Mississippi 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2612
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/7/23
Refer
2/24/23
Enrolled
4/5/23
Vetoed
4/20/23
An Act To Amend Section 19-5-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Certain Counties To Opt Out Of Requiring Permitting As A Condition To Construction Within The Unincorporated Areas Of A County; To Amend Section 21-19-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Certain Municipalities To Opt Out Of Requiring Permitting As A Condition To Construction Within The Municipality's Jurisdiction; To Amend Section 73-59-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Monetary Threshold Of Improvements To An Existing Residence A Person Must Meet In Order To Fall Within The Definition Of Remodeler; To Amend 73-59-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish An Alternative Licensure Procedure For The State Board Of Contractors; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2613
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/1/23
Refer
2/7/23
Enrolled
3/31/23
Passed
4/17/23
An Act To Amend Section 41-55-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date By Which An Entity Providing Nonemergency Transportation Services May Continue To Provide Such Services Without First Receiving A Permit From The Department Of Health; To Provide That Nemt Providers That Are Medicaid Providers Under Contract With An Nemt Transportation Broker Providing Services For The Division Of Medicaid Shall Not Be Required To Have A Permit From The Department To Provide Nemt Transportation Services Under Certain Circumstances; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2614
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Create New Section 83-5-858, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Plan Sponsor Of A Health Benefit Plan May, On Behalf Of Covered Persons In The Plan, Provide The Consent To The Mailing Of All Communications Related To The Plan By Electronic Means; To Provide Certain Other Requirements Of Plan Sponsors And Insurers For Health Benefit Plans; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2615
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/2/23
Refer
2/7/23
Enrolled
3/15/23
Passed
3/21/23
An Act To Amend Sections 25-15-3 And 25-9-120, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions To Authorize Contract Workers Employed By The State Or Other Government Entities To Purchase The Base Plan Of The State And School Employees' Health Insurance Plan If Such Person Pays The Full Price Of Such Plan Without Contribution From Their Employer; To Require Such Government Entities To Offer This To Any Contract Personnel Who Work At Least 130 Hours Per Month; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2616
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/1/23
Refer
2/7/23
Enrolled
4/5/23
Passed
4/19/23
An Act To Amend Section 73-35-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Licensing Fees Charged By The Real Estate Commission; To Direct The State Fiscal Officer To Transfer A Certain Sum From The Real Estate License Fund To The Real Estate Appraiser License Fund During Fiscal Year 2024; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2617
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/1/23
Refer
2/7/23
Failed
2/28/23
An Act To Amend Section 83-13-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Provisions Related To Coverage Of Fire Insurance Policies Shall Not Apply To Any Builders' Risk Policy; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2618
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Require Each Insurer Issuing Health Insurance Policies For Delivery In This State To File With The Commissioner Of Insurance Their Premium Rates And Classification Of Risks Pertaining To The Policies; To Require Approval By The Commissioner Of Insurance Before Rate Filings Containing An Increase In Premium Rates May Become Effective; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2619
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Create Commercial Financing Disclosure Laws To Ensure Full Disclosure Of Contract Terms; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2620
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
2/22/23
An Act To Amend Section 27-19-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Free Lifetime Motor Vehicle Or Motorcycle License Tag For 100% Disabled Veterans; To Revise The Disability Rating Requirements For Discounted Motor Vehicle And Motorcycle License Plates And Tags Authorized For Disabled Veterans; To Amend Section 27-19-56.444, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2621
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Bring Forward Section 27-19-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2622
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/1/23
Refer
2/7/23
Enrolled
3/9/23
Vetoed
3/15/23
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Prior Authorization Reform Act; To Establish The Legislative Findings Of The Act; To Provide The Applicability And Scope Of The Act; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Maintain A Complete List Of Services For Which Prior Authorizations Are Required; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Make Any Current Prior Authorization Requirements And Restrictions Readily Accessible And Posted On Its Website; To Set Requirements For The Clinical Review Criteria Of Health Insurance Issuers; To Prohibit Health Insurance Issuers From Denying A Claim For Failure To Obtain Prior Authorization If The Prior Authorization Requirement Was Not In Effect On The Date Of Service On The Claim; To Require Health Insurers To Make Certain Prior Authorization Statistics Available On Their Website; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Make Available A Standardized Electronic Prior Authorization Request Transaction Process By January 1, 2024; To Require All Health Care Professionals And Health Care Providers To Use That Process Not Later Than January 1, 2026; To Establish Certain Requirements On Health Insurance Issuers For Prior Authorizations In Nonurgent Circumstances And Urgent Circumstances; To Provide Certain Qualifications Of Physicians Qualified To Make Adverse Determinations; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Give Certain Notifications When Making An Adverse Determination; To Establish The Qualifications For Personnel Who Review Appeals Of Prior Authorizations; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Periodically Review Its Prior Authorization Requirements And To Consider Removal Of These Requirements In Certain Cases; To Provide That A Health Insurance Issuer May Not Revoke Or Further Limit, Condition Or Restrict A Previously Issued Prior Authorization While It Remains Valid Under This Act Unless Certain Exclusions Are Applicable; To Provide How Long Prior Authorization Approvals Shall Be Valid; To Provide How Long The Prior Authorizations For Chronic Conditions Shall Be Valid; To Establish The Procedure For The Continuity Of Prior Approvals From Previous Health Insurance Issuers To Current Issuers; To Provide That A Failure By A Health Insurance Issuer To Comply With The Deadlines And Other Requirements Specified In This Act Shall Result In Any Health Care Services Subject To Review To Be Automatically Deemed Authorized By The Health Insurance Issuer Or Its Contracted Private Review Agent; To Authorize The Department Of Health To Issue Cease And Desist Orders To Health Insurance Issuers Or Private Review Agents; To Authorize The State Department Of Health To Impose Upon A Private Review Agent, Health Benefit Plan Or Health Insurance Issuer An Administrative Fine Not To Exceed $10,000 Per Violation Of The Act; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Report To The Department Certain Data; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Notify The Commissioner Of Insurance Of Suspected Submissions Of False Requests For Prior Authorization; To Require The Commissioner To Have An Administrative Hearing On Such Matters To Resolve The Issue; To Amend Section 41-83-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform And To Set Certain Qualifications And Time Constraints For Physicians Making Adverse Determinations Through Any Program Of Utilization Review; To Amend Section 83-9-6.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform With The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2623
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/1/23
Refer
2/7/23
Enrolled
3/6/23
Passed
3/10/23
An Act To Create New Section 25-15-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Mississippi State And School Employees' Life And Health Insurance Plan Task Force To Study, Report And Make Recommendations Regarding Such Insurance Plans; To Provide Certain Items For The Task Force To Study, Report And Make Recommendations On; To Provide For The Membership And Meeting Procedure Of The Task Force; To Require The Task Force To Make A Report Of Its Findings And Recommendations, Including Any Recommended Legislation, To The Lieutenant Governor, Speaker Of The House Of Representatives And The Chairs Of The Education Committees Of The House Of Representatives And Senate On Or Before November 1, 2023, At Which Time The Task Force Will Be Dissolved; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2624
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Enact The Helping Heroes Act To Provide That Any Police Officer, Firefighter Or Public Ems Personnel Who Is Diagnosed By A Mental Health Professional With Ptsd, During His Or Her Normal Course Of Duty Shall Be Presumed To Have A Disease Or Infirmity Connected To Work-related Service As A First Responder. To Provide Certain Alternatives To Pursuing Workers' Compensation Benefits; To Set A Limit On The Amount Of Treatment And Paid Time Off An Eligible First Responder May Receive; To Provide Certain Exclusions To The Act; To Provide That Funding For The Heroes Act Shall Come From The Funds Allocated In The First Responders Health And Safety Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2625
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Sections 67-1-71, 87-1-5, 97-33-1, 97-33-7, 97-33-17, 97-33-25 And 97-33-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Gaming To Be Conducted On Vessels As Defined In Section 27-109-1 Whenever Such Vessel Is On The Pearl River Or An Adjoining Body Of Water Within The Corporate Limits Of A Municipality With A Population Of 145,000 Or More According To The Most Recent Federal Decennial Census; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2626
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For An Increased Rate Of Medicaid Reimbursement For Inpatient And Outpatient Hospital Services For Hospitals That Are Located In A County That Had An Average Monthly Unemployment Rate Of Eight Percent Or Higher For The 12 Months Of The Previous State Fiscal Year And Has A Critical Shortage Of Physicians And Nurses; And For Related Purposes.