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	<YEAR>2026</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>Disabilities, persons with; modernize terminology used to refer to.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-6-171, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING OFFICES AND STATE AGENCIES TO USE CERTAIN RESPECTFUL REFERENCES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN PREPARING LEGISLATION AND RULES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 13-1-305, 19-5-45, 21-37-6, 25-9-149, 25-15-3, 25-15-9, 27-19-56, 29-5-65, 37-16-9, 37-31-31, 37-31-33, 37-31-35, 37-31-39, 37-33-13, 37-41-3, 41-3-15, 41-7-173, 41-11-102, 41-11-105, 41-11-109, 41-11-111, 41-11-113, 41-13-35, 41-19-33, 41-19-205, 41-19-237, 41-19-257, 41-19-261, 41-19-291, 41-21-131, 41-21-139, 41-31-15, 41-41-403, 41-79-5, 43-6-1, 43-6-3, 43-6-5, 43-6-13, 43-6-15, 43-6-113, 43-6-125, 43-11-1, 43-13-117, 43-18-1, 43-27-25, 43-33-703, 43-33-717, 43-33-723, 45-1-2, 45-35-53, 47-5-1351, 49-7-39, 49-7-40, 71-3-3, 71-3-7, 71-3-105, 71-7-13, 73-3-353, 75-74-9, 83-9-32, 93-7-3 AND 97-3-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MODERNIZE THE TERMINOLOGY THAT IS USED TO REFER TO PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY, HANDICAPPED PERSONS AND CRIPPLED PERSONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>02/03/2026 at 19:06</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>H</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM> 203</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>House Bill  203</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>HB 203</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>H</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Dead</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>July 1, 2026</EFFECTIVEDATE>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Public Health and Human Services</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>T</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/PH.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>Clark</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../House_authors/Clark.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>043-0006-0171</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/043/00060171.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>013-0001-0305</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/013/00010305.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>019-0005-0045</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/019/00050045.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>021-0037-0006</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/021/00370006.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>025-0009-0149</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/025/00090149.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>025-0015-0003</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/025/00150003.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>025-0015-0009</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/025/00150009.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>027-0019-0056</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/027/00190056.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>029-0005-0065</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/029/00050065.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>037-0016-0009</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/037/00160009.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>037-0031-0031</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/037/00310031.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>037-0031-0033</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/037/00310033.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>037-0031-0035</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/037/00310035.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>037-0031-0039</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/037/00310039.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>037-0033-0013</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/037/00330013.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>037-0041-0003</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/037/00410003.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0003-0015</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00030015.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0007-0173</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00070173.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0011-0102</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00110102.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0011-0105</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00110105.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0011-0109</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00110109.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0011-0111</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00110111.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0011-0113</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00110113.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0013-0035</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00130035.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0019-0033</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00190033.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0019-0205</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00190205.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0019-0237</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00190237.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0019-0257</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00190257.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0019-0261</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00190261.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0019-0291</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00190291.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0021-0131</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00210131.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0021-0139</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00210139.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0031-0015</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00310015.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0041-0403</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00410403.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0079-0005</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00790005.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>043-0006-0001</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/043/00060001.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>043-0006-0003</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/043/00060003.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>043-0006-0005</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/043/00060005.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>043-0006-0013</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/043/00060013.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>043-0006-0015</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/043/00060015.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>043-0006-0113</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/043/00060113.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>043-0006-0125</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/043/00060125.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>043-0011-0001</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/043/00110001.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>043-0013-0117</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/043/00130117.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>043-0018-0001</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/043/00180001.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>043-0027-0025</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/043/00270025.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>043-0033-0703</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/043/00330703.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>043-0033-0717</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/043/00330717.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>043-0033-0723</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/043/00330723.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>045-0001-0002</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/045/00010002.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>045-0035-0053</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/045/00350053.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>047-0005-1351</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/047/00051351.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>049-0007-0039</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/049/00070039.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>049-0007-0040</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/049/00070040.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>071-0003-0003</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/071/00030003.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>071-0003-0007</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/071/00030007.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>071-0003-0105</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/071/00030105.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>071-0007-0013</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/071/00070013.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>073-0003-0353</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/073/00030353.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>075-0074-0009</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/075/00740009.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>083-0009-0032</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/083/00090032.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>093-0007-0003</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/093/00070003.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>097-0003-0004</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/097/00030004.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/07 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/03 (H) Died In Committee</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/0200-0299/HB0203IN.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2026/dt/HB/0200-0299/HB0203IN.pdf</CURRENT_PDF_DT>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2026/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0203IN.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/0200-0299/HB0203IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2026/dt/HB/0200-0299/HB0203IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF_DT>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2026/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0203IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<FISCALNOTE>
			<FISCALNOTEFLAG>N</FISCALNOTEFLAG>
			<FISCALNOTEPATH>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB0203.pdf</FISCALNOTEPATH>
		</FISCALNOTE>
	</DOCUMENTS>
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