Mississippi 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2792
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Released Time Education Act To Require Each School District To Adopt A Policy That Excuses Students From School To Attend A Released Time Course For At Least One Hour Per Week But Not More Than Five Hours Per Week; To Establish Certain Requirements That The Policy Must Have; To Authorize A School District To Adopt A Policy That Awards Academic Credit For The Completion Of A Released Time Course; To Provide That Any Person Or Organization Aggrieved By A Violation Of This Act To Bring An Action Against The School District Responsible For The Violation And Seek Appropriate Relief, Including, But Not Limited To, Injunctive Relief, Monetary Damages, Reasonable Attorney's Fees And Court Costs; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2793
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Provide For The Licensure And Regulation Of Professional Midwifery; To Provide Definitions For The Purpose Of The Act; To Provide Exceptions To The Applicability Of The Act; To Provide The Scope Of Practice For Licensed Midwives; To Provide Mandatory Procedures For Licensed Midwives; To Prohibit Licensed Midwives From Certain Actions; To Create The State Board Of Licensed Midwifery And Provide For Its Composition, Appointment And Powers And Duties; To Require The Board To Promulgate Rules Not Later Than July 1, 2025; To Require A License From The Board To Practice Professional Midwifery; To Provide For The Issuance Of Temporary Permits To Practice Pending Qualification For Licensure; To Provide Exemptions From Licensure For Certain Persons; To Provide For The Confidentiality Of Information Maintained By The Board; To Provide Immunity For Certain Actions; To Provide Criminal Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Prohibit Terminology In Any Health Coverage Plan, Policy Or Contract That Is Discriminatory Against Professional Midwifery; To Require Health Coverage Plans That Provide Maternity Benefits To Provide Coverage For Services Rendered By A Licensed Midwife; To Provide Whenever A Health Coverage Plan Provides For Reimbursement Of Any Services That Are Within The Lawful Scope Of Practice Of Licensed Midwives, The Person Entitled To Benefits Under The Plan Shall Be Entitled To Reimbursement For The Services, Whether The Services Are Performed By A Physician Or A Licensed Midwife; To Require The State Department Of Health To Develop And Institute A Safe Perinatal Transfer Certification For The Facilities That It Regulates; To Amend Section 73-25-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Reference To The Practice Of Midwifery In The Definition Of The Practice Of Medicine; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2794
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 43-27-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Human Services To Transfer At Least Thirty Percent Of The Block Grant For The State And Available Federal Funds For Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Child Welfare Services To The Child Care And Development Fund For Each Fiscal Year; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2795
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Provide That Applicants For Benefits From The Division Of Medicaid, Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards Issued By The Department Of Human Services, Or Any Other Government Benefit Shall Not Be Declared Ineligible On The Basis That Such Applicant Is A Convicted Felon; To Amend Section 43-17-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Tanf Assistance Shall Only Be Granted To A Dependent Child And Such Caretaker Relative If Their Family Income Does Not Exceed 200% Of The Federal Poverty Level; To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Mandatory Up-front Job Search For Tanf Applicants For Cash Assistance; To Delete Certain Work Requirements For Immediate Tanf Benefits; To Delete The Provision That Required Individuals To Comply With Drug Testing And Substance Use Disorder Treatment As A Condition Of Eligibility; To Provide Additional Exemptions To The Work Requirement To Allow Applicants To Be Involved In Post-high School Educational Endeavors; To Delete The Permanent Disqualification For Tanf Benefits; To Require The Department Of Human Services To Provide Child Care And Transportation For Eligible Participants Who Require Such Services So That They May Accept Employment Or Remain Employed; To Amend Section 43-27-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Human Services To Transfer At Least Thirty Percent Of The Block Grant For The State And Available Federal Funds For Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Child Welfare Services To The Child Care And Development Fund For Each Fiscal Year; To Amend Sections 37-106-29, 37-106-31 And 37-106-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Scholarships For The Higher Education Legislative Plan Grant Program, Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant Program And The Eminent Scholars Fund Shall Only Be Granted To Applicants Whose Family Income Does Not Exceed 200% Of The Federal Poverty Level; To Repeal Section 43-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires Applicants For Tanf Benefits To Undergo Drug Testing As A Condition For Eligibility; To Repeal Sections 43-12-1, 43-12-3, 43-12-5, 43-12-7, 43-12-9, 43-12-11, 43-12-13, 43-12-15, 43-12-17, 43-12-19, 43-12-21, 43-12-23, 43-12-25, 43-12-27, 43-12-29, 43-12-31, 43-12-33, 43-12-35, 43-12-37, 43-12-39, 43-12-41, 43-12-43, 43-12-45 And 43-12-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Sections Of The Medicaid And Human Services Transparency And Fraud Prevention Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2796
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 73-15-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Advanced Practice Registered Nurses In The Statement Of Purpose Of The Mississippi Nursing Practice Law; To Amend Section 73-15-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Certain Definitions And Revise Certain Definitions In The Nursing Practice Law Regarding Advanced Nursing Practice; To Amend Section 73-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Composition Of The Mississippi Board Of Nursing To Include A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists As A Member; To Amend Section 73-15-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Relating To The Practice Of Advanced Nursing Practice Nurses; To Provide That An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Shall Be Exempt From The Requirement Of Entering And Maintaining A Collaborative/consultative Relationship With A Licensed Physician Or Dentist After Completing 6,240 Practice Hours; To Provide That Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Shall Be Exempt From Maintaining A Collaborative/consultative Relationship With A Licensed Physician Or Dentist Upon Completion Of 8,000 Clinical Practice Hours; To Provide That Advanced Practice Registered Nurses And Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists May Apply Hours Worked Before The Effective Date Of This Act To Fulfill Their Respective Hour Requirement; To Conform Certain Provisions With The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; To Amend Section 73-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Advanced Practice Registered Nurses In The Provisions Relating To Grounds For Disciplinary Actions Against Nurses; To Amend Section 41-21-131, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2797
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Engrossed
2/3/23
Refer
2/8/23
Enrolled
3/6/23
Passed
3/10/23
An Act To Create New Section 41-21-110, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi State Asylum Records In The Possession Of The Mississippi State Hospital Shall Be Permanently Transferred To The Rowland Medical Library At The University Of Mississippi Medical Center; To Provide That The University Of Mississippi Medical Center Shall Establish The Asylum Hill Oversight Committee To Govern The Access, Use And Disclosure Of The Mississippi State Asylum Records; To Require The Oversight Committee To Make Reasonable Efforts To Identify And Notify All Descendants Of Patients Treated At The Asylum; To Require The Oversight Committee To Establish Procedures By Which A Descendant Of A Patient Treated At The Asylum May Opt Out Of The Disclosure Of Any Related Records; To Require All Information, Data And Research Regarding Patients To Be Anonymized; To Amend Section 41-9-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt The Mississippi State Asylum Records From Being Considered Hospital Records For Purposes Of The Chapter; To Amend Section 41-21-97, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi State Asylum Records Shall Not Be Considered Confidential For Purposes Of The Section, Provided That Any Mississippi State Asylum Record Relating To Any Person Who Has Not Been Deceased For At Least 50 Years Shall Still Be Considered Confidential; To Amend Section 41-10-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi State Asylum Records Shall Not Be Considered Medical Records For Purposes Of The Section; To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; To Amend Section 41-30-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi State Asylum Records Shall Be Exempt From Certain Disclosure Prohibitions, Provided That Such Records Relating To Any Person Who Has Not Been Deceased For At Least 50 Years Shall Not Be Exempt; To Amend Section 13-1-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi State Asylum Records Shall Be Exempt From Certain Medical Privilege Requirements, Provided That Such Records Relating To Any Person Who Has Not Been Deceased For At Least 50 Years Shall Not Be Exempt; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2798
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Create The Mississippi Work And Save Program, Which Is A Retirement Savings Program Sponsored By The State For Certain Employers Who Do Not Already Offer A Retirement Plan That Will Allow Those Employers To Offer Eligible Employees The Voluntary Choice To Contribute To An Individual Retirement Account (ira) Through A Payroll Deduction; To Establish The Mississippi Work And Save Board In The Office Of The State Treasurer To Administer The Program; To Provide For The Appointment Of The Members Of The Board; To Provide The Powers, Authority And Duties Of The Board; To Prescribe The Requirements For The Program; To Provide That The Ira To Which Contributions Are Made Will Be A Roth Ira And The Standard Package Will Be A Roth Ira With A Target Date Fund Investment And A Specified Contribution Percentage; To Provide Certain Protection From Liability For Employers In The Program And For The State; To Provide For The Confidentiality Of Participant And Account Information; To Create The Mississippi Work And Save Administrative Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Expended By The Board, Upon Appropriation Of The Legislature, For The Purposes Authorized In This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2799
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Create The Volunteer Health Care Services Act; To Authorize Certain Licensed Medical Professionals Who Are In Good Standing To Provide Voluntary Health Care Services; To Provide Civil Immunity For Those Services; To Bring Forward Section 73-25-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Limits The Practice Of Medicine In This State By Nonresident Physicians Who Are Not Licensed To Practice Medicine In This State, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 73-25-38, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Immunity To Medical Professionals Who Voluntarily Provide Health Care, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2800
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 43-11-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Medication Aide May Participate In Medication Administration When Certified Through A Medication Aide Certification Program In Accordance With This Act And Generally Managed By A Licensed Healthcare Professional At The Personal Care Home Assisted Living; To Provide Certain Medication Routes That A Medication Aide May Provide; To Require Applicable Facilities To Keep And Maintain Accurate Medication Administration Records; To Set The Minimum Competencies Of Such Aides; To Provide The Requirements Of A Medication Aide Certification Program; To Establish The Requirements To Receive A Medication Aide Certificate; To Provide That The Department Of Health Shall Administer The Program And Prescribe Rules And Regulations Related Thereto; To Provide That The Department May Collect A Fee For Such Certificate; To Require The Department Shall List Each Medication Aide Registration In The Medication Aide Registry; To Establish Certain Hearing And Appeal Rights For Certificate Holders; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2801
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 37-16-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require High School Graduates To Pass At Least 60% Of The Civics Portion Of The Naturalization Test Used By The Immigration Services; To Amend Section 37-35-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require High School Equivalency Diploma Applicants To Pass At Least 60% Of The Civics Portion Of The Naturalization Test Used By The Immigration Services; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2802
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act Creating The "no Patient Left Alone Act"; To Provide For Minor And Adult Patients To Designate A Visitor With Unrestricted Visitation; To Prohibit Termination, Suspension Or Waiver Of Visitation Rights By Certain Parties; To Provide Certain Limitations; To Prohibit Hospitals From Requiring Patient Waiver Of Certain Rights; To Require Posting Of Certain Informational Materials; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2803
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 73-47-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Membership Of The Occupational Licensing Review Commission To Include The Lieutenant Governor, Commissioner Of Insurance, And State Treasurer Or His Or Her Respective Designee; To Require An Occupational Licensing Board To Submit A Regulatory Impact Assessment To The Commission In A Manner Prescribed By The Commission; To Require That All Proposed Submissions To The Commission Be Acted On By The Commission Within 120 Calendar Days Of Submission; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2804
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 43-17-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Department Of Human Services From Providing Any Assistance To Any Person Convicted Of More Than Two Felony Offenses; To Repeal Section 43-12-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Provision That Opts Mississippi Out Of 21 Usc Section 862a(a); And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2805
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 Employers Are Prohibited From Taking Any Adverse Employment Action Against An Individual Who Declines To Receive A Covid-19 Vaccination Due To Religious Belief; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2806
Introduced
1/16/23
Refer
1/16/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Repeal Section 43-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires Applicants For Tanf Benefits To Undergo Drug Testing As A Condition For Eligibility; To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.