An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From The State Sales Tax Retail Sales Of Groceries, Defined As Food Or Drink For Human Consumption Eligible For Purchase With Food Stamps Issued By The United States Department Of Agriculture Or Other Federal Agency; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-59-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Board Of Health Shall Equitably Divide Funds Appropriated From The Mississippi Burn Care Fund Among All Certified Health Centers; To Amend Section 7-9-70, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 21-19-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Municipalities, Municipal Police Departments, And Sheriffs' Departments To Contract With The School Board Of Private, Nonprofit Schools To Provide Certain Security Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The "mississippi Kratom Consumer Protection Act" To Regulate The Preparation, Distribution And Sale Of Kratom Products; To Define Terms; To Prohibit The Preparation, Distribution And Sale Of Adulterated Or Contaminated Kratom Products; To Prescribe Fines And Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Authorize The Department Of Health To Administer The Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A Task Force To Conduct A Study Of The Impact Of Alternative Funding Programs On Patient Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs; To Provide That The Members Of The Task Force Shall Be Comprised Of The Members Of The Mississippi Rare Disease Advisory Council Or Their Designees; To Provide That The First Meeting Of The Task Force Shall Be Held By May 15, 2025; To Specify The Subjects And Issues That The Study Shall Consider; To Provide That The Task Force Shall Complete The Study Not Later Than December 1, 2025, And Transmit Copies Of The Study To Certain Persons, And Provide A Written Report Of Its Findings From The Study, Together With Any Recommendations For Legislation, To Certain Officials And Legislative Committees; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Allow Licensed Institutions For The Aged Or Infirm To Allow End-stage Renal Dialysis Facilities To Provide Mobile Dialysis Services On Site To Patients In The Institution Subject To Certain Conditions; To Amend Section 41-7-173, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove End-stage Renal Disease Facilities From The Application Of The Health Care Certificate Of Need Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-151-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mississippi Student Funding Formula To Include Students In The Seventh And Eighth Grades In The Multiplier Applicable To Students Enrolled In A Career And Technical Education Course; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 9-19-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "judge" Within The Chapter Of Law That Establishes The Commission On Judicial Performance; To Amend Section 9-19-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Member Of The Commission Files A Complaint, He Or She Shall Be Disqualified As To That Complaint; To Amend Section 9-19-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Commission On Judicial Performance To Compel Records Within The Mississippi Youth Court Information Delivery System; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-15-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Human Services To Provide Payments To A Qualifying Grandparent Who Has Assumed The Primary Care Of His Or Her Grandchild; To Create New Section 27-7-22.51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Tax Credit To Be Claimed For Qualified Expenses Paid Or Incurred For Each Grandchild Legally Cared For Or Provided For By A Taxpayer Under The Laws Of This State During Calendar Year 2025 Or During Any Calendar Year Thereafter; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27, Chapter 437, Laws Of 2024, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Provision Requiring The Department Of Finance And Administration, The Department Of Information Technology Services And The State Personnel Board To Assist The State Board Of Cosmetology And The Board Of Barber Examiners In Carrying Out The Consolidation Required By Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-4-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Department Of Mental Health Shall Develop And Promulgate A Rating Scale With Performance Standards To Use In Performance Audits Of Community Mental Health Centers; To Require The Department To Develop And Promulgate The Performance Standards By June 30, 2026; To Provide That The Department Shall Begin Conducting Performance Audits During Fiscal Year 2027; To Require The Department To Perform A Performance Audit Of Each Community Mental Health Center At Least Once Every Two Years; To Provide That The Department Shall Place On A Six-month Probationary Period Regional Commissions Or Community Mental Health Centers That Do Not Achieve A Passing Score On A Performance Audit; To Provide That If The Community Mental Health Center Does Not Achieve A Passing Score On The Performance Audit After The Probationary Period, The Regional Commission Shall Replace The Community Mental Health Center's Executive Director And Any Other Officers Identified By The Department With Contractors; To Provide That The Contractor Or Contractors Shall Remain In Place Until The Department Determines That The Community Mental Health Center Has Attained Sustained Compliance With The Performance Standards; To Provide That No Rules, Regulations, Operational Standards, Performance Standards Or Other Standards Promulgated By The Board Of Mental Health Or The Department Shall Be Construed To Create A Cause Of Action; To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Public Procurement Review Board Approval Any Personal Or Professional Services Contract Entered Into By The Department Of Mental Health In Carrying Out Its Responsibilities Set Forth In Section 41-4-7(mm); And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The State Department Of Health To Annually Set Aside A Minimum Of $10,000,000.00 Received By The State Under The Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Block Grant To Fund Grants To Nonprofit Organizations Specifically Working With Military Or First Responder Families To Provide Marriage Counseling, Preparation And Support; To Authorize The Department To Implement Policies To Award Such Grants And To Implement Those Policies By Rules Promulgated Pursuant To Sections 43-17-7 And 25-43-101; To Define Terms; To State Certain Legislative Intent; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Comprehensive Cancer Care Coalition Task Force To Develop And Propose A Plan For Addressing Cancer-related Issues In The State; To Provide For The Membership Of The Task Force; To Provide That The Task Force Shall Complete Its Plan For Addressing Cancer-related Issues In The State And Present The Plan, Together With Any Recommended Legislation, To The Legislature Not Later Than December 1, 2025; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Retail Sales Of Fencing Materials For The Containment Of Livestock, Trailers For The Transportation Of Livestock, And Parts And Labor Used To Maintain Or Repair Such Fences Or Trailers Shall Be Taxed At The Rate Of 1.5% When Made To Commercial Farmers For Agricultural Purposes; To Define "commercial Farmer" As A Person, Corporation, Limited Liability Company Or Other Entity, Or An Agent Thereof, Who Possesses A Commercial Farmer's Permit Issued By The Department Of Revenue And Who Presents The Permit To The Seller At The Time Of Purchase; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Repeal Section 41-121-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Repealer On The Patient's Right To Informed Health Care Choices Act Relating To Advertisements For Health Care Services; To Reenact Sections 41-121-1 Through 41-121-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Patient's Right To Informed Health Care Choices Act; To Amend Reenacted Section 41-121-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make A Minor, Nonsubstantive Change; To Amend Sections 73-6-19, 73-9-61, 73-15-29, 73-19-23, 73-21-97, 73-26-5, 73-27-13 And 73-39-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Repealers On The Provisions That Make Violations Of The Patient's Right To Informed Health Care Choices Act By Health Care Practitioners Specific Grounds For Disciplinary Action Against Licensees; To Create 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.