An Act To Amend Sections 39-5-3 And 39-5-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Appointing Authority For Members Of The Board Of Trustees And The Director Of The Department Of Archives And History; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 41-9-69, 73-9-13 And 73-43-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Medical Records Retention Requirements For Hospitals, Physicians And Dentists; To Require Hospital, Dental And Medical Records In Their Original, Microfilmed, Or Similarly Reproduced Form To Be Provided Upon Request To A Parent Or Guardian Of An Unemancipated Minor Under 18 Without The Permission Of Such Unemancipated Minor; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require School Districts To Employ, Contract Or Otherwise Work Collaboratively With Mental Health Service Providers, Including Child Psychologists, Behavior Analysts, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, And Community Mental Health Centers To Provide Its Students With Mental Health Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-137-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions Related To The Medical Cannabis Act, Including "concentrate," "debilitating Medical Conditions," Medical Cannabis "unit" And "homebound"; To Amend Section 41-137-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Written Certifications To Be Issued To Homebound Patients Through A Telemedicine Assessment; To Authorize Telemedicine Appointments For Follow-up Visits For Any Qualifying Patient; To Amend Section 41-137-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Nonresident Cardholders Into The Presumption That The Individual Is Engaged In The Medical Use Of Cannabis Under This Chapter If They Have A Registry Identification Card And An Amount Of Medical Cannabis That Does Not Exceed The Allowable Amount; To Amend Section 41-137-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Licensed Medical Cannabis Establishment To Deliver Medical Cannabis Directly From A Dispensary To A Nursing Facility, Hospital, Hospice, Assisted Living Facility, Personal Care Home, Adult Day Care Facility, If A Registered Qualifying Patient Is Otherwise Unable To Obtain Medical Cannabis; To Provide That An Employee Of Such Facility May Receive The Medical Cannabis And Ensure That The Patient Receives The Medical Cannabis Without Being Required To Obtain A Work Permit Or Be Licensed As A Practitioner Under The Act; To Amend Section 41-137-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Prospective Designated Caregiver Has Already Completed A Background Check As A Condition Of Any Other Provision Of The Act, The Caregiver Shall Not Have To Complete An Additional Background Check; To Amend Section 41-137-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; To Amend Section 41-137-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Health To Contract With A Private Laboratory For The Purpose Of Conducting Compliance Testing Oversight Of Medical Cannabis Testing Facilities Licensed In The State; To Authorize The National Center For Cannabis Research And Education At The University Of Mississippi To Contract With, Engage Or Otherwise Perform Research In Tandem With Any Medical Cannabis Establishment; To Provide That Each Licensed Cannabis Processing Facility Shall Obtain Gmp Certification By July 1, 2027, And Shall Present Proof Of Such Certification To The Mdoh By Such Date; To Provide That From And After July 1, 2024, Until July 1, 2025, The Mdoh Shall Not Issue Any New Licenses For Cannabis Cultivation Facilities Or Cannabis Processing Facilities; Provided, However, Any Applicant That Has Filed An Application With Mdoh But Has Not Received A License By July 1, 2024, May Receive A License If Mdoh Deems The Application Completed By July 1, 2024; To Require Mdor And Mdoh To Include Certain Questions On Any Application For A License Under The Act; To Amend Section 41-137-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That From And After July 1, 2024, Until July 1, 2025, A Licensing Agency Shall Not Issue A Waiver From The Distance Requirement For Cannabis Establishments From Churches, Schools Or Child Care Facilities; To Amend Section 41-137-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Medical Cannabis Establishments To Employ Individuals Above The Age Of 18; To Revise The Allowable Amount Of Medical Cannabis And Allowable Amount Of Total Thc; To Require That A Certificate Of Analysis For Each Medical Cannabis Product Be Made Available To A Patient If Requested; To Revise Certain Age Limitations Related To The Act; To Provide That Mdoh And Mdor Shall Require Any Individual With A Work Permit To Complete Educational Training Within 90 Days Of Being Issued A Work Permit; To Require Mdoh And Mdor To Promulgate An Approved "responsible Vendor" List Of All Approved Educational Training Vendors; To Require Individuals With Work Permits To Complete Continuing Education As A Condition Of Maintaining Their Work Permit; To Amend Section 41-137-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Advertising Standards, Including The Media Formats That Medical Cannabis Establishments May Be Allowed To Advertise On; To Require Mdoh And Mdor To Adopt Standards And Protocol Development For The Safe Delivery Of Medical Cannabis By Cannabis Transportation Entities From A Medical Cannabis Dispensary To Registered Qualifying Patients Who Are Homebound Or Who Are Otherwise In The Care Of Any Nursing Facility, Hospital, Hospice And Assisted Living; To Require Mdor To Adopt Procedures To Allow Medical Cannabis Dispensaries To Process And Accept Orders For Delivery Or In-store Pick-up For Medical Cannabis Placed Through A Website, Application Or Other Internet-based Ordering System; To Amend Section 41-137-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Additional Members To The Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee; To Create New Section 41-137-68, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Mdoh Shall Engage With Its Respective Counterparts In Other States Who Have Medical Cannabis Programs To Evaluate The Feasibility Of Creating An Interstate Monitoring System To Enforce The Provisions Of This Chapter; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-7-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Legal Rate Of Publication Of Public Business And To Provide For Publication Of Correction Of Legal Notice On The Website Of The Newspaper Or The Website Of The County Or Municipality; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt State Agencies From The Procurement And Bidding Requirements For Purchases Related To Museum Exhibits And Display Items; To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Any Personal Or Professional Services Contracts Entered Into By A State Agency For The Design, Operation Or Maintenance Of Museum Exhibits For The Purview Of The Public Procurement Review Board; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Certificate Of Need Requirement For Licensed Psychiatric Services And To Provide Beginning On July 1, 2024, The Department Shall Not Require A Certificate Of Need For Any Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, Psychiatric Hospital, End-stage Renal Disease (esrd) Facility, Intermediate Care Facility For The Mentally Retarded, Child/adolescent Psychiatric Beds Or Any Other Licensed Psychiatric Services Or Mental Health Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 3-3-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Designate The Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle As The Official State Turtle Of The State Of Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-11-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Any Terminated Plan Previously Approved By The Board Of Trustees Of The Public Employees' Retirement System To Pay To The Board Its Portion Of The Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability In A Lump Sum Before Termination, As Provided By Board Regulations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Sections 43-11-28, 43-11-29, 43-11-30 And 43-11-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact The Medication Aide Act To Authorize Medication Aides To Assist In The Administration Of Medications In Personal Care Home-assisted Living In The State; To Set Certain Definitions; To Establish Prohibitions; To Provide That A Medication Aide May Participate In Medication Administration When Certified Through A Medication Aide Certification Program In Accordance With This Act And Generally Managed By A Licensed Healthcare Professional At The Personal Care Home-assisted Living; To Set The Routes By Which An Aide May Administer Medications; To Require Certain Recordkeeping Procedures For Facilities Using A Medication Aide; To Set The Minimum Competencies For A Medication Aide; To Establish The Requirements Of A Medication Aide Certification Program, Including Curriculum Standards, Continuing Education, And Hour Requirements; To Set Practicum Experience Requirements; To Require The Department Of Health To Create A Medication Aide Registry; To Establish Certain Disciplinary Procedures Within The Department Relating To Medication Aides; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Chapter 1016, Local And Private Laws Of 2004, As Last Amended By Chapter 908, Local And Private Laws Of 2020, To Extend The Date Of Repeal From July 1, 2024, To July 1, 2028, On The Provision Of Law That Authorizes The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Pontotoc To Levy A Tax Upon The Gross Sales Of Hotels, Motels And Restaurants For The Promotion Of Tourism And Parks And Recreation; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Jackson County, Mississippi, To Make Contributions To Home Of Grace, The Mary C. O'keefe Cultural Center Of Arts And Education, Pascagoula River Audubon Center, United Way For Jackson And George Counties And Lighthouse Academy Of Dyslexia; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Chapter 917, Local And Private Laws Of 2015, As Last Amended By Chapter 909, Local And Private Laws Of 2020, Which Authorizes The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Houston, Mississippi, To Levy A Tax Upon The Gross Sales Of Hotels And Motels Derived From Room Rentals And Upon The Gross Proceeds Of Sales Of Restaurants, To Extend Until December 31, 2028, The Repeal Date On This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Chapter 932, Local And Private Laws Of 2023, To Increase From $5,000.00 To $10,000.00 The Annual Contribution That The Board Of Supervisors Of Neshoba County, Mississippi, Is Authorized To Contribute To Philadelphia Transit; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Citizens For Economic Development Act, To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of Any Municipality Or County To Impose A Special Sales Tax Of Not More Than 1% On The Gross Proceeds Of All Sales Or The Gross Income Of Businesses In The Municipality Or County Derived From Activities Taxed At The Rate Of 7% Or More Under The Mississippi Sales Tax Law; To Provide That The Special Sales Tax Shall Not Be Levied Unless Authorized By At Least 3/5 Of The Votes Cast At A Referendum Called And Held For Such Purpose; To Authorize A Municipality Or County To Incur Indebtedness In An Amount Not Greater Than An Amount For Which Debt Service Is Capable Of Being Funded By The Proceeds Of The Special Sales Tax; To Provide That The Special Sales Tax Revenue Collected Pursuant To Such A Tax Shall Be Used And Expended By The Municipality Or County To Fund Capital Projects; To Provide For The Discontinuance Of The Special Sales Tax Upon Completion Of The Funding Of The Projects For Which The Tax Was Levied; To Amend Section 21-33-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 19-9-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.