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Legislator > Samuel Creekmore IV
State Representative
Samuel Creekmore IV
(R) - Mississippi
Mississippi House District 014
In Office - Started: 01/07/2020
contact info
Capitol Office
State Capitol
400 High St.
Jackson, MS 39201
400 High St.
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: 601-359-3360
Capitol Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
Jackson, MS 39215
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB19 | Appropriation; Health, Department of. | ` An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The State Department Of Health For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Crossed Over |
| HB22 | Appropriation; Insurance, Department of. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Mississippi Department Of Insurance For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Passed |
| HB18 | Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. | An Act Approving The Expenditure Of Special Funds For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The State Board Of Cosmetology And Barbering For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Crossed Over |
| HB27 | Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board. | An Act Making An Appropriation From Special Funds In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Mississippi State Board Of Physical Therapy For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Crossed Over |
| HB25 | Appropriation; Nursing, Board of. | An Act Making An Appropriation From Special Funds In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Mississippi Board Of Nursing For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Crossed Over |
| HB30 | Appropriation; Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, Board of Examiners for. | An Act Making An Appropriation From Special Funds In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Board Of Examiners For Social Workers And Marriage And Family Therapists For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Crossed Over |
| HB24 | Appropriation; Medical Licensure, Board of. | An Act Making An Appropriation From Special Funds In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The State Board Of Medical Licensure For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Crossed Over |
| HB29 | Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services, Department of. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Department Of Rehabilitation Services For Fiscal Year 2026. | Crossed Over |
| HB28 | Appropriation; Real Estate Commission. | An Act Making An Appropriation From Special Funds In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Mississippi Real Estate Commission For Fiscal Year 2026. | Crossed Over |
| HB21 | Appropriation; Fire Academy. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The State Fire Academy For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Crossed Over |
| HB26 | Appropriation; Optometry, Board of. | An Act Making An Appropriation From Special Funds In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The State Board Of Optometry For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Crossed Over |
| HB17 | Appropriation; Child Protection Services, Department of. | An Act Making An Appropriation To Defray The Expenses Of The Department Of Child Protection Services For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Crossed Over |
| HB20 | Appropriation; Human Services, Department of. | An Act Making An Appropriation To Defray The Expenses Of The Department Of Human Services For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Crossed Over |
| HB23 | Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of. | An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governor's Office-division Of Medicaid For The Purpose Of Providing Medical Assistance Under The Mississippi Medicaid Law And Defraying The Expenses Of The Administration Of That Law For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Crossed Over |
| HB569 | CON; revise conditions for long-term care hospital in Harrison County to allow participation in Medicaid. | An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Relating To A Hospital That Has A Certificate Of Need For A Forty-bed Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility In Desoto County; To Provide That There Shall Be No Prohibition Or Restrictions On Participation In The Medicaid Program For Such Facility That Would Not Otherwise Apply To Any Other Such Facility; To Require The Issuance Of A Certificate Of Need For Additional Beds In A Community Living Program For Developmentally Disabled Adults Located In Madison County; To Revise The Conditions For A Certificate Of Need Issued For A Long-term Care Hospital In Harrison County To Allow The Hospital To Participate In The Medicaid Program As A Crossover Provider; To Provide That The University Of Mississippi Medical Center Need Not Obtain A Certificate Of Need For Any Hospital Beds, Services, Health Care Facilities, Or Medical Equipment Which Have Been Approved And Continuously Operated Under A Certificate Of Need Exemption For A Teaching Hospital, Or Which Are Approved Before July 1, 2025, So Long As They Do Not Undergo A Physical Relocation; To Provide That After July 1, 2025, The University Of Mississippi Medical Center Shall Have An Academic Exemption From The Certificate Of Need Requirements Only Within A Certain Area Of Jackson, Mississippi; To Clarify That In Order For The University Of Mississippi Medical Center To Qualify For Such An Academic Exemption, The State Health Officer Must Determine That The Proposed Equipment Or Facility Fulfills A Substantial And Meaningful Academic Function; To Direct The State Department Of Health To Issue A Certificate Of Need To Any Psychiatric Hospital Located In Jackson, Mississippi, That Was Providing Adult Psychiatric Services As Of January 1, 2025, Under Certificate Of Need Authority That Was Transferred To It Within The Past Five Years Under A Change Of Ownership, And To Provide That The New Certificate Of Need Shall Authorize The Continuation Of Such Adult Psychiatric Services, Provided That The Hospital Relinquishes Its Existing Authority To Operate Under The Certificate Of Need Authority Transferred To The Hospital As Of The Effective Date Of The New Certificate Of Need; To Direct The State Department Of Health To Conduct A Study And Report By December 1, 2025, On The Feasibility Of Exempting Small Hospitals From The Requirement For A Certificate Of Need For The Placement Of Dialysis Units To Reduce The Number Of Transfers For Patients Requiring Dialysis, The Feasibility Of Exempting Small Hospitals From The Requirement For A Certificate Of Need To Operate Geriatric Psychiatric Units, And The Feasibility Of A New Requirement That Acute Adult Psychiatric Units Treat A Certain Percentage Of Uninsured Patients Or Pay A Periodic Fee In Lieu Thereof; To Amend Section 41-7-173, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Minimum Dollar Amounts Of Capital Expenditures And Major Medical Equipment That Require The Issuance Of A Certificate Of Need; And For Related Purposes. | Vetoed |
| HB856 | Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on and make various changes to. | 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1954 | Union County; authorize certain assessments in justice court to fund maintenance of county law enforcement center. | An Act To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Union County, Mississippi, To Levy An Assessment In An Amount Not To Exceed $15.00 For Each Civil Case Filed And Each Conviction Obtained In The County's Justice Court; To Provide That The Assessments Shall Be In Addition To Any Other Assessments And Court Costs; To Require Such Assessments Be Placed In A Special County Fund Designated As The "union County Law Enforcement Center Maintenance Fund"; To Provide That Such Fund Shall Be Expended On The Maintenance Of The Center; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB1953 | Union County; authorize assessments on justice court convictions and nonadjudications for capital improvements. | An Act To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Union County, Mississippi, To Levy An Assessment, In Addition To Any Other Assessments And Court Costs, For Civil Cases Filed And Misdemeanor Convictions And/or Nonadjudications Obtained In Its Justice Court, To Be Placed In A Special County Fund Designated The "union County Capital Improvements Fund" And Used To Fund Capital Improvements; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HR112 | Myrtle Girls Cross Country Team; commend upon winning MHSAA Class 1A State Championship. | A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The 2024-2025 Myrtle Attendance Center Girls Cross Country Team For Winning The Mississippi High School Activities Association (mhsaa) Class 1a State Championship. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR115 | Ingomar Lady Falcons Basketball Team; commend upon winning MHSAA Class 2A State Championship. | A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The 2024-2025 Ingomar Attendance Center Lady Falcons Basketball Team For Winning The Mississippi High School Activities Association (mhsaa) Class 2a State Championship. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB674 | Interstate Dental & Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact; create. | An Act To Enact Into Law The Interstate Dental And Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact And Provide That The State Of Mississippi Enters The Compact With Other States And Jurisdictions That Join In The Compact; To Amend Sections 73-9-1, 73-9-3, 73-9-5, 73-9-13, 73-9-41, 73-9-43, 73-9-61, 73-9-63 And 73-9-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB1754 | Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services, Department of. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Department Of Rehabilitation Services For Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HB1753 | Appropriation: Real Estate Commission. | An Act Making An Appropriation From Special Funds In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Mississippi Real Estate Commission For Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HB1741 | Appropriation; Health, Department of. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The State Department Of Health For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HB1743 | Appropriation; Fire Academy. | An Act Making An Appropriation From General Fund In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The State Fire Academy For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HB1750 | Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board. | An Act Making An Appropriation From Special Funds In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Mississippi State Board Of Physical Therapy For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HB1755 | Appropriation; Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, Board of Examiners for. | An Act Making An Appropriation From Special Funds In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Board Of Examiners For Social Workers And Marriage And Family Therapists For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HB1749 | Appropriation; Optometry, Board of. | An Act Making An Appropriation From Special Funds In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The State Board Of Optometry For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HB1745 | Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of. | An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governor's Office-division Of Medicaid For The Purpose Of Providing Medical Assistance Under The Mississippi Medicaid Law And Defraying The Expenses Of The Administration Of That Law For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HB1748 | Appropriation; Nursing, Board of. | An Act Making An Appropriation From Special Funds In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Mississippi Board Of Nursing For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HB1746 | Appropriation; Medical Licensure, Board of. | An Act Making An Appropriation From Special Funds In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The State Board Of Medical Licensure For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HB1739 | Appropriation; Child Protection Service, Department of. | An Act Making An Appropriation To Defray The Expenses Of The Department Of Child Protection Services For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HB1744 | Appropriation; Insurance, Department of. | An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Mississippi Department Of Insurance For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HB1742 | Appropriation; Human Services, Department of. | An Act Making An Appropriation To Defray The Expenses Of The Department Of Human Services For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HB1740 | Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. | An Act Approving The Expenditure Of Special Funds For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The State Board Of Cosmetology And Barbering For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HB1747 | Appropriation; Nursing Home Administrators, Board of. | An Act Making An Appropriation From Special Funds In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Mississippi State Board Of Nursing Home Administrators For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1752 | Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Certification Board. | An Act Making An Appropriation From Special Funds In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Mississippi Real Estate Appraiser Licensing And Certification Board For Fiscal Year 2026. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR108 | Ingomar Lady Falcons Volleyball Team; commend upon winning MHSAA Class 2A State Championship. | A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The 2024-2025 Ingomar Attendance Center Lady Falcons Volleyball Team For Winning The Mississippi High School Activities Association (mhsaa) Class 2a State Championship. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1751 | Appropriation; Psychology, Board of. | An Act Approving The Expenditure Of Special Funds For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Of The Mississippi State Board Of Psychology For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1404 | Mental health; provide exemption from pre-affidavit screening for persons being treated in an acute psych hospital who have already had evaluations. | An Act To Amend Section 41-21-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Exemption From The Requirement To Have A Pre-affidavit Screening Before A Relative Or Interested Person May File An Affidavit For Commitment If The Individual To Be Committed Is Being Treated In A Licensed Hospital With Licensed Acute Psychiatric Beds And Has Already Had Two Qualified Professional Evaluations, Provided That The Licensed Hospital Notifies The Community Mental Health Center That The Individual Is In The Hospital At Least 24 Hours Before Filing The Affidavit; To Amend Section 41-21-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; To Amend Section 41-19-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Community Mental Health Centers Shall Submit Certain Written Quarterly Reports To The Boards Of Supervisors Of Each County In Their Region On A Standard Form Developed And Provided To The Community Mental Health Centers By The State Department Of Mental Health; To Amend Section 41-30-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add A Definition To The Comprehensive Alcoholism And Alcohol Abuse Prevention, Control And Treatment Act; To Amend Sections 41-30-27 And 41-31-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Pre-affidavit Screening Must Be Conducted Before An Affidavit For Emergency Involuntary Commitment Of A Person For Alcohol Or Drug Use May Be Filed Unless The; And For Related Purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1402 | Vital records; fees for certain may be used by Board of Health for public health programs. | An Act To Amend Section 41-57-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Board Of Health To Use Certain Funds Received As Fees For Certified Copies Of Births, Deaths And Marriages For Public Health Programs Such As Maternal, Infant And Child Health And The Completion Of All Other Vital Records And Statistics; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB1447 | Department of Health; authorize to increase fees for water quality analysis as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act. | An Act To Amend Section 41-26-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Department Of Health To Increase The Amount Of Fees For Water Quality Analysis And Related Activities As Required By The Federal Safe Drinking Water Act; And For Related Purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1094 | Department of Health; exempt certain contracts relating to the Public Health Lab from PPRB approval. | An Act To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Public Procurement Review Board Approval Contracts Entered Into By The State Department Of Health For Service On Specialized Equipment And/or Software Required For The Operation Of Such Specialized Equipment For The Use By The Public Health Laboratory; And For Related Purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1085 | Mississippi Main Street; authorize counties to donate to and make MDAH administrator of Main Street Revitalization Grant. | An Act To Amend Sections 57-78-3 And 57-78-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Department Of Archives And History, Rather Than The Mississippi Development Authority, Shall Be The Administering Agency For The Grant Program; To Increase The Maximum Of Grant Funds That May Be Provided To A Community Under The Program During A Year; To Delete The Provision Requiring That The Mississippi Department Of Archives And History Shall Provide The Mississippi Main Street Association With No More Than Two Percent Of The Amount Of Funds Deposited Into The Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Fund For Administrative Expenses In Carrying Out Its Duties Under The Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program; To Repeal Section 33 Of Chapter 113, Laws Of 2024, Which Provides Funds From The Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program Fund To The Mississippi Development Authority For Making Grants To Certain Main Street Designated Communities For Certain Projects; To Amend Section 2 Of Chapter 113, Laws Of 2024, To Revise The Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriation To The Mississippi Development Authority To Reduce The Amount Of Special Funds Appropriated To The Authority; To Amend Chapter 66, Laws Of 2024, To Revise The Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriation To The Mississippi Department Of Archives And History To Increase The Amount Of Special Funds Appropriated To The Department; To Provide That The Department Shall Distribute Funds From The Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program Fund To Certain Main Street Designated Communities For Certain Projects; And For Related Purposes. | Vetoed |
| HB848 | Opioid Settlement Fund Committee; create to disburse opioid litigation settlement monies. | An Act To Create The Opioid Settlement Fund Committee For The Purpose Of Annually Determining The Allocation Of Monies Received From Opioid Litigation Settlements And Deposited Into The Opioid Settlement Fund; To Designate The Members Of The Committee; To Require The Attorney General To Convene The Committee Within Six Months After Passage Of This Act; To State Certain Purposes For Which Grants From Opioid Litigation Settlement Monies May Be Awarded By The Committee; To Authorize The Attorney General To Remit Electronic Transfers Of Funds To The Opioid Settlement Fund; To Require The Attorney General To Annually Submit An Itemized Financial Report To The Legislature And The State Auditor On Disbursements Made From The Fund By The Committee; To Amend Section 27-103-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB1401 | Community health workers; provide for certification of by Health Department and for Medicaid reimbursement for services of. | An Act To Establish A Community Health Worker Certification Program In The State Department Of Health; To Provide That The Division Of Medicaid Shall Seek Approval From The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services For A State Plan Amendment, Waiver, Or Alternative Payment Model To Provide Reimbursement For Certain Services Provided By Certified Community Health Workers; To Provide That The Department Shall Be The Sole Certifying Body For The Community Health Worker Profession And Practice In Mississippi; From And After January 1, 2026, No Person Shall Represent Himself Or Herself As A Community Health Worker Unless He Or She Is Certified As Such In Accordance With The Requirements Of The Department; To Provide That The Department Shall Promulgate Rules Necessary To Carry Out The Provisions Of This Act, Including Establishing The Core Competencies Of Community Health Workers, The Community Health Worker Certification Application And Renewal Process, Certification Application And Renewal Fees, Procedures For Certification Denial, Suspension And Revocation, And The Scope Of Practice For Certified Community Health Workers; To Provide That The Department Shall Approve Competency-based Training Programs And Training Providers, And Approve Organizations To Provide Continuing Education For Certified Community Health Workers; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Medicaid Reimbursement For Certain Services Provided By Certified Community Health Workers; To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Section; And For Related Purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB668 | MS Juvenile Tobacco Prevention; raise age restriction to 21. | An Act To Amend Sections 97-32-5, 97-32-11 And 97-32-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Sell, Barter Or Delivery Of Tobacco Products To Any Individual Under 21 Years Of Age; To Amend Section 97-32-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Publication Of The Name Of Any Person Under 21 Years Of Age; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB671 | Hospital Expanded Capacity Program; extend period during which expenses incurred by hospitals for ICU beds may be reimbursed under. | An Act To Amend Section 41-14-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Period During Which Expenses Incurred By Hospitals For Creation Of Icu Beds And Negative Pressure Beds May Be Reimbursed Under The Covid-19 Hospital Expanded Capacity Program; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HC46 | Charlie Kemp; commend distinguished career as a Mississippi and American race car driving legend. | A Concurrent Resolution Commending The Distinguished And Accomplished Career Of Mississippi And American Race Car Driving Legend, Mr. Charlie Kemp, And Acknowledging His Profound Contributions To The Sport Of Racing. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB580 | "Medal of Honor Trail"; designate portion of Interstate 22 and U.S. Highway 78 within the State of Mississippi as. | An Act To Designate The Entire Segment Of Interstate 22 That Lies Within The State Of Mississippi, Along With A Portion Of U.s. Highway 78 Located In Byhalia, Desoto County, Mississippi, That Extends Northwesterly To Its Point Of Beginning At The Mississippi-tennessee State Line, As The "medal Of Honor Trail"; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HR64 | Dr. Phyllis Polk Johnson; Exec. Director of MS Board of Nursing; commend on election as president of national Council of St. Boards of Nursing. | A Resolution Commending And Congratulating Dr. Phyllis Polk Johnson, Dnp, Rn, Fnp-bc, On Her Election As The 2024-2026 President Of The National Council Of State Boards Of Nursing And Her Success As The Executive Director Of The Mississippi Board Of Nursing. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR72 | Kirk Lewis; commend upon being named MMA's Chairman of the Board for 2024-2025. | A Resolution Commending And Congratulating Kirk Lewis For Being Named The Mississippi Manufacturers Association's Chairman Of The Board For 2024-2025. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR43 | MSU-Department of Landscape Architecture; commend upon 60th anniversary. | A Resolution Commending The Mississippi State University Department Of Landscape Architecture Upon The Occasion Of Its 60th Anniversary And Recognizing Its Contributions To Education, Innovation And Environmental Stewardship. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1064 | Public purchasing laws; exempt the Department of Mental Health from certain. | An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Public Purchasing Laws To Exempt Purchases Made Or Contracts Entered Into By The Department Of Mental Health Through December 31, 2031; To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Personal Or Professional Services Contract Entered Into By The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health Shall Be Exempt From Review And Approval By The Public Procurement Review Board Through December 31, 2031; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB589 | Mental Health; revise appointment of Board of Mental Health and Executive Director. | An Act To Amend Section 41-4-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Requirements For Appointment Of The Members Of The State Board Of Mental Health; To Amend Section 41-4-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement For The Executive Director Of The State Department Of Mental Health To Be Confirmed By The Senate And To Serve For A Term; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB675 | Genetic counselors; provide for licensure and regulation of by State Board of Health. | An Act To Be Known As The Mississippi Genetic Counselor Practice Act; To Provide For The Licensure And Regulation Of Genetic Counselors By The State Board Of Health; To Define Certain Terms And Define The Scope Of Practice Of Genetic Counseling; To Provide That From And After January 1, 2025, A License Issued Under This Act Is Required To Engage In The Practice Of Genetic Counseling; To Prohibit Persons From Holding Themselves Out As Genetic Counselors Unless They Are Licensed In Accordance With This Act; To Prescribe The Minimum Qualifications For Genetic Counseling Licensure; To Provide For Reciprocal Licensure For Persons Who Are Licensed Or Registered As A Genetic Counselor Under The Laws Of Another State; To Authorize The Board To Grant Provisional Genetic Counselor Licenses For Persons Who Have Been Granted Active Candidate Status; To Prescribe Continuing Education Requirements For Licensees; To Provide Exemptions From Licensure For Certain Persons; To Create The Mississippi Council Of Advisors In Genetic Counseling To Advise The Board And Department On Matters Relating To The Administration And Interpretation Of The Provisions Of This Act; To Prescribe The Powers And Duties Of The Board In Administering The Provisions Of This Act; To Authorize The Board To Deny, Suspend Or Revoke Licenses For Certain Conduct; To Authorize The Board To Receive And Process Complaints And Investigate Allegations Or Practices Violating The Provisions Of This Act; To Authorize The Board To Seek Injunctive Relief To Prohibit Persons From Providing Services As A Genetic Counselor Without Being Licensed Under This Act; To Provide Criminal Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Create A Task Force To Study Alternative Funding Programs And Their Effect On Patient Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs In Mississippi; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB670 | Social Work Licensure Compact; create. | 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. | Dead |
| HB1400 | Health insurance; require coverage for genetic testing for inherited mutation and evidence-based cancer imaging. | An Act To Require Any Group Health Plan, Or A Health Insurance Issuer Offering Group Or Individual Health Insurance To Include Coverage For Clinical Genetic Testing For An Inherited Gene Mutation For Individuals With A Personal Or Family History Of Cancer That Is Recommended By A Health Care Professional And Evidenced-based Cancer Imaging For Individuals With An Increased Risk Of Cancer As Recommended By Nccn Clinical Practice Guidelines; To Prohibit Group Health Plans And Health Insurance Issuers That Provide Such Services From Imposing Any Cost-sharing Requirements For Those Services; To Bring Forward Section 25-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Formulation Of The State Employees Life And Health Insurance Plan; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB669 | Landscape architects; authorize to participate with multi-disciplinary engineer and architecture firms. | An Act To Amend Section 73-1-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mississippi Architect Licensing Laws To Authorize Multi-disciplinary Firms To Include Architects, Landscape Architects And Engineers As Long As One Active Member Or Stockholder Of The Firm Holds A Certificate To Practice Architecture In The State Of Mississippi; To Amend Section 73-2-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Relating To A Person Indicating He Or She Is Practicing Landscape Architecture Or Is A Landscape Architect; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB849 | CRNAs; exempt from collaborative agreement, and license anesthesiologist assistants. | 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. | Dead |
| HB570 | Mental Health First Aid training; require for full-time EMTs, paramedics, emergency medical responders and firefighters of governmental bodies. | An Act To Require Governmental Bodies That Employ Or Contract For Full-time Certified Emergency Medical Technicians (emts), Paramedics, Emergency Medical Responders (emrs), 911 Dispatchers Or Firefighters To Provide Mental Health First Aid Training That Is Evidence-based And Approved By The Department Of Mental Health To All Of Those Personnel By July 1, 2031; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB922 | Certificate of need laws; revise various provisions of. | An Act To Amend Sections 41-7-173 And 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Chemical Dependency Services And Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities And Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities From The Requirements Of The Health Care Certificate Of Need Law; To Remove Hospital-based End Stage Renal Disease Facilities, Magnetic Resonance Imagining Services And Diagnostic Imagining Services Of An Invasive Nature From The Requirements Of The Certificate Of Need Law From And After July 1, 2029; To Increase The Minimum Dollar Amounts Of Capital Expenditures And Major Medical Equipment That Require The Issuance Of A Certificate Of Need; To Direct The State Department Of Health To Issue A Certificate Of Need To A Nonprofit Corporation Located In Madison County For The Construction, Expansion Or Conversion Of Additional Beds In A Community Living Program For Developmentally Disabled Adults In An Intermediate Care Facility For Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities; To Authorize The Department To Issue Certificates Of Need To Persons For The New Construction Of Intermediate Care Facilities For Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities, With Not More Than Ten Beds Authorized By Any Certificate Of Need And Not More Than Eighty Beds For All Such Certificates Of Need; To Amend Section 41-7-185, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Department To Prepare A State Health Plan Annually Using The Most Recent Data Available To The Department; To Amend Section 41-7-187, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Department From Exempting Any Person Or Entity From Having To Obtain A Certificate Of Need For Any Activity That Would Otherwise Require The Issuance Of A Certificate Of Need Under The Certificate Of Need Laws; To Amend Section 41-7-193, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Recipients Of Certificates Of Need To Make Written Progress Reports Of Their Projects At Least Every Six Months And At Completion; To Provide That The Department Shall Monitor The Projects To Assure Compliance With Stated Policies, Standards And Approved Costs; To Provide That The Department Shall Periodically Review The Health Care Facility, Equipment Or Service Authorized By The Certificate Of Need To Ensure That The Facility, Equipment Or Service Is Being Used Or Operated For The Purpose That Was Stated In The Application For The Certificate Of Need And In A Manner Consistent With The Information Provided In The Application; To Amend Section 41-7-195, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Certificate Of Need May Be Extended For Up To Twelve Months In Those Cases Where The Applicant Shows To The Satisfaction Of The Department That A Good Faith Effort Has Been Made Toward Completion Of The Project; To Provide That A Certificate Of Need May Be Extended Up To Four Times For Not More Than Twelve Months Each Time, Where Construction Has Not Commenced Or Other Preparation Is Not Substantially Undertaken Related To The Certificate Of Need; To Provide That After The End Of The Period Of The Fourth Twelve-month Extension, The Certificate Of Need Shall Expire, And The Applicant Must Apply For A New Certificate Of Need; To Provide That A Certificate Of Need Shall Be Revoked If Commencement Of Construction Or Other Preparation Is Not Substantially Undertaken During A Valid Certificate Of Need Period Or The Department Determines The Applicant Is Not Making A Good Faith Effort Toward Completion Of The Project; To Amend Section 41-7-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Procedure For Appeals Of Final Orders Of The State Department Of Health Pertaining To Certificates Of Need; To Provide That Such Appeals Shall Be Heard By A Special Chancery Judge Appointed By The Supreme Court; To Provide That The Supreme Court Shall Appoint The Special Chancery Judge Within Fifteen Calendar Days After The Date That The Appeal Is Filed; To Provide That The Final Order Of The Special Chancery Judge Shall Be The Final Decision In The Case, And No Further Appeal Shall Be Allowed From That Final Order; To Bring Forward Sections 41-7-190, 41-7-197, 41-7-207 And 41-7-209, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Limitations On Ownership Of Certain Beds, Provide For Hearings During The Course Of Review Before A Hearing Officer, Provide A Review Process For Emergency Replacement, And Provide Penalties For Violations, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 9-1-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Appointment Of Special Chancery Judges By The Supreme Court To Hear Appeals Of Certificate Of Need Orders; To Amend Sections 41-3-15 And 41-7-188, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Sections 41-77-1, 41-77-5, 41-77-21, 41-77-23 And 41-77-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete All References To The Certificate Of Need Law In The Licensure Laws For Birthing Centers; To Create New Section 43-11-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any License Issued On Or After July 1, 2025, By The Department For The Establishment Of A New Intermediate Care Facility For Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities Shall Not Authorize More Than Ten Beds For The Facility; To Provide That The Department Shall Not Authorize Any Additional Beds For Any Intermediate Care Facility For Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities That Is Operating On July 1, 2025, Above The Number Of Beds That Were Authorized For The Facility On July 1, 2025; To Authorize The Department To Issue A License To The Owner Of Any Such Facility For The Establishment Of A New Intermediate Care Facility For Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities With Not More Than Ten Beds Authorized For The Facility; To Repeal Section 41-7-202, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For A Stay Of Proceedings Of Written Decisions Of The State Department Of Health Pertaining To Certificates Of Need For Certain Health Care Facilities, And Section 41-4-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Department Of Mental Health To Contract With Private And/or Public Entities To Transfer Beds Of Intermediate Care Facilities For Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities Owned And Operated By The Department To Locations Owned And Operated By Private And/or Public Entities; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HC9 | Hubert Creekmore; commend legacy as American author and poet in honor of Hubert Creekmore Day in Water Valley, MS. | A Concurrent Resolution Recognizing Hubert Creekmore And Commending His Legacy As An American Author And Literary Critic In Honor Of Hubert Creekmore Day In Water Valley, Mississippi. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HC34 | Jim Ellis; commend career upon his retirement as the Mississippi State University Baseball announcer. | A Concurrent Resolution Commending And Congratulating Jim Ellis Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement After 46 Years As The Play-by-play Voice Of The Mississippi State Baseball Program. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HC8 | Ralph Null; commend the exceptional accomplishments and life time achievements of world-renown floral designer. | A Concurrent Resolution Commending The Exceptionally Talented World-renown Floral Designer And Painter Mr. Ralph Null, Congratulating Him On His Many Accomplishments As A Prominent And Esteemed Floral Industry Leader And Educational Instructor And Wishing Him Many More Years Of Continued Success. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB996 | Tobacco tax; tax vapor products and use revenue for certain mental health purposes. | 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 Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 27-69-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Revenue Derived From The Excise Tax On Vapor Products Shall Be Deposited Into The "mississippi Community Mental Health Centers Patient Housing Fund" And The "department Of Mental Health 9-8-8 Crisis Response System Fund" Created In This Act; To Bring Forward Section 27-69-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is A Section Of The Tobacco Tax Law, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Create The "mississippi Community Mental Health Centers Patient Housing Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Used By The Department Of Mental Health, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, For The Purpose Of Providing Grants To Community Mental Health Centers For The Purpose Of Increasing Housing For Patients; To Provide That The Department Of Mental Health Shall Establish A Program For Providing Such Grants To Community Mental Health Centers; To Create The "department Of Mental Health 9-8-8 Crisis Response System Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Expended By The Department Of Mental Health, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, For The Purpose Of Operating The Department's 9-8-8 Crisis Response System; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB1774 | Appropriation; MS Symphony Orchestra for expanding its music education initiatives throughout the state. | An Act Making An Appropriation To The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra For The Purpose Of Expanding Its Music Education Initiatives Throughout The State For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HB1638 | Appropriation; Department of Mental Health from Opioid Settlement Fund for Peer Helpers Plus Program and related PATH curriculum. | An Act Making An Appropriation To The State Department Of Mental Health For The Purpose Of Funding The Peer Helpers Plus Program And The Prevention Awareness For Total Health (path) Curriculum For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HB1706 | Appropriation; MEMA to purchase equipment to pump or transfer potable water during natural disasters. | An Act Making An Appropriation To The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency To Provide Funding For The Acquisition Of Equipment To Pump Or Transfer Potable Water To Healthcare Facilities And Other Essential Institutions During Water System Emergencies Due To Natural Disasters For The Fiscal Year 2026. | Dead |
| HB1853 | Bonds; authorize issuance to assit with establishment of Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency Infectious Disease Testing Lab. | An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency In Paying Costs Associated With Construction, Repair, Renovation, Furnishing And Equipping Of And Upgrades, Improvements And Additions To The Mississippi Blood Services Building In City Of Flowood, Mississippi, Necessary To Establish The Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency Infectious Disease Testing Lab At The Building; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HR34 | WTVA-Channel 9 Meterology Team; acknowledge critical service of and express continued support to maintain local operations. | A Resolution Acknowledging The Critical Service Of The Wtva-channel 9 Meteorology Team, Encouraging Continued Support Of The Station, And Urging The Continued Commitment Of Allen Media Broadcasting To Provide Northeast Mississippi With Local Weather Coverage By Its Dedicated Meteorologists. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB676 | Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics; Dept. of Mental Health and Medicaid apply to join Demonstration Program for certification of CMHCs as. | An Act Relating To Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (ccbhc); To Require The State Department Of Mental Health And The Division Of Medicaid To Submit An Application To The Federal Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration (samsha) To Join The Medicaid Ccbhc Demonstration Program At The Next Available Application Period; To Provide That The Division Of Medicaid, In Collaboration With State Department Of Mental Health, Shall Submit A State Plan Amendment To Cms For The Purpose Of Implementing The Ccbhc Model As A Pilot Program In Community Mental Health Regions 6 And 9 As Soon As Possible After The Effective Date Of This Act; To Provide That The Ccbhc System In The Pilot Program Shall Be Consistent With The Demonstration Program Established By Federal Laws Governing The Ccbhc Model; To Provide That The State Department Of Mental Health Shall Be The Entity Charged With Certifying And Monitoring Compliance Of Ccbhc Clinics, And The Division Of Medicaid Shall Be Responsible For Establishing A Prospective Payment System To Fund The Ccbhc Program; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB50 | Professional music therapists; provide for licensure by State Department of Health. | An Act To Provide For The Licensure Of Professional Music Therapists By The State Department Of Health; To Provide For Definitions; To Provide For The Establishment, Appointment And Membership Of The Music Therapy Advisory Committee; To Direct The Department To Seek The Advice Of The Advisory Committee For Issues Related To Music Therapy; To Provide The Powers And Duties Of The Advisory Committee; To Provide That Beginning On January 1, 2026, No Person Without A License As A Professional Music Therapist Shall Practice Music Therapy Or Use Any Title That Implies That The Person Is A Professional Music Therapist; To Prescribe Certain Requirements For Professional Music Therapists In The Provision Of Music Therapy Services; To Provide For Licensure Application And Qualifications For Licensure; To Provide For License Renewal; To Provide For Disciplinary Actions Against Licensees; To Direct The State Board Of Health To Set Certain Fees; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Require That All Fees Collected By The Department Under This Act Shall Be Deposited Into The Special Fund; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB1354 | Public Health Trust Fund; create in Treasury for State Department of Health. | An Act To Establish The Mississippi Public Health Trust Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Administered By The State Department Of Health; To Provide That The Primary Purpose Of The Fund Is To Encourage And Provide Financial Assistance In The Provision Of Public Health Programs And Services By The State Department Of Health; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HR23 | Home of Grace; recognize and commend upon 60 years of service to those in addiction recovery. | A Resolution Recognizing And Commending Home Of Grace In Vancleave, Mississippi, For 60 Years Of Service And Christian Ministry To Those Who Are Struggling With Addiction. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1437 | Board of Medical Licensure; revise licensure status, definitions, procedure, fines and temporary practice authority. | 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. | Dead |
| HB593 | Rural Physicians Retention Loan Repayment Program; create. | An Act To Create The Rural Physicians Retention Loan Repayment Program; To Prescribe Eligibility Requirements For Loan Repayment Under The Program, Including Employment At Certain Rural Hospitals And Clinics; To Authorize Up To Five Annual Awards Payable To A Recipient's Lender Upon Completion Of Each Year At A Qualifying Hospital Or Clinic; To Require The Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board To Administer The Program; To Establish The Rural Physician Retention Loan Repayment Program In The State Treasury; To Bring Forward Sections 37-144-1 Through 37-144-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Create The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB572 | Mental Health Employee Retention Loan Repayment Program; create and provide funding for. | An Act To Create The Mental Health Employee Retention Loan Repayment Program For Certain New Mental Health Employees To Be Administered By The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board; To Provide Eligibility Requirements For Persons Seeking To Participate In The Program; To Set A Maximum Amount Of Loan Repayment Assistance Under The Program; To Require The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board To Promulgate Regulations Necessary For The Proper Administration Of This Act, Including Setting A Fiscal Year Policy For The Program And Application Dates And Deadlines; To Create The "mental Health Employee Retention Loan Repayment Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Used By The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, For The Purpose Of Paying Awards Under The Mental Health Employee Retention Loan Repayment Program; 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 Loan Repayment Assistance Provided Under The Mental Health Employee Retention Loan Repayment Program; 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 Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 27-69-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Revenue Derived From The Excise Tax On Vapor Products Shall Be Deposited Into The "mental Health Employee Retention Loan Repayment Fund"; To Bring Forward Section 27-69-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is A Section Of The Tobacco Tax Law, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB591 | Mental Health First Aid Training; require for certain public school personnel and school resource officers. | An Act To Require Local School Boards To Provide Mental Health First Aid Training That Is Evidence Based And Approved By The Department Of Mental Health To All Licensed And Nonlicensed Instructional Personnel And To Licensed Administrators Before The Beginning Of The 2025-2026 School Year; To Require School Boards To Develop And Adopt A Policy Relating To Frequency Of The Required Training; To Require The Department Of Mental Health To Provide Participants With A Certificate Of Completion, Which May Be Used To Satisfy The Training Requirement; To Bring Forward Sections 37-7-301 And 37-7-343, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; To Amend Sections 37-3-82 And 37-7-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local School Districts And Local Law Enforcement Agencies That Employ Individuals To Serve As School Resource Officers To Provide Mental Health First Aid Training That Is Evidenced-based And Approved By The Department Of Mental Health; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB566 | "Mental Awareness Program for School Act"; enact to require schools to provide mental health service providers and certain trauma-in-formal training. | An Act To Create The Mental Awareness Program For Schools; To Amend Section 37-3-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Mental Awareness And Trauma-informed Approaches In Educator Preparation Programs; To Define Trauma-informed Approaches; To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Public School Districts And Public Charter Schools Shall Have At Least One School Counselor Or Mental Health Services Provider Per 250 Students; To Authorize Underfunded And Understaffed Schools To Employ One School Counselor To Service All The Schools In The Employing School District; To Provide For The Distribution Of Time And Duties Within Such Districts; To Require School Counselors Or School-based Mental Health Services Providers To Create A Trauma-informed Team For Each School; To Require School Districts And Public Charter Schools To Report The Number And Placement Of School Counselors In The District To The Department Of Education; To Authorize School Districts To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Agreement With A Nationally Recognized Social Work Consortium And Certain State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Place Master's Level Graduate Students Into Schools As School Counselors Under A Supervised Internship Program; To Create New Section 37-9-80, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Department Of Education, In Collaboration With The Department Of Mental Health, To Create A Toolkit To Assist Schools In Implementing Trauma-informed Approaches; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB583 | School resource officers; require to follow student cohorts as they matriculate from grade to grade. | An Act To Amend Sections 37-3-82 And 37-7-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require School Resource Officers To Remain Assigned To A Specific Cohort Of Students And Follow Those Students As They Progress Through Grade Levels Within The School District; To Require The State Department Of Education To Establish Guidelines To Ensure Districts Effective Implementation; To Provide Exceptions When The Ability Of A School Resource Officer To Follow The Matriculation Of A Cohort Of Students Is Excused; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB571 | Child grooming; create crime of for sexual offense. | An Act To Create The Crime Of Child Grooming; To Provide Penalties For The Crime; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB567 | School resource officers; require to undergo Mental Health First Aid training. | An Act To Amend Sections 37-3-82 And 37-7-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local School Districts And Local Law Enforcement Agencies That Employ Individuals To Serve As School Resource Officers To Provide Mental Health First Aid Training That Is Evidenced-based And Approved By The Department Of Mental Health; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB673 | Public Schools; require school boards to adopt policy on bell-to-bell cell phone prohibition. | An Act To Require Local School Boards To Develop And Public Schools Located Within The School District To Implement Age-appropriate And Developmentally-appropriate Policies Relating To Student Cell Phone Possession And Use On School Property During The Academic School Day From Bell-to-bell; To Specify The Minimum Provisions To Be Contained In Each School Cell Phone-free Education Policy Applicable To Elementary, Middle And High School Students; To Prescribe Exceptions To Possession; To Prohibit Students From Being Suspended Or Expelled As A Consequence Of Any Violation Of Such Policies; To Require School Districts To Establish Procedures For Off-site Events; To Require School Boards To Make Its Policy Publicly Available And Posted Prominently On The School District's Website; To Require School Boards, When Designing Its Cell Phone-free Education Policy, To Incorporate School-based Emergency Best Practices In Its Comprehensive School Safety Plan; To Provide For The Construction Of This Act; To Amend Sections 37-11-55 And 37-11-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions Regarding The Prohibition On Suspending Or Expelling Students For Being In Violation Of The Cell Phone Possession Policy; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB581 | Bobbie Gentry Day; declare June 3 as. | An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare June 3 As Bobbie Gentry Day In Mississippi; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB672 | Behavioral Threat Assessment Program; require State Department of Education and Department of Mental Health to establish. | An Act To Establish A Statewide Behavioral Threat Assessment Program Through Collaboration Between The State Department Of Education And The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health; To Provide For The Implementation Of Behavioral Threat Assessment Programs In Line With Evidence-based Models, Particularly The Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (cstag) And Recommendation Of The United States Department Of Homeland Security; To Provide Training For School Personnel Via The Mississippi Office Of Homeland Security; To Require School Board To Provide For Threat Assessment Teams At Each School; To Require The Threat Assessment Teams To Identify Students Of Concern, Assessing Risks, And Implementing Interventions; To Require The Teams Be A Multidisciplinary Composition To Include Mental Health Professionals, Licensed Instructional Staff, Administrators, School Resource Officers And Designated School Safety Specialists; To Prescribe Procedures For Mental Health Services, Including The Use Of Mobile Crisis Teams And Law Enforcement Consultation When Needed; To Require School Districts To Collaborate With Local Law Enforcement Agencies For Reporting Threats And Defining The Role Of School Resource Officers In Handling Incidents; To Require School Districts To Adopt Parental Notification Policies That Also Ensure Compliance With The Family Educational Rights And Privacy Act; To Provide Protections For Employment And Confidentiality Of Threat Assessment Records; To Require The State Department Of Education To Develop Protocols For Documenting Threat Assessments And To Submit An Annual Legislative Report; To Amend Section 37-3-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Education To Partner With The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health And Mississippi Office Of Homeland Security To Provide Behavioral Threat Assessment Training; To Amend Section 37-3-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB568 | TANF; increase maximum amount of the monthly benefit for recipients of. | An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Maximum Amount Of The Monthly Benefit For Recipients Of Temporary Assistance For Needy Families; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB997 | Mental Health First Aid Training; require for instructional and administrative personnel employed by public school districts. | An Act Require Local School Boards To Provide Mental Health First Aid Training That Is Evidence Based And Approved By The Department Of Mental Health To All Licensed And Nonlicensed Instructional Personnel And To Licensed Administrators Before The Beginning Of The 2025-2026 School Year; To Require School Boards To Develop And Adopt A Policy Relating To Frequency Of The Required Training; To Require The Department Of Mental Health To Provide Participants With A Certificate Of Completion, Which May Be Used To Satisfy The Training Requirement; To Bring Forward Sections 37-7-301 And 37-7-343, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB584 | Union County Heritage Museum; designate as the official state barbeque museum. | An Act To Designate The Union County Heritage Museum As The Official State Barbeque Museum; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB998 | Mental health care personnel; clarify inclusion for enhanced penalties for violence against. | An Act To Amend Section 97-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Inclusion Of Mental Health Care Personnel For Enhanced Penalties For Assault Against Healthcare Workers; To Amend Section 41-9-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require All Hospitals To Have A Hospital Police Department; To Amend Section 41-4-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Campus Police And Security To Be Trained In The Same Manner As Law Enforcement Officers; To Amend Section 41-9-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of Hospital; To Bring Forward Sections 45-6-3, 45-5-5 And 45-5-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy And Payment For The Training; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB1092 | Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize an additional round for and remove certain limiting language. | An Act To Amend Section 17-23-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize An Additional Round Of Fire Trucks For Counties And Municipalities Under The Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; To Remove The Requirement That A County Has Received Funding For No More Than Eight Rounds From The Rural Truck Acquisition Assistance Program In Order To Receive Additional Matching Assistance Under The Program; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB585 | Mental health facilities; provide for licensure of certain, and provide for Medicaid coverage for services provided by the facilities. | An Act To Provide A Three-year Pilot Program For For The Licensure And Regulation Of Adult Residential Treatment Facilities And Adult Supportive Residential Facilities By The State Department Of Mental Health; To Direct The State Board Of Mental Health To Adopt Rules Providing For Facility Requirements And Minimum Programmatic, Staffing And Operational Requirements Of Services Offered At The Facilities; To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Person, Partnership, Association, Corporation Or Other Entity To Own Or Operate An Adult Mental Health Facility Without Having Applied For And Obtained A License From The Department; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Mental Health Services Provided By Adult Residential Treatment Facilities And Adult Supportive Residential Facilities Shall Be Covered Under The Medicaid Program; To Prescribe The Initial Fee Schedules For The Four Levels Of Care Provided In Those Facilities; To Direct The Division Of Medicaid To Apply For A Federal Waiver As Necessary To Allow For The Implementation Of The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB582 | In-state tuition; provide that 12 months of residency in MS shall constitute eligibility for. | An Act To Amend Section 37-103-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Residency Requirement For In-state Tuition Rates For The Purpose Of Attending A State-supported Institution Of Higher Learning Or Community Or Junior College Shall Be A Minimum Period Of Twelve Months; To Amend Section 37-103-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Student Who Has Resided In The State Of Mississippi For A Continuous Period Of Twelve Months, Or Who Has Received A High School Diploma From A Public Or Private Secondary School In The State Upon Evidencing That He Or She Completed The Final Scholastic Year Enrolled Therein In The Year Immediately Preceding His Or Her Enrollment In A State Institution Of Higher Learning Or Community Or Junior College Shall Be Considered A Resident For Purposes Of In-state Tuition; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB1379 | Community hospital boards of trustees; bring forward section with powers of. | An Act To Bring Forward Section 41-13-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Sets Forth The Powers Of The Boards Of Trustees Of Community Hospitals, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB1408 | Medicaid; delete prohibition on participation in for psychiatric residential treatment facility in Desoto County. | An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Prohibition On Participating In Medicaid For A Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility In Desoto County That Was Established By A Hospital In The County Under The Authority Of A Certificate Of Need; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB1119 | Pharmacy benefit managers; revise provisions related to. | An Act To Amend Section 73-21-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Rename The "pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act" To The "representative Andy Stepp Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act"; To Amend Section 73-21-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define New Terms And Revise The Definitions Of Existing Terms Under The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; To Amend Section 73-21-155, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers From Reimbursing A Pharmacy Or Pharmacist For A Prescription Drug Or Pharmacist Service In A Net Amount Less Than The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (nadac) For The Prescription Drug Or Pharmacist Service In Effect At The Time The Drug Is Administered Or Dispensed, Plus A Professional Dispensing Fee Equal To The Professional Dispensing Fee Paid By Mississippi Division Of Medicaid; To Require A Pharmacy Benefit Manager To Make Prompt Payment To A Pharmacy; To Amend Section 73-21-156, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Pharmacy Benefit Managers To Provide A Reasonable Administrative Appeal Procedure To Allow Pharmacies To Challenge A Reimbursement For A Specific Drug Or Drugs As Being Below The Reimbursement Rate Required By The Preceding Provision; To Amend Section 73-21-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization To Be Licensed With The Mississippi Board Of Pharmacy; To Require A Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization To Provide To A Pharmacy Or Pharmacist A Copy Of Any Contract Entered Into On Behalf Of The Pharmacy Or Pharmacist By The Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization; To Create New Section 73-21-158, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers From Charging A Plan Sponsor More For A Prescription Drug Than The Net Amount It Pays A Pharmacy For The Prescription Drug; To Prohibit A Pharmacy Benefit Manager Or Third-party Payor From Charging A Patient An Amount That Exceeds The Total Amount Retained By The Pharmacy; To Amend Section 73-21-161, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Pharmacy Benefit Manager Or Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates From Ordering A Patient To Use A Specific Pharmacy Or Pharmacies, Including An Affiliate Pharmacy, Offering Or Implementing Plan Designs That Penalize A Patient When A Patient Chooses Not To Use A Particular Pharmacy, Including An Affiliate Pharmacy, Advertising Or Promoting A Pharmacy, Including An Affiliate Pharmacy, Over Another In-network Pharmacy, Creating Network Or Engaging In Practices That Exclude An In-network Pharmacy, Engaging In A Practice That Attempts To Limit The Distribution Of Prescription Drug To Certain Pharmacies, And Interfering With The Patient's Right To Choose The Patient's Pharmacy Or Provider Of Choice; To Exempt From These Prohibitions Facilities That Are Licensed To Fill Prescriptions Solely For Employees Of A Plan Sponsor Or Employer; To Create New Section 73-21-162, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates From Penalizing Or Retaliating Against A Pharmacist, Pharmacy Or Pharmacy Employee For Exercising Any Rights Under This Act, Initiating Any Judicial Or Regulatory Actions, Or Appearing Before Any Governmental Agency, Legislative Member Or Body Or Any Judicial Authority; To Amend Section 73-21-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board Of Pharmacy, For The Purposes Of Conducting Investigations, To Conduct Examinations Of Pharmacy Benefit Managers And To Issue Subpoenas To Obtain Documents Or Records That It Deems Relevant To The Investigation; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB1399 | Peer Helpers PLUS Act; create to provide counseling, education and mental health intervention in public schools. | An Act To Establish The Peer Helpers Plus Program; To Authorize The Department Of Mental Health To Administer The Program; To Stipulate That The Purpose Of The Program Is To Provide Counseling And Mental Health Interventions For Students In Public Schools Through A Multi-tiered System Of Approaches Including The Prevention Awareness For Total Health (path) Curriculum And Instructional Component And Peer-to-peer Counseling; To Require Schools To Apply To The Department Of Mental Health For Program Funding; To Authorize The Use Of A Portion Of The Opioid Settlement Fund To Support This Program; To Provide For A Reporting Component By Schools And The Department Of Mental Health; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB1290 | Increasing Reading Efficiency and Accountability Development (iREAD) Pilot Program; establish for "D" and "F" schools. | An Act To Create The Increasing Reading Efficiency And Accountability Development (iread) Pilot Program Within The State Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Improving Early Childhood Literacy In "d" And "f" Rated Schools With Evidentiary Data Reports Of Chronic Reading Inefficiency And Underperforming Readers Beginning With The 2025-2026 School Year; To Provide That The Program Shall Focus On Enhancing The Outputs Of Literacy Proficiency Among Elementary Students In Schools With "d" And "f" Accountability Ratings; To Require The State Board Of Education To Develop And Implement Iread Pilot Program As An Educational Technology Platform To Assist Teachers, Literacy Coaches And Parents In Promoting Reading; To Require The Board To Adopt Policies Governing The Program And Establish Minimum Criteria; To Prescribe The Minimum Criteria For Services And Program Elements To Be Provided By The Selected Technology Vendor; To Require The Legislature To Appropriate $750,000.00 To The State Department Of Education For The Implementation, Support And Continuation Of The Iread Pilot Program; To Require The State Board Of Education To Submit A Report On The Iread Pilot Program To The Education And Appropriations Committees Of The House Of Representatives And Senate By January 1, 2027; To Provide That The Pilot Program Shall Be Made Available To All Elementary Students In Kindergarten Through Grade 3 In Schools Within The Jackson Public School District; To Provide That Priority For Inclusion In An Expansion Of The Pilot Program Shall Be Given To Schools Within Each Congressional District In Eligible Schools In "d" And "f" Rated School Districts Having Proportionally The Largest Population Of Underserved At-risk Four-year-old Children; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB573 | Mississippi Helping Ensure Alternative Law Enforcement Transportation for Healing (MissHEALTH) Pilot Program; establish for mental health crisis. | An Act To Amend Section 41-21-140, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Mississippi Helping Ensure Alternative Law Enforcement Transportation For Healing (misshealth) Pilot Program To Provide Financial Assistance To Law Enforcement Agencies For The Purpose Of Transporting Individuals Experiencing A Mental Health Or Behavioral Crisis To A Hospital Or Treatment Facility; To Provide That The Program's Implementation Is Subject To Appropriation; To Provide That The Program Shall Be Jointly Administered By The Department Of Finance And Administration, Department Of Mental Health And Division Of Medicaid; To Require The Department Of Mental Health To Establish Guidelines And Application Deadlines For The Participation In The Misshealth Pilot Program; To Require Grant Recipients To Provide A 25% Funding Match Of The Total Grant Funds Received; To Allow Law Enforcement Agencies To Contract With One Or More Third Parties Or Other Law Enforcement Agencies To Transport Individuals In Accordance With The Provisions Of This Act; To Provide That Contracts Entered Into Under The Authority Of This Act Are Subject To Audit By The Office Of The State Auditor; To Prescribe The Purposes For Which Grant Funds Received Under The Misshealth Pilot Program May Be Used; To Provide For Telehealth Evaluation Of Individuals If Available To Determine Need For Admission; To Prescribe The Manner By Which The Original Certificate Of Need For Transport May Be Determined And Provided To The Transporting Law Enforcement Agency By The Completing Physician, Psychologist Or Designated Professional; To Require The Completing Physician, Psychologist Or Designated Professional To Inform The Transporting Law Enforcement Agency That The Hospital Or Treatment Facility Of Admission Has Been Contacted And Has Available Suitable Accommodations For The Individuals In Crisis; To Require The Transporting Law Enforcement Agency Or Transportation Agent To Notify The Admitting Hospital Or Treatment Facility Of An Estimated Time Of Arrival; To Require The Law Enforcement Agency Or Transportation Agent To Remain At The Hospital Or Treatment Facility Long Enough For The Individual To Be Evaluated For Admission, But Not To Exceed Two Hours; To Provide That If A Law Enforcement Officer Is Authorized To Make An Arrest And A Professional Designated By A Crisis Intervention Team Has Reason To Believe That The Individual Subject To Arrest Is Experiencing A Mental Or Behavioral Crisis, The Such Person May Be Taken Into Custody Without A Civil Order Or Warrant For Immediate Mental Examination To Determine Need For Behavioral Health Treatment At A Hospital Or Treatment Facility; To Require Immediate Examination Of Individuals So Detained By A Physician, Psychologist Or Designated Professional To Determine If Such Person Is Subject To Admission To A Hospital Or Treatment Facility; To Prescribe The Procedures To Be Followed Upon A Determination By The Evaluating Physician, Psychologist Or Designated Professional If The Person Is Or Is Not To Be Admitted Into A Hospital Or Treatment Facility; To Define The Term "qualified Advanced Practice Provider And Prescribe The Procedures To Be Followed By Such Individuals When Evaluating And Recommending Admission For Person Experiencing A Mental Health Crisis; To Prescribe The Duty Of Law Enforcement Agencies Or Transportation Agents To Return Individuals Suspected Of Experiencing A Mental Health Crisis Who Are Determined Not Eligible For Admission Back To The County Or Municipality Of Origin Where The Initial Interaction Occurred; To Provide Civil And Criminal Immunity To Hospitals, Treatment Facilities And Healthcare Providers From Claims Arising From Determinations Of Admission And From Transportation Of Person To And From Such Facilities; To Require The Department Of Mental Health To Provide Training On Mental Health Crisis Management For Local Law Enforcement Agencies' Personnel And For Transportation Agents; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| HB592 | No Patient Left Alone Act; create. | An Act To Be Known As The "no Patient Left Alone Act;" To Provide That This Act Applies To Licensed Hospitals, Nursing Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities For The Intellectually Disabled, Personal Care Homes, Assisted Living Facilities And Hospice Facilities; To Require Each Provider To Establish Visitation Policies And Procedures And Specify The Minimum Topics That Such Policies And Procedures Must Include; To Provide That Safety-related Policies And Procedures May Not Be More Stringent Than Those Established For The Provider's Staff And May Not Require Visitors To Submit Proof Of Any Vaccination Or Immunization; To Provide That The Policies And Procedures Must Allow Consensual Physical Contact Between A Resident, Client, Or Patient And The Visitor; To Provide That An Adult Resident, Client, Or Patient May Designate A Visitor(s) Who Is A Family Member, Friend, Guardian, Or Other Individual As An Essential Caregiver(s); To Provide That The Provider Must Allow In-person Visitation By The Essential Caregiver(s) For At Least Two Hours Daily In Addition To Any Other Visitation Authorized By The Provider; To Specify The Circumstances In Which The Visitation Policies And Procedures Must Allow In-person Visitation; To Authorize Providers To Suspend In-person Visitation By A Specific Visitor If The Visitor Violates The Provider's Policies And Procedures; To Require The Providers To Provide Their Visitation Policies And Procedures To The State Department Of Health When Applying For Initial Licensure, Licensure Renewal, Or Change Of Ownership; To Require Providers To Make The Visitation Policies And Procedures Available To The Department For Review At Any Time, Upon Request; To Require The Department To Dedicate A Stand-alone Page On Its Website To Explain The Visitation Requirements Of This Act And Provide A Link To The Department's Webpage To Report Complaints; To Provide That The Rights Specified In This Act May Not Be Terminated, Suspended, Or Waived By The Hospital, The State Department Of Health, Or Any Governmental Entity, Notwithstanding Declarations Of Emergency Declared By The Governor; And For Related Purposes. | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB19 | Appropriation; Health, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2030 | Appropriation; Animal Health, Board of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB14 | Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB28 | Appropriation; Real Estate Commission. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB29 | Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB30 | Appropriation; Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, Board of Examiners for. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2018 | Appropriation; Funeral Services Board. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB36 | Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement System. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB42 | Appropriation; Education, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2023 | Appropriation; Veterinary Examiners, Board of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB39 | Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB3 | Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2036 | Appropriation; Revenue, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2014 | Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB31 | Appropriation; Athletic Commission. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB22 | Appropriation; Insurance, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2035 | Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2011 | Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Support for community and junior colleges. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2040 | Appropriation; Treasurer's Office. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2009 | Appropriation; IHL - University of Mississippi Medical Center. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2024 | Appropriation; Dental Examiners, Board of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2038 | Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2047 | Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB27 | Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2026 | Appropriation; Corrections, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2010 | Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Administrative expenses. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2042 | Appropriation; Audit, Department of. | House Passed As Amended | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB47 | Surplus property; certain purchases of from Legislature are not violations of ethics laws. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2019 | Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB32 | Appropriation; Attorney General. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB25 | Appropriation; Nursing, Board of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2050 | Special funds; revise and create certain within the State Treasury and transfer funds to. | House Failed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB9 | Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB48 | Department of Education; amend FY25 appropriation to revise purpose for a certain sum. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB34 | Appropriation; District attorneys and staff. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB35 | Appropriation; Legislative expenses. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB15 | Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB46 | Appropriations; additional for various state agencies for FY25 and FY26. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2041 | Appropriation; Debt Service-Gen. Obli. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2012 | Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB41 | Appropriation; Arts Commission. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB18 | Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB16 | Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB40 | Appropriation; reappropriation, DFA - Bureau of Building - FY 2025. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2043 | Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB7 | Appropriation; Port Authority, State. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2031 | Appropriation; Gaming Commission. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB38 | Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and trial judges services. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB44 | Appropriation; Library Commission. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB24 | Appropriation; Medical Licensure, Board of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2034 | Appropriation; Military Department. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2013 | Appropriation; Ethics Commission. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB13 | Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2028 | Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2021 | Appropriation; Accountancy, Board of Public. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB33 | Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB12 | Appropriation; Public Service Commission. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB6 | Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB23 | Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB37 | Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of. | House Passed As Amended | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB43 | Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2025 | Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2029 | Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Commission - Livestock shows. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB8 | Appropriation; Marine Resources, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB10 | Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2037 | Appropriation; Secretary of State. | House Passed As Amended | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2044 | Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB21 | Appropriation; Fire Academy. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2039 | Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB11 | Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2046 | Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB49 | Assistant District Attorneys and Criminal Investigators; revise number of for certain judicial districts. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2032 | Appropriation; Information Technology Services, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2033 | Appropriation; Personnel Board. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2001 | Appropriation; IHL - General support. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB20 | Appropriation; Human Services, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2022 | Appropriation; Contractors, Board of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB45 | Appropriation; Transportation, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB4 | Appropriation; Foresters, Board of Registration for. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2045 | Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB26 | Appropriation; Optometry, Board of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB1 | Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB2 | Appropriation; Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2020 | Appropriation; Counselors, Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB17 | Appropriation; Child Protection Services, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2016 | Appropriation; Mental Health, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2015 | Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB5 | Appropriation; Forestry Commission. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2027 | Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB50 | Special funds; transfer certain sum from Capital Expense Fund to the Human Trafficking Fund. | House Passed | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| SB2211 | Sexual assault kits; require right of information to victim and regulate rights of victims to care and exams by hospitals. | House Conference Report Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1127 | ARPA programs and funds; require agencies to make certain reports regarding. | House Conference Report Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1126 | Gulf Coast Restoration Fund; provide for maximum match requirement for assistance provided to cities and counties from. | House Conference Report Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB2289 | State employee telework policies; amend. | House Conference Report Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1491 | Cloud Center of Excellence; establish for phased-in cloud computing and storage by state agencies and governing authorities. | House Conference Report Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB2840 | State Budget process; revise provisions related to and transfer certain funds. | House Conference Report Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB2849 | Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and privacy regarding unionization decisions. | House Conference Report Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HC70 | Legislature; extend 2025 session, suspend deadline for certain bills, and set date of sine die adjournment. | House Adopted | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB293 | Congressional primaries; change time for holding in years without presidential election. | House Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| HB602 | Crawfish and seafood; provide country of origin labeling requirements for. | House Conference Report Adopted | 04/01/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Mississippi House Appropriations A Committee | 10 | |
| Detail | Mississippi House Appropriations C Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | Mississippi House Conservation and Water Resources Committee | 6 | |
| Detail | Mississippi House Education Committee | 7 | |
| Detail | Mississippi House Judiciary B Committee | 7 | |
| Detail | Mississippi House Local and Private Legislation Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Mississippi House Public Health and Human Services Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Mississippi House Rules Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Mississippi House Tourism Committee | 5 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | Mississippi House District 014 | House | Republican | In Office | 01/07/2020 |