An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Mississippi Department Of Transportation In Paying Costs Associated With Construction And Installation Of A Traffic Signal At The Intersection Of East Metro Parkway And El Dorado Road In The City Of Pearl, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Research Program At The National Center For Cannabis Research And Education At The University Of Mississippi; To Set Certain Duties And Responsibilities Of The Program; To Require The University Of Mississippi To Provide Staff For The Program; To Require Certain Research To Be Conducted At The Program; To Establish The Medical Cannabis Research Advisory Board, Which Shall Be The Committee That Is Required To Advise The Legislature About Medical Cannabis And Cannabis Products, Patient Care, Services And Industry; To Provide For The Membership Of The Board; To Provide The Board's Responsibilities; To Authorize The Board To Receive Per Diem Subject To Appropriation; To Require The Department Of Health To Report To The Public Health And Welfare Committees Of The Mississippi State Senate And The House Of Representatives On Information Provided By The Program For Medical Cannabis Research; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Pike County, Mississippi, To Construct Or Acquire A County Jail Anywhere Within The County; To Enter Into A Lease Agreement Or Lease-purchase Arrangement For A Term Not To Exceed Thirty Years For The Purpose Of Providing Funds To Acquire, Maintain, Construct Or Equip A Public Building Or Buildings And Related Facilities For Use As A Law Enforcement And Public Safety Facility And/or County Jail Facility; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Northwest Mississippi Community College Rangers Cheer Team For Winning The 2024 Uca And Uda College Cheerleading National Championship, Open All-girl Division.

A Resolution Commending And Congratulating Zauria Clark On Being Selected As The 2023 State Games Of Mississippi Youth Athlete Of The Year.

A Resolution Commending And Congratulating Jackson State University's Marching Band "sonic Boom Of The South" And Director Dr. Roderick Little For Its Exciting Performance With Rock Legend Usher During The "apple Music Super Bowl Lviii Halftime Show" On The Occasion Of "jsu Day At The Capitol" On March 19, 2024.

An Act To Amend Section 9-5-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Number Of Chancellors In The Sixth Chancery Court District; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 19-5-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Certain Counties To Opt Out Of Requiring Permitting As A Condition To Construction Within The Unincorporated Areas Of A County; To Amend Section 21-19-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Certain Municipalities To Opt Out Of Requiring Permitting As A Condition To Construction Within The Municipality's Jurisdiction; To Amend Section 73-59-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Monetary Threshold Of Improvements To An Existing Residence A Person Must Meet In Order To Fall Within The Definition Of Remodeler; To Amend 73-59-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish An Alternative Licensure Procedure For The State Board Of Contractors; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Direct The Division Of Medicaid To Enter Into Negotiations With The Federal Government To Obtain A Waiver Of Applicable Provisions Of The Medicaid Laws And Regulations To Create A Plan To Allow Medicaid Coverage In Mississippi For Individuals Described In The Federal Affordable Care Act, To Be Known As Healthy Mississippi Works (hmw); To Specify The Provisions That The Division Shall Seek To Have Included In The Waiver Plan, Which Include The Coverage Group, Copayments For Nonemergency Use Of The Emergency Room, Benefit Packages, Funding Of The Plan, And The Timing For Approval Of The Waiver; To Provide That The Coverage Group For Eligibility Under Hmw Shall Be Individuals Who Are 19 Through 64 Years Of Age Whose Income Is Not More Than 138% Of The Federal Poverty Level, And To The Extent Approved In The Waiver, Who Are Employed For At Least Twenty Hours Per Week In A Position For Which Health Insurance Is Not Provided By The Employer Or Enrolled As A Full Time Student In Secondary Or Post-secondary Education Or Enrolled Full Time In A Workforce Training Program; To Provide That The Coverage Group Shall Not Include Individuals Who Have Health Insurance Coverage Through Their Employer Or Private Health Insurance And Who Voluntarily Disenroll From That Health Insurance Coverage Until Twelve Months After The Ending Date Of That Coverage; To Provide That The Coverage Group Shall Not Include Non-united States Citizens Who Are Ineligible For Medicaid Benefits; To Provide That All Individuals In The Coverage Group Shall Be Enrolled In And Their Services Shall Be Provided By The Managed Care Organizations (mcos), Coordinated Care Organizations (ccos) Provider-sponsored Health Plans (pshps) And Other Such Organizations Paid For Services To The Medicaid Population On A Capitated Basis By The Division; To Provide That All Individuals In The Coverage Group Enrolled Under Hmw Must Pay A Copayment Of Ten Dollars For Nonemergency Use Of The Emergency Room, Which Copayment Will Be Waived Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide That Individuals In The Coverage Group Enrolled Under Hmw Who Are 19 Or 20 Years Of Age Will Receive All Epsdt Benefits To Which They May Be Entitled Under Federal Law And Regulation; To Provide That Individuals Enrolled Under Hmw Who Are 21 Through 64 Years Of Age Will Have Access To The State Plan Benefit Package For Adults Eligible Under The Federal Affordable Care Act; To Provide That The Mcos, Ccos, Pshps And Other Such Organizations Shall Provide The Following Services To Assist Individuals Enrolled Under Hmw With Resources To Enhance Their Workforce Opportunities: Workforce Training And Skills-building To Assist The Individual With Finding A Job Or Advancing Their Career, And Financial Literacy Materials To Promote Wise Financial Decision-making; To Provide That If The Federal Matching Fund Proportion For Medical Services Provided To The Hmw Population Ever Falls Below 90%, The Waiver For Hmw Shall Be Discontinued To Coincide With The Effective Date Of Such A Decrease In The Federal Matching Fund Proportion; To Provide That The State Matching Funds For Hmw Shall Include Contributions From Hospitals That Are Generated Through An Assessment On Hospitals And Contributions From Mcos, Ccos, Pshps And Other Such Organizations In The Form Of An Assessment As Provided In This Act; To Provide If The Waiver As Described In This Act Is Not Substantially Approved Before September 30, 2024, Or If The Waiver Is Approved But Is Subsequently Terminated, Then The Division Shall Allow For Medicaid Coverage In Mississippi For Individuals Described In The Federal Affordable Care Act, To Be Known As The Healthy Mississippi Works (hmw) Category Of Eligibility, And Shall Move With All Deliberate Speed To Submit The Required State Plan Amendments To Effectuate Medicaid Coverage For Those Individuals; To Provide That The Coverage Group, Delivery Systems, Benefit Packages And Funding Of The Hmw Category Of Eligibility Will Be Substantially The Same As Those In The Waiver Plan; To Provide For The Levy Of An Assessment Upon Each Managed Care Organization, Coordinated Care Organization, Provider Sponsored Health Plan Or Other Organization Paid For Services On A Capitated Basis By The Division, In The Amount Of Four Percent On The Total Paid Capitation, Excluding Any Such Paid Amount That Is Attributable To Supplemental Payments; To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Provide That All Of The Provisions Of This Act Shall Stand Repealed On January 31, 2029; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 29-1-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Withhold Up To 10% Of The Proceeds From The Sales Of Tax-forfeited Properties Certified To The State To Defray The Cost Of The Removal Of Trees On Such Property Which Pose An Immediate Harm To Life Or Property On Adjoining Parcels Upon Notification Of The Appropriate Chancery Clerk Or Municipal Clerk; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Reimburse The Municipality Wherein The Most Tax-forfeited Lands Are Located For Cleanup And Maintenance Costs On Such Property From Any Remaining Balance In The Land Records Maintenance Fund; To Amend Sections 27-104-205 And 29-1-95, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt The Land Records Maintenance Fund From Certain Special Fund Transfer Requirements; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Recognizing And Commending Sheryl West Upon Being Named The 2023 State Games Of Mississippi Female Athlete Of The Year.

A Resolution Honoring The Life And Legacy Of Mrs. Bessie Nell Jones, And Expressing Deepest Sympathy To Her Family And Friends Upon Her Passing.

A Concurrent Resolution Mourning The Loss And Commemorating The Life And Legacy Of Mrs. Hilda Moore Turner.

A Resolution Celebrating The Legacy And Memory Of Former Public Service Commissioner-southern District Samuel F. (sam) Britton And Extending The Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To His Surviving Family.

A Concurrent Resolution Commending And Congratulating Acclaimed Mississippi Artist Bobby Rush For Winning His Third Grammy For Best Traditional Blues Album At The 66th Grammy Awards For His Album Entitled "all My Love For You."