Mississippi 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1432
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/12/25
Refer
2/17/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-28-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Definitions Related To The Mississippi Charter School Act Of 2013; To Amend Section 37-28-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Applications To Be Approved For Charter Schools In Certain Districts Rated "c", Until The State Board Of Education Readjusts The Cut Scores Under The School Accountability Model; To Amend Section 37-28-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Charter School Authorizer To Amend Charter School Contracts In Order To Approve Mergers, Consolidations And Reconfigurations And Contract Reorganizations Without Closing A Charter School; To Amend Section 37-28-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Authorizer From Retaining A Portion Of Per-pupil Allocations For Its Support And Provide That The Legislature May Fund The Authorizer Through Specific Appropriation; To Amend Section 37-28-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Authorizer To Publish A Pamphlet, By August 1 Of Each Year, Informing Charter Schools And Charter Applicants Of All Educational Statutes Applicable To The Operation And Administration Of Charter Schools; To Amend Section 37-28-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Charter School Authorizer To Limit The Information Initially Submitted By A Charter School Applicant To That Which The Authorizer Deems Essential; To Amend Section 37-28-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Certain Applicants That Are Denied A Charter To Remedy The Application's Deficiencies And Reapply Before The Next Regular Application Process; To Amend Section 37-28-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Authorizer To Allow A Charter Management Organization To Hold A Single Contract And To Reorganize Under A Single Contract Without Re-applying For Each School; To Provide That Charter Schools Shall Be Granted A Two-year Delay Start Date For Commencement Of Instruction Of Students; To Further Provide That If The Charter School Fails To Start After Two Years Of Being Approved, It Must Reapply For Authorization To Open A Charter School To The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board; To Amend Section 37-28-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Manner In Which A Charter School's Underserved Population Is Compared To That Of The Local School District And To Authorize An Enrollment Preference For Children Transferring To A Charter School From Another School Whose Contract Is Held By The Same Governing Board; To Amend Section 37-28-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Achievement Gaps Comparisons For Proficiency Between Applicable Subgroups; To Amend Section 37-28-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Authorizer To Annually Monitor The Performance And Legal Compliance Of Charter Schools It Has Authorized; To Allow Charter Schools Under The Same Charter Contract To Submit A Single Annual Performance Report; To Amend Section 37-28-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Charter Schools That Receive A Renewal Contract Of Less Than Five Years To Appeal The Decision In The Same Manner That Nonrenewals And Revocations Are Appealed; To Amend Section 37-28-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Timeline And Procedures To Be Followed By The Authorizer In Its Decision To Close A Charter School; To Amend Section 37-28-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Streamline Reports From A Charter School Authorizer; To Amend Section 37-28-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Nonprofit Entity That Is Party To A Charter Contract, Including A Charter Management Organization, Is A Nongovernmental Entity; To Require The Governing Board Of A Nonprofit Entity Holding A Charter Contract For Multiple Schools To Determine Whether Each School Listed In The Charter Contract Will Function As A Local Education Agency Or If The Nonprofit Will Function As Such For All Schools Included In Its Charter Contract; To Amend Section 37-28-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Nonprofit Entity Holding A Charter Contract To Contract For Transportation Services, Special Education Services And Virtual Courses For Students Enrolled In The Charter School Under Its Contract; To Amend Section 37-28-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Charter Schools To Provide Appropriate Services To Students Designated As English Language Learners Who Are Enrolled In Its Schools; To Amend Section 37-28-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Charter Schools To Receive Performance Classifications From The State Department Of Education; To Provide That Charter Schools Are Not Subject To Any Rule, Policy, Regulation Or Procedure Adopted By The State Board Of Education Unless Such Was Adopted Pursuant To Law Applicable To Charter Schools; To Amend Section 37-28-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Total Number Of Nonlicensed Teachers Employed In An Instructional Capacity To 50% And To Exclude Provisionally Licensed Teachers And Licensed Teachers Teaching Out Of Field From The 50% Limitation On Charter School Teachers Exempt From Licensure Requirements; To Provide That Charter School Employees Having Satisfied All The Requirements For National Board Certification In Their Respective Professional Disciplines, Shall Be Entitled To A $6,000.00 Annual Salary Supplement; To Amend Section 37-28-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Insert Reference To The Mississippi Code Of Educator Ethics; To Amend Section 37-28-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each Charter School Or Charter Management Organization To Annually Certify Information Necessary To Calculate The Charter School's State Share Of And Local Contribution To The State Public School Funding Formula To The State Department Of Education; To Amend Section 37-28-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Manner In Which The Pro Rata Share Of Local Funds For Charter Schools Is Calculated; To Amend Section 37-28-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Charter Schools To Adhere To Generally Accepted Accounting Principles As Determined By The Financial Accounting Standards Board; To Require The State Auditor To Develop Financial Rules And Regulations, Including A Financial Accounting Manual Specific For Charter Schools; To Provide For The Annual Audit Of Records Of Nonprofit Entities Holding A Charter Contract For Charter Schools; To Require The State Department Of Education And Each Authorizer To Develop A Process Of Sharing Relevant Information To Avoid Duplication Of Effort; To Bring Forward Sections 37-28-1, 37-28-3, 37-28-17, 37-28-25, 37-28-27, 37-28-59 And 37-28-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; To Amend Sections 31-7-1, 37-3-51, 37-17-1, 37-21-3 And 37-41-1, 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 HB1465
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create The "right To Know How Safe We Are Act Of 2025"; To Require District Attorneys To File Reports With State Policymakers Summarizing The Decisions Made By Each Office As Investigations Of Crimes Conclude; To Require Each District Attorney's Office To Share An Annual Report By March 1 Of Each Year With The Governor And Attorney General And Make Such Report Available To The Public Upon Request; To Require The Attorney General To Compile A Statewide Report Summarizing The Information Required By This Act From Each District Attorney In A Uniform Fashion And Sortable By Crime And Jurisdiction, Make The Report Available To The Public; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2420
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/11/25
Refer
2/14/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Provide That, If The Address For Any Registered Agent Of Any Represented Organization Is A Residence Address, And The Registered Agent No Longer Resides At The Residence Address, Or The Residence Address Is Being Used Without The Current Occupant's Permission, The Current Occupant May Have The Address Removed From Public Record By Submitting To The Secretary Of State A Signed And Sworn Form Prescribed By The Secretary Of State; To Amend Sections 79-4-1.25 And 79-29-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase, From 10 Days To 30 Days, The Length Of Time Within Which The Secretary Of State May Return A Rejected Filing To A Corporation Or A Limited Liability Company After Receipt; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1506
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/13/25
An Act To Reenact And Amend Section 41-29-176, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Was Repealed By Operation Of Law On July 1, 2018; To Provide Administrative Forfeiture Procedures For Certain Seized Property Under The Uniform Controlled Substances Law That Has A Value Of Less Than Twenty Thousand Dollars; To Bring Forward Sections 41-29-154, 41-29-155, 41-29-157, 41-29-159, 41-29-160, 41-29-161, 41-29-163, 41-29-165, 41-29-167, 41-29-168, 41-29-169, 41-29-171, 41-29-173, 41-29-175, 41-29-176.1, 41-29-177, 41-29-179, 41-29-181, 41-29-183, 41-29-185, 41-29-187 And 41-29-189, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Forfeiture Of Drug Paraphernalia And Personal Property As Result Of Crimes Related To Controlled Substances, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1481
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 25-7-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Per Page Fees That Can Be Charged By Court Reporters; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1480
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Define State Jurisdiction Over Public Trust Tidelands And The Authority Of The Secretary Of State To Approve Leases Located On Public Trust Tidelands; To Amend Sections 29-1-107, 29-15-1, 29-15-3, 29-15-5, 29-15-9 And 29-15-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, And To Codify Section 29-15-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare Legislative Intent Relative To Public Trust Tidelands, To Clarify The Requirement Of A Separate Lease From The Secretary Of State To Rent Land On Public Trust Tidelands Property, To Clarify That The Lease Needed To Move On Shore Is One With The State Or The State Port At Gulfport, To Revise Definitions, To Provide That State-held Tidelands Subject To Public Trust Are Prescribed In Tidelands Maps And Boundary Agreements And Court Orders Confirming The Maps, To Confirm All Authority Over Tidelands In The State Unless Specifically Severed Or Given To A Specific State Agency Or Political Subdivision, To Confirm Authority, Management And Administrative Control Over Tidelands In The Secretary Of State, To Clarify That Only Specific Action By The Legislature Can Divest The Secretary Of State Of Such Management And Control; To Amend Sections 59-7-405 And 59-15-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Local Governing Authority Shall Not Lease, Sublease, Rent Or Provide Access For Any Gaming Purposes Under This Authority; To Amend Sections 75-76-67, 87-1-5, 97-33-1, 97-33-7, 97-33-17, 97-33-25 And 97-33-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define And Clarify The Authority Of The Mississippi Gaming Commission In Determining Legal Gaming Sites And Preliminary Site Approval And To Clarify Areas Authorized For Gaming Casino Operations And The Authority Of The Commission To Regulate Minimum Size, Minimum Improvements And Other Project Requirements; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1470
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/13/25
Refer
2/17/25
Failed
3/4/25
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 Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Case Plans For Inmates, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-3.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Minimum Time Offenders Must Serve, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To Conditional Medical Release, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Creation Of The State Parole Board, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Parole Board Collecting Certain Information, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Division Of Community Corrections, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To Certain Per Diem And Expenses, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Voting Requirements Of The Parole Board, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Official Seal Of The Parole Board; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Examination Of Inmates Records By The Parole Board, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Conditions For Parole-eligible Inmates Without A Hearing, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The State Parole Board Having Access To Offenders To Gather Information, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Privileged Information, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Certain Rules And Regulations, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Gratuities To Paroled Offenders, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Technical Violation Centers, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Effect Of A Felony Conviction While On Parole, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Department Of Corrections Role In Pardon And Commutation Requests, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Power Of The Court To Suspend Sentences And Place Defendants On Probation, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-33.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Regarding Department Discharge Plans For Released Inmates; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-34, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Post-release Supervision, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Terms And Conditions Of Probation, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Persons Who Supervise Those On Probation Or Parole, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Period Of Probation That Is Set By A Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-37.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Revocation Of Probation Or Post-release Supervision, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-38, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Certain Graduated Sections, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-38.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Technical Violation Centers, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Change Of Residence, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-40, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To The Earned-discharge Program; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Discharge From Probation, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Application Of Certain Provisions, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Provisions Inapplicable To Oakley Youth Development Center, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Earned Probation Program, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Community Service Revolving Fund, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Correctional Training Revolving Fund, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Authority Of The Department To Assume Certain Responsibilities, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Creation Of The Parole Commission, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-28, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Powers Of The Commissioner Of The Department Of Corrections, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-931, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes State Offenders To Be Housed In Regional Facilities, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 47-5-933, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The $32.71 Fee That The Department Of Corrections Pays To Regional Facilities Shall Be Mandatory Instead Of Permissive; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-938, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Offenders In Counties To Participate In Work Programs, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 45-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Rule Making Power Of The Commissioner Of Public Safety, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-23-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Uniform Certification Process For Intervention And Certain Other Courts, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 99-39-5 And 99-39-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Certain Post-conviction Proceedings, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 41-29-153 Through 41-29-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Certain Forfeiture, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 99-15-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Eligibility Requirements, For Pretrial Intervention, Whenever An Offender Has Been Held In Contempt Of Court For Failure To Pay Fines Or Restitution; To Bring Forward Sections 99-15-103, 99-15-105, 99-15-107 And 99-15-111 Through 99-15-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Pretrial Intervention, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; To Bring Forward Sections 9-23-5 Through 9-23-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Intervention Courts, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Certain Prohibited Acts, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; To Bring Forward Sections 99-19-81 And 99-19-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Habitual Offenders, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; To Bring Forward Section 21-23-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To The Operation Of Municipal Courts, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1464
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create The "kratom Consumer Protection Act"; To Define Certain Terms Relating To Kratom Products; To Provide Certain Prohibitions For Kratom Retailers, Wholesalers, Jobbers, Distributors And Manufacturers; To Require Kratom Products To Be Accompanied By A Label Bearing Certain Information Prior To Sale; To Require Retailers, Manufacturers And Wholesalers To Register Each Kratom Product Intended To Be Offered For Sale With The Department Of Revenue; To Require A Processor To Submit An Adverse Event Report Via Certified Mail To The Department Of Revenue And The United States Food And Drug Administration Upon Report Of An Adverse Event Related To A Registered Kratom Product; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1442
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/13/25
Refer
2/18/25
Enrolled
3/21/25
Passed
3/28/25
An Act To Amend Section 93-20-407, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Certain Medical Professionals From The Mississippi State Hospital, The North Mississippi State Hospital, East Mississippi State Hospital Or Any Other State Hospital To Sign The Certificates For Examination For Conservatorship If The Respondent Is Housed In A State Hospital At The Time Of The Petition; To Amend Section 93-20-408, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 93-20-409, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Grant Access To Medical Records From A Mississippi State Hospital If The Respondent Is Housed In A State Hospital At The Time Of The Petition; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1516
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Establish The "parents' Bill Of Rights Act"; To Define Terminology Used Herein; To Establish That A Parent's Liberty To Direct The Upbringing, Education, Health Care And Mental Health Of His Or Her Child Is A Fundamental Right; To Prohibit The State Or Any Political Subdivision Thereof From Substantially Burdening A Parent's Fundamental Right Without Demonstrating That The Burden Is Required By A Compelling Governmental Interest; To Provide That All Parental Rights Are Exclusively Reserved To A Parent Of A Child Without Obstruction By Or Interference From The State Or Any Political Subdivision Thereof; To Provide That Abuse Or Neglect Of A Child By A Parent Or The Action Or Decision Of A Parent That Would End Life Are Not Authorized By This Act; To Prohibit Employees Of This State And Any Political Subdivision Thereof, Except For Law Enforcement Personnel, From Encouraging Or Coercing A Child To Withhold Information From The Child's Parent; To Further Prohibit Such Employees From Withholding Information That Is Relevant To A Child's Physical, Emotional Or Mental Health From A Child's Parent; To Require The Board Of Education Of A School District To Develop And Adopt A Policy To Promote The Involvement Of Parents Of Children Enrolled In The District's Schools; To Prescribe The Minimum Requirement Procedures To Be Addressed By The Policy; To Provide The Board Of Education Of A School District With The Discretion To Adopt A Policy To Provide To Parents The Information In An Electronic Form; To Require Parents To Submit A Written Or Electronic Request For The Child's Information To The School Principal Or The Superintendent Of The School District; To Require The School Principal Or Superintendent To Provide The Requested Information To The Parents Within Ten Days Of Receiving The Request, Or Submit To The Parent A Written Explanation Of The Reasons For The Denial Of The Requested Information; To Prescribe The Process By Which A Parent May Submit A Formal Consideration Of The Request Of Information With The School Board If The Requested Information Is Not Received Five Days After Submitting The Initial Request; To Establish A Cause Of Action For Violation Of This Act; To Provide That This Act Shall Serve As A Defense To Any Cause Of Action That Is Raised As A Result Of A Violation Thereof; To Provide That The Rules Of Construction Shall Provide Broad Protection Of A Parent's Fundamental Rights As Inalienable Unless Those Rights Have Been Legally Waived Or Legally Terminated; To Bring Forward Sections 37-3-49, 37-13-173, 37-15-3, 37-7-301, 37-13-171 And 43-21-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1535
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
1/30/25
Refer
2/17/25
Failed
3/12/25
An Act To Establish The Artificial Intelligence Regulation (air) Task Force; To Provide For The Appointment Of Members Of The Task Force, Including Ex-officio Members; To Specify The Task Force's Purpose And Duties As A Regulatory Sandbox; To Direct The Task Force To Study And Evaluate Artificial Intelligence Applications, Risks And Policy Recommendations; To Require That The Task Force Will Report Its Findings And Any Recommendations To The Legislature Annually By December 1; To Authorize Fund And Support For The Task Force's Work; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1435
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/6/25
Refer
2/14/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-15-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement For The School Board Of The School District Of A Child's Residence Consent To The Release Of The Student For Transfer To Another School District; To Only Require That The Transferee School Board Approve Or Refuse The Transfer Of A Student Upon Receiving Notice And Official Meeting Of The Board To Act On Such Transfer; To Authorize The Siblings Of A Lawfully Transferred Student To Enroll In The Transferee School District At The Discretion Of Their Parent(s) Or Legal Guardian(s); That A Transfer Student's Athletic Eligibility Shall Be Determined In Accordance With Rules And Regulations Promulgated By Mhsaa Governing Student Eligibility To Provide For The Allocation And Disbursement Of Funds To A Receiving School District Upon The Completion And Certification Of A Student Transfer Request; To Stipulate That A School Or District May Not Accept Or Deny Students For Transfer Based On The Student's Ability Or Disability; To Require School Districts To Publish The Number Of Available Seats Open To Transfers Within The District And Individualized By School Facility; To Require The District To Publish Such Information At A Reasonable Time Before The Start Of The School Year; To Require Districts To Adopt And Publish The Processes Used To Choose Students For Transfer; To Require The State Department To Collect And Publish Student Transfer Data, Categorized By Acceptance, Denials And Reasons For Denials; To Provide That Transfer Authority Of A District To Receive Or Deny The Acceptance Of A Student Requesting Transfer Into The District Shall Not Supersede Any Provision Of An Enforceable Desegregation Order Or A Court-approved Desegregation Plan; To Create The Student Portability And Open Enrollment Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Expended By The State Department Of Education, Upon Appropriation Of The Legislature, For The Purpose Of Paying The Cost Of The State Portion Of Total Funding Formula Base-student Cost For The Transferring Student At The Transferee District's Rate; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1437
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
An Act To Amend Sections 73-25-1, 73-25-3, 73-25-5, 73-25-14, 73-25-17, 73-25-21, 73-25-23, 73-25-27, 73-25-28, 73-25-29, 73-25-30, 73-25-31, 73-25-32, 73-25-33, 73-25-34, 73-25-53, 73-25-55, 73-25-57, 73-25-59, 73-25-61, 73-25-63, 73-25-65, 73-25-83, 73-25-87, 73-25-89 And 73-25-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions Under The Medical Practice Act; To Clarify Certain Procedures To Obtain A License To Practice Medicine; To Provide For Electronic Notice Of License Renewal; To Provide Procedures For Physicians To Request Retired Status; To Clarify Procedures For The Issuance Of A Temporary License To Practice Medicine; To Clarify Procedures For Issuance Of A License By Reciprocity; To Revise Certain Procedures For Disciplinary Action Against Licenses, The Issuance Of Subpoenas By The Board Of Medical Licensure, The Grounds For Disciplinary Action, The Options Available To The Board Following Disciplinary Hearings Against Licensees, And Petitions For Reinstatement Of Licenses; To Clarify The Action Of The Unlawful Practice Of Medicine And The Authority Of The Board To Seek Injunctive Relief; To Delete A Certain Exception To Licensure; To Include Behavioral Conduct That Could Be Addressed By Treatment To The List Of Reasons A Licensee Shall Be Subject To Restriction Of Their License; To Clarify Certain Procedures Under The Disabled Physician Law; To Revise Disciplinary Action That The Board Is Authorized To Take, Including Placing A Licensee On Probation Or Imposing A Punitive Fine; To Provide That A Hearing Must Be Held Within 30 Days If The Board Determines That A Physician's Continuation Of Practice Is An Immediate Danger; To Exclude Individuals Engaged Solely In The Practice Of Midwifery From The Chapter; To Create New Section 73-43-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Physician Health Program To Provide Performance Statistics To The State Board Of Medical Licensure; To Amend Section 73-43-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Additional Members Of The Board Who Shall Be Members Of The Public Not Related To The Health Care Industry; To Repeal Sections 73-25-7, 73-25-9, 73-25-15, 73-25-19, 73-25-25, 73-25-39 And 73-25-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Require The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Meet At The Capitol At Least Once Each Year For The Purpose Of Examining Applicants; Provide For The Fee Charged By The Board To Apply For A License To Practice; Provide For The Procedures For Lost Medical Licenses; Provide For Certain Provisions Related To Nonresident Physicians; Provide For Certain Procedures For Those Desiring To Practice Osteopathic Medicine In The State; Allow The Board To Contract For The Acquisition Of Books And Other Records; Provide A Technical Reference To The Board; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2379
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create The Mississippi Mobile Sports Wagering Act; To Provide Definitions For The Act; To Provide That "online Race Book" And "online Sports Pool" Betting Shall Be Legal In This State; To Require A Platform That Operates An Online Sports Pool Or Online Race Book To A Manufacturer's And Distributor's License; To Authorize Licensed Gaming Establishments To Contract With No More Than One Platform; To Provide That A Platform Shall Only Accept Wagers From Players Located In Mississippi; To Require The Platform Contract For Geofencing And Age Verification; To Prohibit Play By Any Person Under The Age Of 21; To Impose A Fee On The Gross Revenue Of A Licensed Gaming Establishment, Including A Platform That Operates An Online Sports Pool, Online Race Book Or Both On Behalf Of The Holder Of A Gaming License, Which Is Derived From The Activities Authorized In This Act And To Exempt Such Gross Revenue From Certain Fees Imposed Or Authorized Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act And Any Local And Private Law Of The State Of Mississippi; To Provide For The Distribution Of Proceeds Collected From Such Fee To The Mississippi Hope Scholarship Fund; To Amend Sections 75-76-67 And 97-33-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 75-76-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Licensed Gaming Establishment To Display The License Of The Platform It Is Contracted With; To Amend Section 75-76-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Inclusion Of Online Race Book And Sports Book For Gaming Licensing Outside Of A Premises; To Bring Forward Section 75-76-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Licensed Gaming Establishment To Display The License Of The Platform It Is Contracted With, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 75-76-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides An Exception For An Office In This State For Platforms, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 75-76-33, 75-76-55, 75-76-101, 75-76-205 And 75-76-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Corporate Gaming Establishments, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Sections 75-76-175, 75-76-177 And 97-33-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Certain Provisions Relating To Credit Instruments And Gaming License Fees; To Bring Forward Sections 97-33-8 And 97-33-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Gaming Establishments, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Sections 75-76-79 And 97-33-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Certain Provisions Relating To Dockside Gaming; To Amend Sections 97-33-1 And 97-33-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Restrict Certain Types Of Wagers; To Establish The Mississippi Hope Scholarship Program Fund To Be Operated By The Ihl Office Of Student Financial Aid To Receive And Disburse The Proceeds Of The Mobile Sports Wagering Licensure Fees; To Create The "mobile Sports Wagering Tax Fund" And Provide For Its Distribution; And For Related Purposes.
MS
Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2390
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-115.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Criteria For Presumptive Eligibility For Medicaid For Pregnant Women; To Conform To Federal Law And Regulations; And For Related Purposes.