Bills & Legislation

Public schools; allow to employ or accept the service of chaplains.

Jeff TateRepublican

Public schools; revise accountability framework.

Turner-Ford

School-based clinics and school nurses; direct State Department of Education to establish minimum standards and salary schedule.

Kamesha B. MumfordDemocrat

Exceptional children; authorize grant program for autism specialists, professional development and sensory supports.

Sarita Simmons

Public schools; provide salary supplement for certified strength and conditioning coaches meeting certain requirements.

Nicole BoydRepublican

Alyssa's Law; enact to require public schools to implement a panic alert system making use of wearable panic alert devices.

Lydia Graves ChassaniolRepublican

The Students Safe at School Act; enact to provide for certain notice requirements for school shooting drills.

Nicole BoydRepublican

Mississippi K-12 and Postsecondary Mental Health Task Force; extend operation of.

Nicole BoydRepublican

Receipts from taxes for school purposes; bring forward code section related to.

Nicole BoydRepublican

Public schools; require each school to employ licensed mental health counselor, with whom students shall meet once a year.

Reginald JacksonDemocrat

Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia; standardize reference to approved therapy training programs.

Jeremy EnglandRepublican

Cardiac Emergency Response Plans and Automated External Defibrillators; expand access and provide funding.

Rod HickmanDemocrat

Charter schools; revoke charter if school remains "D" or "F" rated for longer than two consecutive years.

Sollie B. NorwoodDemocrat

Charter schools; bring forward code section regarding payments from State Department of Education.

Sollie B. NorwoodDemocrat

School attendance officers; require training for IDEA and � 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Rod HickmanDemocrat

Early learning collaboratives; transfer State Invested Pre-K (SIP) Program monies and participants to.

Brice WigginsRepublican

Sudden death; require medical examiners to report vaccinations and emergency countermeasures within 90 days prior to.

Angela Burks HillRepublican

Certificate of Need Law; bring forward provisions of.

Hob BryanDemocrat

State employee salaries; direct State Personnel Board to implement across-the-board increase.

Sarita Simmons

General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Mississippi School of the Arts for support staff.

Jason T BarrettRepublican

General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Holmes County for improvements to the circuit court courthouse.

Bradford BlackmonDemocrat

Child care services; provide eligibility for certain persons under the Child Care Payment Program (CCPP).

Sarita Simmons

General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to City of Gluckstadt for widening Gluckstadt Road.

J. Walter MichelRepublican

TANF; require DHS to spend maximum allowable amount on child care vouchers.

Sarita Simmons

Child care; DHS shall transfer to CCDF the first $40 Million of unspent TANF funds from prior FY to be used for child care vouchers.

Sarita Simmons

TANF block grant; DHS shall transfer 30% of each year to CCDF for child care vouchers.

Rod HickmanDemocrat

Supplementary state food stamp program for elderly recipients; create and fund.

Sollie B. NorwoodDemocrat

TANF benefits; provide child care and transportation for applicants during initial orientation meetings.

Rod HickmanDemocrat

Sudden death; require medical examiners to report vaccinations and emergency countermeasures within 90 days prior to.

Joseph M. SeymourRepublican

Mississippi Hospital Recovery Trust Program; create to provide grants to public hospitals at high financial risk.

Sarita Simmons

Foster Youth Earned Benefits Protection for Success Program; provide for foster care under the Department of Child Protection Services.

Kathy L. ChismRepublican

Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; remove potency limits for cannabis flower and trim and for cannabis tinctures, oils and concentrates.

Kevin BlackwellRepublican

Applicants for TANF benefits; repeal section that requires drug testing as condition of eligibility.

Sarita Simmons

DHS and Medicaid assistance program benefits; revise eligibility criteria and verification procedures for.

Angela Burks HillRepublican

Board of Medical Licensure; revise licensure status and other provisions and create Board of Health Professions.

Kevin BlackwellRepublican

Advanced practice registered nurses; revise collaboration requirement.

Kevin BlackwellRepublican

CON; authorize additional beds in a community living program for disabled adults in Madison County.

J. Walter MichelRepublican

Mississippi Family Building Act; enact.

Nicole BoydRepublican

Physician assistants; revise related provisions to authorize licensure of anesthesiologist assistants.

Joey FillinganeRepublican

Podiatric medicine and podiatrists; revise definitions and provisions related to.

Joey FillinganeRepublican

Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; bring forward code sections related to.

Angela Burks HillRepublican

Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; bring forward code sections related to.

Hob BryanDemocrat

MS Medical Cannabis Act; allow cannabis use by certain persons when conventional treatment options have proven ineffective.

Kevin BlackwellRepublican

Black bear harvest permits; require issuance of 20 for the 2026-2027 hunting season with 10% annual increase thereafter.

Chris JohnsonRepublican

TANF funds; DHS shall use a portion of each year to fund grants for marriage counseling to military and first responders.

Jeff TateRepublican

Pat Harrison Waterway District; allow to offer discounts for members of U.S. Armed Forces.

DeBar

Waive tuition for certain veterans to attend universities or community colleges; establish program for combat veterans.

Jeff TateRepublican