An Act To Amend Section 73-21-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define New Terms And Revise The Definitions Of Existing Terms Under The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; To Amend Section 73-21-155, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Contracts That Violate Public Policy; 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 Section 73-21-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization To Provide To A Pharmacy Or Pharmacist A Copy Of Any Contract Entered Into On Behalf Of The Pharmacy Or Pharmacist By The Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization; To Create New Section 73-21-158, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers From Charging A Plan Sponsor More For A Prescription Drug Than The Net Amount It Pays A Pharmacy For The Prescription Drug; To Prohibit A Pharmacy Benefit Manager Or Third-party Payer From Charging A Patient To Pay A Copayment That Exceeds The Total Reimbursement Paid By The Pharmacy Benefit Manager To The Pharmacy; To Amend Section 73-21-161, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Pharmacy Benefit Manager Or Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates From Ordering A Patient To Use An Affiliate Pharmacy Or The 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, For The Purposes Of Conducting Investigations, To Conduct Examinations Of Pharmacy Benefit Managers And To Issue Subpoenas To Obtain Documents Or Records That It Deems Relevant To The Investigation; To Amend Section 73-21-179, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions Under The Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Sales Tax Rate On Retail Sales Of Food For Human Consumption Not Purchased With Food Stamps But Which Would Be Exempt From Sales Tax If Purchased With Food Stamps; To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Distribution Of State Sales Tax Revenue Collected From Retail Sales Of Food For Human Consumption Not Purchased With Food Stamps But Which Would Be Exempt From Sales Tax If Purchased With Food Stamps; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That The Secretary Of State Shall Designate Signature Verification Personnel To Perform All Duties Related To Absentee Ballot Envelope Signature Verification, Which Shall Be Performed In The Presence Of At Least Two (2) Official Observers; To Amend Sections 23-15-633, 23-15-641, 23-15-639, 23-15-687 And 23-15-631, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-333, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If Only One Person Has Duly Qualified To Be A Candidate For Office In A Primary Election, The County Executive Committee Shall Not Place The Name Of That Person On The Ballot; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Each Circuit Court To Establish An Intervention Court That Is Certified By The Administrative Office Of Courts By July 1, 2027; To Amend Section 9-23-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 9-23-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Intervention Courts Advisory Committee To Develop A Plan To Ensure That Each Circuit Court Establishes An Intervention Court By July 1, 2027; To Bring Forward Section 9-23-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Authority Of The Administrative Office Of Courts, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-25-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Veterans Treatment Courts, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-27-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Responsibilities Of The Administrative Office Of Courts Regarding Mental Health Court Standards, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Public Purchasing Law To Provide That Purchases Which Do Not Involve An Expenditure Of More Than $10,000.00 May Be Made Without Advertising Or Otherwise Requesting Competitive Bids; To Revise The Reverse Auction Method For Receiving Bids To Differentiate Between Agencies And Governing Authorities; To Provide That If An Agency Determines That A Reverse Auction Is Not In The Best Interest Of The Agency, Then That Determination Must Be Approved By The Public Procurement Review Board; To Provide That If A Governing Authority Determines That A Reverse Auction Is Not In The Best Interest Of The Governing Authority, Then That Determination Must Be Approved By The Governing Board Of The Governing Authority; To Provide That The Agency And Governing Authority Must Submit An Explanation As To Why A Reverse Auction Is Not In The Best Interest Of The Agency Or Governing Authority; To Amend Sections 31-3-1, 31-5-37 And 31-5-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 31-7-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Competitive Purchasing Threshold For Certain County Purchases; To Bring Forward Section 31-7-119, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-15-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Advanced Practice Registered Nurses In The Statement Of Purpose Of The Mississippi Nursing Practice Law; To Amend Section 73-15-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Certain Definitions And Revise Certain Definitions In The Nursing Practice Law Regarding Advanced Nursing Practice; To Amend Section 73-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Composition Of The Mississippi Board Of Nursing To Include A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist As A Member; To Amend Section 73-15-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Relating To The Practice Of Advanced Nursing Practice Nurses; To Provide That The Physician Or Dentist With Whom An Advance Practice Registered Nurse Has Entered Into A Collaborative/consultative Relationship Shall Not Charge Or Require Any Payment From The Advance Practice Registered Nurse For Serving In That Capacity With The Advance Practice Registered Nurse; To Provide That Advance Practice Registered Nurses Who Have Completed Not Less Than 10,000 Clinical Practice Hours Under The Direct, On-site Supervision Of A Physician Or Of A Nurse Practitioner Who Has Practiced For Not Less Than Ten Years Are Exempt From The Requirement Of Entering And Maintaining A Collaborative/consultative Relationship With A Licensed Physician Or Dentist; To Provide That Advance Practice Registered Nurses Who Have Completed Not Less Than 3,000 Clinical Practice Hours In Critical Care Units, Emergency Departments And/or Medical Surgical Floors, And Also Have Completed Not Less Than 2,000 Clinical Practice Hours Under The Direct, On-site Supervision Of A Physician Or Of A Nurse Practitioner Who Has Practiced For Not Less Than Ten Years Are Exempt From The Requirement Of Entering And Maintaining A Collaborative/consultative Relationship With A Licensed Physician Or Dentist; To Provide That Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Who Have Completed Not Less Than 8,000 Clinical Practice Hours Are Exempt From Maintaining A Collaborative/consultative Relationship With A Licensed Physician Or Dentist; To Clarify That Only Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists May Collaborate/consult With Licensed Dentists; To Provide That Advanced Practice Registered Nurses May Apply Hours Worked Before The Effective Date Of This Act To Fulfill Their Respective Clinical Practice Hour Requirement; To Conform Certain Provisions With The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; To Amend Section 73-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Advanced Practice Registered Nurses In The Provisions Relating To Grounds For Disciplinary Actions Against Nurses; To Amend Section 41-21-131, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Petitions For Expungement, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-11-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorize Justice Courts To Expunge Convictions Of Certain First Time Offenders, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Section 21-23-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Minor Nonsubstantive Changes; To Bring Forward Section 45-27-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates The Mississippi Criminal Information Center, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 99-15-26 And 99-15-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Expungement Of Records Of Any Case In Which Charges Are Dismissed, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 99-19-72, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Petition Fees For Expunction, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-28, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Duties Of The Commissioner Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 45-27-7, 45-34-3, 45-1-45, And 45-27-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 45-27-11 And 45-34-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-11, 23-15-19, 23-15-125, 23-15-151, 23-15-153, 23-15-165 And 97-39-3, Which Regulate Qualified Electors And Voting Rights, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Section 99-19-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make A Minor, Nonsubstantive Change; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-23-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Exemption To Immunization And Vaccination Of Preventable Disease Requirements For Children's School Attendance Based Upon Religious Tenets And Practices; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Public Schools, Community And Junior Colleges And State Institutions Of Higher Learning From Requiring Students To Wear Face Masks; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-19-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Child Support Percentages; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Downtown Jackson Revitalization Coalition For The Purpose Of Bringing Federal, State And Local Stakeholders Together To Develop A Comprehensive Plan Leading To The Revitalization Of Downtown Jackson; To Designate Members Of The Coalition; To Require The Coalition To Submit A Report To The Governor And Legislature Of Its Activities And Recommendations Before January 10, 2025; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Any Insurer, Subcontractor, Third Party Administrator Or Other Payor That Administers A Health Benefit Policy Issued In Another State That Covers A Person In This State To Reimburse Providers At The Reimbursement Rate As Provided In The State Of Issuance, If That Reimbursement Rate Is Higher Than The Reimbursement Rate In This State And If The Premium For Such Policy Was Based On Certain Benefits And Provider Network Reimbursements In The Issuing State; To Provide That If A Benefit Is Provided In The Issuing State, That Benefit Must Be Provided To Covered Persons In This State; To Exempt Erisa And Self-funded Plans From These Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-231 And 23-15-235, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Poll Manager Shall Not Be Required To Be A Qualified Elector Of The County In Which The Polling Place Is Located, But Just A Qualified Elector; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-557, 23-15-281 And 23-15-285, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Polling Place May Be Located At Any Type Of Facility That Sells Any Type Of Alcoholic Beverage; To Define "facility" And "alcoholic Beverage"; To Provide That The Definition Of "facility" Shall Not Include Any Government-owned Building Or Any Building Owned By A Nonprofit Origination; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-283 And 23-15-259, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.