An Act To Amend Section 41-7-173, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove End-stage Renal Disease Facilities From The Application Of The Health Care Certificate Of Need Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-221, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Process For Making Appointments To Municipal Election Commissions; To Provide A Timeline Of When Each Governing Authority Must Make Appointments To The Municipal Election Commission; To Require Each Municipal Election Commissioner To Accept His Or Her Appointment By Submitting A Letter To The Secretary Of State; To Require Municipal Election Commissioners To Complete A Training Seminar And A Skills Assessment; To Amend Section 23-15-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-611, 23-15-361 And 21-9-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Monthly Benefit Amount For Temporary Assistance For Needy Families; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For The Purpose Of Providing Funding In Equal Amounts To Jackson State University, Alcorn State University And Mississippi Valley State University For Making Restorations And Renovations On Projects That Have Been Requested From The Legislature For More Than Two Years, For The Fiscal Year 2027.

An Act To Be Known As The Mississippi Health Care Security And Promotion Act Of 2026; To Express The Intent Of The Legislature Regarding Expansion Of The Medicaid Program; To Provide Definitions For The Purposes Of This Act; To Provide That Any Expansion Of The Medicaid Program And Its Eligibility Criteria Or Covered Benefits Shall Fall Into The Categories Outlined In This Act And Be Defined By The Sections Of This Act; To Direct The Division Of Medicaid To Submit To The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services (cms) An Application For A Waiver Or State Plan Amendment That Will Allow The Division To Expand Coverage To Eligible Individuals Whose Income Is At Or Below 100% Of The Federal Poverty Level; To Direct The Division To Submit To Cms A Request For A Section 1115 Waiver That Will Allow The Division To Expand Coverage To Eligible Individuals Who Are Uninsured And Whose Income Is Not Less Than 101% Or More Than 200% Of The Federal Poverty Level; To Provide That Uninsured Individuals With Total Household Income Of Not Less Than 101% Or More Than 200% Of The Federal Poverty Level Shall Be Eligible For Expanded Coverage Through An Individual Qualified Health Insurance Plan; To Provide That Individuals With Current Employer Health Insurance Coverage And Uninsured Individuals Who Are Offered Employer Health Insurance Coverage With Total Household Incomes Of Not Less Than 101% Or More Than 200% Of The Federal Poverty Level Shall Be Eligible For Premium Assistance For Employer Health Insurance Coverage; To Provide That Upon Cms Approval Of Requested Waivers Or Amendments, The Division Shall, In Conjunction And Consultation With Related State Agencies, Implement The Approved Waiver Components To Expand Eligibility Criteria For The Medicaid Program As Provided Under The Applicable Waiver; To Provide That Eligibility For Medicaid As Described In This Act Shall Not Be Delayed If Cms Fails To Approve Any Requested Waivers Of The State Plan For Which The Division Applies, And Such Eligibility Shall Not Be Delayed While The Division Is Considering Or Negotiating Any Waivers To The State Plan; To Provide That If Cms Has Not Approved A Requested Waiver Or State Plan Amendment Submitted By The Division On Or Before December 31, 2027, Eligibility For The Medicaid Program Shall Be Expanded To Include All Eligible Populations And Essential Health Benefits As Provided In The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010; To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Health Benefit Plans, Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Private Review Agents From Subjecting Drugs Prescribed For The Treatment Or Prevention Of Hiv Or Aids To A Prior Authorization Requirement, Step Therapy, Or Any Other Protocol That Could Restrict Or Delay The Dispensing Of The Drug; To Amend Sections 83-9-36 And 83-5-909, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Bring Forward Sections 83-5-905 And 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A New Penalty For Any Person Who Kills Another Person While Driving Under The Influence; To Require A Person Convicted Of Driving Under The Influence To Pay Child Support To The Child Of Any Person Killed As A Result Of The Violation; To Bring Forward Section 63-11-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Penalties For Driving Under The Influence, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-29-147, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise How A Second Or Subsequent Offense Is Calculated; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The State Board Of Education, In Conjunction With The State Board Of Medical Licensure, The Mississippi Board Of Nursing And The Mississippi Hospital Association, To Establish And Implement The Delta Medical Apprenticeship Program (ms Dmap) For Public School Students Enrolled In Grades 9 Through 12 In Schools Situated In Counties Of The Mississippi Delta For The Purpose Of Providing Career Pathways Into Health Care Professions; To Require The Apprenticeship Program To Be Conducted In Conjunction With Licensed Medical Facilities In Those Delta Counties Experiencing Critical Shortages In Health Care Professionals; To Prescribe The Eligibility Requirements For Participation In The Apprenticeship Program; To Prescribe The Components To Be Included In The Apprenticeship Program; To Require The Apprenticeship Program To Provide Academic And Practical Application Instruction During The Course Of The Program; To Require Participating Students To Complete Certain Tasks And Research Projects; To Limit Participation In The Apprenticeship Program To Residents Of The Counties Of The Mississippi Delta Entering Grades 9 Through 12 In A Public School; To Require Eligible Persons To Submit An Application For Participation To The State Department Of Education; To Require The Department To Make The Applications Available To Local School Districts By A Certain Date And To Establish The Deadline For Acceptance Of Applications; To Provide An Incentive In The Form Of A Reduced Tuition Rate For Students Participating In The Apprenticeship Program; To Establish The Mississippi Delta Medical Apprenticeship Program Trust Fund In The State Treasury To Provide Support To Local School Districts And The Board Of Medical Licensure For Start-up Costs And Costs Associated With Implementing And Operating The Apprenticeship Program; To Amend Section 37-71-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make A Minor Nonsubstantive Change; To Bring Forward Sections 37-71-9 And 31-71-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Minimum Wage Law"; To Establish The State Minimum Wage At $10.00 Per Hour; To Provide That Employers With Tipped Employees Are Exempt From The Requirement To Pay The State Minimum Wage; To Establish Guidelines For Employees Entitled To Overtime Pay; To Amend Section 17-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 7-7-204, 23-15-239, 25-3-40, 37-7-307, 37-33-175, 47-5-401, 47-5-579, 57-34-5, 85-3-4, 97-3-54.4 And 99-19-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That Any County Board Of Supervisors May Be Employed By A Community College District While Holding The Position Of Supervisor; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Health Care And Education Shortage Assistance Program To Help Attract Physicians, Nurses, Emergency Medical Technicians And Other Health Care Workers, Social Workers And Teachers To Work In Rural Areas Of Counties That Had An Unemployment Rate Of More Than Ten Percent In The Previous Calendar Year And Currently Have A Shortage Of Any Of Those Professionals; To Provide That Funding For The Program Will Be Provided From The Mississippi Works Fund And Will Be Disbursed To The Counties By The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security Upon Appropriation By The Legislature For That Purpose; To Provide That The Amount Appropriated For The Program Shall Be Not Less Than Five Million Dollars For Each Fiscal Year; To Provide That Any Eligible County That Wishes To Receive Funds Under The Program Must Adopt A Resolution Requesting The Funds And Submit An Application To The Department Of Employment Security With A Detailed Plan Of How The Funds Will Be Used; To Provide That In Order To Receive Funds Under The Program, A County Must Provide Matching Funds Of Not Less Than Thirty Percent Of The Amount Of The Funds Provided To The County Under The Program; To Bring Forward Section 71-5-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Workforce Training Funds, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require That The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security, The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning, The Mississippi Community College Board And The State Workforce Investment Board To Work Jointly To Develop A Plan To Be Known As The "career Pathways Initiative"; To Require The Initiative To Increase The Access Of Low-income Parents And Other Individuals To Education Credentials That Qualify Them For Higher-paying Jobs In Their Local Areas, Improve The Preparedness Of The Mississippi Workforce For High-skill And High-wage Jobs, Develop Training Courses And Educational Credentials After Consulting Local Employers And Local Workforce Boards To Identify Appropriate Job Opportunities And Needed Skills And Training To Meet Employers' Needs, Provide Resources On The Basis Of Performance Incentives, Including Participants Enrolling In Courses, Completing The Courses, Obtaining Jobs In The Targeted Job Categories, And Staying Employed In The Targeted Job Categories; To Require The Initiative To Use Available Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Funds For Participants Who Have Custody Or Legal Responsibility For A Child Under Twenty-one Years Of Age And Whose Family Income Is Less Than Two Hundred Fifty Percent Of The Federal Poverty Level; To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Contract For The Providing Of Education And Training That Will Result In Job Training Certificates Or Higher Education Degrees For Low-income Adults With State Agencies, Two-year Colleges, Local Governments Or Private Or Community Organizations; To Authorize Tanf Funds To Be Combined With Other Federal, State And Local Funds In Ways Consistent With Federal Laws And Regulations In Order To Provide More Funding For The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That When A Person Is Seeking Disability Benefits, The Health Care Providers Who Examine The Person To Determine The Person's Eligibility For The Benefits Being Sought Shall Provide The Person With Copies Of His Or Her Medical Records At No Charge Until After The Applicable Determination Of Disability Has Been Made; To Provide That After Such Determination Of Disability, The Health Care Providers Who Provided Copies Of Medical Records To The Person May Charge The Person For The Cost Of Providing Those Medical Records, At Rates Not Exceeding Certain Statutory Amounts; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The State Department Of Health To Issue A Certificate Of Need To A Nonprofit Corporation Located In Madison County For The Construction, Expansion Or Conversion Of Additional Beds In A Community Living Program For Developmentally Disabled Adults In An Icf-iid Facility; And For Related Purposes.