An Act To Provide That State, County Or Municipal Building Codes May Not Prohibit Or Limit The Use Of Federally Approved Substitute Refrigerants; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 83-7-26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Life Insurance Policies To Only Offer Fixed Rate Policy Loans; To Require The Rate To Be In Explicit Bold Print; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Help Not Harm Act; To Create New Section 11-77-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Terms; To Create New Section 11-77-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Any Person From Knowingly Performing Or Providing Gender Reassignment Surgery Or Services To A Minor; To Prohibit Any Person From Knowingly Engaging In Conduct That Aids Or Abets In Gender Reassignment Surgery Or Services Being Performed On Or Provided To A Minor; To Provide That Any Licensed Medical Professional, Including, But Not Limited To, A Physician, Osteopath, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner Or Nurse Who Performs Or Provides Gender Reassignment Surgery Or Services To A Minor Shall Have Their License Revoked; To Provide A Private Cause Of Action Against A Physician, Osteopath, Hospital, Prescribing Caregiver, Clinic Or Any Other Health Care Facility For Injuries Arising Out Of The Course Of Medical, Surgical Or Other Professional Services Related To The Performance Of Gender Reassignment Surgery Or Services; To Provide That This Claim Must Be Brought Within 30 Years From The Date The Alleged Act Occurred; To Provide That The Attorney General May Bring An Action To Enforce Compliance With The Act; To Provide Certain Exceptions Of The Act; To Amend Section 73-25-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 73-25-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Physician's Scope Of Practice To Provide That The Practice Of Medicine Shall Not Mean To Knowingly Provide Gender Reassignment Surgery Or Services For Minors; To Amend Section 11-46-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish That An Employee Shall Not Be Considered As Acting Within The Course And Scope Of His Employment And A Governmental Entity May Be Liable Or Be Considered To Have Waived Immunity For Any Conduct Of Its Employee If The Employee's Conduct Violated The Provisions Of This Act; To Create New Section 43-13-117.7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Division Of Medicaid From Reimbursing Any Entity For Part Or All Of The Costs Of Care And Services Rendered For Gender Reassignment Surgery Or Services; To Create New Section 83-9-401, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Health Coverage Plans That Are Funded Wholly Or In Part By State Funds Or State-employee Contributions From Reimbursing Or Authorizing Payment Of Part Or All Of The Costs Of Care And Services Rendered By Any Entity For Gender Reassignment Surgery Or Services; To Amend Section 11-1-60, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In Any Cause Of Action Filed On Or After July 1, 2023, For A Claim Brought Under Section 11-77-3, In The Event The Trier Of Fact Finds The Defendant Liable, There Shall Not Be A Limitation Placed On The Noneconomic Damages Award That A Trier Of Fact May Award To The Plaintiff; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Psychologist To Schools Grant Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Promoting The Hiring Of Psychologists In School Districts; To Require The Department To Administer And Distribute Grant Funds; To Require The Department To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Of The Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Released Time Education Act To Require Each School District To Adopt A Policy That Excuses Students From School To Attend A Released Time Course For At Least One Hour Per Week But Not More Than Five Hours Per Week; To Establish Certain Requirements That The Policy Must Have; To Authorize A School District To Adopt A Policy That Awards Academic Credit For The Completion Of A Released Time Course; To Provide That Any Person Or Organization Aggrieved By A Violation Of This Act To Bring An Action Against The School District Responsible For The Violation And Seek Appropriate Relief, Including, But Not Limited To, Injunctive Relief, Monetary Damages, Reasonable Attorney's Fees And Court Costs; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 37-99-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning And The Boards Of Trustees Of The Community And Junior Colleges To Adopt Policies Requiring Each Public Institution Of Higher Learning, Community Or Junior College To Provide Free Transcripts To Foster Care Children And Children Placed In The Legal Custody Of The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services; To Create New Section 55-3-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Foster Care Children And Children Who Were Previously Placed In The Legal Custody Of The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services And Their Family, Including Their Biological Parents And Siblings, Their Foster Parents And Siblings, Their Adopted Parents And Siblings, Their Guardians Or Any Other Member Of Their Direct Household, As Applicable, Shall Be Allowed Free Admission To Any State Park In This State; To Create New Section 39-41-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Foster Care Children And Children Who Were Previously Placed In The Legal Custody Of The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services And Their Family, Including Their Biological Parents And Siblings, Their Foster Parents And Siblings, Their Adopted Parents And Siblings, Their Guardians Or Any Other Member Of Their Direct Household, As Applicable, Shall Be Allowed Free Admission To Any Publicly Funded Museum In This State; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-23-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Child Will Be Exempt From The Requirement To Have Any Specific Vaccination In Order To Attend A School If The Child's Parent Or Guardian Submits To The School A Letter Or Affidavit That Documents Which Required Vaccinations Have Been Given, And Which Vaccinations Have Not Been Given On The Basis That They Are Contrary To His Or Her Religious Beliefs; To Prescribe The Content To Be Included In The Letter Or Affidavit Submitted To The School District Or School Of Enrollment; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution To Amend House Rules To Create A New House Rule No. 104c To Require Any Committee That Passes Suffrage Bills To Post A List Of Factors Used To Determine Passage Of Suffrage Bills On The Official Website Of The Mississippi House Of Representatives.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Minimum Base Salary For School Attendance Officers; To Set A Salary Scale For School Attendance Officers; To Amend Section 37-3-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Limitation On The Salary Of The State Superintendent Of Public Education; To Amend Section 37-4-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Limitation On The Salary Of The Executive Director Of The Community College Board; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 9-27-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Name Of The Rivers Mcgraw Mental Health Diversion Program Act To The "rivers Mcgraw Mental Health Treatment Court Act"; To Amend Section 9-27-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Transition The Mental Health Diversion Program Into A Mental Health Treatment Court And To Clarify The Goals Of The Mental Health Treatment Courts; To Amend Section 9-27-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions And To Define Additional Terms; To Create New Section 9-27-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Administrative Office Of Courts To Maintain A Uniform Certification Process For Mental Health Treatment Courts And To Establish Minimum Standards And Deadlines For Certification And Recertification; To Amend Section 9-27-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 9-27-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Eligibility Requirements For Participation In A Mental Health Treatment Court And To List Certain Crimes Of Violence Which Disqualify Defendants; To Create New Section 9-27-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Duties Of The Administrative Office Of Courts In Relation To The Mental Health Treatment Courts; To Amend Section 9-27-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Participants To Undergo Chemical Or Drug Tests; To Amend Section 9-27-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 9-27-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Petition For Commitment To Be Dismissed Upon A Participant's Successful Completion Of The Requirements Imposed By A Mental Health Treatment Court; To Repeal Section 9-27-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Administrative Office Of Courts To Collect Certain Data And Reports From The Mental Health Courts And Establishes Standards For Mental Health Courts; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Provide That A Person Who Is Otherwise A Qualified Elector And Has Been Convicted Of A Felony Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Suspended Upon Conviction And Shall Not Have His Or Her Right To Vote Restored Until He Or She Has Satisfied All Of The Sentencing Requirements Of The Conviction; And Proposing The Repeal Of Section 253, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, Which Provides That The Legislature May, By A Two-thirds Vote Of Both Houses, Of All Members Elected, Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Any Person Disqualified By Reason Of Crime.

An Act To Create New Section 45-9-181, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact The Mississippi School Safety Guardian Act To Provide That The Governing Body Of A School, In Consultation With School Administrators And The Mississippi Department Of Public Safety, May Designate Employees To Participate In A School Safety Guardian Program Developed By The Department Of Public Safety By Which Designated And Trained School Employees May Carry Concealed Firearms For The Protection Of The Students, Employees And Others On The Campus Of The School; To Provide Certain Definitions; To Provide Civil Immunity Under Certain Circumstances For School Safety Guardians Who Comply With The Act; To Exempt The Identity Of School Safety Guardians From Public Disclosure; To Provide A Training And Certification Process And To Enact Standards; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The State Department Of Health To Issue Multispecialty Certificates Of Need To An Existing Ambulatory Surgical Center; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Relating To Parents' Bill Of Rights; Providing That The State, Its Political Subdivisions, Other Governmental Entities, Or Other Institutions May Not Infringe On Parental Rights Without Demonstrating Specified Information; Providing That A Parent Of A Minor Child Has Specified Rights Relating To His Or Her Minor Child; Prohibiting The State From Infringing Upon Specified Parental Rights; Providing That Certain Actions By Specified Individuals Are Grounds For Disciplinary Actions Against Such Individuals; Prohibiting Specified Parental Rights From Being Denied Or Abridged; Requiring Each District School Board To Develop And Adopt A Policy To Promote Parental Involvement In The Public School System; Providing Requirements For Such Policy; Defining The Term "instructional Materials"; Authorizing A District School Board To Provide Such Policy Electronically Or On Its Website; Authorizing A Parent To Request Certain Information In Writing; Providing A Procedure For The Denial Of Such Information; Prohibiting Certain Health Care Practitioners And Their Employees From Taking Specified Actions Without A Parent's Written Permission; Prohibiting A Health Care Facility From Allowing Certain Actions Without A Parent's Written Permission; Providing Exceptions; Providing For Disciplinary Actions And Criminal Penalties; Providing That Certain Violations Relating To Parental Consent Are Grounds For Administrative Fines For Health Care Facilities; Providing That Failure To Comply With Certain Parental Consent Requirements Is Grounds For Disciplinary Action For Health Care Practitioners; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-39-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Shall Not Be Denied An Anatomical Gift, Organ Transplant Or Related Treatment And Services Solely On The Basis Of The Person's Vaccination Or Immunization For Coronavirus Or Its Variants; And For Related Purposes.