An Act To Establish The Mississippi Cemetery Board Within The Office Of Secretary Of State; To Provide For The Composition Of The Board And To Direct The Secretary Of State To Provide Administrative Support For Its Operation; To Prescribe The Powers And Duties Of The Mississippi Cemetery Board To Protect The Financial Interest Of The Public By Ensuring The Physical Care Of Cemeteries And The Regulation Of Those Companies Advertising Or Operating Perpetual Care Cemeteries In This State; To Authorize The Board To Issue Regulations Allowing Families To Create A Nonprofit Entity To Provide Lawn And Building Maintenance And Repairs At Their Cemeteries And Collect Funds And Donations Therefor; To Bring Forward And Amend Sections 41-43-31 Through 41-43-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Mississippi "cemetery Law"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Circuit Court Judges From Providing Any Political Candidate An Opportunity To Address The Public During Court Terms; To Amend Section 23-15-973, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Circuit Judges From Allowing Any Political Candidate To Address The Public During Court Terms; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-351, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Authority Of Any Person Or Agency To Make A Written Report To The Youth Court Intake Unit; To Authorize The Department Of Child Protection Services To Make The Intake Report; To Provide That The Report May Be Oral; To Amend Section 43-21-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Certain Mandatory Reporters To Make A Report To The Department Of Child Protection Services; To Require The Department Of Child Protection Services To Develop And Implement Training For Triage Procedures For Receiving Reports; To Prescribe A Timeframe For The Department Of Child Protection Services To Make A Report To The Youth Court; To Amend Section 43-21-357, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Sections 43-20-17, 43-21-257, 43-21-261 And 43-21-907, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise An Internal Reference To Section 43-21-353 In Conformity To The Amendments Made To That Section; And For Related Purposes.

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; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-21-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reference New Sections In The 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 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 Provide That If The Appeal Is Upheld, The Pharmacy Benefit Manager Shall Make The Change In The Payment To The Required Reimbursement Rate; To Amend Section 73-21-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization (psao) To Be Licensed With The Mississippi Board Of Pharmacy; To Require A Psao To Provide To A Pharmacy Or Pharmacist A Copy Of Any Contract Entered Into On Behalf Of The Pharmacy Or Pharmacist By The Psao; To Create New Section 73-21-158, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Psao, Carrier Or Health Plan From Spread Pricing; 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 A Prescription Drug To Certain Pharmacies; Interfering With The Patient's Right To Choose The Patient's Pharmacy Or Provider Of Choice; To Provide That This Section Does Not Apply To Facilities 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, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates And Pharmacy Services Administrative Organizations (psaos) 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 A Pharmacy Benefit Manager Or Psao And To Issue Subpoenas To Obtain Documents Or Records That It Deems Relevant To The Investigation; To Create New Section 73-21-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each Drug Manufacturer To Submit A Report To The Board Of Pharmacy That Includes The Current Wholesale Acquisition Cost; To Require Such Entities To Provide The Board Of Pharmacy With Various Drug Pricing Information Within A Certain Time; To Require Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Psaos To File A Report With The Board Of Pharmacy; To Require Each Health Insurer To Submit A Report To The Board Of Pharmacy That Includes Certain Drug Prescription Information; To Create New Section 73-21-167, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Board Of Pharmacy To Develop A Website To Publish Information Related To The Act; To Create New Section 73-21-169, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Psaos To Identify Ownership Affiliation Of Any Kind To The Board Of Pharmacy; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Apologizing For The Role Mississippi Played In The Murder Of Emmett Till And The Acquittal Of His Killers.

An Act To Require Transparency In Ale, Beer And Malt Beverage And Malt Cooler Pricing Throughout The State In Order To Protect Mississippi Consumers; To Prohibit Discrimination Against Distributors And Wholesalers Regarding Favorable Pricing, Allowances, Rebates, Refunds, Commissions Or Discounts; To Require That Before Ales, Beers And Malt Beverages And Malt Coolers Can Be Sold To A Distributor Or Wholesaler, The Brewery Or Dock Price Of The Ale, Beer Or Other Malt Beverage And Malt Cooler By Brand And Container Size Must Be Filed With The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division Of The Department Of Revenue; To Provide Penalties For Violations Of This Section; To Provide That The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division Of The Department Of Revenue Has The Authority To Oversee And Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Implement The Provisions Of This Section; To Amend Section 67-1-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Commending And Congratulating "thee" Jackson State University "sonic Boom Of The South" Marching Band And Director Dr. Roderick Little For Their Electrifying Performance At The 2025 Tournament Of Roses Parade In Pasadena, California.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Emergency Communications Authority Act; To Define Terms; To Establish The Mississippi Communications Authority Within The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency; To Create An Advisory Board To Advise The Authority; To Require The Authority To Administer, Receive, And Audit Emergency Communications Service Charges; To Require The Authority To Develop, Establish, And Publish A State Ng911 Plan; To Require The Authority To Publish Minimum Standards, Specifications, And Requirements For Each Ecd Ng911 Plan; To Prescribe The Authority's Duties And Responsibilities; To Establish The Ng911 Cmrs Grant Fund; To Describe The Authority's Powers; To Stipulate That All Monies Received By The Authority Pursuant To This Act Shall Be Deemed Trust Funds; To Stipulate That This Act Shall Be Liberally Construed To Effect The Purposes Of This Act For The Welfare Of The State And Its Inhabitants; To Establish Confidentiality For Information Submitted To The Authority Or The Department; To Stipulate That The Attorney General Shall Provide Legal Services To The Authority; To Outline Emergency Communications Service Charges; To Stipulate That Charges Collected By Service Providers Shall Be Remitted To The Department According To Chapter 65 Of Title 27; To Create Certain Provisions For The Remittance Of Charges; To Provide For The Application Of The Emergency Communication Service Charge; To Establish Liability For The Emergency Communications Service Charge; To Account For Prepaid Wireless Communications Service; To Provide For Audit And Appeal Procedures; To Create A Timeline For Introducing The New System; To Stipulate That Wireless Emergency Telephone Service Shall Not Be Used For Personal Use; To Account For Deposit And Disbursement Of Funds Collected Under This Act; To Require Ecds To Submit Financial And Program Reports To The Authority Advisory Board On An Annual Basis; To Require Each Ecd To Adopt An Ng911 Plan No Later Than December 31, 2030; To Amend Section 19-5-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Creation Of An Ecd; To Amend Section 19-5-307, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 19-5-315, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 19-5-317, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 33-15-14, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Agency To Serve As The Statewide Coordinator For Emergency Communications; To Repeal Sections 19-5-303, 19-5-311, 19-5-313, 19-5-331, 19-5-333, 19-5-335, 19-5-337, 19-5-339, 19-5-341, 19-5-343, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Related To The Emergency Telephone Service; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 17-3-3, 17-5-1, 17-5-7, 17-11-37, 17-11-45, 17-17-107, 17-17-109, 17-17-227, 17-17-237, 17-17-309, 17-17-311, 17-17-329, 17-17-337, 17-17-348, 17-18-17, 17-21-53, 19-3-1, 19-3-11, 19-3-19, 19-3-33, 19-3-35, 19-3-67, 19-3-79, 19-5-9, 19-5-21, 19-5-23, 19-5-81, 19-5-92.1, 19-5-155, 19-5-157, 19-5-189, 19-5-199, 19-5-207, 19-5-219, 19-5-221, 19-7-3, 19-7-21, 19-9-11, 19-9-13, 19-9-27, 19-9-111, 19-9-114, 19-11-7, 19-13-53, 19-15-3, 19-23-5, 19-27-31, 19-29-7, 19-29-9, 19-29-18, 19-29-33, 19-31-7, 19-31-9, 19-31-23, 19-31-39, 21-1-7, 21-1-15, 21-3-7, 21-5-15, 21-13-11, 21-17-1, 21-17-9, 21-17-11, 21-17-17, 21-17-19, 21-19-2, 21-19-13, 21-19-20, 21-19-25, 21-19-51, 29-19-61, 21-25-21, 21-27-33, 21-27-43, 21-29-203, 21-33-29, 21-33-47, 21-33-89, 21-33-207, 21-33-307, 21-33-553, 21-35-5, 21-35-25, 21-35-31, 21-38-9, 21-41-5, 21-41-13, 21-41-51, 21-43-9, 21-43-117 And 21-45-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modernize And Simplify The Notice Publication Process For Counties And Municipalities By Allowing Online Publication As An Alternative To Newspaper Publication; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 241 Of The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Restore The Right To Vote To Persons Convicted Of Felonies; To Repeal Section 44, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, Which Provides That Persons Convicted Of Certain Crimes Are Ineligible For Office; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Commending The Extensive Career And Public Service Of The Honorable Arlin C. "cotton" Ruthven Of Oxford, Mississippi Law Research Senior Research Counsel And Decorated Vietnam Combat Veteran, On The Occasion Of His Retirement.

An Act To Amend Section 25-7-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Fee Schedules Charged For Publishing Documents In A Newspaper On Behalf Of A Public Body; To Amend Section 25-7-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Fee Owed To A Publisher For Publication Of Each Advertisement Of Land For Sale For Taxes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 25-53-5, 25-53-123, 25-53-109, 25-53-125, 25-53-25, 25-53-121, 25-53-21 And 25-53-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Department Of Information Technology Services From Contracting With Business Entities Whose Primary Purpose Is Software Development Or Artificial Intelligence Research And Development In Mainland China Or Countries Sanctioned By The United States Bureau Of Industry And Security; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-113-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Monies In The Mississippi State University Veterinary School Fund Shall Be Disbursed By The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning Instead Of The Department Of Finance And Administration; To Amend Section 43 Of Chapter 95, Laws Of 2024, To Revise The Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriation To The State Department Of Education To Provide That A Certain Sum May Be Used For The Continuation Of The Current School Safety Platform; To Amend Section 1 Of Chapter 534, Laws Of 2024, To Correct The Reference To The Fund Number For The 2022 Emergency Road And Bridge Fund; To Amend Section 29-9-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Purchases Of Obsolete Personal Property Sold By The Legislature Are Not Violations Of The Ethics Laws; To Direct The Transfer Of Certain Funds From The Capital Expense Fund To The Secretary Of State Land Improvement Fund; To Direct The State Treasurer On Behalf Of The University Of Mississippi Medical Center To Transfer Certain Funds To The State Department Of Health Fiscal Year 2026; To Direct The State Treasurer To Transfer Certain Funds From The Capital Expense Fund To The Mississippi Semiquincentennial Celebration Fund; To Create The "mississippi Veteran's Home Improvement Fund" Within The State Treasury; To Direct The State Treasurer To Transfer Certain Funds To The "mississippi Veteran's Home Improvement Fund"; To Create The "united States Fire Insurance Company Settlement Fund" Within The State Treasury; To Direct The State Treasurer To Transfer Funds From The Attorney General Contingent Fund To The "united States Fire Insurance Company Settlement Fund"; To Direct The Transfer Of Funds From The Capital Expense Fund Dfa To The 2022 Ihl Capital Improvements Fund; To Direct The State Treasurer To Transfer A Certain Sum From The March 2023 Storm Housing Mission Fund To The Hazard Mitigation Administration And Management Fund; To Direct The State Treasurer To Transfer The Remaining Balance Of The March 2023 Storm Housing Mission Fund To The Disaster Assistance Trust Fund; To Direct The State Treasurer To Transfer A Certain Sum From The Capital Expense Fund To The Disaster Assistance Trust Fund; To Repeal Section 33-15-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Provision Of Law Creating The March 2023 Storm Housing Mission Fund; To Create The "dbcf Civil Money Penalty Fund"; To Direct The State Treasurer To Transfer A Certain Sum From The Consumer Finance Fund To The "dbcf Civil Money Penalty Fund"; To Direct The State Treasurer To Transfer A Certain Sum To The Ng911 Cmrs Grant Fund; To Direct The State Treasurer To Transfer A Certain Sum To The State Ng911 Fund; And For Related Purposes.