An Act To Amend Sections 25-15-13, 37-13-91, 37-23-63, 41-4-18, 41-7-173, 41-7-191, 43-7-61 And 43-18-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modernize The Terminology That Is Used In State Statutes To Refer To Persons With An Intellectual Disability By Replacing The Term "mentally Retarded" With "intellectual Disability"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Hospital Nurses And Respiratory Therapist Retention Loan Repayment Program; To Provide Awards To Certain Nurses And Respiratory Therapist Who Apply, Subject To Availability Of Funds; To Set Eligibility Requirements; To Exclude Certain Categories Of Persons From Eligibility; To Require That Recipients Maintain Current Employment Information At All Times With The State Financial Aid Board; To Provide That Amounts Awarded Be Paid To The Recipient's Lender Or Loan Service Provider; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Dissolve The Mississippi Prison Industries Corporation; To Create A Division Of Reentry And Prison Industry Within The Department Of Corrections; To Require The Department Of Corrections To Hire An Executive Director Who Shall Be The Chief Administrative Officer For The Division; To Reconstitute The Mississippi Prison Industries Corporation Board Of Directors As An Advisory Board To The Division; To Amend Section 47-5-541, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That From And After July 1, 2022, The Board Shall Have No Authority To Enter Into Any Contracts For The Sale Of Goods Or Services And The Board Shall Incur No Debt As Of That Date; To Provide That By October 1, 2022, Certain Contracts Shall Be Satisfied By The Board; To Provide That Assets Of The Corporation Shall Be Transferred To The Mississippi Department Of Corrections On December 31, 2022, For Use In The Department's Reentry Programs; To Repeal Sections 47-5-531 Through 47-5-539 And Sections 47-5-543 Through 47-5-575, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertain To The Mississippi Prison Industries Act Of 1990; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-5-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Repealer On The Provisions Of Law Allowing A Gross Vehicle Weight Tolerance Of 10%, Not To Exceed 88,000 Pounds, For Vehicles For Which A Harvest Permit Has Been Issued, And Setting Procedures By Which Harvest Permit Holders And Timber Deed Grantees May Petition Local Authorities For The Use Of Certain Roadways; To Conform The List Of Products Hauled For Which A Weight Tolerance Is Granted To The List Of Products Hauled For Which A Harvest Permit May Be Issued Under Section 27-19-81(4); To Amend Section 27-19-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Repealer On The Provision Of Law Authorizing The Issuance Of Harvest Permits For Certain Vehicles; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 49-4-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Redefine "commission" To Mean The Mississippi Advisory Commission On Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks, Which Shall Operate Only As An Advisory Commission To The Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks; To Amend Section 49-4-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reconstitute The Commission On Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks As An Advisory Commission; To Amend Section 49-4-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Executive Director Of The Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks Shall Serve At The Will And Pleasure Of The Governor; To Amend Sections 49-4-7, 49-4-13, 49-4-37, 49-4-39 And 49-4-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Section 49-4-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 49-15-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Marine Resources To Utilize The Resources Of All State Institutions Of Higher Learning; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-31-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow All-terrain Vehicles And Recreational Off-highway Vehicles To Operate On County Rural, Gravel Or Paved Roads; To Require, For Such Operation, Compliance With Licensing And Tagging Requirements And Other Motor Vehicle Regulations, Except Those Requiring Equipping With Windshield Wipers; To Specify That A License Tag Shall Not Authorize The Use Of An All-terrain Vehicle Or Recreational Off-highway Vehicle For Towing, Or For Operation On An Interstate Highway Or Any Other Road For Which The Speed Limit Exceeds 40 Miles Per Hour; To Amend Sections 63-21-5, 27-19-3 And 27-19-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Mobile Sports Pool And Race Book Wagering Act; To Provide Certain Definitions; To Provide For Licensing; To Establish The Means Of Operation; To Set Forth A Method Of Taxation; To Amend Section 75-76-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Gaming Control Act Definitions Of "associated Equipment," "gaming Device" And "sports Pool"; To Define "digital Platform" As The Operation Of A Sports Pool Or Race Book Over The Internet, Including On Websites And Mobile Devices, By The Holder Of A Gaming License Or By An Operator On Behalf Of The Holder Of A Gaming License; To Define "operator" As An Entity Licensed As A Manufacturer And Distributor And Authorized To Operate A Digital Platform On Behalf Of The Holder Of A Gaming License; To Amend Sections 75-76-33, 75-76-55, 75-76-79, 75-76-89, 75-76-101 And 75-76-175, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Use Of Digital Platforms; To Amend Section 75-76-177, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Gaming License Fees In Regards To Platform Gross Revenues; To Amend Section 97-33-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Fantasy Contest Act To Delete The Prohibition On Operators Offering Contests Based On The Performance Of Participants In Collegiate Sports Events; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 49-1-43 And 49-1-43.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That A Conservation Officer Must Have Probable Cause To Conduct A Search Without A Warrant; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Division Of Parole Within The Mississippi Department Of Corrections And To Transfer The Parole Board To The Division Of Parole; To Authorize The Commissioner Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Appoint A Deputy Commissioner Of The Division Of Parole; To Provide That The Division Of Parole Shall Be Responsible For All Of The Administrative And Fiscal Functions Of The Board; To Create New Section 47-7-5.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Division Of Parole Shall Be Responsible For All Of The Administrative And Fiscal Functions Of The Board Under Title 47, Chapter 7, Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Require The Division Of Parole To Maintain A Central Registry Of Paroled Inmates; To Require The Deputy Commissioner Of The Division Of Parole To Hire Hearing Officers For The Board; To Require The Deputy Commissioner Of The Division Of Parole And The Board To Define The Scope Of Duty Of The Hearing Officers; To Amend Section 47-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Place The Parole Board Within The Division Of Parole; To Prohibit The Board From Executing The Administrative Or Fiscal Functions Of The Division Of Parole; To Delete The Provision That Governs The Budget Of The Parole Board; To Authorize The Board To Conduct Its Adjudicatory Duties Electronically And/or At The Division Of Parole's Central Office; To Provide That The Administrative And Fiscal Duties Of The Board Shall Be Transferred To The Division Of Parole; To Extend The Date Of The Automatic Repealer On This Section; To Amend Section 47-7-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Salaries And Expenses Incurred Under Title 47, Chapter 7, Mississippi Code Of 1972 Shall Be Paid Out Of Funds Appropriated By The Legislature To The Department For The Support And Maintenance Of The Board; To Delete The Provision That The Board Shall Approve All Accounts And Salaries; To Amend Sections 47-7-2, 47-7-3.1, 47-7-6, 47-7-9, 47-7-13, 47-7-15, 47-7-27, 47-7-38, 25-41-3, 41-29-110 And 65-1-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-3-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Mental-wellness Approaches In Educator Preparation Programs; To Define Mental-wellness Approaches; To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Public School Districts And Public Charter Schools Shall Have At Least One School Counselor Or Mental Health Services Provider Per 250 Students; To Require School Counselors Or School-based Mental Health Services Providers To Create A Mental-wellness Team For Each School; To Require School Districts And Public Charter Schools To Report The Number And Placement Of School Counselors In The District To The Department Of Education; To Create New Section 37-9-80, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Department Of Education, In Collaboration With The Department Of Mental Health, To Create A Toolkit To Assist Schools In Implementing Mental-wellness Approaches; 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 Amend Sections 71-3-13, 71-3-17, 71-3-21 And 71-3-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Maximum Total Compensation That An Employee May Recover Under The Workers' Compensation Law, And To Provide That Compensation For Permanent Total Disability Shall Be Paid To The Employee Until His Death; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The State Department Of Health For The Purpose Of Providing Additional Funds To The Office Against Interpersonal Violence (oaiv) For Fiscal Year 2022.

An Act To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Court Of Conviction To Expunge The Record Of Certain Felonies After 20 Years; And For Related Purposes.