Becky Currie

Passed the House6

• House Bill 37

  Death certificate; APRNs and physician assistants may sign instead of physician in certain circumstances.

• House Bill 38

  General election ballot; revise the order of names printed on.

• House Bill 1001

  MS Inmate Labor Accountability and Rehabilitation Act; enact.

• House Bill 1417

  One Mississippi; require State Dept of Ed. to provide copies to every student in Grade 2 for instruction during "Read Across America Week."

• House Bill 1474

  Department of Health; require to conduct a review of quality of medical care provided to inmates of Department of Corrections.

• House Bill 1476

  Delta Correctional Facility; authorize work release program for eligible inmates at.

Out of committee4

• House Bill 1430

  Prescription drugs; prohibit licensing boards from prohibiting practitioners from prescribing for off-label use.

• House Bill 1475

  Sheriffs who house state offenders; authorize to establish work program with Dept. of Transportation.

• House Bill 1478

  "The Prison to Paycheck Act of 2025"; enact.

• House Bill 1493

  Dietician Licensure Compact; create.

In committee25

• House Bill 39

  ESA for students with special needs; remove waitlist requirement.

• House Bill 40

  Health insurance; require coverage of medically necessary treatment of mental health and substance use disorders.

• House Bill 41

  Retirement; PERS and SLRP members convicted of certain felonies shall have benefits suspended until full restitution is made.

• House Bill 42

  Health insurance; require certain policies to provide coverage for physician-prescribed proton beam therapy.

• House Bill 43

  Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property or services to the Lincoln Civic Center Foundation.

• House Bill 44

  Health plans; prohibit from imposing fees on health care providers for electronic fund transfers.

• House Bill 45

  Daylight saving time; observe year-round if federal law is amended to allow it.

• House Bill 46

  PEER; change reporting requirement on charter schools from annually to biennially.

• House Bill 47

  Unauthorized aliens; penalize transport into state by any person and prohibit forgery of documents.

• House Bill 48

  Sales tax; exempt retail sales of certain food.

• House Bill 49

  State Inspector General; create office attached to Governor's Office for examination of executive agencies.

• House Bill 482

  MS Charter School Authorizer Board; authorize members to receive per diem and mileage compensation for attending meetings of the board.

• House Bill 545

  Legal tender; recognize gold and silver as legal tender in Mississippi.

• House Bill 561

  Proof of residence; require before voter registration application may be accepted.

• House Bill 601

  Board of Nursing; revise membership of.

• House Bill 603

  Income tax; exclude gross income certain amount of compensation for employment as a full-time state certified law enforcement officer.

• House Bill 1179

  State-supported postsecondary educational institutions; prohibit spending on DEI initiatives.

• House Bill 1415

  Certified nurse aides (CNAs); transfer administration of certification from Health Department to Board of Nursing.

• House Bill 1416

  "Mississippi Public Universities Reform Act"; enact to prohibit diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and diversity statements.

• House Bill 1438

  Contracts for incarceration of state offenders in county facilities; remove authority to have 3% annual increase in contract price.

• House Bill 1552

  Child support; revise to calculate with shared income of both parents.

• House Bill 1565

  Medicaid; seek federal waiver to provide for presumptive eligibility for persons who need mental health or substance use disorder services.

• House Bill 1578

  Health insurance and Medicaid; require coverage for postpartum depression screenings.

• House Bill 1651

  Appropriation; Mercy House Adult and Teen Challenge from Opioid Settlement Fund.

• House Bill 1652

  Tobacco tax; tax vapor products.