An Act To Amend Sections 27-15-205, 27-15-223, 83-5-71 And 83-17-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Licenses Issued By The Commissioner Of Insurance Perpetual Until Such Time As The Commissioner Of Insurance Revokes, Or The License Is Forfeited By The Licensee; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 19-9-11, 19-9-13 And 21-33-307, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Mandate The Holding Of An Election On The Question Of Issuing County Or Municipal Bonds; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Sections 83-41-501 Through 83-41-517, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize An Exemption From Prior Authorization Requirements By Health Insurers For Physicians And Other Providers Who Provide Certain Health Care Services; To Provide That A Health Insurer That Uses A Prior Authorization Process For Health Care Services May Not Require A Physician Or Other Provider To Obtain Prior Authorization For A Particular Health Care Service If, In The Most Recent Six-month Evaluation Period, The Health Insurer Has Approved Or Would Have Approved Not Less Than 90 Percent Of The Prior Authorization Requests Submitted For The Particular Health Care Service; To Authorize A Health Insurer To Rescind An Exemption From Prior Authorization Requirements Only If The Health Insurer Makes A Determination, On The Basis Of A Retrospective Review Of A Random Sample Of Claims Submitted By The Physician Or Other Provider During The Most Recent Evaluation Period, That Less Than 90 Percent Of The Claims For The Particular Health Care Service Met The Medical Necessity Criteria That Would Have Been Used By The Health Insurer When Conducting Prior Authorization Review For The Particular Health Care Service During The Relevant Evaluation Period; To Provide That Such A Determination Must Be Made By An Individual Licensed To Practice Medicine In This State; To Provide That A Physician Or Other Provider Has A Right To A Review Of An Adverse Determination Regarding A Denial Or Rescission Of A Prior Authorization Exemption And That The Review Must Be Conducted By An Accredited Independent Review Organization; To Provide That A Health Insurer Shall Pay For Any Appeal Or Independent Review Of An Adverse Determination Regarding A Prior Authorization Exemption Requested By A Physician Or Other Provider; To Provide That A Health Insurer Is Bound By An Appeal Or Independent Review Determination That Does Not Affirm The Determination Made By The Health Insurer To Rescind Or Deny A Prior Authorization Exemption; To Provide That A Health Insurer Shall Not Deny Or Reduce Payment To A Physician Or Other Provider For A Health Care Service For Which The Physician Or Other Provider Has Qualified For An Exemption From Prior Authorization Requirements Based On Medical Necessity Or Appropriateness Of Care, Unless The Physician Or Other Provider Knowingly And Materially Misrepresented The Health Care Service In A Request For Payment Submitted To The Health Insurer With The Specific Intent To Deceive And Obtain An Unlawful Payment From The Health Insurer, Or Failed To Substantially Perform The Health Care Service; To Amend Sections 41-83-9, 41-83-31, 73-23-35, 83-9-6.3, 83-9-32, 83-9-353, 83-41-409 And 83-51-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That No Employer Shall Pay An Employee A Wage At A Rate Less Than The Rate At Which An Employee Of The Opposite Sex In The Same Establishment Is Paid For Equal Work On A Job, The Performance Of Which Requires Equal Skill, Effort And Responsibility, And Which Is Performed Under Similar Working Conditions; To Provide That An Employee May File A Petition In The Proper Circuit Court; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution To Create New House Rule No. 104c To Provide A Procedure For Issuance Of Racial And Ethnic Impact Statements That Examine How Proposed Legislation Will Affect Certain Populations.

An Act To Create New Sections 83-9-401 Through 83-9-419, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact The Healthcare Contracting Simplification Act; To Provide Definitions For The Act; To Prohibit The All-products Clause; To Prohibit The Most Favored Nation Clause; To Provide Further Requirements Of Healthcare Contracts; To Provide That The Mississippi Insurance Department Shall Enforce This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That No Employer Shall Pay An Employee A Wage At A Rate Less Than The Rate At Which An Employee Of The Opposite Sex In The Same Establishment Is Paid For Equal Work On A Job, The Performance Of Which Requires Equal Skill, Effort And Responsibility, And Which Is Performed Under Similar Working Conditions; To Provide That An Employee May File A Petition In The Proper Circuit Court; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-7-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Name Of A Manicurist License To Nail Technician License And To Increase The Number Of Hours Of Practice And Related Theory Required To Be Eligible To Receive A Nail Technician License; To Amend Section 73-7-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Authority To Pay For License Renewals Under The Cosmetology Licensure Law With Cash And Add The Authority To Pay For License Renewals By Credit Card Or Debit Card; To Amend Sections 73-7-2, 73-7-7, 73-7-12, 73-7-13, 73-7-14, 73-7-15, 73-7-23, 73-7-29 And 73-7-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Passage Of Time Will Not Bar Prosecution For Sexual Battery Without Regard To The Age Of The Victim; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 45-11-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Limitation Of The Number Of Emergency Medical Responders The State Fire Academy May Train; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Pearl, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction Of A Bridge Extending From The Intersection Of The Extension Of Ware Street And Relocated St. Augustine Street To Pearson Road In The City Of Pearl; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Black Bayou Water Association For The Purpose Of Assisting The Association In Paying Costs Associated With Certain Water System And Distribution System Improvements In Washington, Issaquena, And Bolivar Counties, For The Fiscal Year 2023.

An Act To Authorize Any Person Who Is Qualified To Register To Vote In The State Of Mississippi To Register To Vote When That Person Applies For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Obtain Certain Information From A Person Who Desires To Register To Vote While Applying For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Provide An Opt-out Procedure For Persons Who Choose Not To Register To Vote While Applying For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Provide For The Forwarding Of Voter Registration Applications To The Person's County Of Residence; To Amend Sections 23-15-11, 23-15-33, 23-15-35, 23-15-39, 23-15-41, 23-15-79, 23-15-95 And 63-1-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Exempt Active And Retired Public Employees Who Receive Direct Deposits Of Their Compensation Or Retirement Allowance From Bad Check Fees If The Sole Reason Their Account Was Overdrawn Was An Error In Funds Being Deposited In Their Account Caused By Their Employer Or The Retirement System; To Amend Sections 81-14-365, 97-19-57, 73-9-43, 73-34-45, 73-35-17, 73-60-29 And 75-67-122, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity With The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Covid-19 Mississippi Local Provider Innovation Grant Program To Be Administered By The State Department Of Health; To Provide That The Program And Any Grant Awarded Under The Program Shall Be For The Purpose Of Strengthening And Improving The Health Care System And Increasing Access To Health Care Services Providers To Help Communities Achieve And Maintain Optimal Health By Providing Transitional Assistance To Providers; To Specify The Information That Applicants For Grants Must Submit To The Department; To Provide That Applicants Are Limited To One Application Per Business Entity And Subsidiaries Of The Entity Are Not Eligible To Submit Separate Applications; To Provide The Maximum Amount Of A Grant That May Be Awarded To An Applicant; To Provide That The Program Shall Be Funded By Appropriation Of The Legislature From The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund; And For Related Purposes.