Mississippi

An Act To Amend Section 37-11-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Use Of Corporal Punishment In Public And Charter Schools To Discipline A Student; To Provide That Any Employee Who Violates The Corporal Punishment Prohibition Shall Be Held Liable For Civil Damages Suffered As A Result Of The Administration Of Corporal Punishment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A Study Committee For The Purpose Of Studying The Funding And Full Payment Of Health Insurance For All Certified Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters And Other First Responders Who Have Attained The Age Of Retirement Under The Rules And Regulations Of The Public Employees' Retirement System, And For Any Other Related Purpose; To Provide The Membership Of The Committee; To Provide For A Quorum; To Provide That The Peer Committee Shall Provide The Staff And Other Support Necessary For The Study Committee To Perform Its Duties; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 9-11-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Jurisdictional Limits Of Justice Court For Civil Actions Filed Pursuant To The Residential Landlord And Tenant Act; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 112, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Revise The Legislature's Authority To Limit Or Deny A County's Right To Levy County And/or Special Taxes On Nuclear-powered Electrical Generating Plants, To Provide For A Special Mode Of Valuation, Assessment And Levy Upon Such Plants, And To Provide For The Distribution Of The Revenue Derived Therefrom.

An Act To Provide For The Certification Of Birth Doulas By The State Department Of Health; To Require The Department To Establish The Competency-based Requirements That A Birth Doula Must Meet To Obtain Certification; To Require The Department To Establish Certification And Renewal Fees, Administrative Procedures, Disciplinary Procedures, Continuing Education Requirements, Administrative Requirements And Forms Necessary To Implement This Act; To Create In The State Treasury A Special Fund To Be Known As The Birth Doula Certification Fund, And Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Expended By The Department For The Administration Of This Act; To Provide That This Act Does Not Prohibit A Person From Practicing As A Birth Doula Without Obtaining Certification Under This Act; To Prohibit Persons From Using The Title "state-certified Birth Doula" In Connection With The Person's Name To Indicate Or Imply That The Person Is A State-certified Birth Doula Without Being Certified As A Birth Doula In Accordance With This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-21-97, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Board Of Pharmacy To Establish By Rule An Alternative To Discipline Program For Licensees Who Have An Impairment As A Result Of Substance Abuse Or A Mental Health Condition; To Provide That Participation In The Program Is Voluntary With The Licensee, And The Licensee Must Enter The Program Before The Board Holds A Disciplinary Action Hearing Regarding The Licensee; To Provide That The Licensee May Be Required To Contribute To The Cost Of Participation In The Program, Including The Cost Of Any Care, Counseling, Treatment And/or Education Received By The Licensee; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "community Drinking Water Infrastructure Sustainability Act"; Provide A Statewide System Of Accountability For Community Public Water Systems; To Provide For Rulemaking By The Mississippi Board Of Health; To Provide For Development Of A Letter Grade Schedule Reflective Of Community Public Water System Quality And Performance; To Provide For Publication Of Quality And Performance Scores And Letter Grades; To Amend Section 19-5-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Certain Utility Districts To Dissolve Whenever A Majority Of The Landowners Of Any Such District Sign And File With The Clerk Of The Chancery Court By Which Such District Was Organized, Or In The County In Which Such District Was Organized, A Petition For The Dissolution Of Such District; To Bring Forward Section 19-5-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Newly Formed Water District Assets And Liabilities, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 41-3-15 And 41-26-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The State Board Of Health, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Eighteen And One-half Percent Of The Sales Tax Revenue Collected On Business Activities Within A County That Is A Part Of The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District On Property That Is Owned By The District And Outside Of The Corporate Limits Of Municipalities In Such County Shall Be Distributed To The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; To Amend Section 27-65-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-153-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Member Of The Council From, Directly Or Indirectly, Influencing, Seeking To Influence, Voting On, Or Participating In The Recommendation Of Grant Recipients Or The Recommendation To Allocate Funds For The Benefit Of Any Organization With Which The Member Has An Affiliation; To Require A Member Of The Council To Recuse On Such Matters; To Conform The Quorum Requirement Of The Council; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Consumer Data Privacy Act"; To Authorize Consumers To Request That Businesses Disclose Certain Information; To Authorize Consumers To Request That Businesses Delete Personal Information Collected By Businesses; To Require Businesses To Disclose Certain Information To Consumers, To Inform Consumers Of Their Right To Request That Personal Information Be Deleted, And To Delete Personal Information Collected About Consumers Upon Request; To Authorize Consumers To Instruct Businesses To Not Sell The Consumers' Personal Information; To Authorize Consumers To Bring Civil Actions Against Businesses That Violate This Act; To Authorize The Attorney General To Bring Civil Actions Against Businesses That Violate This Act; To Require The Attorney General To Adopt Regulations To Further The Purposes Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-61-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Person's Family To Be Notified Of An Opinion By A Healthcare Provider Or Medical Examiner That The Death Of The Person May Have Been Caused By Or Related To The Administration Of A Vaccine For Covid-19 To The Deceased; To Amend Section 41-37-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize An Autopsy To Be Performed Without A Court Order When Requested By A Family Member Of A Person Whose Death May Have Been Caused By Or Related To The Covid-19 Vaccine; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-11-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For A First Responders Retirement Incentive Under Which Law Enforcement Officers And Firefighters Who Became Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System On Or After July 1, 2011, And Who Have At Least Four Years Of Membership Service Credit Shall Be Entitled To Receive One Year Of Creditable Service For Every Five Years Of Service As A First Responder In The State Of Mississippi, At No Cost To The Member; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 43-12-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Individual Who Is Not A United States Citizen Or A National Of The United States Shall Be Eligible For Participation In The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (snap) Or For Medicaid Unless The Individual Meets The Definition Of An Eligible Alien Under 7 Usc § 2015(f) Or 42 Usc § 1396b(v), As The Case May Be, And Meets The Definition Of A Qualified Alien Under 8 Usc § 1641(b); To Require The Department Of Human Services (department) And The Division Of Medicaid (division) To Verify Citizenship Or Eligible Alien Status During Enrollment And Eligibility Redeterminations; To Require The Department And The Division To Submit To Appropriate Law Enforcement Authorities Information Concerning Any Household Member Determined To Be An Unlawfully Present Alien; To Require The Department And The Division To Submit Information Concerning Any Household Member For Whom They Are Unable To Verify Eligible Alien Status; To Set Forth Income And Financial Resources To Be Considered In Determining Eligibility For Participation In Snap; To Require The Division To Adhere To Certain Requirements Regarding The Reasonable Opportunity Period For Verification Of United States Citizenship Or Eligible Alien Status For Medicaid And To Require A Field For Citizenship Or Eligible Alien Status On All Presumptive Eligibility Applications; To Direct The Division To Require Hospitals That Accept Medicaid To Include A Provision On Admission Or Registration Forms For Information About A Patient's Citizenship Or Immigration Status; To Provide That The Division Shall Require Such Hospitals To Submit Quarterly Reports That Include The Number Of Admissions Or Emergency Department Visits Based On Citizenship And Immigration Status; To Require The Division To Submit Annual Reports To The Governor, The President Of The Senate, And The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives That Include The Total Number Of Hospital Admissions And Emergency Department Visits From Hospitals That Accept Medicaid For The Prior Year Based On Citizenship And Immigration Status; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Teaching Honesty, Respect, Integrity, Virtue, And Excellence (thrive) Act; To Direct That The State Department Of Education Shall Require Developmentally Appropriate Success Sequence And Character Education Courses To Be Taught In All Public Elementary And Secondary Schools Of This State; To Direct The Department, Not Later Than June 30, 2026, To Approve A List Of Compliant Courses And Instructional Materials; To Provide A List Of Values And Character Traits The Courses Are To Teach; To Direct Each School Board To Adopt A Process To Issue A Public Notice Of The Adoption Of The Success Sequence And Character Education Courses, To Make Course Materials Available For Public Inspection, And To Provide Parents A Means To Opt Their Children Out Of Participation In The Courses; To Require Annual Reporting By The State Department Of Education To The Legislature; To Require Each School Board To Adopt A Policy To Make The School Premises Available For Voluntary Participation By Students, With The Consent Of The Student's Parent Or Legal Guardian, In After-school Instructional Programs Provided By Third Parties That Instruct Pupils In The Philosophical, Historical, Traditional, Or Religious Justifications For The Success Sequence And Character Education Courses; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 71-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow The Department Of Employment Security, In Conjunction With The State Tax Commission, Secretary Of State, Department Of Human Services And The Attorney General, To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Restricting State Incentives For Employers Who Use H-1b Visa Labor Over The Labor Of United States Citizens; To Describe The Types Of Incentives To Be Evaluated In Such Rules And Regulations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Special Needs Housing Steering Council; To Require The Council To Assist The Mississippi Home Corporation In The Creation And Administration Of A Special Needs Housing Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Be Known As The Mississippi Maternal Health Momnibus Act; To Provide For A Variety Of Maternal Health Services For Pregnant And Postpartum Women; To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Children's Diapers, Diaper Bags, Diaper Rash Cream, Baby Wipes, Baby Powder And Baby Formula; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Medicaid Coverage For Certain Services Provided By This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Businesses That Make An Automatic Renewal Offer Or Continuous Service Offers To Consumers To Present The Automatic Renewal Offer Terms Or Continuous Service Offer Terms In A Clear And Conspicuous Manner Before The Subscription Or Purchasing Agreement Is Fulfilled; To Define The Terms "affirmative Consent", "consumer" And "service Contract"; To Require Such Businesses To Obtain The Consumer's Affirmative Consent To The Agreement Containing The Automatic Renewal Offer Terms Or Continuous Service Offer Terms Before Charging The Consumer's Credit Or Debit Card, Or The Consumer's Account Through A Third Party; To Require Businesses To Notify Consumers Of A Material Change In The Terms Of The Automatic Renewal Or Continuous Service; To Require Those Businesses That Allow Consumers To Accept An Automatic Renewal Or Continuous Service Offer Online To Also Allow The Consumers To Terminate The Automatic Renewal Or Continuous Service Exclusively Online; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The "safe Dormitories Act"; To Set The Legislative Findings And Definitions; To Provide That Any Public Building That Maintains Multiple-occupancy Dormitory Rooms Shall Provide Student Residents The Option To Be Housed Only In A Dormitory Room With Roommates Of The Same Sex; To Prohibit A Person From Entering Into A Dormitory Room Designated Exclusively For Use By Persons Of The Opposite Sex; To Set Certain Specific Exceptions Related To This Prohibition; To Require Any Applicable Governmental Entity To Establish Regulations And Disciplinary Procedures For Any Such Person; To Establish Certain Violations Of The Act; To Authorize Private Enforcement Of The Act And Causes Of Action; To Require The Attorney General To Bring An Action To Enforce Compliance With The Act; To Provide A Severability Clause To The Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-76-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Gaming Control Act Definition Of "sports Pool" And Define "digital Platform" As A Person Or Entity That Operates A Sports Pool Or Race Book Over The Internet, Including On Websites And Mobile Devices; To Amend Sections 75-76-33, 75-76-55, 75-76-79, 75-76-89, 75-76-101 And 75-76-175, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Use Of Digital Platforms; To Amend Section 75-76-177, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Gaming License Fees In Regards To Platform Gross Revenues; To Amend Section 97-33-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Fantasy Contest Act To Delete The Prohibition On Operators Offering Contests Based On The Performance Of Participants In Collegiate Sports Events; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Charlie Kirk Campus Free Speech And Safety Act; To Define Certain Terms Relating To This Act; To Provide That The Outdoor Areas Of Campuses Of Public Institutions Of Higher Education In This State Shall Be Deemed Public Forums For The Campus Community; To Prohibit Public Institutions Of Higher Education From Creating Free Speech Zones Or Other Designated Areas Of Campus Outside Of Which Expressive Activities Are Prohibited; To Provide That Any Person Who Wishes To Engage In Noncommercial Expressive Activity On Campus Shall Be Permitted To Do So Freely, As Long As The Person's Conduct Is Not Unlawful And Does Not Materially And Substantially Disrupt The Functioning Of The Public Institution Of Higher Education; To Prohibit Public Institutions Of Higher Education From Denying A Religious, Political Or Ideological Student Organization Any Benefit Or Privilege Available To Any Other Student Organization; To Require Public Institutions Of Higher Education To Make Public In Their Handbooks, On Their Websites, And Through Their Orientation Programs For Students The Policies, Regulations, And Expectations Of Students Regarding Free Expression On Campus; To Require Each Public Institution Of Higher Education To Publicly Post On Their Website, As Well As Submit To Both The Governor And Legislature Thirty Days Prior To The Beginning Of The Regular Legislative Session, A Report Which Will Detail The Course Of Action Implemented To Be In Compliance With The Requirements Of This Act; To Authorize Any Person Or Student Association Aggrieved By A Violation Of This Act To Bring An Action Against The Public Institution Of Higher Education And Its Employees Acting In Their Official Capacities, Responsible For The Violation And Seek Appropriate Relief; To Provide That A Person Is Required To Bring Suit For Violation Of This Act Not Later Than One Year After The Day The Cause Of Action Accrues; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Health Care And Education Shortage Assistance Program To Help Attract Physicians, Nurses, Emergency Medical Technicians And Other Health Care Workers, Social Workers And Teachers To Work In Rural Areas Of Counties That Had An Unemployment Rate Of More Than Ten Percent In The Previous Calendar Year And Currently Have A Shortage Of Any Of Those Professionals; To Provide That Funding For The Program Will Be Provided From The Mississippi Works Fund And Will Be Disbursed To The Counties By The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security Upon Appropriation By The Legislature For That Purpose; To Provide That The Amount Appropriated For The Program Shall Be Not Less Than Five Million Dollars For Each Fiscal Year; To Provide That Any Eligible County That Wishes To Receive Funds Under The Program Must Adopt A Resolution Requesting The Funds And Submit An Application To The Department Of Employment Security With A Detailed Plan Of How The Funds Will Be Used; To Provide That In Order To Receive Funds Under The Program, A County Must Provide Matching Funds Of Not Less Than Thirty Percent Of The Amount Of The Funds Provided To The County Under The Program; To Bring Forward Section 71-5-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Workforce Training Funds, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 71-17-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "wage History"; To Amend Section 71-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide How A Person's Wage History May And May Not Be Used While That Person Is An Applicant For Employment; To Provide Penalties For Those Employers Who Violate The Provisions Related To Wage History; To Amend Section 71-17-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Precedents Shall Be Considered Mandatory Authority For Claims Brought As A Result Of Violations Of The Provisions Related To Wage History; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-151-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Percentage Of Allotted Weight Attributable To Low-income Students For The Purpose Of Determining The Preliminary Weighted Enrollment Of Each School And Charter School Which Is Used To Determine The Base Student Cost For Students Enrolled Therein Under The Mississippi Student Funding Formula; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create "the Buyer Accountability Program" To Educate Persons Convicted Of Procuring Prostitution; To Require Payment Of An Assessment To Participate; To Require The Attorney General To Manage Such Programs In Partnership With The Administrative Office Of Courts; And For Related Purposes.