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 Bring Forward Sections 9-21-1 Through 9-21-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establish The Administrative Office Of Courts, For Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 9-23-1 Through 9-23-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Enact The Alyce Griffin Clarke Intervention Court Act, For Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-23-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Drug Court Fund In The State Treasury, For Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-25-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Veteran Treatment Courts, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 9-27-1 Through 9-27-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Enact The Rivers Mcgraw Mental Health Treatment Court Act, For Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Bring Forward Sections 9-21-1 Through 9-21-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establish The Administrative Office Of Courts, For Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 9-23-1 Through 9-23-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Enact The Alyce Griffin Clarke Intervention Court Act, For Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-23-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Drug Court Fund In The State Treasury, For Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-25-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Veteran Treatment Courts, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 9-27-1 Through 9-27-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Enact The Rivers Mcgraw Mental Health Treatment Court Act, For Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Require A Prosecutor To Give Notice To A Law Enforcement Officer Before Sending A Giglio Letter Or Placing The Officer's Name On A Giglio List; To Define The Terms "giglio Letter" And "giglio List"; To Require The Prosecutor To Give The Officer An Opportunity To Review Materials And Meet With The Prosecutor Before The Giglio Letter Is Sent; To Authorize An Officer To Appeal A Prosecutor's Decision To Send A Giglio Letter To The Circuit Court In Which The Officer Resides For A De Novo Review; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Require A Prosecutor To Give Notice To A Law Enforcement Officer Before Sending A Giglio Letter Or Placing The Officer's Name On A Giglio List; To Define The Terms "giglio Letter" And "giglio List"; To Require The Prosecutor To Give The Officer An Opportunity To Review Materials And Meet With The Prosecutor Before The Giglio Letter Is Sent; To Authorize An Officer To Appeal A Prosecutor's Decision To Send A Giglio Letter To The Circuit Court In Which The Officer Resides For A De Novo Review; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Require Any Group Health Plan, Or A Health Insurance Issuer Offering Group Or Individual Health Insurance To Include Coverage For Clinical Genetic Testing For An Inherited Gene Mutation For Individuals With A Personal Or Family History Of Cancer That Is Recommended By A Health Care Professional And Evidenced-based Cancer Imaging For Individuals With An Increased Risk Of Cancer As Recommended By Nccn Clinical Practice Guidelines; To Prohibit Group Health Plans And Health Insurance Issuers That Provide Such Services From Imposing Any Cost-sharing Requirements For Those Services; To Bring Forward Section 25-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Formulation Of The State Employees Life And Health Insurance Plan; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Require Any Group Health Plan, Or A Health Insurance Issuer Offering Group Or Individual Health Insurance To Include Coverage For Clinical Genetic Testing For An Inherited Gene Mutation For Individuals With A Personal Or Family History Of Cancer That Is Recommended By A Health Care Professional And Evidenced-based Cancer Imaging For Individuals With An Increased Risk Of Cancer As Recommended By Nccn Clinical Practice Guidelines; To Prohibit Group Health Plans And Health Insurance Issuers That Provide Such Services From Imposing Any Cost-sharing Requirements For Those Services; To Bring Forward Section 25-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Formulation Of The State Employees Life And Health Insurance Plan; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Reenact Sections 37-153-1 Through 37-153-7 And 37-153-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training And Education Consolidation Act Of 2004; To Amend Section 37-153-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training And Education Consolidation Act Of 2004; To Amend Reenacted Sections 37-153-5, 37-153-7 And 37-153-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Agency Nomenclature And Certain Reporting Deadlines And To Extend The Date Granting An Exemption To The Workforce Investment Board From The Requirements Of The Public Procurement Review Board From Certain Purchases; To Repeal Section 37-153-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Establishment Of A Local Workforce Investment Board In Each Of The Four Workforce Areas Of The State; To Repeal Sections 37-153-11 And 37-153-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Require The Establishment Of One-stop Career Centers Affiliated With The Community And Junior Colleges And Designates The Mississippi Community College Board As The Primary Support Agency To The Workforce Development Centers; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Reenact Sections 37-153-1 Through 37-153-7 And 37-153-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training And Education Consolidation Act Of 2004; To Amend Section 37-153-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training And Education Consolidation Act Of 2004; To Amend Reenacted Sections 37-153-5, 37-153-7 And 37-153-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Agency Nomenclature And Certain Reporting Deadlines And To Extend The Date Granting An Exemption To The Workforce Investment Board From The Requirements Of The Public Procurement Review Board From Certain Purchases; To Repeal Section 37-153-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Establishment Of A Local Workforce Investment Board In Each Of The Four Workforce Areas Of The State; To Repeal Sections 37-153-11 And 37-153-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Require The Establishment Of One-stop Career Centers Affiliated With The Community And Junior Colleges And Designates The Mississippi Community College Board As The Primary Support Agency To The Workforce Development Centers; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 25-11-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Creditable Service Requirement For Retirement Regardless Of Age From 35 Years To 30 Years For Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System Who Became Members On Or After March 1, 2026; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 25-11-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Creditable Service Requirement For Retirement Regardless Of Age From 35 Years To 30 Years For Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System Who Became Members On Or After March 1, 2026; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare June 3 As Bobbie Gentry Day In Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare June 3 As Bobbie Gentry Day In Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 37-23-141, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Align State's Mediation Process For Students With Disabilities Under Idea With The Federal Policy On Mediation By Removing The Requirement For Confidentiality Pledges To Be Signed Before Mediation Begins; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 37-23-141, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Align State's Mediation Process For Students With Disabilities Under Idea With The Federal Policy On Mediation By Removing The Requirement For Confidentiality Pledges To Be Signed Before Mediation Begins; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 77-3-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Certain Taxes Collected From Utilities To Be Credited To The Public Utilities Staff Regulation Fund To Cover The Expenses Of The Public Utilities Staff; To Amend Section 27-104-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Public Utilities Staff Is Not Included In The List Of State Agencies Funded By Appropriation From The State General Fund Under The Mississippi Budget Transparency And Simplification Act Of 2016; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 77-3-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Certain Taxes Collected From Utilities To Be Credited To The Public Utilities Staff Regulation Fund To Cover The Expenses Of The Public Utilities Staff; To Amend Section 27-104-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Public Utilities Staff Is Not Included In The List Of State Agencies Funded By Appropriation From The State General Fund Under The Mississippi Budget Transparency And Simplification Act Of 2016; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 85-7-251, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Towing Companies To Record Certain Information From Any Person Who Requests The Company's Services; To Amend Section 63-23-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Notification Required By Towing Companies Before Property Is Sold; To Authorize Third-party Vendors To Assist In Notification When No Claims Have Been Made To Vehicles; To Amend Section 63-23-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 85-7-251, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Towing Companies To Record Certain Information From Any Person Who Requests The Company's Services; To Amend Section 63-23-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Notification Required By Towing Companies Before Property Is Sold; To Authorize Third-party Vendors To Assist In Notification When No Claims Have Been Made To Vehicles; To Amend Section 63-23-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 97-32-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "nicotine-adjacent Product" And To Prohibit The Sale Of Such A Product To An Individual Under 21 Years Of Age; To Amend Section 97-32-52, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Enhanced Penalties For Distribution Of Nicotine-adjacent Products Within A Certain Proximity To Educational Property Or Other Public Places; To Amend Section 75-102-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "ends Product" To Include Nicotine-adjacent Products; To Bring Forward Section 75-102-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 97-32-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "nicotine-adjacent Product" And To Prohibit The Sale Of Such A Product To An Individual Under 21 Years Of Age; To Amend Section 97-32-52, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Enhanced Penalties For Distribution Of Nicotine-adjacent Products Within A Certain Proximity To Educational Property Or Other Public Places; To Amend Section 75-102-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "ends Product" To Include Nicotine-adjacent Products; To Bring Forward Section 75-102-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Declare Legislative Findings; To Require Students At State Institutions Of Higher Learning, Community Colleges And Junior Colleges To Complete A Financial Literacy Course As A Condition Of Graduation; To Outline Minimum Requirements For Such Financial Literacy Course; To Provide Guidelines For Implementation For Institutions And Colleges; To Grant The Board Of Trustees Of The State Institutions Of Higher Learning And The Mississippi Community College Board Authority To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary For Implementation; To Give The Board Of Trustees Of The State Institutions Of Higher Learning And The Mississippi Community College Board The Authority To Establish Minimum Learning Outcomes And Competency Standards; To Allow The Boards To Coordinate; To Create Compliance Procedures; To Provide For High School Financial Literacy Courses; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Declare Legislative Findings; To Require Students At State Institutions Of Higher Learning, Community Colleges And Junior Colleges To Complete A Financial Literacy Course As A Condition Of Graduation; To Outline Minimum Requirements For Such Financial Literacy Course; To Provide Guidelines For Implementation For Institutions And Colleges; To Grant The Board Of Trustees Of The State Institutions Of Higher Learning And The Mississippi Community College Board Authority To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary For Implementation; To Give The Board Of Trustees Of The State Institutions Of Higher Learning And The Mississippi Community College Board The Authority To Establish Minimum Learning Outcomes And Competency Standards; To Allow The Boards To Coordinate; To Create Compliance Procedures; To Provide For High School Financial Literacy Courses; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 43-27-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Human Services To Transfer At Least 30% Of The Block Grant For The State And Available Federal Funds For Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Child Welfare Services To The Child Care And Development Fund (ccdf) For Each Fiscal Year; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 43-27-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Human Services To Transfer At Least 30% Of The Block Grant For The State And Available Federal Funds For Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Child Welfare Services To The Child Care And Development Fund (ccdf) For Each Fiscal Year; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 19-25-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Sheriffs To Present Their Jail Dockets To The County Board Of Supervisors Via The Chancery Clerk Prior To Each Monthly Meeting; To Amend Section 47-1-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Sheriff Of Each County To Include In His Or Her Jail Docket Certain Information Pertaining To Incarcerated Persons Awaiting Trial; To Require The Sheriff To Include Such Information In His Or Her Monthly Report To The Board Of Supervisors Via The Chancery Clerk; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 19-25-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Sheriffs To Present Their Jail Dockets To The County Board Of Supervisors Via The Chancery Clerk Prior To Each Monthly Meeting; To Amend Section 47-1-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Sheriff Of Each County To Include In His Or Her Jail Docket Certain Information Pertaining To Incarcerated Persons Awaiting Trial; To Require The Sheriff To Include Such Information In His Or Her Monthly Report To The Board Of Supervisors Via The Chancery Clerk; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 27-104-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That The Mississippi Public Service Commission Be Funded By Appropriations From The State General Fund; To Amend Sections 77-1-6, 77-1-15, 77-1-29, 77-1-53, 77-3-8, 77-3-87, 77-3-89, 77-3-503, 77-3-507, 77-3-509 And 77-11-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provisions Of Law Requiring Certain Expenses Of The Mississippi Public Service Commission To Be Defrayed By Appropriation From The State General Fund; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 27-104-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That The Mississippi Public Service Commission Be Funded By Appropriations From The State General Fund; To Amend Sections 77-1-6, 77-1-15, 77-1-29, 77-1-53, 77-3-8, 77-3-87, 77-3-89, 77-3-503, 77-3-507, 77-3-509 And 77-11-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provisions Of Law Requiring Certain Expenses Of The Mississippi Public Service Commission To Be Defrayed By Appropriation From The State General Fund; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 37-101-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Parameters For A New, Performance-based Funding Model For State Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Require That Such Funding Model Be Used To Disburse 75% Of General Funds Appropriated For Such Purpose And Be Implemented By July 1, 2029; To Provide For Distribution Of Remaining Funds; To Provide A 10% Performance-based Holdout; To Require The Funding Model To Include A Base Appropriation And A Performance-based Allocation; To Provide Measurable Outcomes Which Shall Be Calculated Using Standardized Definitions Adopted By Rule; To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Establish Performance Standards, Scoring Thresholds And Values For Each Metric In A Publicly Noticed Meeting On Or Before June 20, 2026; To Provide Specific Requirements For Such Standards, Thresholds And Values; To Provide For Developing, Calculating Or Administering The Funding Model; To Require The Board To Continuously Monitor Institutional Performance Under The Funding Model; To Require The Board To Identify Institutions At Risk Of Failing To Meet Specific Standards; To Authorize The Board To Take Certain Actions Upon A Determination That An Institution Is At-risk; To Require The Board To Submit An Annual Report To The Legislature And Publish Such Report On Its Public Website; To Require Certain Information To Be Included In The Report; To Require The Board To Promulgate Rules Necessary To Implement This Act; To Require The Board To Adopt And Publish The Funding Model, Including All Metric Definitions, Benchmarks And Weights, No Later Than June 30, 2026; To Provide For Application Of The Funding Model For The Initial Three Fiscal Years Following Adoption And Publication; To Require Full Implementation Of The Funding Model By July 1, 2029; To Prohibit The Board From Permitting A Person Subject To The Registration Requirements Under Sections 45-33-21 Through 45-33-63 To Reside In A Dormitory Or Other Student Living Accommodation Located On The Campus Of Or Managed By A State Institution Of Higher Learning; To Bring Forward Sections 37-101-1, 37-101-2, 37-101-3, 37-101-4, 37-101-5, 37-101-7, 37-101-9, 37-101-11, 37-101-13, 37-101-16, 37-101-19, 37-101-21, 37-101-23, 37-101-25, 37-101-29 And 37-101-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Govern The Institutions Of Higher Learning, For Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 37-101-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Parameters For A New, Performance-based Funding Model For State Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Require That Such Funding Model Be Used To Disburse 75% Of General Funds Appropriated For Such Purpose And Be Implemented By July 1, 2029; To Provide For Distribution Of Remaining Funds; To Provide A 10% Performance-based Holdout; To Require The Funding Model To Include A Base Appropriation And A Performance-based Allocation; To Provide Measurable Outcomes Which Shall Be Calculated Using Standardized Definitions Adopted By Rule; To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Establish Performance Standards, Scoring Thresholds And Values For Each Metric In A Publicly Noticed Meeting On Or Before June 20, 2026; To Provide Specific Requirements For Such Standards, Thresholds And Values; To Provide For Developing, Calculating Or Administering The Funding Model; To Require The Board To Continuously Monitor Institutional Performance Under The Funding Model; To Require The Board To Identify Institutions At Risk Of Failing To Meet Specific Standards; To Authorize The Board To Take Certain Actions Upon A Determination That An Institution Is At-risk; To Require The Board To Submit An Annual Report To The Legislature And Publish Such Report On Its Public Website; To Require Certain Information To Be Included In The Report; To Require The Board To Promulgate Rules Necessary To Implement This Act; To Require The Board To Adopt And Publish The Funding Model, Including All Metric Definitions, Benchmarks And Weights, No Later Than June 30, 2026; To Provide For Application Of The Funding Model For The Initial Three Fiscal Years Following Adoption And Publication; To Require Full Implementation Of The Funding Model By July 1, 2029; To Prohibit The Board From Permitting A Person Subject To The Registration Requirements Under Sections 45-33-21 Through 45-33-63 To Reside In A Dormitory Or Other Student Living Accommodation Located On The Campus Of Or Managed By A State Institution Of Higher Learning; To Bring Forward Sections 37-101-1, 37-101-2, 37-101-3, 37-101-4, 37-101-5, 37-101-7, 37-101-9, 37-101-11, 37-101-13, 37-101-16, 37-101-19, 37-101-21, 37-101-23, 37-101-25, 37-101-29 And 37-101-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Govern The Institutions Of Higher Learning, For Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Certain Technical Amendments To The Provisions That Provide For Medicaid Eligibility And To Modify Age And Income And Eligibility Criteria To Reflect The Current Criteria; To Provide That Men Of Reproductive Age Are Eligible Under The Family Planning Program; To Conform With Federal Law To Allow Children In Foster Care To Be Eligible Until Their 26th Birthday; To Eliminate The Requirement That The Division Must Apply To Cms For Waivers To Provide Services For Certain Individuals Who Are End Stage Renal Disease Patients On Dialysis, Cancer Patients On Chemotherapy Or Organ Transplant Recipients On Antirejection Drugs; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Certain Technical Amendments To The Provisions That Provide For Medicaid Services To Comply With Federal Law; To Enable Rural Hospitals To Elect Against Reimbursement For Outpatient Hospital Services Using The Ambulatory Payment Classification (apc) Methodology; To Authorize The Division To Make Payment To Nursing Facilities And To Intermediate Care Facilities For Each Day, Not Exceeding 21 Days Per Year For Nursing Facilities Or 31 Days Per Year For Intermediate Care Facilities, That A Patient Is Absent From The Facility On Home Leave; To Require The Division To Update The Case-mix Payment System And Fair Rental Reimbursement System As Necessary To Maintain Compliance With Federal Law; To Authorize The Division To Implement A Quality Or Value-based Component To The Nursing Facility Payment System; To Require The Division To Reimburse Pediatricians For Certain Primary Care Services As Defined By The Division At 100% Of The Rate Established Under Medicare; To Authorize The Division To Reimburse Ambulatory Surgical Care (asc) Based On 85% Of The Medicare Asc Payment System Rate In Effect July 1 Of Each Year As Set By Cms; To Provide That The Division May Develop Alternative Models For Distribution Of Medical Claims And Supplemental Payments For Inpatient And Outpatient Hospital Services; To Authorize The Division To Contract With The State Department Of Health To Provide For A Perinatal High Risk-management/infant Services System For Any Eligible Beneficiary That Cannot Receive Such Services Under A Different Program; To Authorize The Division To Reimburse For Services At Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers; To Delete The Provision Of Law That Provides That The Division Shall Reimburse For Outpatient Hospital Services Provided To Eligible Medicaid Beneficiaries Under The Age Of 21 Years By Border City University-affiliated Pediatric Teaching Hospitals, Which Was Repealed By Operation Of Law In 2024; To Reduce The Length Of Notice The Division Must Provide The Medicaid Committee Chairmen For Proposed Rate Changes And To Provide That Such Legislative Notice May Be Expedited; To Authorize The Division, Effective July 1, 2027, To Reimburse Ambulance Transportation Service Providers That Provide An Assessment, Triage Or Treatment For Eligible Medicaid Beneficiaries; To Set Certain Reimbursement Levels For Such Providers; To Delete The Date Of The Repealer On Such Section; To Amend Section 43-13-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Division To Extend Its Medicaid Enterprise System And Fiscal Agent Services, Including All Related Components And Services, Contracts In Effect On June 30, 2026, For Additional Contract Periods At The Discretion Of The Division; To Authorize The Division To Enter Into A Two-year Contract Ending No Later Than June 30, 2028, With A Vendor To Provide Support Of The Division's Eligibility System; To Reduce The Length Of Notice The Division Must Provide The Medicaid Committee Chairmen For A Proposed State Plan Amendment And To Provide That Such Legislative Notice May Be Expedited; To Amend Section 43-13-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That When A Third Party Payor Requires Prior Authorization For An Item Or Service Furnished To A Medicaid Recipient, The Payor Shall Accept Authorization Provided By The Division Of Medicaid That The Item Or Service Is Covered Under The State Plan As If Such Authorization Were The Prior Authorization Made By The Third Party Payor For Such Item Or Service; To Amend Section 43-13-117.7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Division Shall Not Reimburse Or Provide Coverage For Gender Transition Procedures For Any Person; To Amend Section 43-13-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Quarterly Hospital Assessment May Exceed The Assessment In The Prior Quarter By More Than $3,750,000.00 If Such Increase Is To Maximize Federal Funds That Are Available To Reimburse Hospitals For Services Provided Under New Programs For Hospitals, For Increased Supplemental Payment Programs For Hospitals Or To Assist With State Matching Funds As Authorized By The Legislature; To Amend Section 43-13-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish A Medicaid Advisory Committee And Beneficiary Advisory Council In Accordance With Federal Law; To Provide That All Members Of The Previously Established Medical Care Advisory Committee Serving On January 1, 2026, Shall Be Selected To Serve On The Medicaid Advisory Committee, And Such Members Shall Serve Until July 1, 2029; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Certain Technical Amendments To The Provisions That Provide For Medicaid Eligibility And To Modify Age And Income And Eligibility Criteria To Reflect The Current Criteria; To Provide That Men Of Reproductive Age Are Eligible Under The Family Planning Program; To Conform With Federal Law To Allow Children In Foster Care To Be Eligible Until Their 26th Birthday; To Eliminate The Requirement That The Division Must Apply To Cms For Waivers To Provide Services For Certain Individuals Who Are End Stage Renal Disease Patients On Dialysis, Cancer Patients On Chemotherapy Or Organ Transplant Recipients On Antirejection Drugs; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Certain Technical Amendments To The Provisions That Provide For Medicaid Services To Comply With Federal Law; To Enable Rural Hospitals To Elect Against Reimbursement For Outpatient Hospital Services Using The Ambulatory Payment Classification (apc) Methodology; To Authorize The Division To Make Payment To Nursing Facilities And To Intermediate Care Facilities For Each Day, Not Exceeding 21 Days Per Year For Nursing Facilities Or 31 Days Per Year For Intermediate Care Facilities, That A Patient Is Absent From The Facility On Home Leave; To Require The Division To Update The Case-mix Payment System And Fair Rental Reimbursement System As Necessary To Maintain Compliance With Federal Law; To Authorize The Division To Implement A Quality Or Value-based Component To The Nursing Facility Payment System; To Require The Division To Reimburse Pediatricians For Certain Primary Care Services As Defined By The Division At 100% Of The Rate Established Under Medicare; To Authorize The Division To Reimburse Ambulatory Surgical Care (asc) Based On 85% Of The Medicare Asc Payment System Rate In Effect July 1 Of Each Year As Set By Cms; To Provide That The Division May Develop Alternative Models For Distribution Of Medical Claims And Supplemental Payments For Inpatient And Outpatient Hospital Services; To Authorize The Division To Contract With The State Department Of Health To Provide For A Perinatal High Risk-management/infant Services System For Any Eligible Beneficiary That Cannot Receive Such Services Under A Different Program; To Authorize The Division To Reimburse For Services At Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers; To Delete The Provision Of Law That Provides That The Division Shall Reimburse For Outpatient Hospital Services Provided To Eligible Medicaid Beneficiaries Under The Age Of 21 Years By Border City University-affiliated Pediatric Teaching Hospitals, Which Was Repealed By Operation Of Law In 2024; To Reduce The Length Of Notice The Division Must Provide The Medicaid Committee Chairmen For Proposed Rate Changes And To Provide That Such Legislative Notice May Be Expedited; To Authorize The Division, Effective July 1, 2027, To Reimburse Ambulance Transportation Service Providers That Provide An Assessment, Triage Or Treatment For Eligible Medicaid Beneficiaries; To Set Certain Reimbursement Levels For Such Providers; To Delete The Date Of The Repealer On Such Section; To Amend Section 43-13-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Division To Extend Its Medicaid Enterprise System And Fiscal Agent Services, Including All Related Components And Services, Contracts In Effect On June 30, 2026, For Additional Contract Periods At The Discretion Of The Division; To Authorize The Division To Enter Into A Two-year Contract Ending No Later Than June 30, 2028, With A Vendor To Provide Support Of The Division's Eligibility System; To Reduce The Length Of Notice The Division Must Provide The Medicaid Committee Chairmen For A Proposed State Plan Amendment And To Provide That Such Legislative Notice May Be Expedited; To Amend Section 43-13-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That When A Third Party Payor Requires Prior Authorization For An Item Or Service Furnished To A Medicaid Recipient, The Payor Shall Accept Authorization Provided By The Division Of Medicaid That The Item Or Service Is Covered Under The State Plan As If Such Authorization Were The Prior Authorization Made By The Third Party Payor For Such Item Or Service; To Amend Section 43-13-117.7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Division Shall Not Reimburse Or Provide Coverage For Gender Transition Procedures For Any Person; To Amend Section 43-13-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Quarterly Hospital Assessment May Exceed The Assessment In The Prior Quarter By More Than $3,750,000.00 If Such Increase Is To Maximize Federal Funds That Are Available To Reimburse Hospitals For Services Provided Under New Programs For Hospitals, For Increased Supplemental Payment Programs For Hospitals Or To Assist With State Matching Funds As Authorized By The Legislature; To Amend Section 43-13-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish A Medicaid Advisory Committee And Beneficiary Advisory Council In Accordance With Federal Law; To Provide That All Members Of The Previously Established Medical Care Advisory Committee Serving On January 1, 2026, Shall Be Selected To Serve On The Medicaid Advisory Committee, And Such Members Shall Serve Until July 1, 2029; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The "mississippi Land Bank Act" To Promote Returning Blighted Or Abandoned Properties To Commerce Through The Creation Of Land Banks By Local Governments, Acting Individually Or Cooperatively With Other Local Governments; To Provide For The Powers And Duties Of Land Banks; To Authorize Land Banks To Acquire, Develop, And Dispose Of Property; To Authorize Land Banks To Perform Related Functions, Such As Managing Property Owned By The Land Bank, Quieting And Confirming Title To Property, Establishing Redevelopment And Financing Structures (including Those To Facilitate Tax Credits And Subsidiary Entities), Financing Redevelopment, Issuing Bonds, And Accepting Tax Forfeited Properties From The Secretary Of State; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The "mississippi Land Bank Act" To Promote Returning Blighted Or Abandoned Properties To Commerce Through The Creation Of Land Banks By Local Governments, Acting Individually Or Cooperatively With Other Local Governments; To Provide For The Powers And Duties Of Land Banks; To Authorize Land Banks To Acquire, Develop, And Dispose Of Property; To Authorize Land Banks To Perform Related Functions, Such As Managing Property Owned By The Land Bank, Quieting And Confirming Title To Property, Establishing Redevelopment And Financing Structures (including Those To Facilitate Tax Credits And Subsidiary Entities), Financing Redevelopment, Issuing Bonds, And Accepting Tax Forfeited Properties From The Secretary Of State; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 41-7-197, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Party Requesting A Hearing On An Application For A Health Care Certificate Of Need Who Does Not Prevail At The Hearing Shall Pay All Attorney, Consultant And Other Fees Within 90 Days Of The Hearing Officer's Decision; To Require Security For Costs Related To Such A Hearing From The Party Initiating The Hearing And To Provide That The Amount Of Such Security Shall Be Determined By The State Department Of Health; To Provide That Such Hearings Shall Be Based On The Discretion Of The State Department Of Health With No Judicial Review Following Hearing Determinations; To Bring Forward Sections 41-7-173 And 41-7-191, Which Relate To The Health Care Certificate Of Need Law, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 41-7-197, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Party Requesting A Hearing On An Application For A Health Care Certificate Of Need Who Does Not Prevail At The Hearing Shall Pay All Attorney, Consultant And Other Fees Within 90 Days Of The Hearing Officer's Decision; To Require Security For Costs Related To Such A Hearing From The Party Initiating The Hearing And To Provide That The Amount Of Such Security Shall Be Determined By The State Department Of Health; To Provide That Such Hearings Shall Be Based On The Discretion Of The State Department Of Health With No Judicial Review Following Hearing Determinations; To Bring Forward Sections 41-7-173 And 41-7-191, Which Relate To The Health Care Certificate Of Need Law, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 33-1-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of Military Leave For Training Authorized For Officers And Employees Of Any Department, Agency, Or Institution Of The State Of Mississippi, Or Of Any County, Municipality, Or Other Political Subdivision; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 33-1-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of Military Leave For Training Authorized For Officers And Employees Of Any Department, Agency, Or Institution Of The State Of Mississippi, Or Of Any County, Municipality, Or Other Political Subdivision; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 97-37-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Shall Be Unlawful For Any Person, Persons, Corporation Or Manufacturing Establishment To Make, Manufacture, Sell Or Possess Any Instrument Or Device Which, If Used On Firearms Of Any Kind, Will Arrest Or Muffle The Report Of The Firearm When Shot Or Fired If Making, Manufacturing, Selling Or Possessing That Instrument Or Device Violates Federal Law; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 97-37-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Shall Be Unlawful For Any Person, Persons, Corporation Or Manufacturing Establishment To Make, Manufacture, Sell Or Possess Any Instrument Or Device Which, If Used On Firearms Of Any Kind, Will Arrest Or Muffle The Report Of The Firearm When Shot Or Fired If Making, Manufacturing, Selling Or Possessing That Instrument Or Device Violates Federal Law; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create Sections 31-11-37 And 31-11-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Terms Used Herein; To Prohibit The Design, Bidding, Permitting, Contracting For Or Construction Of Flat Or Low-slope Roof Systems In The New Construction Of Covered Public Facilities Funded In Whole Or In Part With Governmental Funds; To Establish A Minimum Roof Slope Standard Of Three-to-twelve For Primary Roof Planes; To Authorize Limited, Clearly Defined Exceptions For Incidental Roof Areas And Documented Engineering Constraints; To Require Certification Of Compliance As A Condition Precedent To Plan Approval, Contract Award, Funding, Reimbursement And Disbursement; To Authorize Suspension Or Recovery Of Funds For Noncompliance; To Authorize Rulemaking By The Department Of Finance And Administration For Implementation And Compliance Review; To Amend Section 31-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Condition The Department Of Finance And Administration's Approval, Supervision, And Expenditure Of Funds For Public Construction Projects On Compliance With The Roof Slope Prohibition And Certification Requirements; To Amend Section 37-101-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Condition Capital Project Approvals And Construction Authority Of The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning On Compliance With The Roof Slope Prohibition; To Amend Section 57-1-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Condition Grants, Loans, Bond-funded Assistance, Reimbursements, Matches And Other Financial Assistance Administered By The Mississippi Development Authority On Compliance With The Roof Slope Prohibition; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create Sections 31-11-37 And 31-11-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Terms Used Herein; To Prohibit The Design, Bidding, Permitting, Contracting For Or Construction Of Flat Or Low-slope Roof Systems In The New Construction Of Covered Public Facilities Funded In Whole Or In Part With Governmental Funds; To Establish A Minimum Roof Slope Standard Of Three-to-twelve For Primary Roof Planes; To Authorize Limited, Clearly Defined Exceptions For Incidental Roof Areas And Documented Engineering Constraints; To Require Certification Of Compliance As A Condition Precedent To Plan Approval, Contract Award, Funding, Reimbursement And Disbursement; To Authorize Suspension Or Recovery Of Funds For Noncompliance; To Authorize Rulemaking By The Department Of Finance And Administration For Implementation And Compliance Review; To Amend Section 31-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Condition The Department Of Finance And Administration's Approval, Supervision, And Expenditure Of Funds For Public Construction Projects On Compliance With The Roof Slope Prohibition And Certification Requirements; To Amend Section 37-101-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Condition Capital Project Approvals And Construction Authority Of The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning On Compliance With The Roof Slope Prohibition; To Amend Section 57-1-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Condition Grants, Loans, Bond-funded Assistance, Reimbursements, Matches And Other Financial Assistance Administered By The Mississippi Development Authority On Compliance With The Roof Slope Prohibition; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The Mississippi Mobile Sports Wagering Act; To Provide Definitions For The Act; To Provide That "online Race Book" And "online Sports Pool" Betting Shall Be Legal In This State; To Require A Platform That Operates An Online Sports Pool Or Online Race Book To A Manufacturer's And Distributor's License; To Authorize Licensed Gaming Establishments To Contract With No More Than One Platform; To Provide That A Platform Shall Only Accept Wagers From Players Located In Mississippi; To Require The Platform Contract For Geofencing And Age Verification; To Prohibit Play By Any Person Under The Age Of 21; To Amend Sections 97-33-17, 75-76-5 And 75-76-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 75-76-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Inclusion Of Online Race Book And Sports Book For Gaming Licensing; To Amend Section 75-76-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Licensed Gaming Establishment To Display The License Of The Platform It Is Contracted With; To Amend Section 75-76-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Exception For An Office In This State For Platforms; To Bring Forward Sections 75-76-211, 75-76-55, 75-76-205 And 75-76-175, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Corporate Gaming Establishments, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Sections 75-76-177, 75-76-101 And 97-33-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Certain Provisions; To Bring Forward Sections 97-33-305 And 97-33-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Gaming Establishments, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Sections 97-33-25, 75-76-129 And 75-76-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Provisions For Gaming; To Bring Forward Sections 97-33-1 And 97-33-7, Which Restrict Certain Types Of Wagers, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 7-11-11, 29-1-107, 29-15-1, 29-15-3, 29-15-5, 29-15-9, 29-15-10, 29-15-13 And 59-7-405, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate The Authority Of The Secretary Of State Regarding Tidelands, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Sections 59-15-1, 75-76-67, 87-1-5, 97-33-25 And 97-33-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Related To The Powers Of The Gaming Commission, For Internal Statutory Updates; To Amend Section 43-19-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Gaming Commission To Collaborate With The Department Of Human Services To Establish Rules To Withhold Gaming Winnings Of Persons With Outstanding Child Support Arrearages; To Create New Section 43-19-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Procedure To Encumber Gaming Winnings For The Payment Of Child Support; To Amend Sections 75-76-33 And 93-11-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The Mississippi Mobile Sports Wagering Act; To Provide Definitions For The Act; To Provide That "online Race Book" And "online Sports Pool" Betting Shall Be Legal In This State; To Require A Platform That Operates An Online Sports Pool Or Online Race Book To A Manufacturer's And Distributor's License; To Authorize Licensed Gaming Establishments To Contract With No More Than One Platform; To Provide That A Platform Shall Only Accept Wagers From Players Located In Mississippi; To Require The Platform Contract For Geofencing And Age Verification; To Prohibit Play By Any Person Under The Age Of 21; To Amend Sections 97-33-17, 75-76-5 And 75-76-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 75-76-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Inclusion Of Online Race Book And Sports Book For Gaming Licensing; To Amend Section 75-76-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Licensed Gaming Establishment To Display The License Of The Platform It Is Contracted With; To Amend Section 75-76-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Exception For An Office In This State For Platforms; To Bring Forward Sections 75-76-211, 75-76-55, 75-76-205 And 75-76-175, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Corporate Gaming Establishments, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Sections 75-76-177, 75-76-101 And 97-33-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Certain Provisions; To Bring Forward Sections 97-33-305 And 97-33-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Gaming Establishments, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Sections 97-33-25, 75-76-129 And 75-76-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Provisions For Gaming; To Bring Forward Sections 97-33-1 And 97-33-7, Which Restrict Certain Types Of Wagers, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 7-11-11, 29-1-107, 29-15-1, 29-15-3, 29-15-5, 29-15-9, 29-15-10, 29-15-13 And 59-7-405, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate The Authority Of The Secretary Of State Regarding Tidelands, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Sections 59-15-1, 75-76-67, 87-1-5, 97-33-25 And 97-33-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Related To The Powers Of The Gaming Commission, For Internal Statutory Updates; To Amend Section 43-19-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Gaming Commission To Collaborate With The Department Of Human Services To Establish Rules To Withhold Gaming Winnings Of Persons With Outstanding Child Support Arrearages; To Create New Section 43-19-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Procedure To Encumber Gaming Winnings For The Payment Of Child Support; To Amend Sections 75-76-33 And 93-11-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Prohibit Circuit Court Judges From Providing Any Political Candidate An Opportunity To Address The Public During Court Terms; To Amend Section 23-15-973, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Circuit Judges From Allowing Any Political Candidate To Address The Public During Court Terms; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Prohibit Circuit Court Judges From Providing Any Political Candidate An Opportunity To Address The Public During Court Terms; To Amend Section 23-15-973, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Circuit Judges From Allowing Any Political Candidate To Address The Public During Court Terms; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Holder Of A Native Wine Retailer's Permit To Make Retail Sales Of Native Wines At Any Tasting Room Locations Within The Same County As The Native Winery, To Have One Permanent Satellite Tasting Room Sales Location In Any Other Location In The State That Otherwise Allows The Sale Of Alcoholic Beverages, And, When Selling To Consumers For On-premises Consumption, To Sell Alcoholic Beverages Produced By Other Suppliers; To Remove The Repealer On The Authority Of The Department Of Revenue To Issue A Festival Permit; To Amend Section 67-1-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Expiration Date Of The Exception For Alcoholic Beverages Authorized To Be Sold By The Holder Of A Festival Permit To The Statute Requiring The Department Of Revenue To Serve As A Wholesale Distributor And Seller Of Alcoholic Beverages; To Amend Section 67-1-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Expiration Date On The Authority Of A Distiller, Wine Manufacturer, Rectifier, Blender Or Bottler To Have A Financial Interest In A Festival Permit; To Amend Section 67-5-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 27-71-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Repealer On The Annual Privilege License Tax For A Festival Permit; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Holder Of A Native Wine Retailer's Permit To Make Retail Sales Of Native Wines At Any Tasting Room Locations Within The Same County As The Native Winery, To Have One Permanent Satellite Tasting Room Sales Location In Any Other Location In The State That Otherwise Allows The Sale Of Alcoholic Beverages, And, When Selling To Consumers For On-premises Consumption, To Sell Alcoholic Beverages Produced By Other Suppliers; To Remove The Repealer On The Authority Of The Department Of Revenue To Issue A Festival Permit; To Amend Section 67-1-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Expiration Date Of The Exception For Alcoholic Beverages Authorized To Be Sold By The Holder Of A Festival Permit To The Statute Requiring The Department Of Revenue To Serve As A Wholesale Distributor And Seller Of Alcoholic Beverages; To Amend Section 67-1-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Expiration Date On The Authority Of A Distiller, Wine Manufacturer, Rectifier, Blender Or Bottler To Have A Financial Interest In A Festival Permit; To Amend Section 67-5-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 27-71-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Repealer On The Annual Privilege License Tax For A Festival Permit; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 27-115-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provision That Ceases Payment Of Lottery Proceeds Fund Monies Into The State Highway Fund Effective July 1, 2028; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 27-115-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provision That Ceases Payment Of Lottery Proceeds Fund Monies Into The State Highway Fund Effective July 1, 2028; And For Related Purposes.