An Act To Enact The Contraceptive Equity Act Of 2024 To Provide That Health Benefit Plans Shall Cover Certain Contraceptives, Prescription Contraceptive Drugs, And Clinical Services; To Provide The Legislative Intent Of The Act; To Prohibit Health Benefit Plans From Imposing A Deductible, Copayment Or Other Cost-sharing Requirement On Contraceptive Coverage; To Set Certain Requirements And Prohibitions Related To Contraceptive Coverage And Health Benefit Plans; To Provide That A Religious Employer May Request A Health Benefit Plan Contract Without Such Coverage If Such Coverage Is Contrary To The Religious Employer's Religious Tenets; To Require The Department Of Insurance To Monitor Health Benefit Plans And To Adopt Rules Related To The Implementation Of This Act; To Set Certain Definitions Related Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 83-9-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Dental Services From Certain Balance Billing Requirements Of Health Care Providers And Health Insurers; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-31-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That When The Attorney Appointed Under This Section Is Required To Travel Beyond The Limits Of The Judicial District In Which He Or She Is Normally Employed, All Reasonable Expenses Incurred In Prosecuting The Case Shall Be Borne By The Judicial District Of The District Attorney Being Assisted In The Discharge Of His Or Her Duties, If Not Already Compensated By The State; To Provide That This Section Shall Not Apply When A District Attorney Recuses Himself Or Herself From A Case Or Has A Conflict Of Interest With A Case, Whether The Case Is Already Presented To The Grand Jury Or Not Yet Presented To The Grand Jury; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 37-113-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarian Scholarship Program At Mississippi State University To Provide Scholarships To Assist Residents Of The State Of Mississippi In Pursuing Degrees In Veterinary Medicine; To Create New Section 37-113-56, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Definitions For The Program; To Create New Section 37-113-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Set Applicant Eligibility And Program Preference; To Provide For Membership Of The Program's Scholarship Selection Committee; To Require Scholarship Recipients To Enter Into A Contract With The Program To Provide Full-time Veterinary Medicine Services As A Food Supply Animal Veterinarian Or In A Rural Mixed Animal Veterinary Practice For Four Years In One Or More Communities Approved By The Program; To Require Scholarship Recipients To Remain In Good Academic Standing To Continue To Receive A Scholarship; To Provide That Scholarship Priority Shall Be Given To Residents Of The State; To Authorize The Program To Adopt Additional Provisions, Requirements Or Conditions To Participate In The Program As Are Practicable And Appropriate To Accomplish The Provisions Of The Act; To Create New Section 37-113-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Subject To The Availability Of Funds, Each Student Entering Into A Program Agreement May Receive Assistance In An Amount Not To Exceed The Amount Of In-state Tuition Charged At The Mississippi State University College Of Veterinary Medicine Per Year For Not More Than Four Years For Tuition And Fees Incurred By The Student In Pursuing A Veterinary Medicine Degree; To Create New Section 37-113-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Reasons For When A Scholarship Recipient May Be Released From The Program; To Provide That If A Veterinarian Is Released From His Or Her Contract, The Program May Recover A Portion Of Or All Of The Payments Made To Such Veterinarian; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 67-5-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Any Native Winery To Make Sales To The Department Of Revenue Or To Consumers At One Satellite Location In The Same County As The Native Winery's Original Location; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-1-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "central Bank Digital Currency"; To Provide That The Term "money" Does Not Include A Central Bank Digital Currency; To Amend Section 75-15-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Central Bank Digital Currency From The Terms "check", "monetary Value" And "personal Money Order"; To Bring Forward Section 75-15-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Mississippi Money Transmitters Act, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-19-56.412, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Amount Of The Additional Fee Required For The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags With The Word "adoption" Used In The Design Of The License Tags; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 77-19-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Certain Definitions And To Define "broadband Serviceable Location" And "community Anchor Institution"; To Amend Section 77-19-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Beam To Make Determinations And Awards For Eligible Projects; To Amend Section 77-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Beam To Review Applications And Make Determinations And Awards To Provide Broadband Access In Eligible Project Areas, To Specify That The Beam Fund Shall Be Used For The Expansion And Accessibility Of Broadband In Eligible Project Areas, And To Require That Disbursements From The Fund Be Made In Compliance With Federal Statutes, Rules, Regulations And Guidelines; To Amend Section 77-19-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Stipulate That Funds From Grant Programs Shall Only Be Used To Extend Service Into Eligible Project Areas And That Federal Requirements For Funds Supersede Any Limitations Set Forth In This Chapter; To Amend Section 77-19-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That The Criteria For Determining The Award Of Funds Shall Comply With Federal Laws, Rules, Regulations, And Guidance And To Allow The Consideration Of Certain Factors In Awarding Funds; To Amend Section 77-19-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify What Information Is Required On An Application For Funding; To Amend Section 77-19-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That The Governor Be Notified Before Disbursement Of Grant Monies And To Create Certain Exemptions For Beam Expenditures That Are Reimbursed By Federal Grant Program Funds; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing Amendments To Sections 33, 56, 61 And 72, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Provide That Amendments To The Mississippi Constitution May Only Be Proposed By The Legislature, But That The People Reserve To Themselves The Right To Exercise The Legislative Power Of The State To Propose New Laws And To Amend Or Repeal Existing Laws By Initiative, And To Approve Or Reject The Same In An Election Independent Of The Legislature.

An Act To Amend Section 75-67-181, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Cap Adjustment Utilizing The United States Bureau Of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing Amendments To Sections 33, 273, 56, 61 And 72, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Provide That Amendments To The Mississippi Constitution May Only Be Proposed By The Legislature, But That The People Reserve To Themselves The Right To Exercise The Legislative Power Of The State To Propose New Laws And To Amend Or Repeal Existing Laws By Initiative, And To Approve Or Reject The Same In An Election Independent Of The Legislature.

An Act To Amend Sections 73-77-1, 73-77-3, 73-77-5, 73-77-7 And 73-77-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Fresh Start Act; To Provide That The Fresh Start Act Shall Supersede Any Other Provision Of Law To The Contrary; To Make Technical, Nonsubstantive Changes; To Amend Sections 19-5-353, 45-4-9, 45-6-11, 73-1-13, 73-9-61, 73-11-57, 73-14-35, 73-19-23, 73-21-97, 73-25-29, 73-25-101, 73-27-13, 73-29-13, 73-29-31, 73-31-21, 73-34-109, 73-39-77, 73-42-9, 73-42-11, 73-53-8, 73-55-19, 73-65-13, 73-71-33, 73-73-7, 73-75-19, 75-76-35, 75-76-131, 83-7-207, 83-39-15, 9-13-109, 21-27-131, 21-27-151, 27-109-5, 37-3-2, 41-29-303, 51-5-3, 67-3-19, 73-2-7, 73-3-2, 73-3-25, 73-4-17, 73-5-1, 73-5-11, 73-5-21, 73-6-13, 73-9-23, 73-11-51, 73-13-23, 73-13-77, 73-17-9, 73-17-11, 73-19-17, 73-21-85, 73-21-87, 73-21-111, 73-23-47, 73-23-51, 73-24-19, 73-24-21, 73-25-3, 73-25-14, 73-25-32, 73-26-3, 73-27-5, 73-27-12, 73-27-16, 73-29-19, 73-30-9, 73-31-13, 73-33-1, 73-38-9, 73-39-67, 73-39-71, 73-53-13, 73-54-13, 73-63-27, 73-67-21, 73-71-19, 75-27-305, 75-57-49, 75-60-31, 75-60-33, 75-76-67, 81-18-9, 83-17-75, 83-39-9, 73-34-14, 73-35-10, 73-69-7, 73-69-11, 75-15-11, 75-67-323, 75-67-421, 75-67-509, 75-67-609, 27-115-55, 37-13-89, 37-9-17, 37-29-232, 73-3-41, 73-4-25, 73-5-25, 73-6-19, 73-7-27, 73-17-15, 73-23-59, 73-30-21, 73-35-21, 73-38-27, 73-53-17, 73-60-31, 73-67-27, 73-75-13, 75-15-9, 75-60-19, 75-76-137, 77-8-25, 83-1-191, 83-17-71, 83-17-421, 83-17-519, 83-21-19, 83-49-11 And 97-33-315, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Section 73-15-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 73-15-29, 73-3-339, 73-15-19 And 73-15-21, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 73-25-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Physicians To Retain Medical Records In The Original, Microfilmed, Or Similarly Reproduced Form For A Minimum Period Of Six Years From The Date A Patient Is Last Treated By The Physician; To Provide That Graphic Matter, Images, X-ray Films, And Like Matter That Were Necessary To Produce A Diagnostic Or Therapeutic Report Shall Be Retained, Preserved And Properly Stored By A Physician In The Original, Microfilmed Or Similarly Reproduced Form For A Minimum Period Of Three Years From The Date A Patient Is Last Treated By The Physician; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 49-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize An Individual Who Was Born In Mississippi, But Is Not A Current Resident, To Purchase A Combination Nonresident Native Hunting And Fishing License, Upon Presenting An Original Or Certified Original Birth Certificate; To Bring Forward Sections 49-7-5, 49-7-9, 49-7-17, 49-7-21, 49-7-8, 49-7-12, 49-7-22, 49-7-23, 49-7-27 And 49-7-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The State Department Of Education And The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health Shall Develop The Framework And Guidelines To Be Used By Public Schools For The Purpose Of Providing Mental Health Assessments And Screenings To Public School Students In Kindergarten Through Grade 12 In Order To Adequately Assess, Address And Prevent Habitually Disruptive Student Behavior, Approaches To Alternative Placement And Reintegration Into The Traditional Classroom Setting; To Require The State Board Of Education And The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health To Develop The Framework And Guidelines For Use By Public Schools In Providing Comprehensive, Coordinated Mental Health Prevention, Screenings And Assessments, Early Intervention And Treatment Services For Public School Students; To Prescribe The Minimum Requirements For The Framework And Guidelines; To Create The Children's Mental Health Partnership, Which Shall Be Responsible For Developing The Assessments And Screeners To Be Used By Certified School Employees To Detect Any Mental Health Deficiencies In Students; To Prescribe The Composition Of The Partnership; To Require The State Board Of Education To Develop And Implement A Policy Requiring All Public School Districts To Provide Mental Health Screenings And Assessments To Students In Kindergarten Through Grade 12, Who Exhibit Signs Of Mental Distress, Incapacity And Habitually Disruptive Behavior; To Prescribe The Minimum Requirements Of The Policy Content; To Require Every Public School District To Develop A Policy For Incorporating Social And Emotional Development Into The District's Educational Program; To Amend Sections 37-3-85, 37-7-301, 37-11-1, 37-11-18.1, 37-11-29, 37-11-55, 37-11-57, 37-13-92, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Authority To And The Processes Required By The State Board Of Education And The Local Governing School Boards To Implement Policies And Procedures To Address Habitually Disruptive Students, The Components To Be Included In Any Behavior Modification Plan Developed For The Student, Considerations For Alternative Placement And Petitioning The Youth Court For Consideration Of Placement In The Youth Challenge Program; To Amend Section 43-27-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.