![Rogelio V. Solis Mississippi Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, left, confers with Mississippi Senate President Pro Tempore Dean Kirby, R-Pearl, during floor debate on general bills, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/072c34ffd26546b88a538765c9285160/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Mississippi Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, left, confers with Mississippi Senate President Pro Tempore Dean Kirby, R-Pearl, during floor debate on general bills, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
![Rogelio V. Solis Mississippi State Senate Medicaid Committee member Rod Hickman, D-Macon, asks a question about a proposed Medicaid expansion bill during the committee's meeting, at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6cde0e03cafe41a9a6d7e888ca9dae82/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Mississippi State Senate Medicaid Committee member Rod Hickman, D-Macon, asks a question about a proposed Medicaid expansion bill during the committee's meeting, at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
![Rogelio V. Solis Mississippi House Speaker Jason White, R-West, signals approval to a legislator during floor action in the House of Representatives chamber, Thursday, April 4, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3dffd25d52fc46ecaba8e5ff95bd63da/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Mississippi House Speaker Jason White, R-West, signals approval to a legislator during floor action in the House of Representatives chamber, Thursday, April 4, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)