An Act To Establish A Mississippi Department Of Labor; To Set Forth And Prescribe The Functions Of Administrative Offices In The Department; To Provide For The Election Of The Commissioner Of Labor; To Amend Section 71-5-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Abolish The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security And Transfer The Duties, Powers And Funds Of The Department To The Office Of Employment Security In The Mississippi Department Of Labor; To Repeal Section 71-5-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Appointment Of The Executive Director Of The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security; To Empower The Department Of Labor To Administer And Coordinate Certain Federal And State-funded Job Training And Employment-related Education Programs; To Prescribe The Responsibilities Of The Office Of Industry Service And Industry Start-up Training, The Office Of Employee Relations And Job Discrimination And The Office Of Disabled Employee Assistance In The Department; To Amend Sections 7-1-351, 7-1-355, 7-1-357, 7-1-361, 7-1-363 And 7-1-365, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 25-3-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Set The Annual Salary Of The Commissioner Of Labor; To Amend Sections 23-15-193 And 23-15-297, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add The Commissioner Of Labor To The List Of Elected Officials; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize A Court To Award Reimbursement Or Payment Of Actual Expenses Incurred As A Result Of Injuries Caused By A Dog Bite; To Amend Section 97-41-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Dog And Cat Protection Law To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Section 97-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Law Enforcement To Kill Neglected Dogs, For Purposes Of Amendment Which Authorizes; To Bring Forward Section 95-5-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Allows An Owner Of Poultry To Kill A Dog That Has Harmed Its Poultry Or Livestock, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 41-53-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Any Sheriff To Kill A Dog That Is Running At Large, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 21-19-9 And 19-5-50, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorize Municipalities To Regulate Animals Running At Large, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 41-7-171, 41-7-173, 41-7-175, 41-7-183, 41-7-185, 41-7-187, 41-7-188, 41-7-189, 41-7-190, 41-7-191, 41-7-193, 41-7-195, 41-7-197, 41-7-201, 41-7-202, 41-7-205, 41-7-207, 41-7-209, 23-15-625, 25-41-7, 35-1-19, 41-3-15, 41-4-18, 41-9-11, 41-9-23, 41-9-68, 41-9-209, 41-9-210, 41-71-7, 41-71-19, 41-73-5, 41-75-1, 41-75-5, 41-75-9, 41-75-25, 41-77-1, 41-77-5, 41-77-21, 41-77-23, 41-77-25, 41-95-3, 43-11-9, 43-11-19, 57-117-5, 41-9-311, 43-13-117.5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Recognizing And Commending Chief Peggy Sealy Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement As Police Chief Of The Hattiesburg Police Department.

A Concurrent Resolution Formally Requesting The Joint Committee On The Library Of Congress To Approve The Replacement Of The Statue Of Jefferson Davis That Is Displayed In Statuary Hall In The United States Capitol With A Statue Of Either B.b. King Or Elvis Presley.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-905, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Person Shall, At The Same Time, Be A Member Of The Legislature And Be An Elected Officer Of Any County Or Municipality; To Provide That An Elected Officer Of A County Or Municipality Must Resign From That Position If He Or She Is Declared The Winner Of The Legislative Office Before He Or She Takes The Oath Of Office For That Position; To Provide That A Member Of The Legislature Must Resign From That Position If He Or She Is Declared The Winner Of An Elected Office For A County Or Municipality Before He Or She Takes The Oath Of Office For That Position; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit The Sale Of A Secondhand Mattress Without The Attachment Of A Specified Tag Indicating That A Mattress Is Secondhand; To Require Certain Other Information On The Tag; To Provide A Penalty For Violation Of The Section; To Set Forth Certain Exception; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide For An Increase In The Annual Compensation Of State Service Employees Based Upon The Amount Of Their Gross Annual Salaries; To Direct The State Personnel Board To Ensure That Certain State Employees Receive The Full Amount Of The Salary Increase; To Direct The Appropriation Of Funds Necessary To Provide The Salary Increases; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Each School In Every School District To Have An Epinephrine Auto-injector And An Automated External Defibrillator (aed) In Each Educational Building, Central Administrative Office And Cafeteria, Stored In A Secure And Easily Accessible Location Within Each Respective Building; To Define The Terms Used In This Act; To Require Each Local School Board To Adopt And Implement A Policy Regarding The Maintenance, Storage, Administration And Disposal Of Epinephrine Auto-injectors, And The Maintenance, Storage, Testing And Use Of Aeds; To Prescribe The Minimum Requirements Of The Policy; To Provide That Only Licensed Medical Professionals Or School Personnel Trained By Licensed Medical Professionals Shall Be Authorized To Administer Epinephrine Auto-injectors Or Use An Aed For A Person In Emergency Anaphylaxis Or Cardiac Arrest; To Require The State Department Of Health, In Consultation With The State Superintendent Of Public Education, To Establish Guidelines For The Development Of Policies By Local School Districts; To Require The State Department Of Health To Adopt Rules Regarding The Maintenance, Storage, Administration And Disposal Of An Epinephrine Auto-injector, And The Maintenance, Storage, Testing And Use Of Aeds In Public Schools; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize Local School Boards To Employ Licensed Social Workers And Licensed Psychologists To Provide Services To Students In The Public Schools; To Provide That A School District That Employs At Least One Social Worker Or Psychologist For Every One Thousand Students Enrolled In The Schools Of The District Is Eligible For Reimbursement For Fifty Percent Of The Cost Of The Salary Of Each Social Worker Or Psychologist From The State Department Of Education; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Baldwyn To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Construction, Engineering And Related Costs For Paving Ripley Road In The City For The Fiscal Year 2025.

An Act To Require Each Educational Building, Administrative Office, Dormitory And Cafeteria On The Campus Of Public Postsecondary Educational Institutions To Have An Epinephrine Auto-injector And An Automated External Defibrillator (aed) Stored In A Secure And Easily Accessible Location Within Each Respective Building; To Define The Terms Used In This Act; To Require Each Public Postsecondary Educational Institution To Adopt And Implement A Policy Regarding The Maintenance, Storage, Administration And Disposal Of Epinephrine Auto-injectors, And The Maintenance, Storage, Testing And Use Of Aeds; To Prescribe The Minimum Requirements Of The Policy; To Provide That Only Licensed Medical Professionals Or Members Of The Campus Community Trained By Licensed Medical Professionals Shall Be Authorized To Administer Epinephrine Auto-injectors Or Use An Aed For Persons In Emergency Anaphylaxis Or Cardiac Arrest; To Require The State Department Of Health, In Consultation With The Commissioner Of Higher Education And The Executive Director Of The Mississippi Community College Board, To Establish Guidelines For The Development Of Policies By Public Postsecondary Educational Institutions; To Require The State Department Of Health To Adopt Rules Regarding The Maintenance, Storage, Administration And Disposal Of An Epinephrine Auto-injector, And The Maintenance, Storage, Testing And Use Of Aeds On Postsecondary Campuses; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-21-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Annual Salary Supplement To Assistant Teachers Employed By School Districts Rated "c", "d" Or "f" Under The Accountability System; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Prior Authorization Reform Act; To Provide The Scope Of The Act And Definitions; To Require The Department Of Insurance To Promulgate Rules And Regulations That Provide For The Disclosure And Review Requirements For Prior Authorization; To Provide That If Any Health Insurance Issuer Requires Prior Authorization Of A Health Care Service, The Insurer, Or Its Designee Utilization Review Organization, Shall, By January 1, 2026, Make Available A Standardized Electronic Prior Authorization Request Transaction Process; To Require All Health Care Professionals And Providers To Use The Standardized Electronic Prior Authorization Request Transaction Process By January 1, 2028; To Provide The Time For Either Approving Or Providing An Adverse Determination To A Prior Authorization Request In Both Nonurgent And Urgent Situations; To Provide The Personnel Qualified To Make Adverse Determinations; To Require The Department Of Insurance To Promulgate Rules And Regulations That Provide The Notification Requirements To An Enrollee And An Enrollee's Health Care Professional And Provider If A Health Insurance Issuer Makes An Adverse Determination; To Provide The Personnel Who Are Qualified To Review Appeals Of Adverse Determinations; To Require A Health Insurance Issuer To Periodically Review Its Prior Authorization Requirements; To Require The Department Of Insurance Promulgate Rules And Regulations That Provide For The Revocation Of Prior Authorizations; To Provide How Long The Length Of Approvals May Be For Prior Authorizations; To Require The Department Of Insurance To Promulgate Rules And Regulations For How Long The Approval Of A Prior Authorization May Last For A Chronic Condition; To Require The Department Of Insurance To Promulgate Rules And Regulations That Provide How Long A Health Insurance Issuer Must Honor The Prior Authorization Granted To An Enrollee From A Previous Health Insurance Issuer; To Provide That The Failure By A Health Insurance Issuer To Comply With Deadlines And Other Requirements Shall Result In Any Health Care Services Subject To Review Being Automatically Deemed Authorized By The Health Insurance Issuer; To Provide For The Enforcement And Administration Of This Act; To Provide The Reports That Must Be Filed With The Department Of Insurance Each Year; To Authorize The Department Of Insurance To Promulgate Any Other Rules And Regulations As Necessary To Effectuate The Mississippi Prior Authorization Act; To Bring Forward Sections 41-83-31 And 83-9-6.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Pay The Costs Associated With Repair, Renovation, Reconstruction And Restoration Of The Poultry Sciences Academic Research Center (psarc) At Alcorn State University; And For Related Purposes.