An Act To Provide That The Governor May Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Certain Persons Disqualified By Reason Of Conviction Of A Disenfranchising Crime; To Provide That A Person Shall Be Enfranchised After Completing Any Sentence And Paying Any Fines Imposed By The Sentencing Court For Such Crime; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Corrections Or The Sentencing Court, Whichever Is Appropriate, To Issue A Written Report To The Governor On Persons Who Meet The Requisite Conditions For Restoration Of Suffrage Rights; To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 23-15-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Presents An Executive Order Restoring The Right Of Suffrage Shall Not Be Denied The Right To Register To Vote Based On A Conviction Of A Disenfranchising Crime; To Amend Section 23-15-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Circuit Clerk Shall Keep A File Of Certified Copies Of Executive Orders Restoring Suffrage Rights; To Amend Sections 23-15-125 And 23-15-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Voter Roll And Pollbooks Must Be Updated In A Manner Consistent With This Act; To Amend Sections 23-15-39 And 23-15-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Will Adopt Voter Registration Applications Which State That A Person Restored The Right Of Suffrage By Executive Order Is Not Disqualified From Registering To Vote; To Amend Section 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Will Update The Statewide Elections Management System In A Manner That Will Allow Local Election Officials To Verify Whether A Person Has Been Issued An Executive Order Restoring Suffrage Rights; To Amend Sections 47-7-31, 47-7-41 And 47-5-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Corrections To Investigate And Issue Regular Written Reports To The Governor On Those Persons Who Should Be Considered For Executive Pardon; To Create A Section Of Law To Provide That Any Person Granted An Executive Pardon Shall Be Entitled To Have His Or Her Record Expunged; And For Related Purposes.

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 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Who Have Completed Not Less Than 8,000 Clinical Practice Hours Are Exempt From Maintaining A Collaborative/consultative Relationship With A Licensed Physician Or Dentist; To Provide That Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists May Apply Hours Worked Before The Effective Date Of This Act To Fulfill The Clinical Practice 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 The Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-24-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Private Cause Of Action Under The Consumer Protection Laws For An Individual Suffering Loss; To Remove The Requirement That A Plaintiff First Resolve A Dispute In An Informal Dispute Settlement Program; To Require A Plaintiff To Notify The Attorney General Of An Action Within Fourteen Calendar Days Of Filing; To Authorize The Attorney General To Join The Suit; To Provide A Venue For A Private Action Brought Under This Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-27-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of Podiatric Medicine And To Include Treatment Of The Foot And Ankle And Their Governing And Related Structures; To Provide That A Podiatrist Licensed In Mississippi May Perform Conservative And Surgical Treatments After Completing Certain Approved Training Determined To Be Sufficient By The State Board Of Medical Licensure; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-1-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Human Services To Establish A Supplementary State Food Stamp Program For Elderly Recipients; To Provide That Recipients Must Be At Least 65 Years Of Age; To Provide That Recipients May Receive One Hundred Dollars Per Month; 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 Direct The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Submit An Amendment To The Mississippi Child Care Development Fund (ccdf) Plan To The Federal Government To Provide That Certain Parents Or Primary Caregivers Of Children Will Be Eligible For Child Care Services Under The Mississippi Child Care Payment Program (ccpp) And To Provide For An Appeal By A Child Care Provider Or The Child's Parent Or Primary Caregiver To The Attorney General Of The Denial Or Revocation Of Eligibility For A Child Care Certificate; To Direct The Department Of Human Services To Implement The Provisions Of The Plan Amendment In The Ccpp After The Amendment Is Approved; And For Related Purposes.

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, 2026, 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; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-26-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi State Board Of Health Shall Not Require Community Public Water Systems, Nontransient, Noncommunity Public Water Systems, Public Water Systems Or Semi-public Water Systems To Fluoridate Water Or To Acquire And Install Fluoridation Treatment Equipment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Pike County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repair And Renovation Of And Upgrades And Improvements To The Mccomb Public Library In Mccomb, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-11-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Health To Adopt Rules Governing Minimum Standards Of Construction, Electricity And Emergency Power Sources Applicable To Licensed Nursing Homes And Assisted Living Facilities; To Provide That Nursing Homes And Assisted Living Facilities Shall Be Required To Maintain A Fully Operational Emergency Power Source And A Supply Of Fuel Sufficient To Sustain The Emergency Power Source For At Least Five Days; To Clarify That Such Emergency Power Source Shall Be Sufficient To Provide Power For Patients Reliant On Supplemental Oxygen Or For Other Medical Devices Requiring Electrical Power And To Maintain Comfortable Air Temperatures For Residents; To Require The Department To Conduct Routine, Unannounced Inspections To Determine Compliance With Such Standards For Electricity And Emergency Power Sources; To Provide That Nursing Homes And Assisted Living Facilities Licensed In Mississippi Shall Have 60 Days To Comply With The Minimum Requirements Following Promulgation Of Such Regulations By The State Board Of Health; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-149-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Distributor From Prohibition Of Certain Discriminatory Actions Related To Entities That Are Participating Or Authorized To Participate In The Federal 340b Drug Discount Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-173, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Capital Expenditure Threshold For Major Medical Equipment, For Clinical Services And For Nonclinical Services And To Add A Provision For Annual Adjustment Of Such Thresholds Based On The Consumer Price Index (cpi); To Remove Psychiatric Hospitals, Chemical Dependency Hospitals, End-stage Renal Disease (esrd) Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities For Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities And Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities From The Requirements Of The Health Care Certificate Of Need Law; To Clarify The Definition Of Ambulatory Surgical Facility; To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Period In Which A Health Care Facility May Cease To Operate Without Requiring A Certificate Of Need To Reopen; To Delete The Moratorium On The Issuance Of Certificates Of Need For Skilled Nursing Facilities And Intermediate Care Facilities Or For The Conversion Of Vacant Hospital Beds To Provide Skilled Or Intermediate Nursing Home Care; To Remove The Moratorium On The Issuance Of Certificates Of Need For Home Health Agencies Established Within Or By A Hospital; To Provide That A Certain Long-term Care Hospital In Harrison County May Not Participate In The Medicaid Program Except As A Crossover Enrolled Provider; To Provide That The Repair Or Rebuilding Of Certain Health Care Facilities That Sustain Significant Damage From A Natural Disaster Must Be Within Five (5) Miles Of The Pre-disaster Location Of The Campus Of The Damaged Health Care Facility; And To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Create New Sections 41-7-191.1, 41-7-191.2, 41-7-191.3, 41-7-191.4 And 41-7-191.5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Organize Various Provisions Of The Health Care Certificate Of Need Law Into Separate Code Sections; To Amend Section 41-7-197, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Party Requesting A Hearing On An Application For A Health Care Certificate Of Need Who Does Not Prevail At The Hearing Shall Pay All Attorney, Consultant And Other Fees; To Provide That Such Hearings Shall Be Based On The Discretion Of The State Department Of Health With No Judicial Review Following Hearing Determinations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-27-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Human Services To Transfer At Least Thirty Percent Of The Block Grant For The State And Available Federal Funds For Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Child Welfare Services To The Child Care And Development Fund For Each Fiscal Year; 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 Revenue To Administer The Act; And For Related Purposes.