An Act To Amend Section 41-77-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement For Birthing Centers To Obtain A Written Agreement With A Hospital That Has An Organized Obstetrical Service And Provides Such Service On A Continuing Basis, Stating That The Hospital Agrees To Accept From The Birthing Center Such Cases As May Need To Be Referred From The Birthing Center; To Require Licensed Birthing Centers To Establish A Written Transfer Plan That Involves Appropriate Levels Of Care When Client Conditions Require It, And To Periodically Provide A Local Hospital With Written Notice Of Its Operations And Patient Population Served; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Codify Section 43-19-50, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize And Direct Licensed Insurers To Exchange Information With The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Verify Whether A Claimant Owes Pasts Due Child Support; To Authorize The Department Of Human Services To Facilitate A Secure Electronic Process To Exchange Such Information With Insurers; To Prescribe Procedures To Be Followed By Insurers To Remit The Amount Withheld To The Proper Enforcing Authority; To Provide For Criminal Penalties For Noncompliance With The Requirements Of This Statute; To Provide Definitions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact Into Law The Dietitian Licensure Compact And Provide That The State Of Mississippi Enters The Compact With Other States That Join In The Compact; To Amend Sections 73-10-3, 73-10-7, And 73-10-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 55-15-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Authority Of A Governing Body To Move A Historical Monument Or Memorial To A Different Location; To Grant Standing To A Person Who Feels That A Violation Of The Prohibition Against Moving Historical Monuments And Memorials Has Occurred To Bring A Legal Action Against The Alleged Offender In The County In Which The Violation Occurred; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The "mississippi Quality Desert Educational Enrollment And Transfer Scholarship Act" (qdesa) For The Purpose Of Expanding Access To Higher Performing Schools And Accredited Nonpublic Schools For Students Enrolled In Certain Schools And Districts Rated As "d" Or "f" By The State Department Of Education; To Prescribe Terms And Definitions; To Prescribe The Qualifications Of Eligibility; To Provide That A Parent Or Legal Guardian Whose Child Has Been Enrolled In A "d" Or "f" Rated School Or District Within The Last Five Years, Beginning With The 2020 Academic Year, May Make Application To Enroll His Or Her Child In A Higher Performing Public School, School District Or Accredited Nonpublic School; To Provide That Funding For Transferred Students Shall Be Equivalent To The Full Base Per-pupil State Funding As Determined Under Mississippi Student Funding Formula; To Provide The Purposes For Which Qdesa Funds May Be Used; To Provide That If A Parent Or Legal Guardian Chooses To Enroll His Or Her Child In An Accredited Nonpublic School, Qdesa Funds Shall Be Paid As A Reimbursement For Certain Educational Related Expenses; To Provide That Reimbursement Payment Shall Be Made On A Monthly Basis Upon Approval Of Submitted Expenses; To Provide That The Siblings Of Eligible Students Who Qualify To Receive A Qdesa May Also Receive A Qdesa Upon The Submission Of An Application By The Parent Or Legal Guardian; To Provide That A Transferee District Or Nonpublic School May, But Is Not Required To, Provide Transportation For Transferring Students; To Require Applications To Be Submitted To The Transferee School, District Or Nonpublic School During An Annual Enrollment Period Established By The State Department Of Education; To Provide That A Transferee School District Or Nonpublic School May Accept Students Based On Capacity To Enroll The Child For Attendance; To Require Transferee Districts And Nonpublic Schools To Establish Publicly Accessible Transparent Capacity Policies; To Require That The State Department Of Education Shall Develop Rules, Annually Review And Report On Specified Information Submitted By Public Schools, Districts And Accredited Nonpublic Schools; To Require The State Department Of Education To Audit Reimbursements For Nonpublic School Expenses To Ensure Compliance And Publish Findings And Recommendations For Legislative Or Regulatory Adjustments; To Establish The Quality Desert Enrollment And Transfer Scholarship Fund And To Provide For Its Manner Of Funding; To Amend Sections 37-15-29 And 37-15-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions, To Authorize Transfers Without School Board Consent In Certain Circumstances; To Create The "mississippi Foster Child Education Scholarship Account Program Act" For The Purpose Of Establishing Education Scholarship Accounts (fesas) For Foster Parents, Guardians Or Responsible Agency Officials Of The Department Of Child Protection Services For Foster Children; To Prescribe The Criteria For Determining Eligibility For Participation In The Program And Receipt Of Program Funds; To Provide For The Funding Of Each Student's Fesa; To Stipulate The Obligations Of Foster Parents, Legal Guardians, Responsible Cps Officials, Students And Schools To Become And Remain Eligible For Participation; To Prescribe The Duties Of The Department Of Education Regarding The Administration Of The Funds; To Require Peer To Prepare A Biennial Report On The Sufficiency Of Funding For Fesas And Student Performance And Assessment Evaluation Beginning In 2027 And Every Two Years Thereafter; To Provide For The Administrative, Financial And Academic Accountability Standards To Be Adhered To By Participating Schools; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Cloud Center Of Excellence (ccoe) Within The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services; To Facilitate The Adoption And Management Of Cloud Computing Across State Agencies And Governing Authorities; To Provide Strategic Guidance, Best Practices, And Governance Frameworks For Cloud Migration And Optimization; To Enhance Security, Scalability, And Cost Efficiency In Statewide Cloud Operations; To Authorize The Phased Implementation Of The Ccoe Over A Two-year Period; To Provide Reporting And Oversight Requirements; To Authorize The Promulgation Of Rules And Regulations Necessary For Its Administration; To Amend Section 25-53-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Definitions; To Establish The Technology Innovation Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Codify Section 37–7–104.9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In Washington County There Shall Be An Administrative Consolidation Into Two School Districts To Be Designated As The Greenville Public School District And Washington Consolidated School District; To Authorize And Direct The State Board Of Education To Develop And Promulgate A Consolidation Order For The School Districts In Said County Under Certain Standards; To Provide For Two New Boards Of Trustees To Be Elected In Such Consolidated School District In A November 2026 Special Election; To Direct The State Board Of Education To Administratively Consolidate Any School District Which Does Not Voluntarily Follow The Consolidation Order; To Abolish The Former School Boards Following The Administrative Consolidation And Provide For The Transfer Of School District Assets And Liabilities; To Provide For Execution Of Teacher And School District Employee Contracts In The New School Districts And To Provide For The Preparation Of School District Budgets In The New School Districts; To Direct The State Board Of Education To Promulgate Regulations To Implement Such Administrative Consolidation; To Amend Section 37–7–103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Deposit A Portion Of State Sales Tax Revenue Into The 2025 Construction Training Assistance Fund Created In This Act; To Provide That The Mississippi Office Of Workforce Development Shall Establish A Program To Provide Grants To Assist Public Community Colleges And Junior Colleges And K-12 School Systems In Paying Costs Associated With Providing Construction Industry Related Training For Students And For Paying The Costs Charged By A Community College Or Junior College For Students To Receive Such Training; To Provide An Application Process For Community Colleges, Junior Colleges And K-12 School Systems That Desire To Participate In The Grant Program; To Create The "2025 Construction Training Assistance Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Disbursed By The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, To The Mississippi Office Of Workforce Development To Use For The Purpose Of Providing Grants Authorized In This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 45-1-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The "mississippi Immigration Enforcement Act Of 2025"; To Require A Person Licensed To Do Business As A Money Transmission Business To Collect A Fee For Each Transaction; To Require Fees To Be Remitted To The Department Of Revenue For Deposit Into The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Fund; To Authorize The Department To Suspend The License Of A Money Transmission Business For Failure To Comply With The Fee Requirements; To Create New Section 45-1-173, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit Within The Department Of Public Safety; To Create New Section 45-1-175, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Law Enforcement Agency Operating A County Detention Center To Enter Into A Written Agreement With The U.s. Immigration And Customs Enforcement To Participate In The Federal Immigration Program; To Create New Section 45-1-177, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Governmental Entity From Executing A Contract For Services With A Common Carrier If The Carrier Is Transporting A Person Known To Be An Unauthorized Alien Into Mississippi; To Create A Tax Credit For Money Transmission Fees Paid By A Taxpayer During The Tax Year; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-24-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Certain Pharmaceutical Distributors From The Consumer Protection Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-28-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The State Or Any Agency Or Instrumentality Of The State From Seeking Payment For Medicaid Benefits Provided To A Designated Beneficiary From A Mississippi Able Account; To Amend Sections 43-28-17, 43-13-120 And 43-13-317, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-17-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Motor Vehicle Dealers, Salesmen, Manufacturers And Franchisors From Sharing Customer Lists Or Personal Information Of Customers With Any Third Party; And For Related Purposes.

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 Statewide Implementation Of The Ccbhc Model As Soon As Possible After The Effective Date Of This Act; To Provide That The Ccbhc System Provided Under This Act 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.

An Act To Amend Section 41-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Requirements For A Mississippi Department Of Health Review Of Health Care Provided To Inmates Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections; To Prohibit The Department Of Corrections' Comprehensive Correctional Healthcare Services Provider From Charging State Inmates For Certain Healthcare Services; To Require The Department Of Corrections To Provide Communal Kiosks At Correctional Facilities So That Inmates Can Make Requests For Medical Or Dental Appointments Electronically; To Require Certain Dispensation Of Medication For State Inmates To Help Ensure Effective Medication Management; To Require The Department To Employ One Licensed Or Registered Dietician For All Of Its Correctional Facilities; To Require That Certain Access Be Provided To State Inmates For Medical Care At All Times; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program; To Provide Definitions For; To Authorize Bail Bond Agents And Surety Agents To Enter The Program; To Create The Crime Of Illegal Trespass By An Illegal Alien; To Bring Forward Sections 83-39-25, 83-39-29 And 83-39-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Bail Agents And Penalties For Skipping Bail, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.