Bills in the 2025 Regular Session, Senate.
Hob Bryan
Sponsored
Became law9
Health Care Expendable Fund; delete repealer on.
MS Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act; amend to prohibit the sale of tobacco or tobacco products to those under age 21.
Mississippi Professional Massage Therapy Act; extend repealer on.
COVID-19 Hospital Expanded Capacity Program; extend expenditure period of.
MS Dementia Care Program; extend period of operation of.
Patient's Right to Informed Health Care Choices Act & prohibitions against deceptive advertising by providers; delete repealers on.
"Mississippi Public Health Trust Fund"; establish to support public health programs funded from medical cannabis taxes.
Psychologists; extend repealer on licensure law related to.
Funds collected for certified copies; allow use for public health programs and completion of other recordkeeping and statistics.
Passed the Senate4
Board of Medical Licensure; revise licensure status, definitions, procedure, fines and temporary practice authority.
Medicaid; exclude certain assets of disabled workers during eligibility determinations for long-term care services.
Medicaid reimbursements and CON; revise provisions regarding facilities in DeSoto, Harrison and Madison Counties.
Public Health Laboratory; exempt from Public Procurement Review Board approval requirement for certain contracts.
Out of committee1
Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on and make various changes in.
In committee12
General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to City of Tupelo to construct a new fire station and emergency command center.
General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to City of Tupelo for expenses of Tupelo Regional symphony.
Department of Child Protection Services; amend provision related to durable legal guardianship as permanency option.
Department of Child Protection Services; amend provisions related to kinship payments.
Anesthesiologist assistants; provide for licensure and regulations by Board of Medical Licensure.
Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact; enact.
Boards of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners; extend repealer on agency assistance in consolidation of.
MS Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on.
Social Work Licensure Compact; enact.
Mental health; bring forward provisions related to commitment procedures for those with issues related to.
Drinking water quality analysis; increase MDOH fees for and allow fee adjustment in relation to the Producer Price Index.
Board of Mental Health and Executive Director; revise appointment of.
Co-sponsored
Passed the Senate · 1
TVA Service Area Utilities Grant Fund; establish, and fund with g.o. bonds and diversion of TVA payments in lieu of taxes.
In committee · 1
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.