Mississippi Paid Family and Medical Leave Act; establish.

HB 1000 would establish Mississippi's first state-run paid family and medical leave program, providing eligible workers with partial wage replacement (up to 60-70% of average weekly wage) for up to 12 weeks annually to care for a newborn, adopted child, seriously ill family member, or address their own serious health condition. It would require employers to provide written notice about the program to employees and create a Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund financed through premiums. The bill defines "covered individuals" as workers meeting specific earnings thresholds (e.g., $26x minimum benefit amount in their base period) and outlines benefits for medical leave, newborn/adoptive care, and military family needs ("qualifying exigency leave"). However, the bill died in committee on February 3, 2026, and did not become law.