Mississippi 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2762
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Prohibit School Districts And Other Political Subdivisions From Requiring Anti-covid Vaccines Or Face Coverings; To Prohibit Discrimination Based On A Person's Vaccination Status; To Provide That A School District Or Other Political Subdivision Shall Not Require A Person To Receive An Anti-covid Vaccine Or To Wear A Face Covering; To Provide For Exceptions To What Shall Be Considered An Unlawful Discriminatory Practice; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2763
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Enact The "families' Rights And Responsibilities Act"; To Provide That The Liberty Of A Parent To Direct The Upbringing, Education, Health Care And Mental Health Of That Parent's Child Shall Be A Fundamental Right; To Provide That The State, Any Political Subdivision Of This State Or Any Other Governmental Entity Shall Not Substantially Burden The Fundamental Right Of A Parent To Direct The Upbringing, Education, Health Care And Mental Health Of That Parent's Child Without Demonstrating That The Burden Is Required By A Compelling Governmental Interest Of The Highest Order As Applied To The Parent And The Child And Is The Least Restrictive Means Of Furthering That Compelling Governmental Interest; To Provide Specific Rights And Responsibilities Of Parents; To Set Standards For The Educational Involvement For Parents In School Districts; To Provide That A Person, Corporation, Association, Organization, State-supported Institution Or Individual Employed By Any Of These Entities Shall Obtain The Consent Of A Parent Of A Child Before Taking Any Specific Medical Care; To Provide A Cause Of Action For Any Violation Of The Act; To Provide That Parents Have Inalienable Rights That Are More Comprehensive Than Those Listed In This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2764
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Provide That The Local School Board Of Every Public School District And Public Charter School Shall Adopt A Procedure For Notifying The Parent Of A Student Enrolled In The School Regarding Mental, Emotional And Physical Health Of The Student And Available Health-related Services; To Provide For Parental Consent For Such Services; To Authorize Student Well-being Questionnaires; To Prohibit School Personnel From Providing Or Allowing A Third Party To Provide Instruction Regarding Sexual Orientation Or Gender Identity To Students Enrolled In K-12 In A Manner That Is Not Age Or Developmentally Appropriate; To Amend Section 37-9-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Authorize Dismissal Or Suspension For A Certified Teacher Who Does Not Comply With The Provisions Of This Act Relating To Sexual Orientation Or Gender Identity; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2765
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act Entitled The "mississippi Families' Rights And Responsibilities Act"; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That All Parental Rights Are Exclusively Reserved To A Parent Of A Child Without Interference From The State Or Political Subdivision Of The State; To Provide That The Local School Board In Consultation With Parents And Teachers Shall Develop And Adopt A Policy To Promote The Involvement Of Parents Of Children Enrolled In The Public Schools; To Require Public Schools To Adopt Procedures To Ensure That A Parent Provides Written Permission Before Their Child Participates In Identity Curriculum Or Critical Theory Curriculum And Allow Parents To Exempt Their Child From Any Specific Lessons That Are Objectionable To The Family; To Require Parental Consent For Medical And Mental Health Care; To Provide A Cause Of Action For Violations Of This Act; To Provide Rules Of Construction; To Amend Section 37-13-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; To Bring Forward Sections 41-41-3, 41-41-7 And 41-41-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Relating To Implied Consent For Medical Procedures On Minors; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2766
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Sections 41-23-37 And 43-20-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Exemptions From The Immunization Requirements Of Schools And Licensed Child Care Facilities When A Parent Or Legal Guardian Objects To Immunization Of The Child On The Grounds That The Immunization Conflicts With The Religious Beliefs Of The Parent Or Guardian; To Provide That A Parent Or Guardian Must First Furnish The Responsible Official Of The School Or Facility An Affidavit In Which The Parent Or Guardian Swears Or Affirms That The Immunization Required Conflicts With The Religious Beliefs Of The Parent Or Guardian Before A Child Is Exempted From Immunization On Religious Grounds; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2767
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 41-23-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Child Will Be Exempt From The Requirement To Have Any Specific Vaccination In Order To Attend A School If The Child's Parent Or Guardian Submits To The School A Letter Or Affidavit That Documents Which Required Vaccinations Have Been Given, And Which Vaccinations Have Not Been Given On The Basis That They Are Contrary To His Or Her Religious Beliefs; To Prescribe The Content To Be Included In The Letter Or Affidavit Submitted To The School District Or School Of Enrollment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2768
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 41-39-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Shall Not Be Denied An Anatomical Gift, Organ Transplant Or Related Treatment And Services Solely On The Basis Of The Person's Vaccination Or Immunization For Coronavirus Or Its Variants; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2769
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 41-23-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Exemptions From The Immunization Requirements Of Schools And Licensed Child Care Facilities When A Parent Or Legal Guardian Objects To Immunization Of The Child On The Grounds That The Immunization Conflicts With The Religious Beliefs Of The Parent Or Guardian; To Provide That A Parent Or Guardian Must First Furnish The Responsible Official Of The School Or Facility An Affidavit In Which The Parent Or Guardian Swears Or Affirms That The Immunization Required Conflicts With The Religious Beliefs Of The Parent Or Guardian Before A Child Is Exempted From Immunization On Religious Grounds; To Provide That During An Epidemic Or Threatened Epidemic Of Any Disease Preventable By An Immunization Required By The Department Of Health, Children Who Have Not Been Immunized May Be Excluded From School Until They Are Immunized Against The Disease Or The Epidemic Or The Threat No Longer Constitutes A Significant Public Health Danger; To Provide That, Subject To Appropriations, The Department Of Health Shall Engage In A Marketing Program To Provide Immunization Information, Including, But Not Limited To, Evidence-based Research, Resources And Information From Credible Scientific And Public Health Organizations And Peer-reviewed Studies Concerning The Benefits And Risks Of Immunizations And Evidence-based Practices; To Amend Section 43-20-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2770
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Prohibit Gender Reassignment Surgery From Being Performed Upon A Minor; To State Legislative Intent; To Define Terms; To Criminalize Any Person That Performs A Gender Reassignment Surgery Upon A Minor For The Purpose Of Assisting A Minor With A Gender Transition; To Provide Criminal Penalties; To Provide That The Performance Of A Gender Reassignment Surgery Upon A Minor By A Medical Professional Shall Be Unprofessional Conduct; To Require A Medical Professional's Licensing Or Certifying Board To Revoke The Licensure Of The Medical Professional If It Was Determined That A Gender Reassignment Surgery Was Performed Upon A Minor; To Provide A Civil Penalty For Any Medical Professional Who Performs A Gender Reassignment Surgery Upon A Minor; To Provide A Good-faith Exception For A Minor Born With A Medically Verifiable Genetic Disorder Of Sexual Development; To Provide A Private Cause Of Action For Violations Of This Act; To Provide That The Provisions Of This Act Are Severable; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2771
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 41-29-113, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Marijuana From The List Of Schedule I Controlled Substances; To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Penalty For Possession Of Controlled Substances Other Than Marijuana; To Amend Section 41-29-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Definitions For The Uniform Controlled Substances Act; To Amend Section 41-29-136, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform And To Extend The Repealer; To Amend Sections 33-13-520, 41-29-147, 41-29-149.1 And 41-29-150, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2772
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Enact The Forming Open And Robust University Minds (forum) Act; To Prohibit A State Institution Of Higher Learning From Denying A Religious, Political Or Ideological Student Organization A Benefit Or Privilege Available To Another Student Organization, Or Otherwise Discriminate Against Such An Organization, Based On The Expression Of The Organization; To Require State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Develop And Make Available Materials Explaining The Policy For Campus Staff And Students; To Require State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Submit A Yearly Report Detailing The Course Of Action Implemented To Comply With The Policy; To Prescribe A One-year Statute Of Limitations For Actions Brought Under This Act; To Waiver The State's Immunity From Liability Under The Eleventh Amendment Of The United States Constitution; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2773
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Enact The Defense Of Title Ix Act; To Provide Interpretation And Clarification Of Certain Terms Relating To Title Ix Of The Federal Code; To State Legislative Findings And Intent; To Clarify Terms For The Purposes Of State Law; To Provide That Policies And Laws That Distinguish Between The Sexes Are Subject To Intermediate Constitutional Scrutiny; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2774
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Public School District From Restricting A Student Attending A Nonpublic School From Participating In Any Public School Courses, Services Or Extracurricular Activities Under Certain Conditions; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2775
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 37-7-307, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Nonlicensed Employees Shall Receive Payment For Unused Accumulated Leave For Not More Than Thirty Days At A Rate Set By School Districts But Shall Not Be Less Than At A Rate Equal To The Federal Minimum Wage; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2776
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Require Adult Applicants For Public Benefits In Mississippi To Comply With Mandatory Community Service Program Requirements In Order To Be Eligible; To Provide That Any Such Person Who Does Not Comply Shall Be Ineligible To Receive Public Assistance For A Period Of Time Based On The Services Of Noncompliance; To Provide Procedures And Exceptions For Such Mandatory Community Service Programs To Be Developed By The Mississippi Department Of Human Services; To Provide Criminal Penalties For Willful Violations Of Such Requirements; To Make It Unlawful For Any State Agency To Provide Any Public Benefit In Violation Of Such Requirements; To Amend Section 43-17-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specifically Require The Division Of Medicaid, The Department Of Human Services, The Office Of Employment Security And The Mississippi Housing Authorities To Require Applicants Of Public Assistance Programs To Comply With Mandatory Community Service As Required Under This Act; And For Related Purposes.