Mississippi 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB522
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
Engrossed
2/1/23
Refer
2/15/23
Enrolled
3/14/23
Passed
3/22/23
An Act To Reenact Sections 41-67-1 Through 41-67-7, 41-67-9 Through 41-67-12, 41-67-15, 41-67-19 Through 41-67-29, 41-67-33 And 41-67-37 Through 41-67-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Mississippi Individual On-site Wastewater Disposal System Law; To Amend Reenacted Section 41-67-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Correct A Grammatical Error; To Amend Section 41-67-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Mississippi Individual On-site Wastewater Disposal System Law; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB523
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Sections 37-16-3 And 37-16-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Provisions Of The Statewide Testing Program, To Require The Uniform Basic Skills Tests To Be Administered In The Primary Spoken Language Of Students Identified As English Language Learners; To Require The State Department Of Education To Translate And Print The Assessments In The Appropriate Language For The Appropriate Grade Levels; To Require The Department To Provide School Districts In Need With Testing Observers Or Proctors Capable Of Providing Translation Assistance To Students Identified As English Language Learners; To Require School Districts To Request The Need For Translation Assistance Within A Reasonable Period Before The Administration Of Applicable Assessments; To Require School Districts To Report To The Department The Number Of, Grades Of And Primary Spoken Languages Of All English Language Learners Enrolled In Its Schools; To Bring Forward Section 37-16-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB524
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
Failed
2/22/23
An Act Making An Appropriation From Several Special Funds To The Department Of Finance And Administration For The Purpose Of Making Grants Under The Mississippi Hospital Recovery Trust Program Created By House Bill No. 525, 2023 Regular Session, For The Period Beginning Upon The Passage Of This Act And Ending June 30, 2024.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB525
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Establish The Mississippi Hospital Recovery Trust Program In The Department Of Finance And Administration To Provide Grants To Public Hospitals At High Financial Risk To Help Those Hospitals Be More Financially Viable So That They Can Continue To Operate And Be Available To Provide Health Care Services To The Communities In Which They Are Located; To Create A Special Fund To Be Known As The Mississippi Hospital Recovery Trust Fund, Which Shall Be Administered By The Department And Expended For The Sole Purpose Of Providing Grants To Public Hospitals Under The Provisions Of This Act; To Provide That To Be Eligible For A Grant, A Public Hospital Must Apply For The Grant And Include Such Documentation As Specified By The Department Showing That The Hospital Is At High Financial Risk; To Provide That The Amount Of Each Grant Shall Be Determined By The Department, With Priority For Larger Grants Being Given To Public Hospitals That Are At Immediate Risk Of Closing And Whose Survival Is Critically Essential To The Community In Which It Is Located; To Provide That Within Five Business Days After Receipt Of An Application With The Required Documentation Showing That The Public Hospital Is At High Financial Risk, The Department Shall Approve The Application And Distribute The Grant To The Hospital; To Require The Department To Make Annual Reports To The Joint Legislative Budget Committee About Each Grant Made Under This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB526
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Create The Office Of Independent State Hearing Officers To Provide Hearing Officers To Conduct Hearings, Compile Evidence And Render Decisions On Matters For Persons Or Entities That Have Issues Before State Agencies; To Provide That The Office Shall Be Headed By A Director Who Is Appointed By The Governor For A Term Of Four Years And Who May Be Removed From Office Only For Cause; To Provide That The Office Shall Be Housed At The Department Of Finance And Administration And Shall Be Funded From Funds That Are Specifically Appropriated To The Department For That Purpose; To Provide That The Director Shall Contract With At Least Five Persons To Serve As Hearing Officers; To Provide That When A Person Or Entity Has An Issue Before A State Agency And The State Agency Has Its Own Hearing Officer, The Person Or Entity May Elect At Its Option To Have A Hearing Officer From The Office Of Independent State Hearing Officers Hear And Decide The Matters At Issue, As An Alternative To Having A Hearing Officer Of The State Agency; To Provide That If A Person Or Entity Elects To Have A Hearing Officer From The Office, The Director Of The Office Shall Assign One Of The Hearing Officers On A Rotating Basis To Hear And Decide The Matters At Issue; To Provide That A Person Or Entity Or State Agency May Appeal The Decision Of A Hearing Officer To A Panel Of Three Hearing Officers Of The Office Who Were Not Involved In The Hearing And Decision; To Provide That Any Person Or Entity Or State Agency Aggrieved By A Final Decision Of The Appeals Panel Shall Be Entitled To Judicial Review Of The Decision; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB527
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 73-30-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Qualifications For Licensure As A Licensed Professional Counselor To Allow The Licensure Of Persons Who Have Completed The Requirements For Certification By The State Department Of Mental Health And Who Have Two Years Of Experience Providing Direct Counseling Services At A Board-approved Site With Or Without Supervision; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB528
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Amend Section 25-15-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Election Commissioners Shall Be Considered An "employee" For Purposes Of The State Employees Life And Health Insurance Plan; To Amend Section 25-15-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Shall Provide Annually, By Line Item In The Secretary Of State Appropriation Bill, Such Funds To Pay The Cost Of Health Insurance For The County And Municipal Election Commissioners Under The State And School Employees Health Insurance Plan; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB529
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
Engrossed
2/9/23
Refer
2/14/23
Enrolled
4/3/23
Passed
4/19/23
An Act To Amend Section 63-16-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Records In The Motor Vehicle Insurance Verification System From The Mississippi Public Records Act; To Create New Section 45-27-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Ratify The National Crime Prevention And Privacy Compact And To Designate The Director Of The Mississippi Justice Information Center As The State's Compact Officer; To Amend Section 45-27-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Mississippi Justice Information Center To Purchase Live Scan Equipment To Be Used For Fingerprinting By Law Enforcement Agencies Throughout The State; To Amend Section 63-1-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Public Safety To Furnish A Driver Service Bureau Public Access Computer In Each County; To Amend Section 45-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Concealed Carry Of A Firearm With A License; To Revise How License Renewals May Be Sent; To Repeal Section 63-16-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Automatic Repeal Of The Public Safety Verification And Enforcement Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB53
Introduced
1/4/23
Refer
1/4/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Create The Early Voting Act; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That The Early Voting Period Shall Begin Six Days Before The Election And Continue Until The Last Regular Business Day Preceding The Election; To Provide That Early Voting Shall Be For Each Primary, General, Runoff, Special And Municipal Election For Public Office; To Provide The Hours For Early Voting In The Registrar's Office During Regular Business Hours; To Provide That Notice Of Early Voting Shall Be Provided In Three Public Places Eight Days Before The Voting Begins; To Provide The Procedures To Follow When Casting A Ballot During The Early Voting Period; To Provide The Manner For Challenging The Qualifications Of A Voter During The Early Voting Period; To Amend Sections 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-629, 23-15-631, 23-15-635, 23-15-637, 23-15-639, 23-15-641, 23-15-647, 23-15-649, 23-15-657, 23-15-713, 23-15-715, 23-15-719 And 23-15-735, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Voters Who Are Eligible To Vote By Absentee Ballot; To Prohibit A Voter From Casting An Absentee Ballot In Person At The Office Of The County Registrar; To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Sections 23-15-31, 23-15-37, 23-15-43, 23-15-47, 23-15-65, 23-15-127, 23-15-153, 23-15-171, 23-15-173, 23-15-191, 23-15-195, 23-15-197, 23-15-231, 23-15-233, 23-15-239, 23-15-241, 23-15-245, 23-15-247, 23-15-251, 23-15-255, 23-15-263, 23-15-265, 23-15-267, 23-15-309, 23-15-331, 23-15-333, 23-15-335, 23-15-353, 23-15-357, 23-15-359, 23-15-363, 23-15-367, 7-3-39, 23-15-511, 23-15-515, 23-15-545, 23-15-573, 23-15-613, 23-15-781, 23-15-785, 23-15-807, 23-15-833, 23-15-843, 23-15-851, 23-15-853, 23-15-855, 23-15-857, 23-15-859, 23-15-895, 23-15-913, 23-15-963, 23-15-977, 23-15-1031, 23-15-1081, 23-15-1083, 23-15-1085, 23-15-1091, 21-3-3, 21-9-17, 37-5-9, 21-8-7 And 9-4-5, 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 HB530
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
Failed
1/31/23
An Act To Provide A Process For Any Person To File A Dangerous Dog Complaint With Municipal Or County Law Enforcement When A Dog Bites, Causes Physical Injury Or Death To Any Person; To Amend Section 97-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Humane Euthanasia For Dogs Declared Dangerous; To Amend Section 41-53-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Fine For Dogs Found Running At Large; To Amend Section 21-19-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of Municipalities To Regulate Dangerous Dogs; To Amend Section 97-3-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Provision Of Law That Provides For Animals That Kill Human Beings; To Bring Forward Section 19-5-50, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Certain Powers To Certain Municipalities Regarding Dangerous Dogs; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB531
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
Failed
2/9/23
An Act To Amend Section 43-21-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Child Who Has Not Reached His Or Her Twelfth Birthday, Rather Than His Or Her Thirteenth Birthday, Shall Be Held Criminally Responsible Or Criminally Prosecuted For A Misdemeanor Or Felony Under The Youth Court Law; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB532
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
Failed
2/9/23
An Act To Create New Section 45-9-181, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The "mississippi School Safety Guardian Act"; To Define Terms; To Authorize The Governing Body Of A School, In Consultation With School Administrators And The Mississippi Department Of Public Safety, To Allow The Designation Of Employees To Participate In The School Safety Guardian Program Developed And Administered By The Department Of Public Safety; To Prescribe That The Scope And Purpose Of A School Safety Guardian Program Includes Responding To An Active Shooter Situation Or Other Situation That Poses Imminent Harm On A School Campus Or In The Immediate Vicinity Of A School Campus; To Require A School Safety Guardian's Weapon To Always Remain Under His Or Her Physical Control While He Or She Remains On The School Campus; To Provide Civil Immunity Under Certain Circumstances For School Safety Guardians Who Comply With The Act; To Require The Governing Board Of A School District To Pay School Safety Guardians A Monthly Stipend Of $500; To Exempt The Identity Of School Safety Guardians From Public Disclosure; To Provide A Training And Certification Process And To Enact Standards; To Authorize The Department To Charge Fees To Cover The Cost Of Training Certification And For The Issuance And Reissuance Of Identification Of License Holders; To Establish A Defense For School Safety Guardians For Alleged Violations While Acting With The Official Scope Of His Or Her Employment As A School Safety Guardian; To Amend Section 45-1-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Commissioner To Establish Guidelines For Active Shooter Situations; To Amend Section 45-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Provisions Of Law Regarding Issuance Of Certain Concealed-carry Licenses And To Make Technical Amendments; To Amend Section 97-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Instances Of Justifiable Homicide; To Amend Section 97-37-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Defenses To A Charge Of Unlawfully Carrying Of A Concealed Weapon; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB533
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
Engrossed
2/8/23
Refer
2/13/23
Failed
3/8/23
An Act To Amend Sections 93-17-3 And 93-17-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Judge To Determine If A Home Study Is Necessary In An Adoption; To Clarify Residency Requirements; To Amend Section 93-17-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Persons Who Disclose Information Received During Closed Adoption Hearings Or From Records Pertaining To Adoption Proceedings Are Guilty Of A Misdemeanor, Subject To Being Fined Or Imprisoned, And May Be Held In Contempt Of Court; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB534
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
Engrossed
2/9/23
Refer
2/14/23
Failed
2/28/23
An Act To Amend Sections 9-23-1 And 9-23-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Standardize References To Drug Intervention Courts; To Amend Section 9-23-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Definitions Relating To Various Types Of Intervention Courts; To Amend Section 9-23-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Intervention Courts Advisory Committee To Promulgate Rules And Regulations That Allow The Administrative Office Of Courts To Provide Additional Funding To Intervention Courts Based On The Financial Needs Of The Court; To Amend Section 9-23-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Collection Of Data By The Administrative Office Of Courts On Participants In Intervention Programs; To Revise The Minimum Certification Standards For Operation Of An Intervention Court Or Problem Solving Court By Requiring The Provision Of Mental Health Services; To Amend Sections 9-23-13 And 9-23-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Standardize References To Drug Intervention Courts; To Amend Section 9-23-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Evaluation Standards; To Amend Sections 9-23-19, 9-23-21, 9-23-23, 9-23-51, 9-25-1, 9-27-1, 9-27-3, 9-27-5, 9-27-7, 9-27-9 And 9-27-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Standardize References To Various Types Of Intervention Courts; To Amend Sections 9-27-15, 9-27-17 And 9-27-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Standardize References To Mental Health Intervention Courts; To Amend Section 41-113-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Drug Abuse In The Legislative Intent For The Tobacco Education, Prevention And Cessation Program; To Amend Section 41-113-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Office Of Tobacco Control By Adding Fentanyl And Drug Abuse Prevention Education; To Amend Section 41-113-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Director Of The Office Of Tobacco Control To Include Implementation Of A Fentanyl Drug Abuse Education, Prevention And Cessation Program; To Amend Section 41-113-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Office Of Tobacco Control By Adding Fentanyl And Drug Abuse Prevention Education; To Amend Section 41-114-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Vaporizing Devices In The Definition Of "smoke" Or "smoking" For The Provisions Of Law That Restrict Tobacco Use In Public Facilities; To Bring Forward Sections 41-113-9 And 41-113-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Mississippi Tobacco Control Advisory Council And The Tobacco Control Program Fund, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2023 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB535
Introduced
1/13/23
Refer
1/13/23
Engrossed
2/1/23
Refer
2/13/23
Enrolled
4/5/23
Passed
4/19/23
An Act To Amend Section 67-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "qualified Resort Area" Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; To Amend Section 67-1-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require An Election To Be Held Before Certain Municipalities May Be Designated A Qualified Resort Area Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; To Amend Section 67-1-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Governing Authorities For Certain Qualified Resort Areas To Provide, By Ordinance, That Package Retailer's Permits May Be Issued In The Applicable Qualified Resort Areas And That Alcoholic Beverages May Be Received, Stored, Sold, Possessed And Distributed In Accordance With Such Permits; And For Related Purposes.