Mississippi 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1214
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Provide That When The Governing Authority Of A Municipality Or The Board Of Supervisors Of A County Implements A Tourism Tax, Then The Proceeds Of Such Tax May Be Utilized By The Municipality Or County For A Separate Law Enforcement First Responders Retirement Fund, Water System Or Sewer Sanitation System; To Provide That In Order For The Proceeds To Be Utilized In Such Manner, The Municipality Or County Shall Not Levy Any New Special Taxes And There Must Be A Reduction In Debt Owed By The Municipality Or County; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1215
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/9/23
Refer
2/13/23
Failed
3/8/23
An Act To Create New Section 43-19-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Child Support Obligations Shall Be Suspended By Operation Of Law For Persons Ordered To Pay Child Support Who Are Incarcerated Or Involuntarily Institutionalized For More Than 180 Days, With Certain Exceptions; To Provide That The Child Support Obligation Will Resume 60 Days After The Noncustodial Parent Is Released From Incarceration, And The Noncustodial Parent's Child Support Order And Obligation Will Become Enforceable On That Date; To Authorize The Department Of Human Services When Enforcing A Child Support Order To Administratively Adjust The Arrears Balance For An Order For Child Support That Was Suspended Because Of Incarceration Or Institutionalization Under Certain Conditions; To Amend Sections 93-11-65, 93-11-71 And 93-5-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1216
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/9/23
Refer
2/13/23
Enrolled
4/3/23
Passed
4/17/23
An Act To Amend Section 9-1-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Office Operating Allowance, Support Staff Funding And The Additional Office Expense Allowance Payable To Circuit Judges And Chancellors; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1217
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/13/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Passed
3/13/23
An Act To Revise The Court Interpreters Program Administered By The Administrative Office Of Courts; To Amend Section 9-21-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions And To Create Three Levels Of Interpreters Authorized To Serve In Civil And Criminal Proceedings In All Courts; To Amend Section 9-21-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Use Of An Interpreter Whenever A Limited English Proficient (lep) Individual Is Involved In Litigation; To Amend Sections 9-21-77 And 9-21-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Create New Section 9-21-80, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Certain Requirements For The Courts Relating To The Appointment Of An Interpreter; To Amend Section 9-21-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Cost Of Providing An Interpreter In Any Proceeding To Be Paid By The County Or Municipality; To Amend Section 99-17-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Appointment Of An Interpreter In All Criminal Cases Where The Defendant Is A Limited English Proficient (lep) Individual; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1218
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/13/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Passed
3/13/23
An Act To Amend Section 9-27-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Citing Of Mental Health Courts To "rivers Mcgraw Mental Health Treatment Court Act"; To Amend Section 9-27-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add The Word "treatment"; To Amend Section 9-27-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide New Definitions Related To Behavioral Health; To Amend Section 9-27-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Standards For Mental Health Treatment Courts; To Amend Section 9-27-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Any Mental And Behavioral Health Treatment Provider To Be Licensed By The Appropriate State Licensing Board; To Amend Section 9-27-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Alternative Sentencing; To Amend Sections 9-27-15, 9-27-17 And 9-27-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Create New Section 9-27-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Duties Of The Administrative Office Of Courts For The Mental Health Treatment Courts; To Create New Section 9-27-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Certification And Recertification Process For Mental Health Treatment Courts; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1219
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act Relating To The Practice Of Medicine; To Amend Section 73-25-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions Under The Medical Practice Act; To Amend Sections 73-25-3 And 73-25-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Certain Procedures To Obtain A License To Practice Medicine; To Amend Section 73-25-14, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Electronic Notice Of License Renewal; To Provide Procedures For Physicians To Request Retired Status; To Amend Section 73-25-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Procedures For The Issuance Of A Temporary License To Practice Medicine; To Amend Sections 73-25-21 And 73-25-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Procedures For Issuance Of A License By Reciprocity; To Amend Sections 73-25-27, 73-25-28, 73-25-29, 73-25-30, 73-25-31 And 73-25-32, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Procedures For Disciplinary Action Against Licenses, The Issuance Of Subpoenas By The Board Of Medical Licensure, The Grounds For Disciplinary Action, The Options Available To The Board Following Disciplinary Hearings Against Licensees, And Petitions For Reinstatement Of Licenses; To Amend Section 73-25-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Action Of Unlawful Practice Of Medicine And The Authority Of The Board To Seek Injunctive Relief; To Amend Section 73-25-34, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete A Certain Exception To Licensure; To Amend Section 73-25-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Behavioral Conduct That Could Be Addressed By Treatment To The List Of Reasons A Licensee Shall Be Subject To Restriction Of Their License; To Amend Sections 73-25-55, 73-25-57, 73-25-59, 73-25-61, 73-25-63 And 73-25-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Certain Procedures Under The Disabled Physician Law; To Amend Section 73-25-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; To Amend Section 73-25-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Disciplinary Action That The Board Is Authorized To Take, Including Placing A Licensee On Probation Or Imposing A Punitive Fine; To Amend Section 73-25-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Hearing Must Be Held Within 30 Days If The Board Determines That A Physician's Continuation Of Practice Is An Immediate Danger; To Amend Section 73-25-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; To Repeal Section 73-25-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Meet At The Capitol At Least Once Each Year For The Purpose Of Examining Applicants; To Repeal Section 73-25-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Fee Charged By The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Apply For A License To Practice; To Repeal Section 73-25-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Procedures For Lost Medical Licenses; To Repeal Section 73-25-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Certain Provisions Related To Nonresident Physicians; To Repeal Section 73-25-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Certain Procedures For Those Desiring To Practice Osteopathic Medicine In The State; To Repeal Section 73-25-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Allows The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Contract For The Acquisition Of Books And Other Records; To Repeal Section 73-25-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides A Technical Reference To The Mississippi State Board Of Medical Licensure; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB122
Introduced
1/4/23
Refer
1/4/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Create The "mississippi All-terrain/off-road Vehicle Numbering Act" To Allow All-terrain Vehicles To Obtain A Certificate Of Number; To Require All All-terrain Vehicles Used On Public Lands To Obtain A Certificate Of Number; To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks To Issue The Certificates; To Provide That The Certificate Of Number Shall Be Placed On The All-terrain Vehicles; To Provide A Penalty For Violations; To Amend Sections 49-5-21 And 63-31-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1220
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Sections 63-11-23 And 63-11-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The 120-day Suspension For Dui Violations Begins On The Date The Judge Signs The Order For Suspension; To Provide An Alternative Penalty For Aggravated Dui For Persons Under A Certain Age; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1221
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 49-7-148, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Use Of Mobility-related Devices On Trails In Wildlife Management Areas That Prohibit The Use Of Motorized Vehicles For Individuals Who Are Over The Age Of Sixty Years, Receive A Special License Tag Or Placard For Persons With Disabilities, Or Permanently Physically Disabled And Meet Certain Criteria; To Amend Section 49-5-13.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Wildlife Management Areas, To Conform With The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1222
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/8/23
Refer
2/15/23
Enrolled
3/16/23
Passed
3/22/23
An Act To Create "the Mississippi Collaborative Response To Mental Health Act"; To Require Each Municipal And County Law Enforcement Agency To Provide Mental Health First-aid Training That Is Evidence-based And Approved By The Department Of Mental Health; To Require Each Municipal And County Law Enforcement Agency To Have At Least One Crisis Intervention Trained Officer By A Certain Date; To Provide That An Agency Which Employs Less Than Five Law Enforcement Officers May Execute An Agreement With One Or More Law Enforcement Agencies To Have A Crisis Intervention Team Officer Serve As The Officer For That Agency; To Create New Section 41-21-77.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Court Liaisons For Certain Counties; To Amend Section 41-4-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Terms Of The Members Of The State Board Of Mental Health; To Amend Section 41-19-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provision Which Regulated Regional Commissions To This Act; To Amend Section 41-19-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each Regional Commission To Employ Or Contract With An Accountant To Manage Its Finances; To Require The Accountant To Provide An Annual Audit In Addition To Other Duties; To Provide Qualifications For Members Of The Board; To Amend Section 41-19-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Members Of The Regional Commission Shall Serve At The Will And Pleasure Of The Appointing Board Of Supervisors; To Require The Commissioners To Attend Certain Trainings As A Condition To Remaining A Commissioner; To Require Removal Of Any Commissioner Who Fails To Attend Certain Trainings Provided By The Department Of Mental Health Unless Alternate Arrangements Are Made; To Amend Section 41-21-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Chancery Clerk To Maintain A Record For The Number Of Persons Ordered For Admission To A Treatment Facility, The Number Of Hearings To Determine Whether A Person Should Be Admitted And The Number Of Affidavits Filed For Purposes Of Admitting A Person To A Treatment Facility; To Amend Section 41-4-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Powers And Duties Of The State Board Of Mental Health; To Require Law Enforcement Officers To Transport Persons In Crisis To The Appropriate Healthcare Facility At The Request Of The Crisis Intervention Team; To Provide That On Or Before December 1, 2023, Each County Shall Report To The Department Of Mental Health Data Relating To The Placement Of Individuals Both Before An Involuntary Civil Commitment Proceeding, And After A Hearing Where An Involuntary Commitment Order Has Been Entered; To Provide That After Making Expenditures Of At Least $2,500,000.00 Each Year To Provide Funding For County And Municipal Law Enforcement Training And Court Liaisons, The Department Of Mental Health May Expend Any Additional Funds To Provide Grants To Community Mental Health Centers For The Purpose Of Increasing Housing For Patients; To Provide That The Department Of Mental Health Shall Have All Powers Necessary To Implement And Administer The Program, And The Department Shall Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary For The Implementation Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1223
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
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 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1224
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Create The "create A Respectful And Open Workplace For Natural (crown) Hair Act"; To Prohibit Creation Of Workplace And School Polices That Discriminate On The Basis Of Natural Hairstyles; To Prohibit Discrimination By An Employer, School, School District Or Administrator Engaged In Commerce On The Basis Of Hair Texture; To Prohibit Termination, Reduction Of Work Hours, Or Paying A Reduced Salary Or Wage Or Expulsion Or Dismissal Based On Hair Texture; To Provide The Remedies For Any Person Who Is Aggrieved By Violation Of This Act; To Amend Section 25-9-149, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The State Discrimination Policy To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 89-9-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Condominium Restrictions Shall Not Include Discriminatory Provisions In Conformity With This Act; To Amend Section 73-35-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Discriminatory Practices Are Grounds For Revocation Of Real Estate Sales And Broker Licenses; To Authorize Counties And Municipalities To Create Policies That Prohibit Discriminatory Practices In Conformity With This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1225
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/7/23
Refer
2/13/23
Enrolled
3/14/23
Passed
3/22/23
An Act To Amend Sections 77-3-705, 77-3-707, 77-3-709, 77-3-713, 77-3-715, 77-3-717, 77-3-721, 77-3-725, 77-3-727, 77-3-731, 77-3-733 And 77-3-735, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act, To Transfer The State's Telephone Solicitation Administrative, Investigative, And Enforcement Responsibilities And Duties From The Mississippi Public Service Commission To The Mississippi Attorney General; To Remove The Definition Of The Term "commission"; To Define The Term "do Not Call Registry"; To Remove All References To The Public Service Commission, And Insert The Attorney General In Lieu Thereof; To Remove The Repealer Of July 1, 2024, On The Provision Of Law Relating To Expenses Of The Agency And Fees Collected; To Remove The Requirement For A Hearing, And Penalty For Failure To Appear For A Hearing; To Provide The Court Where The Attorney General May Bring An Action To Enforce This Act; To Provide For The Utilization Of A Single Do Not Call Registry; To Clarify That The Do Not Call Registry Is A Federal Registry; To Bring Forward Sections 77-3-701, 77-3-703, 77-3-711, 77-3-719, 77-3-723 And 77-3-729, Which Relate To The Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 77-3-601, 77-3-603, 77-3-605, 77-3-607, 77-3-609, 77-3-611, 77-3-613, 77-3-615, 77-3-617 And 77-3-619, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Unsolicited Residential Telephonic Sales Calls, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 77-3-801, 77-3-803, 77-3-805, 77-3-807 And 77-3-809, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Caller Id Anti-spoofing Act, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-875, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Language Uttered Or Published Regarding The Integrity Of A Candidate For Office, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1226
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
2/9/23
An Act To Amend Section 77-13-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "impending Emergency"; To Amend Section 77-13-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Pre-excavation Advance Notification Period From Two Working Days To Three Working Days; To Require Excavators To Provide Advance Notice Of The Commencement, Extent, Location And Duration Of The Excavation Work To Mississippi 811, Incorporated For Excavations Required Due To An Impending Emergency, That Includes An Excavation Start Time At Least Twelve Hours Prior To Excavation; To Require Excavators To Provide Contact Information For A Person Readily Available To Discuss The Impending Emergency Excavation With Operators; To Increase The Days That The Person Responsible For The Excavation Project Is Required To Renew Notification With Mississippi 811, Incorporated, From At Least Two Days And Not More Than Three Days, To At Least Three Days And Not More Than Four Days Prior To The Notification Expiration Date; To Amend Section 77-13-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Days From Two Days To Three Days That A Person Owning Or Operating Underground Utility Lines Or Underground Facilities Shall Make An Investigation And Report Through The Use Of The Pris The Status Of The Work Performed From The Time Notice Is Provided To Mississippi 811; To Decrease The Hours From Four Hours To Two Hours That Operators Must Contact The Excavator To Inform Him Or Her Of Any Known Underground Facilities At The Site Of The Excavation; To Require That A Person Owning Or Operating Underground Utility Lines Or Underground Facilities Shall, Upon Receiving Advance Notice Of The Commencement Of Impending Emergency Excavation Make An Investigation And Report Through Pris The Status Of The Work Performed, Prior To The Noticed Time Of Excavation Provided To Mississippi 811, Incorporated, And Either Mark The Approximate Location Of Underground Utility Lines And Underground Facilities In Or Near The Area Of The Excavation, Or Advise Through Pris That It Has No Underground Utility Lines Or Underground Facilities In The Excavation Area; To Amend Section 77-13-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Misrepresentation Of An Emergency Excavation Or Of An Impending Emergency Constitutes A Violation Of This Act; To Bring Forward Section 77-13-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Damage To Underground Utility Lines, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1227
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/9/23
Refer
2/14/23
Failed
2/28/23
An Act To Create The Mental Awareness Program For Schools; To Amend Section 37-3-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Mental Awareness And Trauma-informed Approaches In Educator Preparation Programs; To Define Trauma-informed Approaches; To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Public School Districts And Public Charter Schools Shall Have At Least One School Counselor Or Mental Health Services Provider Per 250 Students; To Authorize Underfunded And Understaffed Schools To Employ One School Counselor To Service All The Schools In The Employing School District; To Provide For The Distribution Of Time And Duties Within Such Districts; To Require School Counselors Or School-based Mental Health Services Providers To Create A Trauma-informed Team For Each School; To Require School Districts And Public Charter Schools To Report The Number And Placement Of School Counselors In The District To The Department Of Education; To Authorize School Districts To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Agreement With A Nationally Recognized Social Work Consortium And Certain State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Place Master's Level Graduate Students Into Schools As School Counselors Under A Supervised Internship Program; To Create New Section 37-9-80, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Department Of Education, In Collaboration With The Department Of Mental Health, To Create A Toolkit To Assist Schools In Implementing Trauma-informed Approaches; And For Related Purposes.