All Bills - Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB808
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Require Each District School Board And Charter School Governing Board To Adopt An Internet Safety Policy For Student Access To The Internet Provided By The School District; To Prescribe The Requirements For The Policy; To Require Each School District And Charter School Governing Board To Prohibit And Prevent Student Access To Social Media Through Internet Access Provided By The School District; To Prohibit The Use Of Certain Platforms On District-owned Devices And Through Internet Access Provided By The School District Or Charter School; To Authorize Teachers And Other Instructional Personnel To Designate An Area For Wireless Communications During Instructional Time To Be Used Solely For Educational Purposes; To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Rules For The Administration Of Such Policies; To Require Public Schools And Charter Schools To Provide Instruction On The Social, Emotional And Physical Effects Of Social Media And To Provide Requirements For Such Instruction; To Require The State Department Of Education And Governing Boards Of Charter Schools To Make Certain Instructional Material Is Available Online And To Notify Parents Of Its Availability; To Amend Section 37-11-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That School Districts' Codes Of Student Conduct Prohibit Student Use Of Wireless Communications Devices During Instructional Time; To Require The Codes Of Student Conduct To Include Notice That Use Of A Wireless Communications Device Includes The Possibility Of The Imposition Of Disciplinary Action By The School Or Criminal Penalties; To Authorize Teachers And Other Instructional Personnel To Designate An Area For Wireless Communications During Instructional Time; To Amend Section 37-28-9, 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 HB809
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Engrossed
2/6/25
Refer
2/14/25
Enrolled
4/3/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The School Enrollment Choices Of Children Of Active Duty, Or Active Guard And Reserve Duty, Members Of The United States Armed Forces; To Provide That Active Duty, Or Active Guard And Reserve Duty, Service Members Whose Children Transfer To Another School After Having Been Initially Enrolled In A School District For A Continuous Period Shall Be Required To Reapply For Admission If They Desire To Return To The Previous School District Or School Campus Of Transfer; To Define Certain Terminology Used Herein; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB81
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/10/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-103-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board Of Trustees Of Community And Junior Colleges Which Border Another State To Implement A Policy For Reducing Or Waiving Out-of-state Tuition For Nonresidents And Establish Criteria For Eligibility; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB810
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Engrossed
1/29/25
Refer
2/14/25
Failed
3/12/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-3-95, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt The Statewide Coordinator For Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (jrotc) Employed By The State Department Of Education From The State Personnel Board Qualification; To Make Such Position Equivalent To An Educator Program Administrator/supervisor Within The Department's Organizational Structure; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB811
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Engrossed
2/11/25
Refer
2/14/25
Enrolled
4/7/25
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-299, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In Order To Qualify To Run For Office, A Candidate Must Submit, Along With The Qualification Fees, A Form Prescribed By The Secretary Of State, And A Written Statement; To Require Executive Committees To Transmit Any Written Statements And Required Documents And Accompanying Fees To The Secretary Of State By 6:00 P.m. On The Date Of The Qualifying Deadline; To Provide A Timeline For An Executive Committee Or The Secretary Of State, Whichever Is Applicable, To Determine Whether A Candidate Meets The Qualifications To Hold The Office He Or She Seeks; To Provide That Once An Executive Committee Has Determined Whether A Candidate Is Qualified To Hold The Office He Or She Seeks, The Secretary Of The Executive Committee Shall Transmit A List Of All Of Those Candidates And How The Executive Committee Ruled On Their Qualifications To The Secretary Of State For Review; To Provide The Secretary Of State A Timeline To Determine If The Candidates Were Properly Qualified Or Disqualified; To Provide That If The Secretary Of State Disagrees With A Decision Made By An Executive Committee, The Secretary Of State Shall Notify The Executive Committee And Candidate And Give The Executive Committee And Candidate Ten Days To Appeal That Determination; To Provide The Secretary Of State Ten Days To Consider The Appeal Of The Executive Committee Or Candidate; To Provide That If The Secretary Of State Upholds His Or Her Determination, The Candidate May Appeal That Determination; To Provide That If A Candidate Has Voted In Any Election Outside Of The Jurisdiction In Which He Or She Seeks To Represent During The Period In Which The Candidate Is Required To Have Resided Within The Jurisdiction, The Name Of Such Candidate Shall Not Appear On The Ballot; To Provide An Exception To The Candidate Residency Requirement When Redistricting Has Changed A Candidates Jurisdiction And Would Otherwise Make Him Or Her Ineligible To Run As A Candidate In The Jurisdiction Where He Or She Currently Resides; To Amend Section 23-15-961, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 23-15-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Process For That Judicial Review; To Provide That A Candidate Aggrieved By The Decision Of The Appropriate Election Commission May File A Petition For Judicial Review To The Circuit Court Of The County In Which The Election Commission Whose Decision Is Being Reviewed Sits; To Amend Section 23-15-1093, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Deadline To Qualify To Run For President From January 1 Through January 15 To November 15 Through December 15; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-963, 23-15-1085 And 23-15-1089, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB812
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Engrossed
2/26/25
Refer
3/4/25
Enrolled
3/20/25
Passed
3/28/25
An Act To Amend Section 27-33-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Homestead Exemption From Ad Valorem Taxes For Homeowners Who Are Honorably Discharged American Veterans And 90 Years Of Age To The Unremarried Surviving Spouses Of Such Homeowners; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB813
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create New Section 73-15-20.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners (crnp) To Practice To The Full Extent Of Their Education And Training If They Are Eligible To Provide Services To Medicaid Recipients, Subject To The Requirements Of This Section; To Provide That A Crnp Shall Be Eligible To Apply For Full Practice Authority If The Crnp Has Accumulated At Least 10,000 Hours Of Documented Clinical Practice As A Crnp And The Crnp Has Not Completed More Than 25% Of Their Clinical Hours Through Virtual Or Telehealth Modalities; To Provide That The Mississippi Board Of Nursing Shall Develop A Rigorous Application And Review Process For Crnps Seeking Full Practice Authority; To Provide That A Crnp Granted Full Practice Authority Under This Section Shall Be Enrolled As A Medicaid Provider And Eligible To Receive Direct Reimbursement For Covered Services Provided To Medicaid Recipients; To Amend Sections 73-15-5 And 73-15-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB814
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-106-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement For The Satisfaction Of Core Curriculum Requirements Be Certified And Submitted By A High School Counselor Or Other School Officials; To Revise The Definition Of "family" And Adjust The Income Amount Allowable To Certain Families For Eligibility Of Receipt Of Pell Grant Funds; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB815
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Prohibit The Removal Or Assisted Removal Of Street, Road Or Highway Signs; To Provide Penalties For Such Removal; To Amend Section 97-17-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Street, Road And Highway Signs To The List Of Metals Prohibited From Purchase By Scrap Metal Dealers; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB816
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Engrossed
1/28/25
Refer
2/17/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Require The Mississippi Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks To Develop An Electronic Harvest Reporting Program For White-tailed Deer; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB817
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Provide For The Removal Of School Board Members For Malfeasance, Misfeasance Or Nonfeasance In Office Or For Other Just Cause, Including, Neglect To Perform Official Duties Associated With The Conduct Of Public Schools And Programs, Breach Of Public Trust Or Abuse Of Authority; To Require The Local School Board To Make An Official Recommendation For Removal To The Appropriate Local Governing Authority; To Prescribe The Manner For Notice And Administrative Proceedings Provided To The Accused School Board Member Recommended For Removal; To Provide That The Local Governing Authority Shall Act As The Reviewing Body Which Shall Vote Upon Its Findings Upon The Conclusion Of The Hearing; To Provide That The Removal Or Nonremoval Of An Accused School Board Member Shall Require A Majority Vote Of The Local Governing Authority; To Provide An Appeals Process For An Aggrieved Party; To Amend Section 37-6-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Chronic Absenteeism From Attending Meetings Of The School Board May Constitute Grounds For Removal For Neglect To Perform Official Duties Associated With The Conduct Of Public Schools; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB818
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Require Local School Boards To Develop And Public Schools Located Within The School District To Implement Age-appropriate And Developmentally-appropriate Policies Relating To Student Cell Phone Possession And Use On School Property During The Academic School Day From Bell-to-bell; To Specify The Minimum Provisions To Be Contained In Each School Cell Phone-free Education Policy Applicable To Elementary, Middle And High School Students; To Prescribe Exceptions To Possession; To Prohibit Students From Being Suspended Or Expelled As A Consequence Of Any Violation Of Such Policies; To Require School Districts To Establish Procedures For Off-site Events; To Require School Boards To Make Its Policy Publicly Available And Posted Prominently On The School District's Website; To Require School Boards, When Designing Its Cell Phone-free Education Policy, To Incorporate School-based Emergency Best Practices In Its Comprehensive School Safety Plan; To Provide For The Construction Of This Act; To Amend Sections 37-11-55 And 37-11-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions Regarding The Prohibition On Suspending Or Expelling Students For Being In Violation Of The Cell Phone Possession Policy; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB819
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Authorize The Local School Board Of Public School Districts To Adopt A Policy To Provide Employees Of The School District With Cost-free Admission Into All School-sponsored And Mississippi High School Activities Association Governed Athletic And Extracurricular Events Hosted By The District, To Provide That The Policy May Be Reflected In The School District's Employment Contract; To Stipulate That Cost-free Admission Shall Only Be Applicable To School District Employees And Not Transferrable To Third Parties; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB82
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/10/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 43-20-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Licensed Child Care Facilities To Purchase And Maintain Liability Insurance In An Amount Not Less Than Three Hundred Thousand Dollars Per Occurrence And Five Hundred Thousand Dollars In Aggregate Coverage; To Provide That Such Proof Shall Be Submitted To The Licensing Agency Every Year; To Provide That Any Tax-exempt Child Care Facilities Shall Be Exempt From The Requirement To Purchase And Maintain Liability Insurance; To Amend Section 43-20-14, 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 HB820
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-13-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Formula To Be Used For The Purpose Of Allocating State Funds For The Employment Of School Attendance Officers Based On The Assignment Of One School Attendance Officer For Every 2,000 Compulsory-school-age Children Or A Major Fraction Thereof Enrolled In The Public Schools Of The Entire County; To Increase The Minimum Base Salary For School Attendance Officers; And For Related Purposes.