Mississippi 2022 Regular Session All Bills
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB757
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 21-21-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Governing Authorities Of Municipalities To Provide Police Officers, Who Are On Patrol, With Body-worn Cameras; To Define The Term "body-worn Camera"; To Amend Section 19-25-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require County Boards Of Supervisors To Include Allocations For Body-worn Cameras In The Annual Budgets For Sheriffs' Offices; To Amend Section 19-25-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Deputy Sheriffs, Who Are On Patrol, To Wear Body-worn Cameras; To Create A New Section To Provide Certain Penalties For Police Officers And Sheriff Deputies Who Fail To Wear Body-worn Cameras While On Patrol; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB758
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Be Known As The No Patient Left Alone Act; To Provide That Minor And Adult Patients In Hospitals May Have Or May Designate A Visitor Who May Be Physically Present While The Patient Is Receiving Hospital Care; To Authorize Hospitals To Establish Policies That Limit Or Restrict Visitation Under Certain Circumstances; To Authorize Hospitals To Mandate Certain Safety Protocols And Rules Of Conduct For Visitors And Revoke Their Visitation Rights For Failure To Comply With The Protocols Or Rules; To Prohibit The Termination, Suspension Or Waiver Of Visitation Rights By The Hospital Or Any Governmental Entity; To Prohibit Hospitals From Requiring Patients To Waive The Visitation Rights Provided Under This Act; To Require Hospitals To Post Certain Informational Materials Explaining The Visitation Rights Provided Under This Act; To Require The State Department Of Health To Develop Such Informational Materials And Provide Them To Hospitals; To Prohibit State Agencies From Taking Action Against Hospitals For Certain Acts Or Omissions; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB759
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Provide That Each Person Who Is Eighteen Years Of Age Or Older Has The Right To Determine, In That Person's Sole Discretion, Whether He Or She Will Receive Vaccinations Or Immunizations For Any Disease, Except When The Person Is Required To Be Vaccinated To Attend School; To Prohibit Any Person Or Entity From Requiring A Person To Receive A Vaccination Or Immunization For Any Disease As A Condition Of Employment Or A Condition Of Receiving A Benefit Or Service; To Prohibit A Person Or Entity From Using Any Means Of Intimidation Or Threat Of Termination Of Such Person's Employment, Or Denial Or Reduction Of A Benefit Or Service To Such Person, Or Disclosure Of Such Person's Medical History Or Records To Others, In Order To Cause The Person To Receive A Vaccination Or Immunization For Any Disease; To Amend Section 41-23-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow First Responders An Exemption From Vaccinations For Philosophical Reasons; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB76
Introduced
1/4/22
Refer
1/4/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 25-31-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Two Additional Criminal Investigators To The 21st Circuit Court District; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB760
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Medicaid Coverage For Individuals Who Are Under 65 Years Of Age, Are Not Pregnant, Are Not Entitled To Or Enrolled For Medicare Benefits And Whose Income Is Not More Than 133% Of The Federal Poverty Level, As Authorized Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB761
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Establish A Youth Employment Grant Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Employment Security For The Purpose Of Assisting Municipalities With The Costs Of Providing Employment For Youth; To Provide That In Order For A Municipality To Be Eligible For A Grant Under The Provisions Of This Act, The Municipality Must Present To The Department Of Employment Security A Plan For Employing Youth In The Municipality And Must Agree To Provide Matching Funds Equal To Twenty Percent Of The Amount Of The Grant; To Create In The State Treasury A Special Fund To Be Known As The Youth Employment Grant Program Fund; To Provide That The Fund Will Consist Of Monies Appropriated By The Legislature For Funding The Program, And Any Other Monies That The Legislature May Designate For Deposit Into The Fund; To Provide That Monies In The Fund May Be Expended Upon Legislative Appropriation For Making Grants To Municipalities For The Purposes Specified In This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB762
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Robert E. Lee's Birthday As A Legal State Holiday; To Remove Confederate Memorial Day As A Legal State Holiday; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB763
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That From And After October 1, 2022, The Division Of Medicaid Shall Establish And Implement A Separate Managed Care Program Or Coordinated Care Program For Dental Services And Dental Services Providers; To Provide That After The Separate Program Has Been Implemented, Dental Services And Dental Services Providers Shall Not Be Part Of Any Other Managed Care Program Or Coordinated Care Program Administered By The Division; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB764
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Engrossed
2/2/22
Refer
2/15/22
Failed
4/5/22
An Act To Create The "mississippi Health Care Workers Retention Act Of 2022"; To Make An Additional Appropriation From The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund To The State Department Of Health; To Provide That A Portion Of The Funds Shall Be Expended By The Department For Providing Funds To Mississippi Licensed Hospitals To Provide Premium Pay To Their Mississippi Licensed/certified Health Care Workers Who Are Primarily Devoted To Mitigating Or Responding To The Current Covid-19 Public Health Emergency; To Provide That A Portion Of The Funds Shall Be Expended By The Department For Providing Funds To Mississippi Licensed Long-term Care Facilities To Provide Premium Pay To Their Mississippi Licensed/certified Health Care Workers Who Are Primarily Devoted To Mitigating Or Responding To The Current Covid-19 Public Health Emergency; To Provide That A Portion Of The Funds Shall Be Expended By The Department For Providing Funds To Mississippi Licensed Ambulance Services To Provide Premium Pay To Their Mississippi Licensed/certified Health Care Workers Who Are Primarily Devoted To Mitigating Or Responding To The Current Covid-19 Public Health Emergency; To Provide That A Portion Of The Funds Shall Be Expended By The State Department Of Health For Providing Funds To Eligible Entities Under This Act To Provide Premium Pay To Their Mississippi Licensed/certified Health Care Workers Who Are Primarily Devoted To Mitigating Or Responding To The Current Covid-19 Public Health Emergency To Be Distributed In The Manner That The Department Determines Is The Most Equitable And Efficient To Supplement The Funds Otherwise Provided And To Effectuate The Purposes Of This Act; To Provide That Mississippi Licensed/certified Health Care Workers That Qualify For Premium Pay Under This Section Shall Receive Premium Pay Within 60 Days Of The Effective Date Of This Act Subject To The Recipient's Written Agreement To Continue Employment With The Recipient's Primary Current Employer Or Another Eligible Health Care Employer In The State Of Mississippi For Five Months Following The Receipt Of Such Premium Pay; To Further Provide That The Written Agreement Shall Be Developed And Promulgated By The Department And Include A Provision That The Licensed/certified Health Care Worker May Be Required To Repay To The State Of Mississippi The Amount Of His Or Her Premium Pay Funds If The Terms Of The Agreement Are Not Met; To Provide Certain Reporting And Approval Requirements Under This Act; To Provide That None Of The Funds Provided Under This Section May Be Used To Provide Premium Pay To Any Licensed/certified Health Care Workers Who Are Working Under A Contract With A Staffing Agency To Provide Services In The State Of Mississippi For A Limited Duration Of Less Than One Year, Such As Travel Nurses, As Determined By The Department; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB765
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/23/22
An Act Making An Appropriation To The State Department Of Health For The Purpose Of Funding Physician Residency Training Programs Created Through The Office Of Mississippi Physician Workforce For The Fiscal Year 2023.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB766
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/23/22
An Act Making An Appropriation To The State Department Of Health For The Purpose Of Funding The Covid-19 Mississippi Local Provider Innovation Grant Program For The Fiscal Year 2023.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB767
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/23/22
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship And Loan Repayment Commission To Provide Funding For Loan Repayment Program For The Fiscal Year 2023.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB768
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Engrossed
2/2/22
Refer
2/18/22
Failed
3/1/22
An Act To Amend Sections 37-144-1, 37-144-3, 37-144-5, 37-144-7, 37-144-9, 37-144-11, 37-144-13, 37-144-15, 37-144-17, 37-144-19 And 37-144-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program To Include A Loan Repayment Program For Graduates Of Medical Or Osteopathic School Who Wish To Receive Financial Assistance For Repayment Of Their State And Federal Medical Education Loans By Practicing Medicine In Rural Or Medically Underserved Areas Of Mississippi; To Provide That A Participant In The Loan Repayment Program Is Eligible To Receive Financial Assistance For Repayment Of The Participant's State Or Federal Medical Education Loans In The Amount Of Not More Than $30,000.00 For Each Year That The Participant Practices Medicine In A Rural Or Medically Underserved Area Of Mississippi, Up To A Maximum Of $120,000.00 Per Participant; To Provide That Any Participant Who Receives Financial Assistance Through The Loan Repayment Program Who Fails To Complete The Period Of Practice In A Rural Or Medically Underserved Area Of Mississippi For Which The Participant Has Obligated Himself Or Herself Shall Be Liable For The Repayment Of All Financial Assistance Provided To The Participant Through The Program, Along With Other Penalties That May Be Prescribed; To Provide That The Loan Repayment Program Shall Be Funded By Appropriation Of The Legislature Only From The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB769
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Engrossed
2/2/22
Refer
2/17/22
Failed
3/1/22
An Act To Establish The Covid-19 Mississippi Local Provider Innovation Grant Program To Be Administered By The State Department Of Health; To Provide That The Program And Any Grant Awarded Under The Program Shall Be For The Purpose Of Strengthening And Improving The Health Care System And Increasing Access To Health Care Services Providers To Help Communities Achieve And Maintain Optimal Health By Providing Transitional Assistance To Providers; To Specify The Information That Applicants For Grants Must Submit To The Department; To Provide That Applicants Are Limited To One Application Per Business Entity And Subsidiaries Of The Entity Are Not Eligible To Submit Separate Applications; To Provide The Maximum Amount Of A Grant That May Be Awarded To An Applicant; To Provide That The Program Shall Be Funded By Appropriation Of The Legislature From The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB77
Introduced
1/4/22
Refer
1/4/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Known As The "historic Courthouse Fund"; To Provide That The Fund Shall Be Administered By The Department Of Archives And History For The Purpose Of Making Grants To Counties For The Maintenance And/or Restoration Of Historic Courthouses In Mississippi; To Provide That In Order To Receive A Grant From The Fund, A County Must Provide Matching Funds In The Amount Of Twenty-five Percent Of The Grant; To Authorize The Department To Solicit Gifts And Accept Donations For The Fund, And To Sell Donated Property And Deposit The Proceeds In The Fund; To Authorize The Legislature To Appropriate, Transfer Or Otherwise Provide Additional Funds For The Fund; To Provide That All Funds Deposited In The Historic Courthouse Fund Shall Be Expended, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, By The Department Of Archives And History As Provided In This Act; And For Related Purposes.