Sen. David Parker, R-Olive Branch, chair of the Mississippi Senate Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee, presents ballot initiative legislation for the chamber to consider, Thursday, March 14, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi State Sen. Derrick Simmons, D-Greenville, center, speaks on the Senate passing a Medicaid expansion bill at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Informational printouts were passed to Mississippi state Senators during their debate over a proposal to expand Medicaid benefits, Thursday March 28, 2024, at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Senators debated the bill for nearly two hours before approving it. Legislators in both chambers will attempt to negotiate a compromise since the Senate version would insure fewer people and bring less federal money to the state. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Senate Medicaid Committee Chairman Sen. Kevin Blackwell, R-Southaven, right, confers with Sen. John Horhn, D-Jackson, during debate over a proposal to expand Medicaid benefits before the Senate at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, March 28, 2024. Senators debated the bill for nearly two hours before approving it. Legislators in both chambers will attempt to negotiate a compromise since the Senate version would insure fewer people and bring less federal money to the state. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi state Sen. Angela Hill, R-Picayune, waves a conservative opinion handout that is against the proposed ballot initiative legislation during floor debate, Thursday, March 14, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. The legislation passed by a narrow margin and now goes to the other chamber. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Trey Lamar, R-Senatobia, addresses committee members as they review bills at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)