All Bills - Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB849
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Engrossed
2/12/25
Refer
2/18/25
Failed
3/4/25
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 Anesthetist 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 8,000 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 This Act; To Provide For The Licensure And Regulation Of Anesthesiologist Assistants By The State Board Of Medical Licensure; To Define Certain Terms; To Provide That The Board Shall Review And Determine The Qualifications Of Persons Applying For A License To Practice As An Anesthesiologist Assistant; To Provide The Powers Of The Board Regarding Licensure Of Anesthesiologist Assistants And Prescribe The Qualifications For Licensure; To Authorize The Board To Issue Temporary Licenses; To Provide That Anesthesiologist Assistants May Assist In The Practice Of Medicine Only Under The Supervision Of An Anesthesiologist; To Provide That Anesthesiologist Assistants May Perform Only Those Duties Delegated To Them By A Supervising Anesthesiologist; To Provide That A Supervising Anesthesiologist Shall Delegate To An Anesthesiologist Assistant Any Duties Required To Develop And Implement A Comprehensive Anesthesia Care Plan For A Patient; To Authorize The Board To Revoke Licenses And Take Other Disciplinary Action Against Licensees And To Reinstate Licenses After Revocation; To Prohibit Practicing As An Anesthesiologist Assistant Without A License, And Provide A Criminal Penalty For Persons Convicted Of Unauthorized Practice; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB85
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/10/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Direct The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Submit An Amendment To The Mississippi Child Care Development Fund (ccdf) Plan To The Federal Government To Provide That Certain Parents Or Primary Caregivers Of Children Will Be Eligible For Child Care Services Under The Mississippi Child Care Payment Program (ccpp) And To Provide For An Appeal By A Child Care Provider Or The Child's Parent Or Primary Caregiver To The Attorney General Of The Denial Or Revocation Of Eligibility For A Child Care Certificate; To Direct The Department Of Human Services To Implement The Provisions Of The Plan Amendment In The Ccpp After The Amendment Is Approved; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB850
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create The Crime Of Possessing An Unserialized Firearm Or Unserialized Unfinished Firearm Frame Or Receiver, Commonly Known As "ghost Guns"; To Define Certain Terms; To Require A Firearm Manufactured Using 3d Printing Technology To Be Serialized; To Prescribe Requirements For The Serialization Of Firearms; To Require The Commissioner Of Public Safety To Publish Notice Of The Requirements Of This Act; To Exempt Certain Firearms From The Serialization Requirements; To Establish Criminal Penalties For Violations; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB851
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create The Troy Floyd Act; To Provide That The Mississippi Development Authority Shall Establish A Program To Provide Grants To Certain Municipalities To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Acquiring Life Saving Emergency Equipment For Their Police Departments; To Provide An Application Process For The Grant Program; To Create The "small Municipalities Police Departments Life Saving Emergency Equipment Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Disbursed, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, By The Mississippi Development Authority, To Provide Grants Authorized In This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB852
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 9-11-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Jurisdiction Of Justice Courts To $5,000.00; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB853
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Prequalification Of Bidders For Construction, Maintenance Or Repair And Renovation Of Historical Buildings And Mississippi Landmarks For $10,000,000.00 Or More; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB854
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Engrossed
2/12/25
Refer
2/17/25
Failed
3/7/25
An Act To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 19 South Located In Neshoba County, Mississippi, As The "msgt. Bridgette R. Horn Memorial Highway"; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB855
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Establish The Supplemental Salary Pay For Law Enforcement Act Of 2025; To Define Certain Terms; To Provide That Any Certified Law Enforcement Officer Who Has Been Employed In Law Enforcement For At Least A Year Shall Be Entitled To Additional Compensation In The Amount Of Six Hundred Dollars Per Year; To Provide That Such Supplemental Salary Shall Be Paid By The State Of Mississippi; To Provide That If Such Additional Pay Is Denied To A Law Enforcement Officer, Then Such Officer Shall Have A Certain Right Of Appeal; To Create A Board Of Review To Address Questions Of Eligibility For The Supplemental Salary; To Create A Special Fund Entitled The "supplemental Salary Pay For Law Enforcement Fund"; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB856
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Engrossed
2/6/25
Refer
2/14/25
Enrolled
4/8/25
An Act To Reenact Sections 73-21-71 Through 73-21-87, 73-21-91, 73-21-93, And 73-21-97 Through 73-21-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Comprise The Mississippi Pharmacy Practice Act; To Amend Section 73-21-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Mississippi Pharmacy Practice Act; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Code Sections That Comprise The Mississippi Pharmacy Practice Act; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise, Add And Delete Certain Definitions; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board Of Pharmacy To Delegate Powers To The Executive Director Of The Board; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Board's Authority To Regulate Manufacturing Of Drugs, And Provide That The Board Will Regulate Pharmacy Services Administrative Organizations; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify A Reference To Pharmacy Schools In Mississippi; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of The Surcharge On A License Renewal Fee To Fund An Impaired Pharmacists Or Pharmacy Students Program; To Clarify That The Board Does Not Give The Licensure Exam But Approves It; To Include Pharmacy Services Administrative Organizations In The Renewal License Fee Provisions; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-97, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By Senate Bill No. 2699, 2025 Regular Session, To Clarify That The Board May Impose A Monetary Penalty Against A Licensee; To Include Interns/externs, Pharmacy Technicians, Registrants And Permit Holders In The Disciplinary Provisions Of The Board; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-99, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Registrants In The Disciplinary Provisions Of The Board; To Exempt Meetings Of The Investigations Review Committee From The Open Meetings Act And Exempt Minutes Of The Meetings Of The Committee From The Public Records Act; To Authorize The Board To Issue Subpoenas For The Purpose Of Conducting Investigations To Obtain Papers, Documents, Prescriptions Or Any Other Records Deemed Relevant To An Investigation; To Provide That All Records Of Investigation Shall Be Kept Confidential And Shall Not Be Subject To Discovery Or Subpoena; To Authorize The Board To Order Summary Suspension Of An Individual's License Or Registration Or A Permit Of A Facility Without A Hearing If The Board Determines That There Is An Immediate Danger To The Public; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Board Order Is Appealed, The Appeal Will Act As A Supersedeas As To Any Monetary Penalty, But No Such Person Shall Be Allowed To Practice Pharmacy In Violation Of Any Disciplinary Order While The Appeal Is Pending; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Minimum Amount Of Monetary Penalties Authorized By The Board; To Provide That Violations May Be Assessed Beginning With The Date That The Offender First Conducted Business In The State; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That All Entities Involved In The Drug Supply Chain Must Be Registered With The Board; To Provide That Permits May Be Issued For Up To A Triennial Period And To Increase The Maximum Fee For Such Permits; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-106, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Pharmacy Located Outside This State That Performs Any Services Included In The Definition Of The Practice Of Pharmacy For Residents Of This State Shall Be Considered A Nonresident Pharmacy And Must Be Permitted By The Board; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board To Enter And Inspect Any Facility Identified In The Supply Chain That Ships, Or Causes To Be Shipped, Or Receives Any Controlled Substances Or Prescription Or Legend Drugs Or Devices; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-108, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Entities Located In This State Or Outside Of This State That Provide Any Home Medical Equipment To Patients In This State Must Be Permitted By The Board; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Provisions Specifying The Format And Content Of Prescription Forms; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Requirements For Pharmacists To Keep Certain Records About Dispensing Biological Products And Communicating That Information To The Prescriber; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-124, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By House Bill No. 1463, 2025 Regular Session, To Make A Minor, Nonsubstantive Change; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-125, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That References To Community Pharmacies Will Instead Be To Charity Pharmacies; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Board Shall Issue And Renew Licenses And Permits For Both In- And Out-of-state Persons, Businesses And Entities Owning Or Shipping Into, Within Or Out Of The State; To Authorize The Board To Use An Outside Agency To Accredit All Persons, Businesses And Facilities Licensed Or Permitted With The Board; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Certain Provisions Relating To The Prescription Monitoring Program; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-127.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Prescription Monitoring Program Shall Provide A Report To The Legislature Upon Request That Indicates The Number Of Opioid Prescriptions That Were Provided To Patients During That Year, Instead Of Providing An Annual Report; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Entity Assisting With The Return Of Outdated Drugs To A Manufacturer On Behalf Of A Pharmacy Shall Register With The Board And Have A Permit; To Repeal Section 73-21-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provided That A License To Practice Pharmacy Would Be Issued To Persons Presenting Proof Of Graduation From The University Of Mississippi School Of Pharmacy Before A Certain Date, And Section 73-21-95, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Abolished The Assistant Pharmacist License; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB857
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Failed
2/13/25
An Act To Expand The Provisions Of The Literacy-based Promotion Act In Order To Provide Certain Intervention And Implementation Strategies For Literacy Proficiency Among Students In Grade 4 Through Grade 8; To Define Terminology; To Require The State Department Of Education To Provide A System Of Support For School And District Instructional Leaders, Teachers, Literacy Coaches, Interventionists, Tutors And Other Identified Personnel Of Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh And Eighth Grade Students To Ensure That They Have The Knowledge And Skills To Support Students With Reading Difficulties; To Prescribe What The System Of Supports Shall Entail; To Require The State Department Of Education To Develop And Promulgate Rules For The Implementation Of An Evidence-based Program Of Literacy Intervention For Students In Grade 4 Through Grade 8; To Require The State Department Of Education To Develop A Formula To Identify Middle Literacy Support Schools (m-lss) Based On Reading Proficiency Data As Determined By The Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (maap); To Require The State Department Of Education To Submit An Annual Report To The Legislature By December 1 Of Each Year Of The Program Implementation Over The Course Of The Previous Year; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB858
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Enact Into Law The Dietitian Licensure Compact And Provide That The State Of Mississippi Enters The Compact With Other States That Join In The Compact; To Amend Sections 73-10-3, 73-10-7, And 73-10-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB859
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Enact Into Law The Social Work Licensure Compact And Provide That The State Of Mississippi Enters The Compact With Other States That Join In The Compact; To Amend Sections 73-53-7, 73-53-13 And 73-53-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Bring Forward Section 73-53-11, 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 HB86
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/10/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create A New Section To Require Emergency Communications Districts To Implement A System To Allow Text-to-911 Services; To Amend Section 19-5-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "text-to-911"; To Amend Section 19-5-311, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB860
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create New Section 97-3-102, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Crime For A Therapist Who Engages In Sexual Contact With A Patient; To Amend Section 97-3-95, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include The Term "therapist" In The Provision Of Law That Regulates The Crime Of Sexual Battery; To Amend Section 73-54-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Engaging In Sexual Contact With A Patient To The Grounds For Disciplinary Action Of Marriage And Family Therapists; To Amend Section 73-53-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Engaging In Sexual Contact With A Patient To The Grounds For Disciplinary Action Of Social Workers; To Amend Section 73-30-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Engaging In Sexual Contact With A Patient To The Grounds For Disciplinary Action Of Licensed Professional Counselors; To Amend Section 73-31-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Engaging In Sexual Contact With A Patient To The Grounds For Disciplinary Action Of Psychologists; To Amend Section 73-25-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Engaging In Sexual Contact With A Patient To The Grounds For Disciplinary Action Of Physicians; To Bring Forward Section 97-3-97, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Definitions For The Crime Of Sexual Battery; To Bring Forward Section 97-3-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Penalties For The Crime Of Sexual Battery; To Provide Additional Immunity For Any Person Who, In Good Faith, Reports Abuse, Neglect Or Commercial Sexual Exploitation; To Require Any Person Or Entity Who Learns That An Adult Was Abused As A Child By A Person Who Was Or Is Associated With The Person Or Entity; To Provide Immunity To Such Person For Reporting; To Amend Sections 43-21-353 And 97-3-54.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Immunity For The Reporter Of Sexual Abuse Which May Be Incurred As A Result Of Reporting; To Bring Forward Section 97-5-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Mandatory Reporting, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB861
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Engrossed
2/12/25
Refer
2/14/25
Enrolled
4/3/25
Passed
4/17/25
An Act To Amend Sections 97-31-55 And 41-29-149.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Immunity For Those Who Report Sexual Abuse; And For Related Purposes.