All Bills - Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2033
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Provide For The Licensure And Regulation Of Professional Midwifery; To Provide Definitions For The Purpose Of The Act; To Provide Exceptions To The Applicability Of The Act; To Provide The Scope Of Practice For Licensed Midwives; To Provide Mandatory Procedures For Licensed Midwives; To Prohibit Licensed Midwives From Certain Actions; To Create The State Board Of Licensed Midwifery And Provide For Its Composition, Appointment And Powers And Duties; To Require The Board To Promulgate Rules Not Later Than July 1, 2027; To Require A License From The Board To Practice Professional Midwifery; To Provide For The Issuance Of Temporary Permits To Practice Pending Qualification For Licensure; To Provide Exemptions From Licensure For Certain Persons; To Provide For The Confidentiality Of Information Maintained By The Board; To Provide Immunity For Certain Actions; To Provide Criminal Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Prohibit Terminology In Any Health Coverage Plan, Policy Or Contract That Is Discriminatory Against Professional Midwifery; To Require Health Coverage Plans That Provide Maternity Benefits; To Provide Coverage For Services Rendered By A Licensed Midwife; To Provide Whenever A Health Coverage Plan Provides For Reimbursement Of Any Services That Are Within The Lawful Scope Of Practice Of Licensed Midwives, The Person Entitled To Benefits Under The Plan Shall Be Entitled To Reimbursement For The Services, Whether The Services Are Performed By A Physician Or A Licensed Midwife; To Require The State Department Of Health To Develop And Institute A Safe Perinatal Transfer Certification For The Facilities That It Regulates; To Amend Section 73-25-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Reference To The Practice Of Midwifery In The Definition Of The Practice Of Medicine; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2034
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 99-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The General Two-year Statute Of Limitations On Crimes Will Not Run Against The Crime Of Sexual Battery; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2035
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create The Crime Of Reckless Endangerment; To Provide That Such Crime Shall Be A Misdemeanor; To Provide Certain Enhancements Under Which Such Crime Shall Be A Felony; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2036
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Enact The No Patient Left Alone Act; To Provide That A Health Care Provider Shall Allow Clients To Receive Visitors During Their Admission To, Or Residency At, The Provider's Facility In Accordance With Rules Promulgated By The Department Of Health; To Require A Provider To Allow In-person Visits In Certain Circumstances; To Provide That If Circumstances Require A Provider To Restrict Public Access To The Facility Due To Health Or Safety Concerns, The Provider Shall Develop Alternate Visitation Protocols That Allow Visitation To The Greatest Extent Possible While Maintaining Client Health And Safety; To Provide That If A Provider Does Not Correct A Violation In The Time Specified By The Department Of Health Or Repeats A Violation, The Department Of Health Shall Impose An Administrative Fine Of At Least $500.00 Per Violation; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2037
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Punishment For Simple Possession Of 30 Grams Or Less Of Marijuana To A Civil Penalty; To Direct The Funds Received From The Imposition Of The Civil Penalty To Be Deposited To The General Fund Of The Municipality Or County In Which The Summons For The Civil Penalty Was Issued; To Delete The Sentencing Authority Of The Court To Imprison A Defendant In The County Jail For A Second Conviction Of A Certain Amount Of Marijuana Or Synthetic Cannabinoids; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2038
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Criminalize The Willful Enrollment Of A Child Without Establishing Domicile Within The School District; To Provide Penalties; To Require The Department To Expel The Child Whose Enrollment Was The Basis Of The Conviction; To Require The Department, School District Or Any School Employee To Inform The Proper Law Enforcement Authority Of Violations Of This Provision; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2039
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 97-37-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Employees Of The Secretary Of State Who Are Authorized By The Secretary Of State To Perform Investigative Or Regulatory Functions To Carry Firearms; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2040
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Sections 9-23-5 And 9-23-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Conviction For Burglary Of A Dwelling Is Not A Crime Of Violence For Purposes Of Determining An Offender's Eligibility For An Intervention Court Program; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2041
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Criminalize The Willful Enrollment Of A Child Without Establishing Domicile Within The State And District; To Provide Penalties; To Require The Department To Expel The Child Whose Enrollment Was The Basis Of The Conviction; To Require The Department, School District Or Any School Employee To Inform The Proper Law Enforcement Authority Of Violations Of This Provision; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2042
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 45-33-26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Person Required To Register As A Sex Offender From Being Employed As A First Responder Without Advance Approval From The Director Of The Department Of Public Safety Sex Offender Registry; To Define The Term "first Responder"; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2043
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Engrossed
2/6/25
Refer
2/10/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 43-19-31 And Codify Section 43-19-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Establish Rules And Regulations With The Mississippi Gaming Commission Providing For The Withholding Of Cash Game Winnings, Slot Machine Annuities, Sports Betting And Other Reportable Cash Winnings Of Persons Who Have Outstanding Child Support Arrearages, And To Direct Casinos To Exchange Certain Information With The Department Of Human Services In Compliance With These Requirements; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2044
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 99-19-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Additional Criminal Assessment On A Misdemeanor Violation Of Section 97-3-7 From $1,000.00 To $500.00; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2045
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Prohibit Health Benefit Plans, Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Medicaid And Private Review Agents From Denial Of Coverage Or Imposing Restrictions On Prior Authorization For Drugs Prescribed For The Treatment Or Prevention Of Hiv Or Aids; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2046
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 75-24-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Reporting Of A Breach Of Security To The Office Of The Attorney General; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2047
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Phasedown The Operation Of The State Penitentiary At Parchman In Sunflower And Quitman Counties Over A Four-year Period And Transfer Its Inmates, Employees And Programs To Other State And Regional Facilities Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections; To Authorize And Direct The Commissioner Of Corrections To Develop And Submit To The Legislature A Plan To Implement This Phasedown Under Certain Conditions And To Promulgate Regulations Necessary To Implement The Plan; To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Hold The Land At Parchman In Trust And To Lease The Grounds And Buildings For Agricultural, Industrial, Commercial, Residential, Recreational Or Other Uses For A Ground Rental Under Certain Conditions; To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Designate An Existing Building At Parchman For The Delivery Of Mental Health Services To Inmates With Mental Illness Incarcerated In Any State Or Regional Correctional Facility To Be Known As The "northwest Mississippi Facility For The Treatment And Care Of Inmates With Mental Illness," And To Prescribe Standards For The Operation Of Said Mental Health Treatment Facility; To Provide That Any Buildings Or Other Facilities Remaining At Parchman Shall Be Renamed "northwest Mississippi Correctional Facility"; To Amend Sections 47-4-1, 47-5-3, 47-5-5, 47-5-6, 47-5-10, 47-5-20, 47-5-28, 47-5-30, 47-5-64 And 47-5-66, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Correctional Infrastructure And Inmate Housing Fund And In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 47-5-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties And Responsibilities Of The Correctional Auditor; To Amend Sections 47-5-539 And 47-5-579, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize And Direct The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Expand The Pilot Work Initiative Under The Mississippi Prison Industries Corporation At Central Mississippi Correctional Facility To Any State, Regional And Private Correctional Facility In The State Of Mississippi Which House Inmates Under The Jurisdiction Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections; To Prescribe Certain Conditions For The Operation Of The Mississippi Prison Industries Program; To Delete The Automatic Repealer On The Prison Industries Program; To Delete The Automatic Repealer On The Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act Of 2021; To Bring Forward Section 1 Of Chapter 479, Laws Of 2021; To Amend Sections 47-7-3 And 47-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, And Bring Forward Sections 47-7-3.1, 47-7-3.2, 47-7-15, 47-7-17 And 47-7-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; To Amend Sections 47-5-473, 47-5-577, 47-5-911 And 47-5-1251, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Automatic Repealers On The Correctional System Pilot Work Release Program, The Correctional System Mississippi Prison Industries Act Of 1990, The Correctional System Prison Industries Pilot Work Initiative At Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, The Correctional System Provisions For State Offenders Serving Sentences In County Jails, The Correctional System Prison Industry Enhancement Program And The Correctional System Probation And Parole Law; And For Related Purposes.