An Act To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Penalty For Possession Of Marijuana When Less Than 3.5 Ounces; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Any Law Enforcement Officer Who Stops Or Otherwise Detains A Person For Any Period Of Time To Articulate The Reason Or Reasons For Such Stop Or Detention To The Person During The Time Of The Stop Or Detention; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit The Intentional Injection, Release, Or Dispersion Of Chemicals Within The Borders Of The State Of Mississippi Into The Atmosphere With The Express Purpose Of Affecting Temperature, Weather, Or The Intensity Of The Sunlight; To Bring Forward Sections 49-17-5, 49-17-19, 49-17-25 And 49-17-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Pollution Of Waters, Streams, And Air Within The State, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 49-17-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make A Minor, Nonsubstantive Change; 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 And Revise Terms Under The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; To Amend Section 73-21-155, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Method Of Determining Reimbursement To A Pharmacist Or Pharmacy By A Pharmacy Benefit Manager Or Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization (psao) For The Dispensing Of Prescription Drugs And Other Products And Supplies; 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 The Psao To Be Licensed With The Mississippi Board Of Pharmacy (board); To Create New Section 73-21-158, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Pharmacy Benefit Manager From Engaging In Spread Pricing; To Amend Section 73-21-161, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Pharmacy, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Or Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates From Steering; To Create New Section 73-21-162, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates And Psaos From Retaliating Against A Pharmacy Or Pharmacist; To Amend Section 73-21-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board, 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 Pharmacy Benefit Managers To Annually Report To The Board Certain Information About Rebates And Other Payments Received From Pharmaceutical Manufacturers; To Create New Section 73-21-167, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Mississippi Specialty Drug Committee And Direct It To Develop A List Of Prescription Drugs That Meet The Criteria For Specialty Drug Designation To Assist With Patient Access, Transparency And Responsible Cost Management; To Create New Section 73-21-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Pharmacy Fair Competition Act; To Create New Section 73-21-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Legislative Findings; To Create New Section 73-21-215, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Pharmacy Benefit Manager From Acquiring Direct Or Indirect Interest In, Or Otherwise Holding, Directly Or Indirectly, A Pharmacy Permit For The Retail Sale Of Drugs Or Medicines In This State; To Authorize The Board To Issue A Limited Use Permit Upon A Determination That Certain Rare, Orphan Or Limited Distribution Drugs Are Otherwise Unavailable In The Market; To Create New Section 73-21-217, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Board To Conduct Assessments Of Each Active Retail Pharmacy Permits And To Provide Written Notice To Permit Holders That The Board Reasonably Believes Will Violate This Act; To Amend Section 25-15-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Executive Director Of The Board, Or His Or Her Designee, Shall Be A Member Of The Evaluation Committee When The Proposal For Evaluation Is For Pharmacy Benefits Or The Management Thereof; To Amend Section 25-15-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add The Executive Director Of The Board, Or His Or Her Designee; To The State And School Employees Health Insurance Management Board; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact Into Law The Interstate Dental And Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact And Provide That The State Of Mississippi Enters The Compact With Other States And Jurisdictions That Join In The Compact; To Provide That The Purpose Of The Compact Is To Expedite Licensure And Increase Access To Dental Health Care Through Licensure Boards Acting In Cooperation; To Define Terms; To Create A Compact And Commission; To Set Forth Duties Of Compact Member States And Powers And Duties Of The Commission; To Set Forth Application And Eligibility Requirements And Matters Related To Compact License Privilege Issuance; To Provide For Jurisdiction Over Compact License Privilege Holders, Fees, Military Waiver, Investigations, Information Requests, Rulemaking Functions Of The Commission, Compact Oversight, Enforcement And Procedures, Dispute Resolution, Member State Eligibility, Effective Date Of The Compact, Withdrawal, Compact Dissolution, Severability And Construction Of The Compact Provisions, Binding Effect Of The Compact And Rules Of Order To Be Applied At Meetings; To Amend Sections 73-9-1, 73-9-23, 73-9-35 And 73-9-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; 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 Define A Clean Claim And A Network Pharmacy, For The Purpose Of This Section; 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 Shall Make The Adjustment Effective For The Appeal And Shall Provide Notice On Its Website About The Appeal; 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 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 Create A New Section, That Prohibits Pharmacy Benefit Managers From Providing Financial Consideration To Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates At A Higher Rate Than A Nonaffiliate; 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; To Create A New Section That Creates The Mississippi Independent Pharmacist Reimbursement Assistance Grant Program; To Define Terms Relevant To The Program; To Provide Eligibility Requirements And Guidelines For Grant Awards; To Provide That The Board Shall Establish An Application Process For The Grant Program, And That The Board Shall Have The Authority To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary To Administering The Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create "the Students Safe At School Act"; To Define Terms Under The Act; To Outline Standards; To Provide For Student Health And Wellness Protocols; To Set Forth Notice Requirements; To Address Student Participation In Shooter Drills; To Address Student Participation In Active Shooter Simulations; To Require Violence Prevention Training; To Provide For Student Participation In Safety Planning; To Provide For Publication Of Vendors; To Create Guidelines To Measure Effectiveness Of Drills; To Create The School Emergency Response Mapping Data Grant Program Within The Office Of The Attorney General; To Authorize Each School District, Charter School Governing Board And Private School Governing Board, In Consultation With Local Law Enforcement Agencies, To Provide School Mapping Data For Each School In The Area Of The Law Enforcement Agency's Jurisdiction; To Require The Entity Producing The Data To Be Responsible For Providing Data To The Schools And Local Law Enforcement And Public Safety Agencies For Use In Response To Emergencies; To Prescribe The Required Components Of What School Mapping Data Should Entail; To Require That Updates To The School Mapping Data Be Accessible In Software Platforms; To Establish The School Emergency Response Mapping Data Grant Program In The State Treasury; To Bring Forward Section 37-11-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 63-17-75 And 63-17-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Provisions Of The "mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission Law", For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-1-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Display Of License Include Placing The License In The Hand Of The Law Enforcement Officer; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Safeguarding Election Candidates Using Reasonable Expenditures (secure) Act For The Purpose Of Authorizing The Use Of Campaign Funds By Candidates And Elected Officials For Security-related Expenses; To Define "security Expenses" And Other Terms; To Establish The Maximum Amount That May Be Spent For Security Expenses During A Campaign Cycle; To Prohibit The Use Of Campaign Funds For Certain Expenditures; To Require Certain Reports To Be Made To The Secretary Of State; To Require The Secretary Of State To Adopt Rules And Regulations To Enforce The Secure Act; To Amend Section 23-15-821, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-807 And 23-15-809, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Repeal Sections 41-7-171 Through 41-7-209, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Mississippi Health Care Certificate Of Need Law Of 1979; To Amend Sections 23-15-625, 25-41-7, 35-1-19, 41-3-15, 41-4-18, 41-9-11, 41-9-23, 41-9-68, 41-9-209, 41-9-210, 41-71-7, 41-71-19, 41-73-5, 41-75-1, 41-75-5, 41-75-9, 41-75-25, 41-77-1, 41-77-5, 41-77-21, 41-77-23, 41-77-25, 43-11-9, 43-11-19, 43-13-117.5 And 57-117-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, And To Repeal Section 41-9-311, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "model Mississippi Hair Protection In Schools Policy Act"; To Require Public And Charter Schools To Create Policies With Guidelines That Prohibit Discrimination Based On Hairstyles; To Establish Minimum Guidelines For The Policies; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A Study Committee To Study And Make Recommendations Regarding The Efficient Management And Regulation Of State-owned Tidelands And Submerged Lands, The Determination Of Rents, And Rent-free Uses Of Those Lands; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation From The Small Municipalities Federal Match Fund To The Department Of Finance And Administration For The Purpose Of Disbursing Funds To Small Municipalities Which Receive Discretionary Federal Funds, For The Period Beginning On July 1, 2026, And Ending June 30, 2027; To Provide The Intent Of The Legislature To Use The Funds Appropriated In The Act As Matching Funds To Draw Down Federal Funds For Certain Municipalities; To Require The Department To Set A Match Rate Of Twenty Percent (20%) Local Funds Contributed By The Small Municipality To Eighty Percent (80%) Federal Funds Received.

An Act To Provide That Effective January 1, 2027, All Radiation Oncology Facilities In The State Shall Be Accredited And Certified By The State Department Of Health To Ensure Quality And Safety; To Provide Penalties For Noncompliance; And For Related Purposes.