All Bills - Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB876
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Establish The Mississippi Emergency Drinking Water Network Act To Be Administered By The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency; To State Legislative Findings And Intent; To Establish The Mississippi Emergency Drinking Water Network Grant Program To Increase Drinking Water Security And Water System Resiliency By Equipping Water Systems And First Responders With Equipment And Training To Maintain Water Service To Vital Facilities And The Public During Periods Of Infrastructure Failure; To Provide Definitions For The Terms Used In The Act; To Specify The Purposes For Grant Awards To Mississippi County Emergency Management Agencies; To Authorize The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (mema) To Make Eligible Equipment Purchases Supporting The Mississippi Emergency Drinking Water Network; To Allow Mema To Use A Maximum Of Two Percent Of Funds Appropriated For The Administrative Expenses Of Carrying Out The Provisions Of This Act, To The Extent Permissible Under Federal Law; To Direct Mema To Seek To Minimize Its Administrative Expenses By Establishing Policies And Procedures Mirroring Past Programs Using Federal Covid-19 Relief Funds; To Require Mema To Certify To The Department Of Finance And Administration That Each Expenditure Appropriated To Mema Is In Compliance With United States Department Of The Treasury Criteria Regarding The Use Of Monies From The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund; To Provide Reporting Requirements To The Governor And The Legislature By October 1 Of Each Year; To Provide That Funds Appropriated To Mema For The Purposes Of This Act Shall Be Available Through December 31, 2026, Or On The Date Of The Arpa Funds Expenditure Deadline Provided By The Federal Government, Whichever Occurs Later; To Provide That Each Grant Recipient Shall Certify, For Any Project For Which A Grant Is Awarded, That If The Project Is Not Completed By December 31, 2026, And The United States Congress Does Not Enact An Extension Of The Deadline On The Availability Of Arpa Funds, Then The Grant Recipient Will Complete The Project Through Other Funds; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB877
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Under The Medicaid Waiver For Home- And Community-based Services For Developmentally Disabled People, A Licensed Registered Nurse Who Is The Guardian Living In The Household Of A Child Of The Nurse Shall Be Eligible To Receive Reimbursement For Medically Necessary Services That The Nurse Provides To The Child, Provided That The Nurse Has Received Certification From The State Department Of Mental Health As Being Qualified By Education, Training And Experience To Provide Those Types Of Services To The Child; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB878
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create The Mississippi School Safety Task Force; To Provide For The Appointment Of Members Of The Task Force; To Provide That The Task Force Will Continually Study Ensuring And Enhancing Safe School Environments For Students, Teachers And Staff In Mississippi, And The Implementation Of Best Practices For Prevention And Response; To Provide For The Task Force To Conduct Its Business; To Require That The Task Force Will Report Its Findings And Any Recommendations To The Legislature On An Annual Basis; To Bring Forward Section 37-3-83, 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 HB879
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/26/25
An Act To Create The "retailer Tax Fairness Act"; To Define Certain Terms Relating To Electronic Payment Transactions; To Provide That A Merchant Or Seller Collecting State Taxes Or Local Taxes From A Purchaser In Any Electronic Payment Transaction For Which The Merchant Or Seller Pays Or Is Charged An Interchange Fee Will Be Entitled To A Credit Against Such Taxes; To Provide For The Amount Of The Tax Credit; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB88
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/10/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Provide Full Suffrage Restoration To Any Person Disqualified By Reason Of Criminal Conviction; To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Who Shall Be Considered A Qualified Elector; To Amend Section 23-15-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Secretary Of State And The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Collaborate To Ensure Voters Are Placed Back On Voter Rolls; To Amend Section 23-15-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 23-15-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Training For Elections Commissioners To Ensure Voters Who Were Disenfranchised Are Allowed To Register To Vote; To Amend Sections 23-15-223, 23-15-125, 23-15-151, 23-15-153 And 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Sections 97-39-3 And 99-19-37, 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 HB880
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create The "fatherhood Begins At Conception Act"; To Authorize Court-ordered Support For Pregnant Women Out Of Lawful Matrimony; To Amend Section 93-9-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of The Chancery Court To Award Support To Pregnant Women Out Of Matrimony; To Define Unborn Child; To Amend Section 93-9-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Obligations Of The Father Extend To The Support Of The Mother Of An Unborn Child; To Amend Section 93-9-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Petitions For The Support Of The Mother Of An Unborn Child; To Amend Section 93-9-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Limitation On Recovery Of Support From A Father; To Amend Section 93-9-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Limitation On Recovery Of Support From A Father's Estate; To Amend Section 93-9-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Prohibition That Pregnancy Halts The Custody Or Support Hearings; To Amend Section 93-9-28, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Procedures For Voluntary Acknowledgement Of Paternity; To Amend Section 93-9-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Court Order May Include The Support Of The Mother Of An Unborn Child; To Amend Section 93-9-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include The Support Of The Mother Of An Unborn Child As A Responsibility Of The Father Of The Child; To Amend Section 93-11-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Expenses To The Pregnant Mother In The Custody Provisions; To Amend Section 93-11-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Order Of Child Support Can Include Support Of The Pregnant Mother; To Amend Sections 93-11-101 And 93-11-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Support Of The Pregnant Mother In The Order Of Support; To Amend Section 43-19-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Child Support Unit To Include The Support Of Pregnant Women; To Amend Section 43-19-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Stipulated Agreement Between A Father And The Pregnant Woman Of His Unborn Child May Include The Support Of The Mother; To Amend Section 43-19-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Pregnant Mothers Who Receive Governmental Assistance Under The Jurisdiction Of The Child Support Unit; To Amend Section 43-19-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Court To Consider The Expenses To The Pregnant Mother For Child Support; To Bring Forward Section 93-9-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Jurisdiction Of The Courts To Provide Remedies For Support Orders Including Pregnancy, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 93-9-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Blood Tests For Paternity Testing, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 93-5-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Types Of Custody, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB881
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 41-125-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Physical Therapists Do Not Need To Have Prior Work Experience In Order To Work At A Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Center; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB882
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 19-5-319, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Public Body To Transcribe And Release Any Emergency Telephone Call To The Public Upon Request; To Provide That Such Transcript Shall Be Redacted Of Any Identifying Information Pertaining To The Subject Of An Emergency Call; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB883
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Direct On-site Supervisor Of A Provider In A Managed Care Organization Under Any Managed Care Program Implemented By The Division Of Medicaid Who Has Begun The Process For Credentialing And Previously Has Not Been Denied Credentialing To Sign Off On The Work Of The Provider During The Time That The Provider Is Awaiting A Decision On His Or Her Credentialing, And To Allow The Provider To Receive Reimbursement From The Organization For The Work That Has Been Signed Off On By The Supervisor; To Amend Section 43-13-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Whenever The Division Determines After A Hearing That A Provider Has Violated Any Provision Of The Medicaid Law, The Division May Not Suspend Reimbursement Payments To The Provider During The Time That The Decision Of The Division Is On Appeal By The Provider, Unless The Provider Previously Has Been Convicted Of Fraud In Connection With The Medicaid Program; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB884
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 17-13-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That When An Interlocal Agreement Between Local Governmental Units Pertains To The Provision Of Services Or Facilities By Certain County Officials, Then Such Agreement Must Be Approved By The County Officials And The Attorney General Before The Agreement Is Enforced; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB885
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 25-11-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That County And Municipal Election Commissioners Shall Receive Creditable Service In The Public Employees' Retirement System For Their Terms Of Office; To Amend Section 25-11-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Member Of The System Who Served As A County Or Municipal Election Commissioner For At Least Eight Years Before July 1, 2025, When The Member Withdraws From Service And Receives A Retirement Allowance, Shall Receive An Additional Amount For Each Full Year That The Member Served As An Election Commissioner Before July 1, 2025; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB886
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 43-15-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Any Person Aggrieved By A Decision Of The Department Of Human Services Or Child Protection Services Regarding Foster Care Issues To Appeal The Decision To The Chancery Court Of The County Of His Or Her Residence; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB887
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 99-19-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Time Period For Qualification Of Certain Habitual Offenders; To Amend Section 99-19-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions That Regulate Habitual Offenders; To Remove Restrictions For Reduction Of Parole; To Amend Section 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Changes; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB888
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Engrossed
1/29/25
Refer
2/17/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 7-9-70, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Baptist Medical Center And Any Burn Center Affiliated With A Level 1 Trauma Center In The Mississippi Trauma Care System As A Burn Center For Which Funds Shall Be Appropriated From The Mississippi Burn Care Fund; To Delete The University Of Mississippi Medical Center As Being An Agency Responsible For Receiving Gifts, Donations, Bequests, Appropriations Or Grants And For Deposit Of Such Into The Mississippi Burn Care Fund; To Amend Section 27-19-44.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of The Additional Fee That Is Imposed For Any Distinctive Or Special License Tag Or Plate And The Proceeds Of Which Are Deposited Into The Mississippi Burn Care Fund; To Amend Section 41-59-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Board Of Health Shall Revise The Plan For The Delivery Of Services To Mississippi Burn Victims Through The Existing Trauma Care System Of Hospitals To Include Baptist Medical Center And Any Burn Center Affiliated With A Level I Trauma Center In The Mississippi Trauma Care System; To Amend Section 27-19-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Assess An Additional Fee Of Fifty Cents Upon Each Set Of License Tags And Two Decals Issued, Or Upon Each Set Of Two Decals Issued, For Private Carriers Of Passengers And For Private Carriers Of Property Of A Gross Weight Of 10,000 Pounds And Less, And To Provide That The Proceeds From Such Fee Shall Be Deposited In The Mississippi Burn Care Fund Created In Section 7-9-70; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB889
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create The "mississippi Indigent Burn Care Support Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Special Fund May Be Appropriated To The Mississippi Department Of Health For The Purpose Of Carrying Out Certain Responsibilities Established In Section 41-59-5 And For Reimbursement Of Uncompensated Care To Mississippians Administered By Out-of-state Burn Centers That Are Affiliated With Level I Trauma Centers In The Mississippi Trauma Care System; To Amend Section 27-19-44.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Impose An Additional Fee Of Two Dollars For Distinctive Or Special License Tags And To Provide That The Proceeds Collected From The Additional Fee Shall Be Deposited Into The Mississippi Indigent Burn Care Support Fund Created In This Act; And For Related Purposes.