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SR4 - Commemorate the Sesquicentennial (150th) Anniversary of Old Oak Grove Baptist Church in Myrtle, Mississippi.
Kathy L. Chism, Juan Barnett, Angela Burks Hill
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commemorating The Sesquicentennial (150th) Anniversary Celebration Of The Old Oak Grove Baptist Church In Myrtle, Mississippi, And Extending The Best Wishes Of The Senate To This Christian Congregation.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2140 - Mississippi Prior Authorization Reform Act; enact.
Walter Michel, Charles A. Younger, Brice Wiggins
Last updated 7 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Prior Authorization Reform Act; To Establish The Legislative Findings Of The Act; To Provide The Applicability And Scope Of The Act; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Maintain A Complete List Of Services For Which Prior Authorizations Are Required; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Make Any Current Prior Authorization Requirements And Restrictions Readily Accessible And Posted On Its Website; To Set Requirements For The Clinical Review Criteria Of Health Insurance Issuers; To Prohibit Health Insurance Issuers From Denying A Claim For Failure To Obtain Prior Authorization If The Prior Authorization Requirement Was Not In Effect On The Date Of Service On The Claim; To Require Health Insurers To Make Certain Prior Authorization Statistics Available On Their Website; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Make Available A Standardized Electronic Prior Authorization Request Transaction Process By January 1, 2025; To Require All Health Care Professionals And Health Care Providers To Use That Process Not Later Than January 1, 2027; To Establish Certain Requirements On Health Insurance Issuers For Prior Authorizations In Nonurgent Circumstances And Urgent Circumstances; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Give Certain Notifications When Making An Adverse Determination; To Establish The Qualifications For Personnel Who Review Appeals Of Prior Authorizations; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Periodically Review Its Prior Authorization Requirements And To Consider Removal Of These Requirements In Certain Cases; To Provide That A Health Insurance Issuer May Not Revoke Or Further Limit, Condition Or Restrict A Previously Issued Prior Authorization While It Remains Valid Under This Act Unless Certain Exclusions Are Applicable; To Provide How Long Prior Authorization Approvals Shall Be Valid; To Provide How Long The Prior Authorizations For Chronic Conditions Shall Be Valid; To Establish The Procedure For The Continuity Of Prior Approvals From Previous Health Insurance Issuers To Current Issuers; To Provide That A Failure By A Health Insurance Issuer To Comply With The Deadlines And Other Requirements Specified In This Act Shall Result In Any Health Care Services Subject To Review To Be Automatically Deemed Authorized By The Health Insurance Issuer Or Its Contracted Private Review Agent; To Authorize The Department Of Insurance To Issue Cease And Desist Orders To Health Insurance Issuers Or Private Review Agents; To Authorize The State Department Of Insurance To Impose Upon A Private Review Agent, Health Benefit Plan Or Health Insurance Issuer An Administrative Fine Not To Exceed $10,000 Per Violation Of The Act; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Report To The Department Certain Data; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Notify The Commissioner Of Insurance Of Suspected Submissions Of False Requests For Prior Authorization; To Require The Commissioner To Have An Administrative Hearing On Such Matters To Resolve The Issue; To Amend Sections 41-83-1, 41-83-3, 41-83-13, 41-83-21, 41-83-31, 83-1-101 And 83-9-6.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform With The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 41-83-5, 41-83-7, 41-83-9, 41-83-11, 41-83-15, 41-83-17, 41-83-19, 41-83-23, 41-83-25, 41-83-27 And 41-83-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR8 - Recognize National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) on its 50th Anniversary.
Dean Kirby, Juan Barnett, David Blount
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Recognizing And Commending The National Conference Of State Legislatures (ncsl) On Its 50th Anniversary In 2025.
STATUS
Passed
SB2010 - Municipally owned utilities; authorize to accept electronic payments and to absorb transaction fees in its rate base.
Joseph C. Thomas
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 21-27-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Municipality To Allow A Municipally Owned Utility To Accept Payment For Its Services By Credit Card, Debit Card Or Other Form Of Electronic Payment And To Absorb Any Fees Or Charges Associated With The Use Of Such Electronic Payment In Its Cost Of Service Rate Base; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2097 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Humphreys County for certain roadway, curb and gutter improvements.
Joseph C. Thomas
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Making An Appropriation Of General Funds To Humphreys County To Defray Expenses For Roadway, Curb And Gutter Improvements In Westgate Subdivision For Fiscal Year 2025; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SC504 - Mourning the passing of former Natchez Mayor and MDOT Executive Director Larry "Butch" Brown and recognizing his public service.
Albert Butler, Juan Barnett, Jennifer B. Branning
Last updated 6 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Mourning The Passing Of Former Natchez Mayor And Mississippi Department Of Transportation Executive Director Larry Lynn "butch" Brown, Sr., And Recognizing His Effective Tenure Of Public Service To The Citizens Of South Mississippi.
STATUS
Passed
SC505 - Extend sympathy of the Legislature to the family of George County Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Malone who was lost in the line of duty.
Dennis L. DeBar, Juan Barnett, Jeremy England
Last updated 6 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Deep And Heartfelt Sympathy Of The Mississippi Legislature To The Family Of George County Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Todd Malone Who Was Lost In The Line Of Duty On January 4, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
SC510 - Mourn the loss and commend the life of Luster Bayless, legendary Costumer to John Wayne.
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Josh Harkins, Joel Carter
Last updated 6 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Mourning The Loss And Commending The Life And Public Contributions Of Luster Bayless Of Ruleville, Mississippi, Legendary Costumer To John Wayne And Founder Of United American Costume Company, And Expressing The Sympathy Of The Legislature On His Passing.
STATUS
Passed
SC506 - Extend sincerest sympathy of Mississippi Senate to surviving family of former Senator John G. Corlew.
David Blount, Brice Wiggins, Jeremy England
Last updated 6 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Sincerest Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To The Surviving Family Of Former Mississippi Senator, Chairman Of The State Board Of Public Welfare And Respected Trial Lawyer John G. Corlew Of Jackson County, Mississippi, And Commending His Service To His Community And His State.
STATUS
Passed
SB2109 - Bonds; authorize to assist Village of Cary in paying costs of construction of fire station.
Joseph C. Thomas
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Village Of Cary, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Associated With The Construction Of A Fire Station; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Mississippi district SD-022
COMMITTEES
Mississippi Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Joseph C. Thomas is a member of the Republican Party who represents Pennsylvania's 76th district. He took office in 2018. Thomas holds a degree in business from the Pennsylvania State University. Thomas previously served on local government boards, including as a commissioner. He owned several small businesses over his career and later worked in healthcare administration. In the state legislature, Thomas serves on committees overseeing agriculture & rural affairs, finance, and tourism & recreational development.read less
OFFICES HELD
Mississippi Senate from Mississippi
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