All Bills - Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1430
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/13/25
An Act To Prohibit The State Board Of Medical Licensure And The Mississippi Board Of Nursing From Adopting Any Rule Or Policy Or Taking Any Other Action That Prohibits Physicians Or Advanced Practice Registered Nurses From Prescribing Drugs Or Medications For Off-label Use; To Prohibit The State Board Of Pharmacy From Adopting Any Rule Or Policy Or Taking Any Other Action That Prohibits Pharmacists From Filling Prescriptions Written By Licensed Practitioners For Off-label Use; To Prohibit The Mississippi Board Of Nursing From Adopting Any Rule Or Policy Or Taking Any Other Action That Prohibits Advanced Practice Registered Nurses From Prescribing Semaglutide; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1431
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/6/25
Refer
2/14/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Create The "education Efficiency Act"; To Create The School District Administrative Efficiency And Joinder Task Force To Study The Urgent Need Of Providing Holistic Educational Efficiency And Opportunities To School Districts Throughout The State Of Mississippi; To Provide For The Composition Of The Task Force And Specify Its Purpose And Duties; To Specify Certain Data That Must Be Compiled In A Report On The Study Which Must Be Submitted To The Legislature Before December 31, 2025; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1432
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/12/25
Refer
2/17/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-28-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Definitions Related To The Mississippi Charter School Act Of 2013; To Amend Section 37-28-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Applications To Be Approved For Charter Schools In Certain Districts Rated "c", Until The State Board Of Education Readjusts The Cut Scores Under The School Accountability Model; To Amend Section 37-28-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Charter School Authorizer To Amend Charter School Contracts In Order To Approve Mergers, Consolidations And Reconfigurations And Contract Reorganizations Without Closing A Charter School; To Amend Section 37-28-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Authorizer From Retaining A Portion Of Per-pupil Allocations For Its Support And Provide That The Legislature May Fund The Authorizer Through Specific Appropriation; To Amend Section 37-28-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Authorizer To Publish A Pamphlet, By August 1 Of Each Year, Informing Charter Schools And Charter Applicants Of All Educational Statutes Applicable To The Operation And Administration Of Charter Schools; To Amend Section 37-28-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Charter School Authorizer To Limit The Information Initially Submitted By A Charter School Applicant To That Which The Authorizer Deems Essential; To Amend Section 37-28-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Certain Applicants That Are Denied A Charter To Remedy The Application's Deficiencies And Reapply Before The Next Regular Application Process; To Amend Section 37-28-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Authorizer To Allow A Charter Management Organization To Hold A Single Contract And To Reorganize Under A Single Contract Without Re-applying For Each School; To Provide That Charter Schools Shall Be Granted A Two-year Delay Start Date For Commencement Of Instruction Of Students; To Further Provide That If The Charter School Fails To Start After Two Years Of Being Approved, It Must Reapply For Authorization To Open A Charter School To The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board; To Amend Section 37-28-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Manner In Which A Charter School's Underserved Population Is Compared To That Of The Local School District And To Authorize An Enrollment Preference For Children Transferring To A Charter School From Another School Whose Contract Is Held By The Same Governing Board; To Amend Section 37-28-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Achievement Gaps Comparisons For Proficiency Between Applicable Subgroups; To Amend Section 37-28-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Authorizer To Annually Monitor The Performance And Legal Compliance Of Charter Schools It Has Authorized; To Allow Charter Schools Under The Same Charter Contract To Submit A Single Annual Performance Report; To Amend Section 37-28-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Charter Schools That Receive A Renewal Contract Of Less Than Five Years To Appeal The Decision In The Same Manner That Nonrenewals And Revocations Are Appealed; To Amend Section 37-28-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Timeline And Procedures To Be Followed By The Authorizer In Its Decision To Close A Charter School; To Amend Section 37-28-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Streamline Reports From A Charter School Authorizer; To Amend Section 37-28-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Nonprofit Entity That Is Party To A Charter Contract, Including A Charter Management Organization, Is A Nongovernmental Entity; To Require The Governing Board Of A Nonprofit Entity Holding A Charter Contract For Multiple Schools To Determine Whether Each School Listed In The Charter Contract Will Function As A Local Education Agency Or If The Nonprofit Will Function As Such For All Schools Included In Its Charter Contract; To Amend Section 37-28-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Nonprofit Entity Holding A Charter Contract To Contract For Transportation Services, Special Education Services And Virtual Courses For Students Enrolled In The Charter School Under Its Contract; To Amend Section 37-28-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Charter Schools To Provide Appropriate Services To Students Designated As English Language Learners Who Are Enrolled In Its Schools; To Amend Section 37-28-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Charter Schools To Receive Performance Classifications From The State Department Of Education; To Provide That Charter Schools Are Not Subject To Any Rule, Policy, Regulation Or Procedure Adopted By The State Board Of Education Unless Such Was Adopted Pursuant To Law Applicable To Charter Schools; To Amend Section 37-28-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Total Number Of Nonlicensed Teachers Employed In An Instructional Capacity To 50% And To Exclude Provisionally Licensed Teachers And Licensed Teachers Teaching Out Of Field From The 50% Limitation On Charter School Teachers Exempt From Licensure Requirements; To Provide That Charter School Employees Having Satisfied All The Requirements For National Board Certification In Their Respective Professional Disciplines, Shall Be Entitled To A $6,000.00 Annual Salary Supplement; To Amend Section 37-28-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Insert Reference To The Mississippi Code Of Educator Ethics; To Amend Section 37-28-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each Charter School Or Charter Management Organization To Annually Certify Information Necessary To Calculate The Charter School's State Share Of And Local Contribution To The State Public School Funding Formula To The State Department Of Education; To Amend Section 37-28-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Manner In Which The Pro Rata Share Of Local Funds For Charter Schools Is Calculated; To Amend Section 37-28-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Charter Schools To Adhere To Generally Accepted Accounting Principles As Determined By The Financial Accounting Standards Board; To Require The State Auditor To Develop Financial Rules And Regulations, Including A Financial Accounting Manual Specific For Charter Schools; To Provide For The Annual Audit Of Records Of Nonprofit Entities Holding A Charter Contract For Charter Schools; To Require The State Department Of Education And Each Authorizer To Develop A Process Of Sharing Relevant Information To Avoid Duplication Of Effort; To Bring Forward Sections 37-28-1, 37-28-3, 37-28-17, 37-28-25, 37-28-27, 37-28-59 And 37-28-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; To Amend Sections 31-7-1, 37-3-51, 37-17-1, 37-21-3 And 37-41-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1433
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/13/25
An Act To Establish The "mississippi Quality Desert Educational Enrollment And Transfer Scholarship Act" (qdesa) For The Purpose Of Expanding Access To Higher Performing Schools And Accredited Nonpublic Schools For Students Enrolled In Certain Schools And Districts Rated As "d" Or "f" By The State Department Of Education; To Prescribe Terms And Definitions; To Prescribe The Qualifications Of Eligibility; To Provide That A Parent Or Legal Guardian Whose Child Has Been Enrolled In A "d" Or "f" Rated School Or District Within The Last Five Years, Beginning With The 2020 Academic Year, May Make Application To Enroll His Or Her Child In A Higher Performing Public School, School District Or Accredited Nonpublic School; To Provide That Funding For Transferred Students Shall Be Equivalent To The Full Base Per-pupil State Funding As Determined Under Mississippi Student Funding Formula; To Provide The Purposes For Which Qdesa Funds May Be Used; To Provide That If A Parent Or Legal Guardian Chooses To Enroll His Or Her Child In An Accredited Nonpublic School, Qdesa Funds Shall Be Paid As A Reimbursement For Certain Educational Related Expenses; To Provide That Reimbursement Payment Shall Be Made On A Monthly Basis Upon Approval Of Submitted Expenses; To Provide That The Siblings Of Eligible Students Who Qualify To Receive A Qdesa May Also Receive A Qdesa Upon The Submission Of An Application By The Parent Or Legal Guardian; To Provide That A Transferee District Or Nonpublic School May, But Is Not Required To, Provide Transportation For Transferring Students; To Require Applications To Be Submitted To The Transferee School, District Or Nonpublic School During An Annual Enrollment Period Established By The State Department Of Education; To Provide That A Transferee School District Or Nonpublic School May Accept Students Based On Capacity To Enroll The Child For Attendance; To Require Transferee Districts And Nonpublic Schools To Establish Publicly Accessible Transparent Capacity Policies; To Require That The State Department Of Education Shall Develop Rules, Annually Review And Report On Specified Information Submitted By Public Schools, Districts And Accredited Nonpublic Schools; To Require The State Department Of Education To Audit Reimbursements For Nonpublic School Expenses To Ensure Compliance And Publish Findings And Recommendations For Legislative Or Regulatory Adjustments; To Establish The Quality Desert Enrollment And Transfer Scholarship Fund And To Provide For Its Manner Of Funding; To Amend Sections 37-15-29 And 37-15-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions, To Authorize Transfers Without School Board Consent In Certain Circumstances; To Create The "mississippi Foster Child Education Scholarship Account Program Act" For The Purpose Of Establishing Education Scholarship Accounts (fesas) For Foster Parents, Guardians Or Responsible Agency Officials Of The Department Of Child Protection Services For Foster Children; To Prescribe The Criteria For Determining Eligibility For Participation In The Program And Receipt Of Program Funds; To Provide For The Funding Of Each Student's Fesa; To Stipulate The Obligations Of Foster Parents, Legal Guardians, Responsible Cps Officials, Students And Schools To Become And Remain Eligible For Participation; To Prescribe The Duties Of The Department Of Education Regarding The Administration Of The Funds; To Require Peer To Prepare A Biennial Report On The Sufficiency Of Funding For Fesas And Student Performance And Assessment Evaluation Beginning In 2027 And Every Two Years Thereafter; To Provide For The Administrative, Financial And Academic Accountability Standards To Be Adhered To By Participating Schools; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1434
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/10/25
Refer
2/18/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Create The "institutional Aeronautics, Geospatial, Engineering, Nursing And Technical Skills (agents) Of Excellence Proposal Act"; To Require Alcorn State University, Delta State University, Mississippi University For Women And Mississippi Valley State University To Develop And Submit A Proposal For Programs To Address The Need For High-demand Disciplines That Enhance Academic Preparedness, Workforce Development And Career Readiness; To Require That Each University's Proposal Shall Be Based On Its Particular Interests And Strengths Around Curriculum And Program Offerings; To Require That The Proposal Include Certain Criteria; To Require That The Proposal Be Submitted To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning And The State Board Of Education; To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning And The State Board Of Education To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Governing The Proposal Process; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1435
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/6/25
Refer
2/14/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-15-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement For The School Board Of The School District Of A Child's Residence Consent To The Release Of The Student For Transfer To Another School District; To Only Require That The Transferee School Board Approve Or Refuse The Transfer Of A Student Upon Receiving Notice And Official Meeting Of The Board To Act On Such Transfer; To Authorize The Siblings Of A Lawfully Transferred Student To Enroll In The Transferee School District At The Discretion Of Their Parent(s) Or Legal Guardian(s); That A Transfer Student's Athletic Eligibility Shall Be Determined In Accordance With Rules And Regulations Promulgated By Mhsaa Governing Student Eligibility To Provide For The Allocation And Disbursement Of Funds To A Receiving School District Upon The Completion And Certification Of A Student Transfer Request; To Stipulate That A School Or District May Not Accept Or Deny Students For Transfer Based On The Student's Ability Or Disability; To Require School Districts To Publish The Number Of Available Seats Open To Transfers Within The District And Individualized By School Facility; To Require The District To Publish Such Information At A Reasonable Time Before The Start Of The School Year; To Require Districts To Adopt And Publish The Processes Used To Choose Students For Transfer; To Require The State Department To Collect And Publish Student Transfer Data, Categorized By Acceptance, Denials And Reasons For Denials; To Provide That Transfer Authority Of A District To Receive Or Deny The Acceptance Of A Student Requesting Transfer Into The District Shall Not Supersede Any Provision Of An Enforceable Desegregation Order Or A Court-approved Desegregation Plan; To Create The Student Portability And Open Enrollment Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Expended By The State Department Of Education, Upon Appropriation Of The Legislature, For The Purpose Of Paying The Cost Of The State Portion Of Total Funding Formula Base-student Cost For The Transferring Student At The Transferee District's Rate; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1436
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/13/25
Refer
2/17/25
Enrolled
3/13/25
Passed
3/21/25
An Act To Authorize The State Highway Commission, Acting On Behalf Of The Mississippi Department Of Transportation, To Transfer And Convey To The City Of Gulfport, Mississippi, Certain Parcels Of Land Situated In Gulfport, Mississippi, At The Intersections Of 13th Street And 28th Avenue And 15th Street And 28th Avenue; To Amend Section 1, Chapter 472, Laws Of 2024, To Correct The Method By Which The Mississippi Transportation Commission, Acting On Behalf Of The Mississippi Department Of Transportation, Is Authorized To Convey A Certain Parcel Of Land Situated In Greene County, Mississippi, Which Is Adjacent To The Old Highway 63 Chickasawhay River Bridge, To The Board Of Supervisors Of Greene County, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1437
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
An Act To Amend Sections 73-25-1, 73-25-3, 73-25-5, 73-25-14, 73-25-17, 73-25-21, 73-25-23, 73-25-27, 73-25-28, 73-25-29, 73-25-30, 73-25-31, 73-25-32, 73-25-33, 73-25-34, 73-25-53, 73-25-55, 73-25-57, 73-25-59, 73-25-61, 73-25-63, 73-25-65, 73-25-83, 73-25-87, 73-25-89 And 73-25-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions Under The Medical Practice Act; To Clarify Certain Procedures To Obtain A License To Practice Medicine; To Provide For Electronic Notice Of License Renewal; To Provide Procedures For Physicians To Request Retired Status; To Clarify Procedures For The Issuance Of A Temporary License To Practice Medicine; To Clarify Procedures For Issuance Of A License By Reciprocity; 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 Clarify The Action Of The Unlawful Practice Of Medicine And The Authority Of The Board To Seek Injunctive Relief; To Delete A Certain Exception To Licensure; 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 Clarify Certain Procedures Under The Disabled Physician Law; To Revise Disciplinary Action That The Board Is Authorized To Take, Including Placing A Licensee On Probation Or Imposing A Punitive Fine; 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 Exclude Individuals Engaged Solely In The Practice Of Midwifery From The Chapter; To Create New Section 73-43-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Physician Health Program To Provide Performance Statistics To The State Board Of Medical Licensure; To Amend Section 73-43-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Additional Members Of The Board Who Shall Be Members Of The Public Not Related To The Health Care Industry; To Repeal Sections 73-25-7, 73-25-9, 73-25-15, 73-25-19, 73-25-25, 73-25-39 And 73-25-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Require The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Meet At The Capitol At Least Once Each Year For The Purpose Of Examining Applicants; Provide For The Fee Charged By The Board To Apply For A License To Practice; Provide For The Procedures For Lost Medical Licenses; Provide For Certain Provisions Related To Nonresident Physicians; Provide For Certain Procedures For Those Desiring To Practice Osteopathic Medicine In The State; Allow The Board To Contract For The Acquisition Of Books And Other Records; Provide A Technical Reference To The Board; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1438
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 47-5-933, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Authority Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Include, As An Inflation Indicator, A Three Percent Annual Increase In Its Contract Price For The Housing Of State Offenders In County Regional Correctional Facilities; To Amend Section 47-5-945, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1439
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/6/25
Refer
2/17/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Establish A School Accountability Dashboard For Mississippi Public Schools To Promote Transparency And Provide Parents With Critical Student Performance Data; To Require School Districts To Publish The School Accountability Dashboard Beginning With The 2025-2026 Academic School Year; To Specify The Timeline By Which The Initial And Subsequent Updates To The Dashboard Are Required To Be Published; To Grant The Department A One-year Period To Identify Any Relevant Data Not Currently Collected To Determine What Said Data Is And Include It In The Dashboard Beginning With The 2026-2027 School Year; To Require The Information In The Dashboard To Be Compiled Into An Easily Accessible, User-friendly Single-page Graphic And Published On The Main Page Of The School District's And The Department's Website; To Require The State Department Of Education To Issue Guidance And The Standardized Dashboard Template To All School Districts By August 1, 2025; To Require The School Accountability Dashboard To Be Aligned With The State's Performance-based Accreditation System And Prescribe The Minimum Data Metrics To Be Included; To Amend Sections 37-17-6 And 37-17-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB144
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/10/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 11-46-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Governmental Entities Covered By The Tort Claims Act To Carry No Less Than $500,000 In Liability Coverage; To Amend Section 11-46-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Board To Obtain Insurance That Has No Less Than $500,000 Liability Coverage; To Bring Forward Section 11-46-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That The Tort Claims Board Is Charged With The Responsibility To Regulate All Liability Coverage Of Governmental Entities, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1440
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create New Section 45-1-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The "mississippi Immigration Enforcement Act Of 2025"; To Require A Person Licensed To Do Business As A Money Transmission Business To Collect A Fee For Each Transaction; To Require Fees To Be Remitted To The Department Of Revenue For Deposit Into The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Fund; To Authorize The Department To Suspend The License Of A Money Transmission Business For Failure To Comply With The Fee Requirements; To Create New Section 45-1-173, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit Within The Department Of Public Safety; To Create New Section 45-1-175, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Law Enforcement Agency Operating A County Detention Center To Enter Into A Written Agreement With The U.s. Immigration And Customs Enforcement To Participate In The Federal Immigration Program; To Create New Section 45-1-177, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Governmental Entity From Executing A Contract For Services With A Common Carrier If The Carrier Is Transporting A Person Known To Be An Unauthorized Alien Into Mississippi; To Create A Tax Credit For Money Transmission Fees Paid By A Taxpayer During The Tax Year; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1441
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/13/25
An Act To Amend Section 45-13-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Date Of Retail Sales For Fireworks; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1442
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/13/25
Refer
2/18/25
Enrolled
3/21/25
Passed
3/28/25
An Act To Amend Section 93-20-407, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Certain Medical Professionals From The Mississippi State Hospital, The North Mississippi State Hospital, East Mississippi State Hospital Or Any Other State Hospital To Sign The Certificates For Examination For Conservatorship If The Respondent Is Housed In A State Hospital At The Time Of The Petition; To Amend Section 93-20-408, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 93-20-409, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Grant Access To Medical Records From A Mississippi State Hospital If The Respondent Is Housed In A State Hospital At The Time Of The Petition; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1443
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 43-21-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Court To Raise A Conflict For Purposes Of Appointing A Guardian Ad Litem; To Amend Section 93-15-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Payment To Guardians Ad Litems; And For Related Purposes.