An Act To Provide A State Income Tax Credit For Taxpayers Claiming The Federal Earned Income Tax Credit; To Provide The Amount Of The Credit; To Provide That If The Amount Of Credit Claimed By A Taxpayer Exceeds The Amount Of Income Tax Imposed Upon The Taxpayer For The Taxable Year, Then The Taxpayer Shall Receive A Refund From The Department Of Revenue For The Amount Of Such Excess; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize An Income Tax Credit For Taxpayers In An Amount Equal To Child Care Expenses Paid By Taxpayers For Child Care For Their Children To Prekindergarten Providers Who Participate In The Early Learning Collaborative Act Of 2013; To Authorize A Tax Credit For Prekindergarten Providers Who Participate In The Early Learning Collaborative Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation Of General Funds To Veterans Of Foreign Wars (vfw) Post 4057 To Defray Expenses Associated With Renovation Of Its Building For Fiscal Year 2024.

An Act To Amend Section 57-1-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Development Authority (mda) To Conduct A Yearly Study And Provide A Legislative Report That Identifies The Public Infrastructure Conditions And Needs Of Certain Counties With The Highest Percentages Of Poverty Within The State; To Require Mda To Provide Guidance And Assistance To Such Counties To Assist The Counties In Improving Their Public Infrastructures; And For Related Purposes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 41-21-110, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi State Asylum Records In The Possession Of The Mississippi State Hospital Shall Be Permanently Transferred To The Rowland Medical Library At The University Of Mississippi Medical Center; To Provide That The University Of Mississippi Medical Center Shall Establish The Asylum Hill Oversight Committee To Govern The Access, Use And Disclosure Of The Mississippi State Asylum Records; To Require The Oversight Committee To Make Reasonable Efforts To Identify And Notify All Descendants Of Patients Treated At The Asylum; To Require The Oversight Committee To Establish Procedures By Which A Descendant Of A Patient Treated At The Asylum May Opt Out Of The Disclosure Of Any Related Records; To Require All Information, Data And Research Regarding Patients To Be Anonymized; To Amend Section 41-9-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt The Mississippi State Asylum Records From Being Considered Hospital Records For Purposes Of The Chapter; To Amend Section 41-21-97, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi State Asylum Records Shall Not Be Considered Confidential For Purposes Of The Section, Provided That Any Mississippi State Asylum Record Relating To Any Person Who Has Not Been Deceased For At Least 50 Years Shall Still Be Considered Confidential; To Amend Section 41-10-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi State Asylum Records Shall Not Be Considered Medical Records For Purposes Of The Section; To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; To Amend Section 41-30-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi State Asylum Records Shall Be Exempt From Certain Disclosure Prohibitions, Provided That Such Records Relating To Any Person Who Has Not Been Deceased For At Least 50 Years Shall Not Be Exempt; To Amend Section 13-1-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi State Asylum Records Shall Be Exempt From Certain Medical Privilege Requirements, Provided That Such Records Relating To Any Person Who Has Not Been Deceased For At Least 50 Years Shall Not Be Exempt; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-105-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modify Certain Provisions Concerning The Deposit And Investment Of Excess State Funds By The State Treasurer; To Revise The Requirement That At Least 80% Of The Total Dollar Amount In All Repurchase Agreements At Any One Time Shall Be Pursuant To Contracts With Qualified State Depositories; To Provide The Option Of Investing In Certain Corporate Bonds And Taxable Municipal Bonds; To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By House Bill No. 249, 2023 Regular Session, And House Bill No. 540, 2023 Regular Session, To Specify That Certain Public Procurement Review Board Provisions Do Not Impair Or Limit The Authority Of The State Treasurer To Enter Into Any Personal Or Professional Services Contracts Involving The Management Of Trust Funds, An Authority Comparable To That Granted To The Board Of Trustees Of The Public Employees' Retirement System; To Remove A Subsection That Repealed On July 1, 2022; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of A New Elementary School And Related Facilities And A Playground And Related Area For The Okolona Municipal Separate School District; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Pharmacy Benefit Managers To Make Available To The Public Upon Request, And Without Redaction, Third Party Aggregator Contracts And Contracts Relating To Pharmacy Benefit Management Services Between A Pharmacy Benefit Manager And Any Entity, And Contracts With Pharmacy Services Administrative Organizations; To Provide That Only Those Contracts Where The State Of Mississippi Or A Political Subdivision Of The State Is A Party To The Third Party Aggregator Contract Or The Contract Relating To Pharmacy Benefit Management Services Or With A Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization Shall Be Required To Be Made Public; To Amend Section 73-21-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Exemption For The Mississippi State And School Employees Health Insurance Plan And The Mississippi Division Of Medicaid Or Its Contractors When Performing Pharmacy Benefit Manager Services For The Division Of Medicaid In The Definition Of "pharmacy Benefit Manager"; To Bring Forward Sections 73-21-155, 73-21-156, 73-21-157, 73-21-159, 73-21-161 And 73-21-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 73-21-177, 73-21-179, 73-21-181, 73-21-183, 73-21-185, 73-21-187, 73-21-189 And 73-21-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Honoring The Life And Legacy Of Dr. Freda Mckissic Bush, And Expressing Deepest Sympathy To Her Family And Friends Upon Her Passing.

An Act To Amend Section 91-27-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt An Interest In Real Property Conveyed By A Transfer-on-death Deed From Claims Of Creditors Of The Deceased Transferor Or Claims Of Creditors Of The Estate Of The Deceased Transferor, Where Such Claims Did Not Attach To The Real Property Prior To The Death Of The Transferor; To Provide That The Designated Beneficiary Of The Transfer-on-death Deed Takes Title To The Transferred Real Property Free And Clear Of The Claims Of Creditors Of The Estate Of The Deceased Transferor; To Bring Forward Section 91-27-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-13-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Powers And Authority Of The Boards Of Trustees Of Community Hospitals; To Provide For State Action Immunity From State And Federal Antitrust Laws For Community Hospitals; To Amend Section 41-13-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Maximum Amount That A Board Of Trustees Of A Community Hospital May Compensate Each Trustee For Attending Meetings Of The Board Of Trustees; To Bring Forward Section 41-13-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prescribes The Procedures For The Lease Or Sale Of A Community Hospital, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 37-115-50, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "health Care Collaborative" For The Purpose Of Joint Agreements Of The University Of Mississippi Medical Center; To Create New Section 37-115-50.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Certain Legislative Findings About The Operations Of The Medical Center And To Provide For State Action Immunity From State And Federal Antitrust Laws For The Medical Center And Health Care Collaboratives Organized By The Medical Center; To Create New Section 37-115-50.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Powers And Authority Of The Medical Center And Its Health Care Collaboratives; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Pharmacy Benefit Managers To Utilize And Adhere To The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost That Appears On The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost List When Determining The Ingredient Drug Product Component Of A Pharmacy's Reimbursement For Drugs; To Prohibit A Pharmacy Benefit Manager From Paying Or Reimbursing A Pharmacy Or Pharmacist For The Ingredient Drug Product Component Of Pharmacist Services In An Amount That Is Less Than The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost; To Bring Forward Sections 73-21-156, 73-21-153, 73-21-155, 73-21-157, 73-21-159, 73-21-161, 73-21-163, 83-9-6 And 83-9-6.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act And Accident And Health Insurance, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Lee County, Mississippi, To Contribute Annually To The Sanctuary Hospice House; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-73-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modify The Directive Of The Office Of Workforce Development From Piloting A Career Coaching Program In Middle Schools And High Schools, To Implementing Such Program For The Long Term; To Authorize The Office To Provide All Career Coaches Access To A Secure End-to-end Platform That Enables Them To Use Advance Analytics For The Purpose Assisting Students To Develop Customized Career Pathways And Directly Connecting Students With Post-secondary And Employment Opportunities That Match Their Skills And Interests; To Provide What The Platform May Include; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize Pharmacists To Provide Ivermectin To Patients Who Are Eighteen Years Of Age Or Older Pursuant To A Valid Collaborative Pharmacy Practice Agreement Containing A Non-patient-specific Prescriptive Order And Standardized Procedures Developed And Executed By One Or More Authorized Practitioners; To Direct The Board Of Pharmacy To Adopt Rules To Establish Standard Procedures For The Provision Of Ivermectin By Pharmacists, Including Providing The Patient With A Screening Risk Assessment Tool, Providing The Patient With A Standardized Factsheet, And Either Dispensing The Ivermectin Or Referring The Patient To A Pharmacy That May Dispense The Medication As Soon As Practical; To Authorize The Charging Of An Administrative Fee For Services Provided Pursuant To This Act In Addition To Costs Associated With The Dispensing Of Ivermectin And Paid By The Pharmacy Benefit; To Provide That A Pharmacist Or Practitioner Acting In Good Faith And With Reasonable Care Involved In The Provision Of Ivermectin Pursuant To This Act Is Immune From Disciplinary Or Adverse Administrative Actions For Acts Or Omissions During The Provision Of Ivermectin; To Provide That A Pharmacist Or Practitioner Involved In The Provision Of Ivermectin Pursuant To This Act Is Immune From Civil Liability In The Absence Of Gross Negligence Or Willful Misconduct For Actions Authorized By This Act; And For Related Purposes.