Bills & Legislation

PERS; include first responders hired after March 1, 2026, in Tier 4 membership in the system.

Lester CarpenterRepublican

"Mississippi Universal Prekindergarten Program Act of 2026"; create.

Omeria ScottDemocrat

The Transparency in Consumer Legal Funding Act; create.

Lester CarpenterRepublican

Body camera audio of law enforcement; add to list of investigative report.

Lester CarpenterRepublican

Medicaid; exempt Medicare-certified long-term acute hospitals from hospital assessment.

Hulum

Major Medical Leave; expand authorized purposes for the use of by state employees.

Dana McLeanRepublican

Voluntary statewide bleeding control program; authorize Health Dept to establish.

Fabian NelsonDemocrat

Cosmetologists and barbers; board may allow license renewal after expiration date without taking the exam if licensee meets certain conditions.

Kenji Holloway

Agriculture, Science, Commerce, Engineering, Nursing and Technical Skills (ASCENT) to Excellence Early College High School; create at Alcorn State University.

Kenji Holloway

"Alyssa's Law"; enact to authorize the implementation and installation of silent panic alarm systems in public and charter schools.

Jansen T. OwenRepublican

School social workers and psychologists; authorize districts to employ and receive partial state reimbursement for salaries of.

Omeria ScottDemocrat

Nurses; require to receive training on human trafficking and certify such receipt when applying for or renewing their licenses.

Becky CurrieRepublican

Professional engineering firms; prohibit from including markups when assessing fees and costs for municipal services performed by.

Tracey T. RosebudDemocrat

Abortion trafficking; create penalties for the crime of.

Dan EubanksRepublican

Sales tax; exempt certain sales of tangible personal property and services to churches.

Dan EubanksRepublican

State of Mississippi; not required to recognize any mandates, orders or laws by certain entities.

Dan EubanksRepublican

Abortion; prohibit mail orders for medicine to induce.

Dan EubanksRepublican

Mississippi Search and Rescue Program; create.

John Thomas "Trey" LamarRepublican

College and Career Readiness Planning Program; create for administration of pre-ACT assessments in public schools.

Omeria ScottDemocrat

School districts; require teachers and other licensed personnel to be paid on a semimonthly basis.

Daryl PorterDemocrat

MDOT; require to prioritize planning/completion of the U.S. Highway 25 four-lane bypass in Monroe County.

Justin CrosbyDemocrat

ST: 2024 Local Improvements Project Fund; revise purpose of certain project and increase maximum amount of funds for the project.

Gene NewmanRepublican

BEAM Act; make certain revisions to.

Jay McKnightRepublican

MS Task Force on Gun Violence Prevention, Child Safety, and Domestic Violence; create.

Hines

Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; reauthorize issuance to supporters of Kossuth High School.

Brad MattoxRepublican

Mississippi Bullion Depository; establish and authorize fractional reserve currency.

Lester CarpenterRepublican

Mississippi Bullion Depository; establish.

Lester CarpenterRepublican

Early Commitment to College Program; establish in schools and districts assigned an "F" accountability rating.

Omeria ScottDemocrat

Fire apparatus; prohibit mandatory retirement based solely on the equipment's age.

Larry ByrdRepublican

Mississippi Congressional Districts; reapportion.

Bryant W. ClarkDemocrat

Lead-based paint activities; conform requirements for certification to conduct to federal requirements.

Philman A. LadnerRepublican

Medicaid; provide increased reimbursement rate for hospitals in counties with high unemployment and doctor shortage.

Hines

Higher Education Legislative Plan Grant Program; revise students eligible for assistance.

Timaka James-JonesDemocrat

Persons wrongfully sentenced; allow compensation for in same manner as persons wrongfully convicted.

Lane TaylorRepublican

"Mississippi Second Chance Act"; enact.

Lane TaylorRepublican

Child Care Payment Program; require DHS to notify providers about time for renewal at same time it notifies recipients about time for renewal.

Lane TaylorRepublican

SNAP and Medicaid benefits; persons who are not US citizens are not eligible for unless meet definition of an eligible alien.

Fred ShanksRepublican

Municipal annual audits; authorize certain small municipalities to prepare annual compilation report in lieu of audit.

Lane TaylorRepublican

Real estate closing; require certain notices regarding ad valorem taxes.

Lane TaylorRepublican

Compulsory School Attendance; revise and require social workers.

Christopher M. Bell

Towing Companies; revise notification requirements.

Christopher M. Bell

Teachers' salaries; provide $4,000.00 increase to minimum salary scale.

Richard BennettRepublican

Mississippi PERS Stability Act; create.

Richard BennettRepublican

Appropriation; State Department of Health to support a medical residency program at Delta Regional Medical Center.

Hines

Assistant teachers; provide a $4,000.00 increase to the minimum starting salary of.

Richard BennettRepublican

Critical Infrastructure Emergency Mapping Grant Program; create within DPS.

Gene NewmanRepublican

Memorial highways; designate a segment of MS Hwy 16 in Kemper County as the "Samuel Tisdale Memorial Highway."

Reginald JacksonDemocrat