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An Act To Require The Department Of Corrections To Provide Body-worn Cameras For Its Correctional Officers Under Certain Circumstances; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Amend Section 27-69-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "tobacco" Under The Tobacco Tax Law; To Define The Term "vapor Product" Under The Tobacco Tax Law; To Amend Section 27-69-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Levy An Excise Tax On Vapor Products; To Amend Sections 27-69-15, 27-69-27, 27-69-33 And 27-69-35, Mississippi Code …
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An Act Making An Appropriation To Mercy House Adult And Teen Challenge From The Opioid Settlement Fund For The Purpose Of Defraying Expenses Related To Facility Improvements At The Mercy House Adult And Teen Challenge Main Campus In Georgetown, Mississippi, And To The Planned Location Of The Mercy House Adult And Teen Challenge Short-term Drug And Alcohol Rehabilitation Center In …
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An Act To Prohibit Step Therapy Protocol From Being Used For Any Drug That Is Approved By The United States Food And Drug Administration For The Treatment Of Postpartum Depression; To Provide That Postnatal Care Patients And Birthing Mothers Shall Be Offered Screenings For Postpartum Depression; To Provide That The Screening Process Shall Be In Line With Evidence-based Guidelines; To …
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An Act To Direct The Division Of Medicaid To Enter Into Negotiations With The Federal Government To Obtain A Waiver Of Applicable Provisions Of The Medicaid Laws And Regulations For A Demonstration Project To Provide Medicaid Benefits To Individuals Who Are In Need Of Mental Health Services Or Substance Use Disorder Services During A Presumptive Eligibility Period; To Provide That …
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An Act To Establish The Prison To Paycheck Act Of 2025; To Authorize The Sheriffs Of Regional Correctional Facilities To Establish A Work Release Program; To Provide The Eligibility Criteria For Inmates For Such Program And To Require Participating Employers To Pay No Less Than The Prevailing Wage; To Provide That Such Facilities Shall Receive A Certain Daily Per Diem …
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An Act To Establish A Work Release Program At Delta Correctional Facility; To Provide The Eligibility Criteria For Inmates Who May Participate In The Program; To Require Certain Statistical Data Be Reported To The Legislature Regarding The Program; To Provide That Inmates Who Are Work Participants Shall Utilize Their Wages For Certain Purposes; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Authorize The Sheriffs Of County Regional Correctional Facilities And County Jails That House State Inmates, To Establish A Work Program With The Mississippi Department Of Transportation Where Inmates Work For The Department; To Require The Department Of Corrections To Pay A Daily Per Diem Of $34.00 To The Correctional Facilities That Have Inmates That Work For The …
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An Act To Amend Section 41-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Requirements For A Mississippi Department Of Health Review Of Health Care Provided To Inmates Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections; To Prohibit The Department Of Corrections' Comprehensive Correctional Healthcare Services Provider From Charging State Inmates For Certain Healthcare Services; To Require The Department Of Corrections To Provide …
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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; …
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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 …
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An Act To Require The State Department Of Education To Acquire And Distribute Copies Of The Book One Mississippi To All Public School Districts And Charter Schools For Grade 2 Students; To Require The Department To Develop And Provide A Lesson Plan Template For Instruction On The Content And Significance Of The Book; To Require The Lesson To Be Administered …
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An Act To Establish The "mississippi Public Universities Reform Act"; To Reform State-supported Postsecondary Educational Institutions By Prohibiting Funding For Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Offices And Officers; To Prohibit Mandatory Dei Training And Diversity Statements In Admissions, Hiring, And Promotions; To Mandate Merit-based Decisions For Admissions And Employment; To Authorize The Reallocation Of Dei Funding To Scholarships And Tuition Reduction; …
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An Act To Prohibit State Supported Postsecondary Educational Institutions Under The Purview Of The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning Or The Mississippi Community College Board From Soliciting Pledges Or Expending Any Funds, Regardless Of The Sources From Which Such Funds Are Derived, For The Purpose Of Promoting Or Implementing Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Initiatives For Students …
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An Act To Create The "mississippi Inmate Labor Accountability And Rehabilitation Act"; To Define Certain Terms; To Authorize The Commissioner Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections, To Allow The Sale Of All Goods, Wares, Services Or Merchandise Manufactured By Inmates To Be Sold In A Certain Manner; To Require The Proceeds From The Sale Shall Be Allocated In A Certain …
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An Act To Amend Section 27-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "gross Income" Under The State Income Tax Law To Exclude Compensation Not To Exceed The Aggregate Sum Of $20,000.00 For Any Taxable Year For Employment As A Full-time State Certified Law Enforcement Officer; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Amend Section 73-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Membership Of The Mississippi Board Of Nursing To Remove The Licensed Physician Member And Add A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Member; To Provide That The Members Of The Board Who Are Registered Nurses Other Than The Nurse Practitioner Member And The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Member Shall …
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An Act To Provide That Before Any Voter Registration Application May Be Accepted, Each Applicant Who Registers In Person Or By Mail, And Who Is Not Eligible To Register Using A Federal Post Card Application, Shall Provide An Identifying Document That Establishes His Or Her Proof Of Residence; To Provide What The Identifying Documents May Be; To Amend Sections 23-15-35, …
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An Act To Amend Section 37-28-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Members Of The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board To Be Compensated With Per Diem, Mileage And Other Actual Expenses Incurred As A Result Of Attending Meetings Of The Authorizer Board And In The Discharge Of Duties Prescribed By The Authorizer Board; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Create The Office Of Inspector General; To Define Certain Terms; To Require The Office Of Inspector General To Be Administratively Attached To The Office Of The Governor For The Purpose Of Investigating And Pursuing Charges With Respect To The Detection And Eradication Of Fraud, Waste, Misconduct, Inefficiencies, Mismanagement, Abuse And Corruption In The Executive Branch Of State …
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An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Retail Sales Of Food For Human Consumption Not Purchased With Food Stamps But Which Would Be Exempt From Sales Tax If Such Food Were Purchased With Food Stamps; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Prohibit Health Plans From Imposing Any Charge, Fee Or Other Payment On A Health Care Provider For Electronic Fund Transfers And Health Care Payment And Remittance Advice Transactions Made On Or After July 1, 2025; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Require That Certain Insurance Policies And Contracts Shall Provide Coverage For Physician-prescribed Proton Beam Therapy For The Treatment Of Cancer As Recommended By The American Society For Radiation Oncology (astro); An Act To Amend Section 25-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Employees Life And Health Insurance Plan Shall Provide Coverage For Proton Beam …
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An Act To Require That Every Insurance Policy Issued, Amended, Or Renewed On Or After January 1, 2026, That Provides Hospital, Medical, Or Surgical Coverage To Provide Coverage For Medically Necessary Treatment Of Mental Health And Substance Use Disorders; To Prohibit Insurers From Limiting Benefits Or Coverage For Chronic Or Pervasive Mental Health And Substance Use Disorders To Short-term Or …
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An Act To Amend Section 37-181-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Waitlist Requirement For Students Eligible To Receive An Educational Scholarship Account Under The "equal Opportunity For Students With Special Needs Act"; To Provide That, Subject To Appropriation, Each Student's Esa Shall Be Funded At The Student Base Amount As Determined Under The "mississippi Student Funding Formula"; And …
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An Act To Amend Section 23-15-367, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Appearance Of Names On General Election Ballots So That Nominees Of The Political Parties Whose Nominees For President Received At Least Ten Percent Of The Votes Cast In The Previous Presidential Election Shall Be Listed First Alphabetically By The Candidate's Last Name, And Then Nominees Of Any …
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An Act To Authorize Advanced Practice Registered Nurses And Physician Assistants To Certify The Cause Of Death Of A Person And Sign The Death Certificate Instead Of A Physician If The Nurse Or Physician Assistant Was The Primary Person Who Attended To The Care Of The Decedent Before The Death Of The Decedent; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Create The Corrections Omnibus Act; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Definitions Section Of The Probation And Parole Law, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Parole Eligibility For Inmates, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-3.1, Mississippi …
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An Act To Amend Section 47-5-95, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That Advance Notice Be Provided To The Commissioner Of The Department Of Corrections When Certain Officials Seek To Visit State Correctional Facilities For Certain Purposes; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Require The Joint Legislative Committee On Performance Evaluation And Expenditure Review (peer), Under Certain Circumstances, To Contract With A Certified Public Accounting Firm To Perform Certain Audits Related To The Correctional System Of The State; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Amend Section 41-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Health And The Department Of Corrections' Comprehensive Healthcare Services Provider To Establish A Hepatitis C Program And A Hiv Treatment Program For State Inmates; To Provide That The Department Of Health And The Department Of Corrections Shall Develop A Plan For Improving The Health Of …
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An Act To Amend Section 47-5-158, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify What Monies Consists Of The Inmate Welfare Fund; To Require The Department Of Corrections To Produce An Annual Consolidated Statement Of The Inmate Welfare Fund; To Require The Department To Provide Independent Verification Of The Inmate Welfare Fund Through Direct Bank Verification; To Require The Commissioner Of The …
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An Act To Amend Section 47-5-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Corrections To Provide Monthly Rodent And Pest Control Services At All State Correctional Facilities; To Amend Section 47-5-94, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Health To Conduct Monthly Inspections Of Such Correctional Facilities For Rodent And Pest Control And To Provide …
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An Act To Prohibit The Department Of Corrections' Comprehensive Correctional Healthcare Services Provider From Charging State Inmates For Certain Healthcare Services; To Require The Department Of Corrections To Provide Communal Kiosks At Correctional Facilities So That Inmates Can Make Requests For Medical Or Dental Appointments Electronically; To Require Certain Dispensation Of Medication For State Inmates To Help Ensure Effective Medication …
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An Act To Establish The Corrections Overview Task Force; To Provide The Membership Of The Task Force; To Prescribe The Powers And Duties Of Such Task Force; To Amend Sections 47-5-10, 47-5-473, 47-5-579 And 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Duties Shall Be Performed By The Corrections Overview Task Force Rather Than The Corrections And Criminal Justice …
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An Act To Require The Department Of Corrections To Convene An Unexpected Fatality Review Team Concerning Inmate Deaths Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide Certain Definitions; To Provide The Primary Purpose Of An Unexpected Fatality Review Is To Develop Recommendations For The Department And Legislature Regarding Changes In Practices To Prevent Certain Fatalities Pertaining To Inmates; To Provide That After A …
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An Act To Amend Section 47-5-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That When An Autopsy Is Performed On A State Inmate, A Copy Of The Autopsy Report Shall Be Provided To The Governor, Lieutenant Governor And The Chairpersons Of The House And Senate Corrections Committees; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Amend Section 41-137-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Registered Designated Caregiver Shall Not Be Required To Have A Criminal Background Check More Frequently Than Once Every Three Years For The Caregiver To Renew His Or Her Registry Identification Card Under The Medical Cannabis Act; To Amend Section 41-137-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide …
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An Act To Amend Section 19-25-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove A Certain Provision That Authorizes Counties To Charge Municipalities, Which Have Municipal Prisoners Housed At County Jails, At A Rate That Is Tied To The State Rate For The Housing Of State Inmates; To Provide That Such Removal Will Allow Counties And Municipalities To Negotiate The Costs For …
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An Act To Amend Section 47-5-158, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Composition Of The Inmate Welfare Fund Committee To Include The Chairpersons Of The House And Senate Corrections Committees And The Chairpersons Of The House And Senate Accountability, Efficiency And Transparency Committees As Nonvoting Members; To Require The Committee To Meet At Least Once Quarterly; And For Related …
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An Act To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Finance And Administration To Be Responsible For Making All Solicitations For Proposals To Provide Health Care Services For Inmates Of The Department Of Corrections; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Codify Section 47-5-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Office Of Corrections Ombudsman And Prescribe Its Powers And Duties; To Provide For A Corrections Oversight Committee; To Provide Inspection Authority For The Office Of Ombudsman; To Provide Complaint Investigation Authority; To Provide For An Annual Report; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which …
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An Act To Be Known As The Healing Outreach, Prevention And Education (h.o.p.e.) Act; To Require Every Nurse Who Applies For A Nursing License Or Applies To Renew His Or Her License Must Certify To The Mississippi Board Of Nursing That He Or She Has Completed One Hour Of Human Trafficking Training That Includes A Trauma-informed Curriculum Designed To Educate …
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An Act To Require Certain Insurance Policies And Contracts Provide Coverage For Annual Pap Smears; To Amend Section 25-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State And School Employees Health Insurance Plan To Include Coverage For Annual Pap Smears; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Require The State Department Of Education To Acquire And Distribute Copies Of The Book One Mississippi To All Public School Districts And Charter Schools For Grade 2 Students; To Require The Department To Develop And Provide A Lesson Plan Template For Instruction On The Content And Significance Of The Book; To Require The Lesson To Be Administered …
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An Act To Create New Section 41-61-60, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Autopsy In The Case Of An Infant Or Child Who Dies Suddenly And Unexpectedly Must Include A Review Of The Child's Immunization And Medical Records; To Require The Medical Examiner To Document In The Autopsy Report Any Immunizations Or Emergency Countermeasures Administered To The Child …
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An Act To Amend Section 37-28-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Report Required By Peer On Assessing The Sufficiency Of Funding And Recommended Statutory Changes To Laws Relating To Charter Schools From Annually To Biennially; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Create The Mississippi Support Our Law Enforcement And Safe Neighborhoods Act; To Set Forth Legislative Intent And Short Title; To Require Cooperation And Assistance In Enforcement Of Immigration Laws And To Indemnify Law Enforcement Officers For Implementation Of This Act; To Prohibit Illegal Aliens From Entering Into Business Transactions With The State; To Amend Section 99-3-7, Mississippi …
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An Act To Create The Office Of Inspector General; To Define Certain Terms; To Require The Office Of Inspector General To Investigate And Pursue Charges With Respect To The Detection And Eradication Of Fraud, Waste And Abuse In The Executive Branch Of State Government; To Require The Governor, With The Advice And Consent Of The Senate, To Appoint A State …
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An Act To Provide Electric Utility Customers With The Option To Decline Installation Of Smart Meters; To Provide Definitions Relating To Smart Meters And Smart Meter Technology; To Require That Smart Meter Technology Provide Customers With Direct Access To And Use Of Price And Consumption Information; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Create The Crime Of Unlawful Human Harboring; To Provide That A Person Who Harbors Or Hides Or Assists Another In Harboring Or Hiding Any Person Who Illegally Entered Or Illegally Remains In The United States Commits The Crime Of Unlawful Harboring; To Create The Crime Of Unlawful Human Smuggling; To Provide That A Person Who Transports Or …
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An Act To Direct The Department Of Human Services To Submit To The United States Department Of Agriculture A Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (snap) Food Restriction Demonstration Project Request That Will Allow The State Of Mississippi To Prohibit The Purchase Of Soft Drinks, Energy Drinks And Candy With Snap Benefits; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Create A Separate Retirement System For First Responders, Including Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, Emergency Medical Services Providers, Emergency Management Personnel, And Public Safety Telecommunicators; To Define Eligibility For Membership In The System; To Provide For Employee And Employer Contributions To Fund The System; To Establish Benefits For Disability And Superannuation Retirement And Establish Death Benefits; To Establish …
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An Act To Amend Section 73-53-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Board Of Examiners For Social Workers And Marriage And Family Therapists From Requiring A Written Jurisprudence Examination Specific To The State Laws That Regulate Social Workers For Applicants For A License By Reciprocity Who Establish Residence In This State; To Amend Section 73-50-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, …
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An Act To Amend Section 41-41-302, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Nurse Practitioner Primarily Responsible For Attending To The Care Of The Individual To Sign A Physician Order For Sustaining Treatment (post) For The Individual; To Amend Section 41-41-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Create The Volunteer Firefighter Certification Act; To Provide That Volunteer Firefighters Who Complete Nfpa 1010-compliant Training May Receive Firefighter I And Ii Certifications; To Require The State Fire Academy, In Consultation With The Office Of The State Fire Marshal, To Establish A Process To Certify Completion Of Such Training; To Require The State Fire Academy To Maintain …
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An Act To Prohibit The Knowing And Willful Transport Into The State Of An Unauthorized Alien; To Provide That Such Crime Shall Be A Felony And Prescribe Penalties For Such; To Provide That The Forgery Of Government Documents For Unauthorized Aliens Shall Be A Crime; To Provide Penalties For Violation Of Such; To Amend Section 45-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, …
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An Act To Amend Sections 25-11-103, 25-11-109, 25-11-111, 25-11-112, 25-11-114, 25-11-115, 25-11-117, 25-11-123 And 25-11-147, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, Emergency Medical Services Providers, Emergency Management Personnel, And Public Safety Telecommunicators Who Become Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System On Or After March 1, 2026, Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance …
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An Act To Create New Sections 25-11-147 And 25-11-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Member Of The Public Employees' Retirement System Or A Member Of The Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan Is Convicted Of Or Enters A Plea Of Guilty Or Nolo Contendere In Any Court To A Felony In Which Public Funds Were Unlawfully Taken, Obtained …
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An Act To Require The Physician, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Or Physician Assistant Primarily Responsible For Attending To The Care Of The Decedent To Certify To The Cause Of Death And Sign The Death Certificate If The Death Does Not Affect The Public Interest; To Amend Sections 41-57-13 And 41-61-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of …
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An Act To Amend Section 43-19-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Child Support Guidelines To Change To An Income Shared Model Of Both Parents; To Change How The Child Support Schedule From Percentage To Amounts; To Bring Forward Sections 43-19-39, 43-19-103 And 43-19-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Additional Considerations That The Court May Use In Calculating …
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An Act To Direct All State Agencies, Departments And Institutions To Immediately Cease Providing State Funds To Any Individual Or Entity That Is Directly Affiliated With A Physician, Medical Practice Or Other Organization Providing Abortion Services Or Facilitating The Procurement Of Abortion Services; To Amend Section 43-13-117.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Division Of Medicaid To Initiate A …
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An Act To Amend Section 37-13-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Recitation Of The Oath Of Allegiance To The Flag Of The United States Of America At The Beginning Of The First Hour Of Each Day School Is In Session For Academic Instruction; To Bring Forward Section 37-13-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; …
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An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Retail Sales Of Infant Formula, Baby Food, Children's Diapers, Diaper Bags, Diaper Rash Cream, Baby Wipes, Baby Powder, And Nonprescription Over-the-counter Drugs, Medications And Items Used Primarily For Medical Care For Children; To Amend Section 27-65-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For …
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An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Tangible Personal Property Or Services To The Lincoln Civic Center Foundation; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Provide That Daylight Saving Time Shall Be The Year-round Standard Time Of The State Of Mississippi If Federal Law Is Amended To Authorize States To Observe Daylight Saving Time Year-round; And For Related Purposes.