit Account By Acknowledgment Of Another Person In Control Of The Deposit Account; To Amend Section 75-9-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The General Rule For When A Purchaser Has Control Of An Authoritative Electronic Copy Of A Record Evidencing Chattel Paper; To Provide When Power Is Exclusive In Reference To Power Of A Purchaser To Control Authoritative Copy Of Chattel Paper; To Clarify When Power Of A Purchaser Is Not Shared With Another Person And Not Exclusive; To Provide A Purchaser May Control An Electronic Copy Of Chattel Paper Through Another By Virtue Of Acknowledgment; To Create New Section 75-9-105a, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify When A Person Has Control Of Electronic Money; To Specify When Power Of Such Control Is Or Is Not Exclusive; To Create New Section 75-9-107a, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Secured Party Has Control Of A Controllable Electronic Record As Provided Under Section 75-12-105; To Provide That A Secured Party Controls A Controllable Account Or Controllable Payment Intangible If The Secured Party Has Control Of The Controllable Electronic Record Evidencing The Controllable Account Or Controllable Payment Intangible; To Create New Section 75-9-107b, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That A Person Is Not Required To Acknowledge That It Has Control Of A Deposit Account, Electronic Copy Of Record Evidencing Chattel Paper, Or Electronic Money; To Clarify That A Person Does Not Owe Any Duty And Is Not Required To Confirm Acknowledgment Of Control To Any Other Person Unless Agreed To Or Law Other Than This Chapter Applies; To Amend Section 75-9-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Circumstances Under Which A Security Interest Is Enforceable Against A Debtor And Third Parties; To Amend Section 75-9-204, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Circumstances Under Which A Security Interest Does Not Attach Under A Term Constituting An After-acquired Property Clause; To Amend Section 75-9-208, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Duties Relating To Secured Parties Having Control Of Collateral; To Amend Section 75-9-304, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify That The Local Law Related To Jurisdiction Of A Bank Governs Even If A Transaction Does Not Bear Any Relation To The Jurisdiction Of The Bank; To Amend Section 75-9-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Local Law Of The Jurisdiction Shall Apply To Security Interests In Investment Property Even If The Transaction Does Not Bear Any Relation To The Jurisdiction; To Create New Section 75-9-306a, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify Which Laws Govern The Perfection And Priority Of Security Interests In Chattel Paper; To Create New Section 75-9-306b, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify Which Laws Govern The Perfection And Priority Of Security Interests In Controllable Accounts, Controllable Electronic Records, And Controllable Payment Intangibles; To Amend Section 75-9-312, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Requirements For Perfecting A Security Interest In Controllable Accounts, Controllable Electronic Records, And Controllable Payment Intangibles; To Create New Section 75-9-314a, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Requirements For Perfecting A Security Interest In Chattel Paper By Possession And Control; To Amend Section 75-9-317, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Circumstances Under Which Persons Take Free Of A Security Interest Or Agricultural Lien; To Amend Section 75-9-323, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Which Buyers Or Lessees Of Goods Take Free Of A Security Interest Or Leasehold Under Certain Circumstances; To Create New Section 75-9-326a, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify That Certain Security Interests In Controllable Accounts, Controllable Electronic Records, Or Controllable Payment Intangibles Have Priority Over Conflicting Security Interests; To Amend Section 75-9-330, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Circumstances Under Which Purchasers Of Chattel Paper Have Priority Over Certain Security Interests In The Chattel Paper; To Revise Applicability; To Amend Section 75-9-332, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Circumstances Under Which A Transferee Takes Money Or Funds Free Of A Security Interest; To Amend Section 75-9-406, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "promissory Note"; To Provide That Certain Provisions Do Not Apply To A Controllable Account Or Controllable Payment Intangible; To Modify The Anti-assignment Override Provisions, Excluding Security Interests In Ownership Interests Of General Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, Or Limited Liability Companies From The Override Provisions; To Amend Section 75-9-408, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "promissory Note"; To Provide That This Section Does Not Apply To Security Interests In Ownership Interests Of General Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, Or Limited Liability Companies; To Amend Section 75-9-605, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify When A Secured Party Owes A Duty To A Person Based On The Status Of The Party As A Secured Party; To Amend Section 75-9-613, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Form For Notification Of The Disposition Of Collateral; To Provide Requirements Relating To The Form; To Amend Section 75-9-614, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Form Requirements For Notice Of A Plan To Sell Property; To Provide Requirements Relating To The Form; To Amend Section 75-9-628, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Exception To The Limitation Of Liability Of A Secured Party Who Obtains Control Of Collateral That Is A Controllable Account, Controllable Electronic Record, Or Controllable Payment Intangible; To Create A New Article 12 Within Chapter 12 Of Title 75; To Create New Section 75-12-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Short Title For A New Article Of The Uniform Commercial Code; To Create New Section 75-12-102, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Terms; To Create New Section 75-12-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If There Is A Conflict Between Article 9 And Article 12 Then Article 9 Shall Govern; To Provide That A Transaction Subject To Article 12 Is Subject To Any Applicable Law That Establishes A Different Rule For Consumers As Well As Any Other Statute Or Regulation That Regulates The Rates, Charges, Agreements, And Practices For Loans, Credit Sales, Or Other Extensions Of Credit And Any Consumer-protection Statute Or Regulation; To Create New Section 75-12-104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Applicability; To Specify When A Purchaser Of A Controllable Account Or Controllable Payment Intangible Is A Qualifying Purchaser; To Specify Rights Acquired Relating To Controllable Electronic Records; To Prohibit Actions From Being Asserted Against Qualifying Purchasers Under Certain Circumstances; To Specify That Filing A Certain Financing Statement Is Not Notice Of A Claim Of A Property Right In A Controllable Electronic Record; To Create New Section 75-12-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify When A Person Has Control Of A Controllable Electronic Record; To Provide When A Power Of A Person Relating To Controllable Electronic Records Is Or Is Not Exclusive; To Provide That A Person Who Has Control Of A Controllable Electronic Record Is Not Required To Acknowledge Such Control; To Specify That A Person That Acknowledges Control Of A Controllable Electronic Record Does Not Owe Any Duty To The Other Person And Is Not Required To Confirm The Acknowledgment To Any Other Person; To Create New Section 75-12-106, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Account Debtors On A Controllable Account Or Controllable Payment Intangible To Discharge Obligations Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide Requirements For Such Discharge; To Prohibit Account Debtors From Waiving Or Varying Certain Rights And Options; To Provide That This Section Is Subject To Law Other Than This Article Under Certain Circumstances; To Create New Section 75-12-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify The Governing Laws And Jurisdictions Relating To Controllable Electronic Records; To Create A New Article 12a Within Chapter 12 Of Title 75; To Create New Sections 75-12a-101, 75-12a-102, 75-12a-201, 75-12a-301, 75-12a-302, 75-12a-303, 75-12a-304, 75-12a-305 And 75-12a-306, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Transitional Provisions For The 2022 Amendments To The Uniform Commercial Code, Including Saving Clauses And Provisions On The Perfection Of Security Interests, Actions Taken Before The Effective Date Of This Act And Priority Of Interests; To Amend Sections 75-1-101, 75-1-306, 75-2-201, 75-2-202, 75-2-203, 75-2-205, 75-2-209, 75-2a-107, 75-2a-201, 75-2a-202, 75-2a-203, 75-2a-205, 75-2a-208, 75-3-401, 75-4a-103, 75-4a-203, 75-4a-207, 75-4a-208, 75-4a-210, 75-4a-211, 75-4a-305, 75-5-104, 75-7-102, 75-8-102, 75-9-207, 75-9-209, 75-9-210, 75-9-301, 75-9-310, 75-9-313, 75-9-314, 75-9-316, 75-9-324, 75-9-331, 75-9-334, 75-9-341, 75-9-404, 75-9-509, 75-9-513, 75-9-601, 75-9-608, 75-9-611, 75-9-615, 75-9-616, 75-9-619, 75-9-620, 75-9-621 And 75-9-624, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Repeal Sections 79-13-505 And 79-29-711, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Provisions Of Law That Affect The Enforceability Of Limitations On Assignments Of Partnership Interests And Financial Interests In Domestic Limited Liability Companies; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Enact The 2018 And 2022 Amendments To The Uniform Commercial Code As Recommended By The Uniform Law Commission And The American Law Institute; To Amend Section 75-1-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Terms "conspicuous," "delivery," "holder," "money," "person" And "send"; To Define The Term "electronic"; To Delete The Term "signed"; To Amend Section 75-1-204, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify That Except As Otherwise Provided In Article 12 Of The Uniform Commercial Code A Person Gives Value For Rights If The Person Acquires Them; To Amend Section 75-2-102, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Scope Of This Chapter; To Provide When A Hybrid Transaction Is Subject To Article 2; To Amend Section 75-2-106, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term Hybrid Transaction; To Amend Section 75-2a-102, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modify The Scope Of This Chapter As It Concerns A Hybrid Lease; To Amend Section 75-2a-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "hybrid Lease"; To Amend Section 75-3-104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "negotiable Instrument"; To Amend Section 75-3-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "issue"; To Amend Section 75-3-604, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify That The Obligation Of A Party To Pay A Check Is Not Discharged Solely By Destruction Of The Check In Connection With A Specified Process; To Amend Section 75-4a-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "security Procedure" To Provide That A Security Procedure Agreed To By A Customer And A Receiving Bank May Impose An Obligation Therein; To Provide That A Security Procedure May Require The Use Of Symbols, Sounds, And Biometrics; To Provide That Requiring A Payment Order Be Sent From A Known Email Address, Ip Address, Or Telephone Number Is Not By Itself A Security Procedure; To Amend Section 75-4a-202, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Circumstances Under Which Payment Orders Received By Banks Are Effective As The Order Of A Customer; And For Related Purposes; To Amend Section 75-5-116, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify That For Purposes Of Choice Of Law And Forum Regarding Letters Of Credit A Branch Of A Bank Is Considered To Be Located At The Address Indicated In A Branch's Undertaking Or If More Than One Address Is Indicated Then The Branch Is Considered To Be Located At The Address From Which The Undertaking Was Issued; To Amend Section 75-7-106, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify When A System Satisfies Certain Requirements And A Person Has Control Of An Electronic Document Of Title; To Specify When Certain Powers Are Or Are Not Exclusive; To Provide That A Person That Has Control Of An Electronic Document Of Title Does Not Need To Acknowledge That It Has Control On Behalf Of Another Person; To Specify That A Person Does Not Owe Any Duty To Another Person Under Certain Circumstances; To Revise The Applicability Of Definitions; To Amend Section 75-8-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify That A Controllable Account, Controllable Electronic Record, Or Controllable Payment Intangible Is Not A Financial Asset Unless Certain Circumstances Apply; To Amend Section 75-8-106, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Circumstances Under Which Purchasers Have Control Of Security Entitlements; To Specify That A Person That Has Such Control Is Not Required To Acknowledge Such Control On Behalf Of A Purchaser; To Specify That Certain Persons Do Not Owe Any Duty To Purchasers And Are Not Required To Confirm Certain Acknowledgment Under Certain Circumstances; To Amend Section 75-8-110, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare The Local Law Of The Issuer's Jurisdiction Or Securities Intermediary's Jurisdiction Governs A Transaction Or Matter Even If It Bears No Relation To That Jurisdiction; To Amend Section 75-8-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make A Minor, Nonsubstantive Change; To Amend Section 75-9-102, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Definitions Of The Terms "account," "account Debtor," "accounting," "chattel Paper," "general Intangible," "instrument," "payment Intangible" And "proposal"; To Define The Terms "assignee," "assignor," "chattel Paper," "controllable Account," "controllable Payment Intangible," "electronic Money" And "tangible Money"; To Delete The Terms "authenticate," "electronic Chattel Paper," "send" And "tangible Chattel Paper"; To Provide That The Definitions Of Certain Terms Within Other Articles Of The Uniform Commercial Code Apply To This Article; To Amend Section 75-9-104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For A Secured Party To Obtain Control Of A Deposit Account By Acknowledgment Of Another Person In Control Of The Deposit Account; To Amend Section 75-9-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The General Rule For When A Purchaser Has Control Of An Authoritative Electronic Copy Of A Record Evidencing Chattel Paper; To Provide When Power Is Exclusive In Reference To Power Of A Purchaser To Control Authoritative Copy Of Chattel Paper; To Clarify When Power Of A Purchaser Is Not Shared With Another Person And Not Exclusive; To Provide A Purchaser May Control An Electronic Copy Of Chattel Paper Through Another By Virtue Of Acknowledgment; To Create New Section 75-9-105a, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify When A Person Has Control Of Electronic Money; To Specify When Power Of Such Control Is Or Is Not Exclusive; To Create New Section 75-9-107a, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Secured Party Has Control Of A Controllable Electronic Record As Provided Under Section 75-12-105; To Provide That A Secured Party Controls A Controllable Account Or Controllable Payment Intangible If The Secured Party Has Control Of The Controllable Electronic Record Evidencing The Controllable Account Or Controllable Payment Intangible; To Create New Section 75-9-107b, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That A Person Is Not Required To Acknowledge That It Has Control Of A Deposit Account, Electronic Copy Of Record Evidencing Chattel Paper, Or Electronic Money; To Clarify That A Person Does Not Owe Any Duty And Is Not Required To Confirm Acknowledgment Of Control To Any Other Person Unless Agreed To Or Law Other Than This Chapter Applies; To Amend Section 75-9-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Circumstances Under Which A Security Interest Is Enforceable Against A Debtor And Third Parties; To Amend Section 75-9-204, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Circumstances Under Which A Security Interest Does Not Attach Under A Term Constituting An After-acquired Property Clause; To Amend Section 75-9-208, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Duties Relating To Secured Parties Having Control Of Collateral; To Amend Section 75-9-304, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify That The Local Law Related To Jurisdiction Of A Bank Governs Even If A Transaction Does Not Bear Any Relation To The Jurisdiction Of The Bank; To Amend Section 75-9-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Local Law Of The Jurisdiction Shall Apply To Security Interests In Investment Property Even If The Transaction Does Not Bear Any Relation To The Jurisdiction; To Create New Section 75-9-306a, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify Which Laws Govern The Perfection And Priority Of Security Interests In Chattel Paper; To Create New Section 75-9-306b, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify Which Laws Govern The Perfection And Priority Of Security Interests In Controllable Accounts, Controllable Electronic Records, And Controllable Payment Intangibles; To Amend Section 75-9-312, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Requirements For Perfecting A Security Interest In Controllable Accounts, Controllable Electronic Records, And Controllable Payment Intangibles; To Create New Section 75-9-314a, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Requirements For Perfecting A Security Interest In Chattel Paper By Possession And Control; To Amend Section 75-9-317, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Circumstances Under Which Persons Take Free Of A Security Interest Or Agricultural Lien; To Amend Section 75-9-323, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Which Buyers Or Lessees Of Goods Take Free Of A Security Interest Or Leasehold Under Certain Circumstances; To Create New Section 75-9-326a, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify That Certain Security Interests In Controllable Accounts, Controllable Electronic Records, Or Controllable Payment Intangibles Have Priority Over Conflicting Security Interests; To Amend Section 75-9-330, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Circumstances Under Which Purchasers Of Chattel Paper Have Priority Over Certain Security Interests In The Chattel Paper; To Revise Applicability; To Amend Section 75-9-332, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Circumstances Under Which A Transferee Takes Money Or Funds Free Of A Security Interest; To Amend Section 75-9-406, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "promissory Note"; To Provide That Certain Provisions Do Not Apply To A Controllable Account Or Controllable Payment Intangible; To Modify The Anti-assignment Override Provisions, Excluding Security Interests In Ownership Interests Of General Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, Or Limited Liability Companies From The Override Provisions; To Amend Section 75-9-408, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "promissory Note"; To Provide That This Section Does Not Apply To Security Interests In Ownership Interests Of General Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, Or Limited Liability Companies; To Amend Section 75-9-605, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify When A Secured Party Owes A Duty To A Person Based On The Status Of The Party As A Secured Party; To Amend Section 75-9-613, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Form For Notification Of The Disposition Of Collateral; To Provide Requirements Relating To The Form; To Amend Section 75-9-614, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Form Requirements For Notice Of A Plan To Sell Property; To Provide Requirements Relating To The Form; To Amend Section 75-9-628, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Exception To The Limitation Of Liability Of A Secured Party Who Obtains Control Of Collateral That Is A Controllable Account, Controllable Electronic Record, Or Controllable Payment Intangible; To Create A New Article 12 Within Chapter 12 Of Title 75; To Create New Section 75-12-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Short Title For A New Article Of The Uniform Commercial Code; To Create New Section 75-12-102, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Terms; To Create New Section 75-12-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If There Is A Conflict Between Article 9 And Article 12 Then Article 9 Shall Govern; To Provide That A Transaction Subject To Article 12 Is Subject To Any Applicable Law That Establishes A Different Rule For Consumers As Well As Any Other Statute Or Regulation That Regulates The Rates, Charges, Agreements, And Practices For Loans, Credit Sales, Or Other Extensions Of Credit And Any Consumer-protection Statute Or Regulation; To Create New Section 75-12-104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Applicability; To Specify When A Purchaser Of A Controllable Account Or Controllable Payment Intangible Is A Qualifying Purchaser; To Specify Rights Acquired Relating To Controllable Electronic Records; To Prohibit Actions From Being Asserted Against Qualifying Purchasers Under Certain Circumstances; To Specify That Filing A Certain Financing Statement Is Not Notice Of A Claim Of A Property Right In A Controllable Electronic Record; To Create New Section 75-12-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify When A Person Has Control Of A Controllable Electronic Record; To Provide When A Power Of A Person Relating To Controllable Electronic Records Is Or Is Not Exclusive; To Provide That A Person Who Has Control Of A Controllable Electronic Record Is Not Required To Acknowledge Such Control; To Specify That A Person That Acknowledges Control Of A Controllable Electronic Record Does Not Owe Any Duty To The Other Person And Is Not Required To Confirm The Acknowledgment To Any Other Person; To Create New Section 75-12-106, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Account Debtors On A Controllable Account Or Controllable Payment Intangible To Discharge Obligations Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide Requirements For Such Discharge; To Prohibit Account Debtors From Waiving Or Varying Certain Rights And Options; To Provide That This Section Is Subject To Law Other Than This Article Under Certain Circumstances; To Create New Section 75-12-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify The Governing Laws And Jurisdictions Relating To Controllable Electronic Records; To Create A New Article 12a Within Chapter 12 Of Title 75; To Create New Sections 75-12a-101, 75-12a-102, 75-12a-201, 75-12a-301, 75-12a-302, 75-12a-303, 75-12a-304, 75-12a-305 And 75-12a-306, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Transitional Provisions For The 2022 Amendments To The Uniform Commercial Code, Including Saving Clauses And Provisions On The Perfection Of Security Interests, Actions Taken Before The Effective Date Of This Act And Priority Of Interests; To Amend Sections 75-1-101, 75-1-306, 75-2-201, 75-2-202, 75-2-203, 75-2-205, 75-2-209, 75-2a-107, 75-2a-201, 75-2a-202, 75-2a-203, 75-2a-205, 75-2a-208, 75-3-401, 75-4a-103, 75-4a-203, 75-4a-207, 75-4a-208, 75-4a-210, 75-4a-211, 75-4a-305, 75-5-104, 75-7-102, 75-8-102, 75-9-207, 75-9-209, 75-9-210, 75-9-301, 75-9-310, 75-9-313, 75-9-314, 75-9-316, 75-9-324, 75-9-331, 75-9-334, 75-9-341, 75-9-404, 75-9-509, 75-9-513, 75-9-601, 75-9-608, 75-9-611, 75-9-615, 75-9-616, 75-9-619, 75-9-620, 75-9-621 And 75-9-624, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Repeal Sections 79-13-505 And 79-29-711, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Provisions Of Law That Affect The Enforceability Of Limitations On Assignments Of Partnership Interests And Financial Interests In Domestic Limited Liability Companies; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 25-1-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Mississippi Democratic Accountability In Board Appointments Act, Which Allows The Person Or Entity With Appointing Authority Greater Discretion When Making Appointments For A State Board Or Commission; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 25-1-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Mississippi Democratic Accountability In Board Appointments Act, Which Allows The Person Or Entity With Appointing Authority Greater Discretion When Making Appointments For A State Board Or Commission; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 41-67-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Time By Which The State Department Of Health Must Make A Determination Of The Feasibility Of Establishing Centralized Wastewater Treatment Systems In A Subdivision When A Developer Requests A Determination Of Feasibility; To Amend Section 41-67-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Time By Which The State Department Of Health Must Make A Determination Of Suitability Of Individual On-site Wastewater Disposal Systems In A Subdivision When A Developer Requests A Determination Of Suitability; To Bring Forward Sections 41-67-7 And 41-67-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 41-67-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Time By Which The State Department Of Health Must Make A Determination Of The Feasibility Of Establishing Centralized Wastewater Treatment Systems In A Subdivision When A Developer Requests A Determination Of Feasibility; To Amend Section 41-67-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Time By Which The State Department Of Health Must Make A Determination Of Suitability Of Individual On-site Wastewater Disposal Systems In A Subdivision When A Developer Requests A Determination Of Suitability; To Bring Forward Sections 41-67-7 And 41-67-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Medicaid And Private Insurance Companies Regulated By The State To Cover Augmentative And Alternative Communication Devices For Children With Nonspeaking Or Limited Verbal Communication Regardless Of Complex Medical Diagnosis; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Medicaid And Private Insurance Companies Regulated By The State To Cover Augmentative And Alternative Communication Devices For Children With Nonspeaking Or Limited Verbal Communication Regardless Of Complex Medical Diagnosis; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Required Separation Period For Retirees Returning To Work As Teachers From 90 Days To 30 Days; To Remove The Requirement Of A Minimum Number Of Years Of Creditable Service For Such A Retiree To Return To Work As A Teacher; To Remove The Requirement That Such A Retiree Returning To Work As A Teacher Be Hired To Teach Only In A District Having A Critical Teacher Shortage Or Critical Subject-area Shortage; To Adjust The Pension Liability Participation Assessment And Such Retiree's Salary For Returning To Work As A Teacher, As Determined In Section 37-19-7; To Allow Local Education Agencies To Pay, From Local Education Funding, All Or A Portion Of The Health Insurance Premiums For Such Retirees Returning To Work As Teachers; To Allow A Member To Continue As A Licensed Teacher In An Instructional Position If The Person Has Reached The Age And/or Service Requirement That Will Not Result In A Prohibited In-service Distribution As Defined By The Internal Revenue Service, Provided That The Person Elects To Receive Compensation As Provided For Other Retirees Returning To Work As Teachers Under This Section; To Amend Sections 25-11-127 And 25-9-120, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A School District May Pay No More Than 65% Of A Retired Teacher's Compensation As Salary, And The District Shall Pay To The Board Of Trustees Of The Public Employees' Retirement System Of Mississippi, A Pension Liability Participation Assessment In The Amount Of The Employer And Employee Contributions On The Full Amount Of The Regular Compensation For The Position Held By The Retired Teacher; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Required Separation Period For Retirees Returning To Work As Teachers From 90 Days To 30 Days; To Remove The Requirement Of A Minimum Number Of Years Of Creditable Service For Such A Retiree To Return To Work As A Teacher; To Remove The Requirement That Such A Retiree Returning To Work As A Teacher Be Hired To Teach Only In A District Having A Critical Teacher Shortage Or Critical Subject-area Shortage; To Adjust The Pension Liability Participation Assessment And Such Retiree's Salary For Returning To Work As A Teacher, As Determined In Section 37-19-7; To Allow Local Education Agencies To Pay, From Local Education Funding, All Or A Portion Of The Health Insurance Premiums For Such Retirees Returning To Work As Teachers; To Allow A Member To Continue As A Licensed Teacher In An Instructional Position If The Person Has Reached The Age And/or Service Requirement That Will Not Result In A Prohibited In-service Distribution As Defined By The Internal Revenue Service, Provided That The Person Elects To Receive Compensation As Provided For Other Retirees Returning To Work As Teachers Under This Section; To Amend Sections 25-11-127 And 25-9-120, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A School District May Pay No More Than 65% Of A Retired Teacher's Compensation As Salary, And The District Shall Pay To The Board Of Trustees Of The Public Employees' Retirement System Of Mississippi, A Pension Liability Participation Assessment In The Amount Of The Employer And Employee Contributions On The Full Amount Of The Regular Compensation For The Position Held By The Retired Teacher; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-101, 43-21-103, 43-21-105, 43-21-107, 43-21-109, 43-21-111, 43-21-113, 43-21-115, 43-21-117, 43-21-119, 43-21-121, 43-21-123, 43-21-125 And 43-21-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Organization, Administration And Operation Of The Youth Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-151, 43-21-153, 43-21-155, 43-21-157 And 43-21-159, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Jurisdiction Of Youth Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Court Costs And Fees For Youth Court, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-261, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Disclosure Of Certain Records, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-351, 43-21-353, 43-21-354, 43-21-355 And 43-21-357, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Intake Into Youth Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-651, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Appeals From Youth Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-701 And 43-21-703, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Mississippi Commission On A Uniform Youth Court System And Procedures, For Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-753, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For A Teen Court Program, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Youth Court Support Fund, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 9-5-1, 9-5-3, 9-5-5, 9-5-7, 9-5-9, 9-5-11, 9-5-13, 9-5-17, 9-5-19, 9-5-21, 9-5-22, 9-5-23, 9-5-25, 9-5-27, 9-5-29, 9-5-31, 9-5-33, 9-5-35, 9-5-36, 9-5-37, 9-5-38, 9-5-39, 9-5-40, 9-5-41, 9-5-43, 9-5-45, 9-5-47, 9-5-49, 9-5-50, 9-5-51, 9-5-53, 9-5-54, 9-5-55, 9-5-57 And 9-5-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Chancery Court Judges, Districts And Terms Of Court For Districts One To Twenty, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-5-255, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Family Masters, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 9-9-14, 9-9-16, 9-9-17, 9-9-18, 9-9-18.1, 9-9-18.2, 9-9-18.3, 9-9-18.5 And 9-9-18.6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Additional County Court Judges In Certain Counties, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-9-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Additional County Court Judges In Overcrowded Dockets, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-9-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Jurisdiction Of County Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-101, 43-21-103, 43-21-105, 43-21-107, 43-21-109, 43-21-111, 43-21-113, 43-21-115, 43-21-117, 43-21-119, 43-21-121, 43-21-123, 43-21-125 And 43-21-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Organization, Administration And Operation Of The Youth Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-151, 43-21-153, 43-21-155, 43-21-157 And 43-21-159, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Jurisdiction Of Youth Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Court Costs And Fees For Youth Court, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-261, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Disclosure Of Certain Records, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-351, 43-21-353, 43-21-354, 43-21-355 And 43-21-357, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Intake Into Youth Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-651, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Appeals From Youth Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-701 And 43-21-703, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Mississippi Commission On A Uniform Youth Court System And Procedures, For Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-753, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For A Teen Court Program, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Youth Court Support Fund, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 9-5-1, 9-5-3, 9-5-5, 9-5-7, 9-5-9, 9-5-11, 9-5-13, 9-5-17, 9-5-19, 9-5-21, 9-5-22, 9-5-23, 9-5-25, 9-5-27, 9-5-29, 9-5-31, 9-5-33, 9-5-35, 9-5-36, 9-5-37, 9-5-38, 9-5-39, 9-5-40, 9-5-41, 9-5-43, 9-5-45, 9-5-47, 9-5-49, 9-5-50, 9-5-51, 9-5-53, 9-5-54, 9-5-55, 9-5-57 And 9-5-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Chancery Court Judges, Districts And Terms Of Court For Districts One To Twenty, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-5-255, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Family Masters, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 9-9-14, 9-9-16, 9-9-17, 9-9-18, 9-9-18.1, 9-9-18.2, 9-9-18.3, 9-9-18.5 And 9-9-18.6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Additional County Court Judges In Certain Counties, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-9-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Additional County Court Judges In Overcrowded Dockets, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-9-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Jurisdiction Of County Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.