An Act To Amend Sections 41-7-173 And 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Chemical Dependency Services And Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities For Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities, And Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities From The Requirements Of The Health Care Certificate Of Need Law; To Amend Section 41-7-193, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Disapprove Any Application For A Certificate Of Need That Fails To Confirm That The Applicant Will Provide A Reasonable Amount Of Indigent Care, Or If The Applicant's Admission Policies Deny Or Discourage Access To Care By Indigent Patients, Or If Such Approval Would Have A Significant Adverse Effect On The Ability Of An Existing Facility Or Service To Provide Indigent Care; To Provide That A Reasonable Amount Of Indigent Care Is An Amount That Is Comparable To The Amount Of Such Care Offered By Other Providers Of The Requested Service Within The Same, Or Proximate, Geographic Area; To Amend Sections 41-77-1, 41-77-5, 41-77-21, 41-77-23 And 41-77-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete All References To The Certificate Of Need Law In The Licensure Laws For Birthing Centers; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Reaffirming States' Rights To Defend Themselves From Invasion And Encouraging Governor Tate Reeves To Offer Support And Services To The State Of Texas.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 273, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Provide That For An Initiative Petition To Be Placed Upon The Ballot, The Qualifying Total Of Signatures Must Comprise An Equal Number Of Certified Signatures From All Current Congressional Districts; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Medicaid Eligibility To Include Those Individuals Who Are Entitled To Benefits Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010 (aca), As Amended; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Essential Health Benefits For Individuals Eligible For Medicaid Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010 (aca), As Amended; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Commemorating Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., On The Observance Of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Day At The Capitol On February 6, 2024.

An Act To Amend Section 43-1-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Board Of Directors For The Department Of Human Services; To Provide The Makeup Of The Board; To Provide That The Board Of Directors Shall Assist And Oversee The Executive Director In Governing The Department; To Require The Executive Director Meet With The Joint Oversight Committee Of The Department At All Of Its Meetings And Provide Such Information As Requested And Answer Such Questions As Presented By The Committee About The Department; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Universal Prekindergarten Program Act Of 2024"; To Define Certain Terms; To Provide For The Public Funding Of The Program, Which Shall Be Available To Parents And Families On A Voluntary Participation Basis; To Prescribe The Minimum Standards Of Education Required To Be Offered To Children Enrolled In The Program; To Prescribe The Manner By Which Payments Will Be Made To Prekindergarten Programs, Whether Such Programs Are Offered Through The Public School District Of Residence, An Outside District Or Through A Prequalified Private Provider; To Establish The Minimum Standards Required For The Prequalification Of Private Providers; To Prescribe The Manner By Which Local School Districts Must Account For Students Enrolled In Prekindergarten Programs For Purposes Of Determining Average Daily Attendance; To Require The Program To Be Jointly Administered By The State Board Of Education And The Division Of Early Childhood Care And Development; To Provide For The Expansion Of School-based Prekindergarten Programs; To Require The Board And The Division To Establish A Process To Calculate The Annual Statewide Tuition Rate For Prekindergarten Education; To Provide For An Administrative Procedures Process For Entities Aggrieved By Actions Of The Board And Division; To Require Annual Reports On The Program And Any Recommendation For Improvement Or Discontinuation To The Legislature; To Bring Forward Section 37-21-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Louisville High School "wildcats" Football Team And Triple State Title Coach Tyrone Shorter For Winning The 2023 Mhsaa Class 4a State Championship.

An Act To Create New Section 41-9-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Patient Of A Rural Hospital Shall Be Admitted To A Major Hospital When A Doctor Of Such Rural Hospital Deems It Is Medically Necessary To Transfer Such Patient To The Emergency Room Of A Major Hospital; To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Prescribe Rules And Regulations That Provide What Situations Shall Be Considered Medically Necessary In Compliance With This Act; To Provide Certain Provisions That The Department Must Consider In Adopting Such Rules; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Is Otherwise A Qualified Elector And Has Been Convicted Of Vote Fraud, Of Any Crime Listed In Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, Or Of Any Crime Interpreted As Disenfranchising In Later Attorney General Opinions, Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Suspended Upon Conviction But Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Automatically Restored Once He Or She Has Satisfied All Of The Sentencing Requirements Of The Conviction; To Amend Sections 23-15-19, 23-15-125, 23-15-151, 23-15-153 And 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Sections 97-39-3 And 99-19-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Using Dogs For Hunting Deer; To Amend Sections 49-7-31 And 49-7-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Department Of Finance And Administration For The Purpose Of Assisting God's Living Word Ministry In Walls, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of A Community Family Life Center In Walls, Mississippi, For The Fiscal Year 2024.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing Amendments To Sections 34 And 35, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Provide That A Person Elected As A Member Of The Mississippi House Of Representatives Or The Mississippi Senate Is Eligible To Succeed Himself Or Herself In Office; To Provide That A Person Who Is Elected As A Member Of The House Or The Senate For The First Time On Or After January 1, 2025, Is Not Eligible To Serve Again In The House Or The Senate After Serving Three Terms In That Office.

An Act To Amend Section 11-1-60, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit The Amount Of Noneconomic Damages For Catastrophic Injuries Or Illnesses; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 41-123-1, 41-123-3, 41-123-5 And 41-123-7 And 41-123-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Transfer The Office Of Mississippi Physician Workforce From The University Of Mississippi To The State Department Of Health; To Bring Forward Sections 41-123-11 And 41-123-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.