The MS Jenna's Law Task Force; create.

HB 1221 creates the Mississippi Jenna's Law Task Force to study whether coroners should routinely include Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) as a cause of death in autopsies and report such cases to the National SUDEP Registry. The task force, composed of medical examiners, coroners, epilepsy foundation leaders, and health officials, will examine SUDEP incidence, compare state data with national registries, and recommend potential policy changes. It must submit final recommendations to the legislature by December 1, 2027, but does not immediately require any changes to autopsy procedures. This bill directly affects coroners, medical examiners, and epilepsy patients' families by initiating a review of how epilepsy-related deaths are documented. The task force will operate without compensation, using state resources to gather data and develop future legislative proposals.