Bills affecting Adoptive or foster parent in Mississippi — 2026 session

Adoption; authorize original birth certificate to be provided to certain adoptees and birth parent contact forms.

Birth certificate; prohibit change of sex on unless verified by medical records that sex of child is not what is shown on.

Income tax; authorize a credit for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain charitable organizations.

Income tax and ad valorem tax; increase limit on amount of credits that may be allocated for certain contributions to certain charitable and foster care organizations.

Administrative Procedures Act; amend to require agency's notice of proposed rule adoption to include cost to the state.

Institutions of higher learning; require adoption of new performance-based funding model.

Medicaid; make various amendments to the provisions of the program.

Child Protection Services; provide power to contract with private child placement agencies to assist with adoptions.

Administrative Procedures Act; require agencies to provide notice to Legislature and require Governor's approval if estimated cost of agency rule exceeds a certain amount.

Mathematics and science instruction; enhance through new middle school programs.

State agencies; require simultaneous repeal of two existing rules whenever proposed new rule takes effect.

Birth certificate; sex designated on must be the sex assigned at birth, and cannot be changed unless it is verified as clearly an error.

Gender dysmorphia; require school personnel to notify parents of students who request to be referred to as different gender.

Teaching Honesty, Respect, Integrity, Virtue and Excellence (T.H.R.I.V.E.) Act; establish.

Foster care decisions; authorize appeal of to the chancery court of residence.

County courts and youth courts; authorize to share concurrent jurisdiction with chancery court concerning adoptions.

State agencies; notify Legislature of proposed rule adoption.

Adoption licensure board; bring forward code sections related to creation thereof.

Foster Youth Earned Benefits Protection for Success Program; provide for foster care under the Department of Child Protection Services.

Administrative rules; require agencies to send notice of proposed rule adoption to all members of the Legislature.