An Act To Amend Sections 43-11-1 And 43-11-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "special Care Facility For Paroled Inmates" And Prescribe Conditions For Licensure By The State Department Of Health; To Amend Sections 47-5-28 And 47-7-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Establish A Program To Grant Medical Parole To Such Special Care Facility For Medically Frail Inmates And To Establish Eligibility Requirements For Such Parole; To Codify Section 43-13-117.6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize And Direct The Division Of Medicaid To Apply For Necessary Waivers For Medicaid Reimbursement For Services Provided At Such Special Care Facility For Paroled Inmates; To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Department Of Health To Issue A Health Care Certificate Of Need For The Construction, Conversion And Operation Of A Special Care Facility For Paroled Inmates; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-99-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Until 2024 The State Department Of Health Shall Use Funds Provided Under This Section To Make Physician Grants To Qualified Health Centers; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Creating The "no Patient Left Alone Act"; Providing For Minor And Adult Patients To Designate A Visitor With Unrestricted Visitation; Prohibiting Termination, Suspension Or Waiver Of Visitation Rights By Certain Parties; Providing Certain Limitations; Prohibiting Hospitals From Requiring Patient Waiver Of Certain Rights; Requiring Posting Of Certain Informational Materials; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-15-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Prohibition Against Hunting On Any Street, Public Road, Public Highway, Levee Or Railroad; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Develop A Comprehensive Curriculum And Implement Courses In African-american Studies And Racial Diversity To Be Included In The Public High School Education Curriculum; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 49-15-28, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Combination Seafood Dealer And Processor License Shall Be Separated Into Two Separate Licenses And To Prescribe Requirements For Each License; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Project Adam (automated Defibrillator's In Adam's Memory) Pilot Program; To Provide That The Pilot Program Shall Be Administered By The State Department Of Health And Limited To Hinds County, Mississippi; To Authorize Public, Nonpublic And Parochial Schools Located In Hinds County, Mississippi, To Have An Automated External Defibrillator (aed) In All Instructional, Administrative, Cafeteria And Subsidiary Buildings Under The Jurisdiction Of Its Governing School Board; To Require The Aeds To Be Stored In A Secure And Easily Accessible Location Within Each Respective Building; To Define The Terms Used In This Act; To Require The Governing School Board Of Such Schools To Adopt And Implement A Policy Regarding The Maintenance, Storage, Testing And Use Of Aeds; To Prescribe The Minimum Requirements Of The Policy; To Authorize Such Schools To Lease Aeds For Their Campuses; To Require The Lease To Include A Service And Maintenance And Upgrade Provision; To Require The State Department Of Health, Subject To Purchase And Distribute Aeds To All Such Schools Within The Pilot Program Area; To Require Governing School Boards To Enter Into A Separate Agreement For The Service And Maintenance On The Aed Once Delivered By The State Department Of Health; To Provide That Only Licensed Medical Professionals Or School Personnel Trained By Licensed Medical Professionals Shall Be Authorized To Use An Aed For Persons In Cardiac Arrest; To Require The State Department Of Health To Establish Guidelines For The Development Of Policies By Governing School Boards; To Require The State Department Of Health To Adopt Rules Regarding The Maintenance, Storage, Testing And Use Of Aeds In Schools; To Require The State Department Of Health To Provide Annual Training And Inspections; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Grant Program To Be Administered By The Mississippi Development Authority For The Purpose Of Making Grants To Municipalities And Counties To Assist With The Establishment, Development And Promotion Of Trails And Trails Related Activities And The Promotion Of Tourism And Other Business And Economic Development Purposes Associated With Such Trails And Trails Related Activities; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury, Designated As The "municipalities And Counties Trails Fund"; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For The "municipalities And Counties Trails Fund"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-151-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Percentage Of The Grant Of Fee In Lieu Of Ad Valorem Taxes For Certain Business Projects Which Is Part Of The Required Local Revenue In Support Of The Mississippi Adequate Education Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-101-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Repealer On The Provision Of Law That Authorizes The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Adminster Certain Contracts For Construction And Maintenance Projects At The State Institutions Which Are Funded By State General Obligation Bonds; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Evelyn Gandy Fair Pay Act To Prohibit Discrimination By Industries Engaged In Commerce Or In The Production Of Goods For Commerce Against Any Employee On The Basis Of Sex, Race Or Ethnicity By Paying A Salary Or Wage To Such Employee At A Rate Less Than The Rate Paid To Its Employees Of Another Sex, Race Or Ethnicity For Equal Work On Jobs That Require Equal Skill, Effort And Responsibility To Perform; To Provide When An Unlawful Employment Practice Occurs; To Provide The Remedies For An Employer When An Unlawful Employment Practice Occurs; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Codify Article 3, Section 17a, Of The Mississippi Constitution In The Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Provide That No Property Acquired By The Exercise Of The Power Of Eminent Domain Under The Laws Of The State Of Mississippi Shall, For A Period Of Ten Years After Its Acquisition, Be Transferred Or Any Interest Therein Transferred To Any Person, Non-governmental Entity, Public-private Partnership, Corporation, Or Other Business Entity; To Provide Certain Exceptions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-21-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define New Terms Under The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; To Create New Section 73-21-154, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Health Insurance Issuers And Pharmacy Benefit Managers From Certain Discriminatory Practices Relating To Entities Participating In The Federal 340b Drug Discount Program; To Amend Section 73-21-155, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers From Reimbursing A Pharmacy Or Pharmacist For A Prescription Drug Or Pharmacist Service In A Net Amount Less Than The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost For The Prescription Drug Or Pharmacist Service In Effect At The Time The Drug Or Service Is Administered Or Dispensed, Plus A Professional Dispensing Fee; To Amend Section 73-21-156, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Pharmacy Benefit Managers To Provide A Reasonable Administrative Appeal Procedure To Allow Pharmacies To Challenge A Reimbursement For A Specific Drug Or Drugs As Being Below The Reimbursement Rate Required By The Preceding Provision; To Provide That If The Appeal Is Upheld, The Pharmacy Benefit Manager Shall Make The Change In The Payment To The Required Reimbursement Rate; To Amend Sections 73-21-157 And 73-21-159, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Licensing And Regulation Of Pharmacy Services Administrative Organizations By The State Board Of Pharmacy; To Amend Section 73-21-161, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacies, Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates From Ordering A Patient To Use An Affiliate Pharmacy Of Another Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Or Offering Or Implementing Plan Designs That Penalize A Patient When A Patient Chooses Not To Use An Affiliate Pharmacy Or The Affiliate Pharmacy Of Another Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Or Interfering With The Patient's Right To Choose The Patient's Pharmacy Or Provider Of Choice; To Create New Section 73-21-162, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates From Penalizing Or Retaliating Against A Pharmacist, Pharmacy Or Pharmacy Employee For Exercising Any Rights Under This Act, Initiating Any Judicial Or Regulatory Actions, Or Appearing Before Any Governmental Agency, Legislative Member Or Body Or Any Judicial Authority; To Amend Section 73-21-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board Of Pharmacy To Bring Injunctive Actions And Impose Monetary Penalties On Pharmacy Services Administrative Organizations For Noncompliance With The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; To Amend Sections 73-21-83 And 73-21-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Sound Money Tax Removal Act; To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Precious Metals Bullion; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To Marshall County For The Purpose Of Completing The Byhalia Railroad Bridge Project For The Fiscal Year 2023.