An Act To Create New Section 83-9-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Insurers Providing Prescription Drug Coverage From Requiring Or Imposing Any Step Therapy Protocol With Respect To Drugs Approved By The United States Food And Drug Administration (fda) For The Treatment Of Postpartum Depression; To Define "insurer"; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Division Of Medicaid And Certain Managed Care Entities From Requiring Or Imposing Any Step Therapy Protocol With Respect To A Drug That Is Approved By The United States Fda For The Treatment Of Postpartum Depression; To Create New Section 41-140-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Terms; To Create New Section 41-140-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Health To Develop And Promulgate Written Educational Materials And Information For Health Care Professionals And Patients About Maternal Mental Health Conditions; To Require Hospitals Providing Birth Services To Provide Such Educational Materials To New Parents And, As Appropriate, Other Family Members; To Require Such Materials Be Provided To Any Woman Who Presents With Signs Of A Maternal Mental Health Disorder; To Create New Section 41-140-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Any Health Care Provider Or Nurse Midwife Who Renders Postnatal Care Or Pediatric Infant Care To Ensure That The Postnatal Care Patient Or Birthing Mother Of The Pediatric Infant Care Patient, As Applicable, Is Offered Screening For Postpartum Depression And To Provide Appropriate Referrals If Such Patient Or Mother Is Deemed Likely To Be Suffering From Postpartum Depression; To Create New Section 83-9-48, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "insurer" And Require Insurers To Provide Coverage For Postpartum Depression Screening; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-55-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define And Clarify Terms; To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Adopt Rules, Standards And Requirements For Vehicles Used To Provide Nonambulatory Nonemergency Medical Transportation (nemt) Services; To Require Nemt Providers To Meet All Such Requirements And Standards If Providing Nonambulatory Nemt Transportation Services; To Clarify Provisions Applicable To Nonambulatory Nemt Services; To Delete The Requirement That After July 1, 2024, Each Nemt Provider Must Have A Nemt Permit From The Department Of Health Before It May Provide Nemt Transportation Services; To Provide That Ambulatory Nemt Services For Individuals Who Need Minimal Assistance But Cannot Drive Themselves Do Not Require Special Permitting By The Department; To Clarify That An Nemt Provider Is Not Precluded From Using A Permitted Vehicle To Provide Services To Ambulatory Individuals And That A Public Or Private Entity, Including Medicaid, Is Not Precluded From Using A Transportation Network Company Licensed Under Section 77-8-5, Or A Contract Carrier By Motor Vehicle Permitted Under Section 77-7-49, For Purposes Of Providing Nonemergency Medical Transportation To Ambulatory Individuals; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 273, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Reinstate The Initiative Procedure Declared Invalid By The Mississippi Supreme Court; To Base The Number Of Signatures Required For An Initiative Petition On The Number Of Registered Voters; To Conform The Pro Rata Signature Requirements From Each Congressional District For An Initiative Petition To The Number Of Congressional Districts At The Time The Initiative Is Filed; To Specify That Petition Signature Requirements Shall Include Home Address; And To Provide That Only One Proposal Of Law And Matters Properly Connected Therewith Shall Be Contained In An Initiative Petition To Enable The Electors To Vote On That Proposal Separately.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Pay The Costs Associated With Repairs And Renovations For Ada Compliance For Buildings And Facilities At Alcorn State University; And For Related Purposes.

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.

An Act To Amend Section 57-1-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "capital Improvements" For Purposes Of The Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan Program To Include Any Project Determined To Be A Capital Improvement By The Mississippi Development Authority (mda); To Amend Section 57-1-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Extend The Repealer On The Authority Of Mda To Use Certain Monies In The Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan Fund For The Ordinary And Necessary General Support Of Mda; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.40, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes An Income Tax Job Credit For Enterprises That Are Primarily Engaged In Providing Inland Water Transportation Of Cargo On Lakes, Rivers And Intracoastal Waterways For Each Full-time Employee Employed By The Enterprise In A Mississippi Full-time Job, To Extend The Repealer On The Credit; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-29-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "polygraph Examiner" Within The Polygraph Examiners Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team Law; To Establish A Statewide Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team Within The Department Of Public Safety; To Authorize The Establishment Of Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams Within The Circuit Court Districts Of The State; To Provide Guidelines For The Membership Of The Teams; To Provide That A Team Shall Review Fatal And Near-fatal Incidents Of Domestic Violence, Related Domestic Violence Matters, And Suicides Within Its Jurisdiction; To Provide That The Purpose Of A Team Under This Section Shall Be To Learning How To Prevent Domestic Violence Through Early Intervention And Improving The Quality Of The Response By Individuals And Institutions To Domestic Violence; To Provide Limited Civil Immunity For Team Members And Certain Other Persons; To Provide Procedures For Information, Testimony, Records, Reports, Recommendations, Or Other Evidence Obtained, Generated, Or Transmitted By A Team; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Pay The Costs Associated With Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of A Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture And Math (steam) Outreach Center At Alcorn State University; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Health Care Professionals To Screen Birth Mothers For Depression At The Time Of Birth; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Cover Such Screening; To Provide Exemptions To Health Insurance Issuers That Are Required To Cover Such Screening; To Create New Section 83-9-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Insurers Providing Prescription Drug Coverage From Requiring Or Imposing Any Step Therapy Protocol With Respect To Drugs Approved By The United States Food And Drug Administration (fda) For The Treatment Of Postpartum Depression; To Define "insurer"; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Division Of Medicaid And Certain Managed Care Entities From Requiring Or Imposing Any Step Therapy Protocol With Respect To A Drug That Is Approved By The United States Fda For The Treatment Of Postpartum Depression; To Create New Section 41-140-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Terms; To Create New Section 41-140-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Health To Develop And Promulgate Written Educational Materials And Information For Health Care Professionals And Patients About Maternal Mental Health Conditions; To Require Hospitals Providing Birth Services To Provide Such Educational Materials To New Parents And, As Appropriate, Other Family Members; To Require Such Materials Be Provided To Any Woman Who Presents With Signs Of A Maternal Mental Health Disorder; To Create New Section 41-140-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Any Health Care Provider Or Nurse Midwife Who Renders Postnatal Care Or Pediatric Infant Care To Ensure That The Postnatal Care Patient Or Birthing Mother Of The Pediatric Infant Care Patient, As Applicable, Is Offered Screening For Postpartum Depression And To Provide Appropriate Referrals If Such Patient Or Mother Is Deemed Likely To Be Suffering From Postpartum Depression; To Create New Section 83-9-48, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "insurer" And Require Insurers To Provide Coverage For Postpartum Depression Screening; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Pay The Costs Associated With Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of A Hydroponics Research And Teaching Greenhouse At Alcorn State University; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 39-5-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Transfer Authority Over The Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund From The Department Of Finance And Administration To The Department Of Archives And History; To Direct The Department Of Finance And Administration To Take All Action Necessary To Effectuate The Transfer Of The Monies In The Fund To The Department Of Archives And History; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 17-25-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of An Economic Development Project To Also Include Qualified Projects, As Defined In The Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Act; To Authorize A County Board Of Supervisors Or A Municipal Governing Authority To Enter Into An Agreement With A Qualified Business Enterprise To, Either Individually Or Cooperatively, Fund Or Reimburse The Qualified Business Enterprise For Certain Qualified Project Costs Incurred In Connection With A Qualified Development Or Redevelopment Project Solely Using Revenues Derived From The Project; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Families' Rights And Responsibilities Act To Provide That The State, Any Political Subdivision Of The State, Or Any Other Governmental Entity Shall Not Substantially Burden The Fundamental Right Of A Parent To Direct The Upbringing, Education, Health Care And Mental Health Of That Parent's Child Without Demonstrating That The Burden Is Required By A Compelling Governmental Interest Of The Highest Order As Applied To The Parent And The Child And Is The Least Restrictive Means Of Furthering That Compelling Governmental Interest; To Require The Consent Of A Parent Or Guardian For Certain Actions, Including Prescribing Medication Or Performing Surgery; To Set Certain Exceptions To The Consent Requirement; To Provide That No State Employee Shall Withhold Information About The Child's Physical, Emotional Or Mental Health From The Parent; To Provide A Cause Of Action To Parents For Any Violation Of The Act; To Provide That A Parent May Raise The Provisions Of This Act As A Defense Against Certain Judicial Or Administrative Proceedings; To Provide Certain Limitations On The Provisions Of The Act; To Set Certain Transparency Measures For Public Schools And Charter Schools; To Establish Teachers' Expressive Rights Within A School; To Provide Rules Of Construction Related To The Act; And For Related Purposes.