An Act To Direct The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Submit An Amendment To The Mississippi Child Care Development Fund (ccdf) Plan To The Federal Government To Provide That Certain Parents Or Primary Caregivers Of Children Will Be Eligible For Child Care Services Under The Mississippi Child Care Payment Program (ccpp) And To Provide For An Appeal By A Child Care Provider Or The Child's Parent Or Primary Caregiver To The Attorney General Of The Denial Or Revocation Of Eligibility For A Child Care Certificate; To Direct The Department Of Human Services To Implement The Provisions Of The Plan Amendment In The Ccpp After The Amendment Is Approved; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-173, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Capital Expenditure Threshold For Major Medical Equipment, For Clinical Services And For Nonclinical Services And To Add A Provision For Annual Adjustment Of Such Thresholds Based On The Consumer Price Index (cpi); To Remove Psychiatric Hospitals, Chemical Dependency Hospitals, End-stage Renal Disease (esrd) 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 Clarify The Definition Of Ambulatory Surgical Facility; To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Period In Which A Health Care Facility May Cease To Operate Without Requiring A Certificate Of Need To Reopen; To Delete The Moratorium On The Issuance Of Certificates Of Need For Skilled Nursing Facilities And Intermediate Care Facilities Or For The Conversion Of Vacant Hospital Beds To Provide Skilled Or Intermediate Nursing Home Care; To Remove The Moratorium On The Issuance Of Certificates Of Need For Home Health Agencies Established Within Or By A Hospital; To Provide That A Certain Long-term Care Hospital In Harrison County May Not Participate In The Medicaid Program Except As A Crossover Enrolled Provider; To Provide That The Repair Or Rebuilding Of Certain Health Care Facilities That Sustain Significant Damage From A Natural Disaster Must Be Within Five (5) Miles Of The Pre-disaster Location Of The Campus Of The Damaged Health Care Facility; And To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Create New Sections 41-7-191.1, 41-7-191.2, 41-7-191.3, 41-7-191.4 And 41-7-191.5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Organize Various Provisions Of The Health Care Certificate Of Need Law Into Separate Code Sections; To Amend Section 41-7-197, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Party Requesting A Hearing On An Application For A Health Care Certificate Of Need Who Does Not Prevail At The Hearing Shall Pay All Attorney, Consultant And Other Fees; To Provide That Such Hearings Shall Be Based On The Discretion Of The State Department Of Health With No Judicial Review Following Hearing Determinations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-11-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Health To Adopt Rules Governing Minimum Standards Of Construction, Electricity And Emergency Power Sources Applicable To Licensed Nursing Homes And Assisted Living Facilities; To Provide That Nursing Homes And Assisted Living Facilities Shall Be Required To Maintain A Fully Operational Emergency Power Source And A Supply Of Fuel Sufficient To Sustain The Emergency Power Source For At Least Five Days; To Clarify That Such Emergency Power Source Shall Be Sufficient To Provide Power For Patients Reliant On Supplemental Oxygen Or For Other Medical Devices Requiring Electrical Power And To Maintain Comfortable Air Temperatures For Residents; To Require The Department To Conduct Routine, Unannounced Inspections To Determine Compliance With Such Standards For Electricity And Emergency Power Sources; To Provide That Nursing Homes And Assisted Living Facilities Licensed In Mississippi Shall Have 60 Days To Comply With The Minimum Requirements Following Promulgation Of Such Regulations By The State Board Of Health; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-61-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Certain Youth Court Investigative Records From The Provisions Of The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983; To Bring Forward Section 25-61-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Provision Of Law That Defines Terms Within The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-251, 43-21-255, 43-21-257, 43-21-259, 43-21-261, 43-21-263, 43-21-265, And 43-21-267, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Provisions Of Law That Relate To Confidentiality In Youth Court, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 23-15-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Individuals To Provide Proof Of Residency With His Or Her Voter Registration Application If He Or She Is Not Eligible To Register Using The Federal Post Card Application; To Provide What Constitutes Proof Of Residency; To Amend Sections 23-15-39 And 23-15-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 1, Chapter 431, Laws Of 2024, To Extend The Operation Of The Mississippi K-12 And Postsecondary Mental Health Task Force For One Additional Year; To Provide That The Task Force Shall Develop And Report Its Findings And Recommendations To The Mississippi Legislature On Or Before October 1, 2025; To Dissolve The Task Force Upon Presentation Of The Report Due On Or Before October 1, 2025; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That Elections For Sheriffs Shall Be Nonpartisan; To Provide How Candidates For Sheriffs Shall File Their Intent To Run For Office And Pay Associated Fees; To Provide Procedures For A Runoff Election In The Event That Such An Election Is Needed; To Amend Sections 19-25-3, 23-15-153, 23-15-291, 23-15-297 And 23-15-911, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-28-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Charter Of A Charter School Shall Be Revoked Or Not Renewed For Any School That Is Designated A "d" Or "f" Rated School Under The School Accreditation Rating System For Longer Than Two Consecutive Years; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 21-19-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Municipalities, Municipal Police Departments, And Sheriffs' Departments To Contract With The School Board Of Private, Nonprofit Schools To Provide Certain Security Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A Task Force To Conduct A Study Of The Impact Of Alternative Funding Programs On Patient Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs; To Provide That The Members Of The Task Force Shall Be Comprised Of The Members Of The Mississippi Rare Disease Advisory Council Or Their Designees; To Provide That The First Meeting Of The Task Force Shall Be Held By May 15, 2025; To Specify The Subjects And Issues That The Study Shall Consider; To Provide That The Task Force Shall Complete The Study Not Later Than December 1, 2025, And Transmit Copies Of The Study To Certain Persons, And Provide A Written Report Of Its Findings From The Study, Together With Any Recommendations For Legislation, To Certain Officials And Legislative Committees; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The "mississippi Kratom Consumer Protection Act" To Regulate The Preparation, Distribution And Sale Of Kratom Products; To Define Terms; To Prohibit The Preparation, Distribution And Sale Of Adulterated Or Contaminated Kratom Products; To Prescribe Fines And Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Authorize The Department Of Health To Administer The Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The State Department Of Mental Health For The Purpose Of Funding The Peer Helpers Plus Program And The Prevention Awareness For Total Health (path) Curriculum For The Fiscal Year 2026.

An Act To Amend Section 43-15-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Human Services To Provide Payments To A Qualifying Grandparent Who Has Assumed The Primary Care Of His Or Her Grandchild; To Create New Section 27-7-22.51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Tax Credit To Be Claimed For Qualified Expenses Paid Or Incurred For Each Grandchild Legally Cared For Or Provided For By A Taxpayer Under The Laws Of This State During Calendar Year 2025 Or During Any Calendar Year Thereafter; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Any Party To Raise A Conflict Of Interest; To Revise The Provision Authorizing The Department Of Child Protection Services To Be Represented By Counsel; To Amend Section 93-15-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Statutory Fee Structure For Guardian Ad Litems To Be Administered By The Department Of Child Protection Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Raise The Bidding Requirement Threshold For Public Purchases From $5,000.00 To $25,000.00; And For Related Purposes.