Mississippi 2022 Regular Session All Bills
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2701
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 37-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact The Our Children's Health Impacts Our Future Law; To Require That When Any Child Applies For Admission Or Enrollment In Any Public School In The State, The Child's Parent, Legal Guardian Or Legal Custodian Shall Receive Notice On The School Registration Form Of The Importance That His Or Her Child Receives A Medical And Dental Physical; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2702
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 37-181-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Definitions Section Of The "equal Opportunity For Students With Special Needs Act," To Revise The Definitions For "eligible Student" And "eligible School" To Reflect The Inclusion Of Students Diagnosed With Dyslexia Who Do Not Receive The Assistance Of A Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship For Students With Dyslexia Program; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2703
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Provisions Of The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law Are Fully Applicable To Kindergarten-age Children; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2704
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Require Students In High School To Earn The Civic Literacy Requirement Before Enrolling In A Public Community College Or University In This State; To Amend The Civic Literacy Requirement For Postsecondary Education To Include Both An Assessment And A Course Of Instruction; To Require The Character Development Curriculum For Public School Students In The 11th And 12th Grades To Include Instructions On Voting Using The Primary And General Election Ballot; To Amend Sections 37-13-181, 37-13-183 And 37-13-185, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2705
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
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 Costs And Attorney Fees, And To Apply The Same Requirement To Any Party Who Appeals An Order Of The Hearing Officer To The Proper Court And Loses On Appeal; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2706
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Engrossed
2/10/22
Refer
2/24/22
Failed
3/1/22
An Act To Create The Covid Impact Literacy-based Promotion Modification Act; To Provide That For The 2021-2022 School Year, Students In Third Grade Who Receive What Is Considered Failing Or The Lowest Achievement Level Score On The Reading Screener Shall Still Be Considered Not Ready For Promotion To The Next Grade, Provided That Students Who Fail To Score The Lowest Achievement Level On The Assessment Shall Be Given The Remedial Instruction Provided For In The Literacy-based Promotion Act; To Provide That Students Who Score Above The Lowest Achievement Level But Do Not Score Above The Second Lowest Achievement Level Shall Be Considered Ready For Promotion With Mandatory Remediation; To Amend Sections 37-177-1, 37-177-9, 37-177-11 And 37-177-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2707
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 37-151-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Legislature To Fully Fund The Mississippi Adequate Education Program; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2708
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 73-43-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Name Of The State Board Of Medical Licensure To The Mississippi State Board Of Medical Licensure; To Amend Section 73-43-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Three Consumer Members To The Board; To Provide That Each Physician Member Of The Board Shall Hold A Current Mississippi License To Practice Medicine; To Revise The Membership Of The Board And The Appointment Deadlines; To Amend Section 73-43-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Consumer Members Of The Board May Discuss, Vote And Nominate Candidates For Office But Shall Not Hold Office; To Amend Section 73-43-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Quorum Of The Board; To Amend Section 73-43-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Board, Through Its Executive Director, Hire Investigators To Conduct Investigations; To Amend Section 73-43-14, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Membership Of The Board To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2709
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Compassion Act; To Authorize Medical Cannabis Use By Certain Patients Who Have Debilitating Medical Conditions; To Provide For The Legislative Intent; To Provide Certain Protections For Qualified Patients, Designated Caregivers And Health Care Practitioners; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Health To License And Regulate Medical Cannabis Manufacturers; To Provide For The Licensing Process For Medical Cannabis Manufacturers And Specialty Pharmacies; To Require The Board Of Pharmacy To License Specialty Pharmacies; To Require Medical Cannabis Specialty Pharmacies And Qualified Health Care Practitioners To Comply With The Prescription Monitoring Program; To Provide For The Seed-to-sale Program; To Require The Department Of Health To Establish And Administer The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Patient Registry System; To Allow The Department Of Health To Set The Maximum Daily Dosage Of Medical Cannabis; To Set Certain Requirements For The Security And Operation Of Medical Cannabis Manufacturers And Specialty Pharmacies; To Allow State-funded Public Universities The First Right Of Refusal To Be Licensed As A Medical Cannabis Manufacturer; To Prohibit Any Company From Being Licensed As A Manufacturer Or Specialty Pharmacy If It Is Owned Wholly Or In Part By Any State Employee Or A Member Of A State Employee's Immediate Family; To Require All Employees Of Manufacturers And Specialty Pharmacies To Pass A Background Check; To Provide For Violations Of The Act; To Set Licensing Fees Of Manufacturers And Specialty Pharmacies; To Provide For Certain Limitations Of The Use Of Medical Cannabis; To Require The Board Of Pharmacy And The Department Of Health To Adopt Rules And Regulations Relating To Medical Cannabis; To Require That The Department Of Health Provide Certain Reports To The Legislature Regarding The Medical Cannabis Program; To Allow The Department Of Health And Board Of Pharmacy To Examine The Business Affairs And Conditions Of Medical Cannabis Manufacturers Or Specialty Pharmacies; To Prohibit The Department Of Health And Board Of Pharmacy From Licensing Specialty Pharmacies And Medical Cannabis Manufacturers In A County Or Municipality Unless The County Or Municipality Has Authorized The Operation Within Its Boundaries; To Provide That Specialty Pharmacies And Medical Cannabis Manufacturers Shall Collect And Remit The Sales Tax Levied In Section 27-65-17(1)(a) From The Gross Proceeds Derived From Each Sale Of Medical Cannabis; To Establish The Medical Cannabis Research And Opportunity Fund In The State Treasury; To Amend Sections 25-53-5, 27-104-203, 27-65-111, 33-13-520, 41-29-125, 41-29-127, 41-29-136, 41-29-137, 41-29-139, 41-29-141, 41-29-143, 59-23-7, 63-11-30, 71-3-7, 71-3-121, 73-21-127, 73-25-29 And 83-9-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2710
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Provide That An Individual Or Parent Or Legal Guardian Of A Child May Sign A Religious Exemption To The Covid Vaccine To Attest That The Individual Or Child Is An Adherent Or Follower Of A Religion, The Teachings Of Which Are Opposed To Such Immunization; To Provide That A Person, Business Entity Or A Governmental Entity Shall Not Refuse, Withhold From Or Deny To A Person Any Local Or State Services, Goods, Facilities, Advantages, Privileges, Licensing, Educational Opportunities, Health Care Access Or Employment Opportunities Based On The Person's Religious Objection To The Covid Vaccine; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2711
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 73-15-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of Advanced Practice Registered Nurse To Include Acute Care Nurse Practitioners; To Amend Section 73-15-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Acute Care Nurse Practitioners As Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; To Provide That Acute Care Nurse Practitioners May Perform Aesthetic Services, Including, But Not Limited To, Dermal Fillers And Toxins, But Must Practice According To Protocols Approved By The Board Of Nursing And That Has Been Agreed Upon By The Nurse Practitioner And A Licensed Physician; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2712
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Establish The Rural Nurse Recruitment And Retention Incentive Grant Program Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2713
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 43-11-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Nursing Home Resident Or A Legal Representative To Have A Monitoring Device Installed In The Room Of The Resident; To Establish Conditions For The Installation And Use Of Monitoring Devices In Nursing Homes; To Provide For Consent Relative To The Installation And Use Of Such Devices; To Provide Limitations On The Use Of Such Devices; To Require Nursing Homes To Make Certain Accommodations Relative To Such Devices; To Limit Liability In Cases In Which A Monitoring Device Is Installed Without Proper Authorization Or Used Improperly; To Prohibit Certain Conduct By Nursing Homes; To Establish Administrative Penalties; To Provide For Administrative Rulemaking; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2714
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 73-23-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Terms "physical Therapy Aide" Or "physical Therapy Technician" For The Purposes Of The Physical Therapy Practice Law; To Amend Section 73-23-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Circumstances And Criteria Under Which A Physical Therapist May Implement Physical Therapy Treatment Without A Referral From Another Health Care Provider; To Amend Section 73-23-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The List Of Persons Who Are Permitted To Practice Physical Therapy In This State Without Obtaining A Mississippi License; To Amend Section 73-23-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Composition Of The State Board Of Physical Therapy; To Delete The Prohibition On Being Appointed For More Than Two Consecutive Terms On The Board; To Amend Section 73-23-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board To Determine And Collect, At The Time Of New Licensure And Licensure Renewal, A Core Set Of Data Elements Deemed Necessary For The Purpose Of Workforce Planning; To Amend Section 73-23-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Provisions Authorizing The Licensing Of Physical Therapists And Physical Therapist Assistants By Reciprocity; To Amend Section 73-23-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Authority Of The Board To Issue A Temporary License To Physical Therapists Or Physical Therapist Assistants Licensed In Other States During A Disaster Or Emergency; To Amend Section 73-23-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Grounds For Disciplinary Action Against A Physical Therapist For Implementing Physical Therapy Treatment Without A Referral To The Amendment To Section 73-23-35 In This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2715
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act Entitled The "women's Economic Security Act Of 2022"; To Require Minimum Spending Levels On The Child Care Payment Program (ccpp) From The Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Block Grant; To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Medicaid Eligibility To Include Those Individuals Who Are Entitled To Benefits Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010 (aca) Beginning July 1, 2022; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Essential Health Benefits For Individuals Eligible For Medicaid Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010 (aca); To Amend Section 37-153-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board To Include A Woman With Expertise In Assisting Women In Job Training And Securing Employment In Nontraditional Occupations; To Amend Section 7-1-355, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security To Achieve Gender Equity In The Workforce Investment Act Or Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act Workforce Development System; To Require Certain Information To Be Included In An Annual Report To The Legislature; To Require Equal Pay Certificates Of Compliance; To Create Women And High-wage, High-demand, Nontraditional Jobs Grant Program; To Establish The Mississippi Paid Family Leave Act; To Amend Title 71, Labor And Industry, Chapter 1, Employer And Employee, To Add A Section Prohibiting Discrimination In Employment Based On Pregnancy, Childbirth, Or A Related Condition; To Provide For Paid Sick And Safe Leave Time; To Increase The State Minimum Wage; To Enact The Evelyn Gandy Fair Pay Act; And For Related Purposes.