Mississippi

An Act To Direct The Transfer Of $20 Million Dollars From The Capital Expense Fund To The Disaster Assistance Trust Fund; To Direct The Transfer Of $125 Million Dollars From The Capital Expense Fund To The 2026 Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Regarding The Jurisdiction Of The Circuit Court Concerning Certain Acts Attempted Or Committed By A Child While In Possession Of A Firearm Which Would Be A Crime Of Violence Pursuant To Section 97-3-2 If Committed By An Adult; To Amend Section 97-37-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Regarding The Transfer Of Firearms; To Create A Criminal Penalty For Shooting Or Discharging A Firearm Into A Group Of Two Or More People; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation And A Reappropriation To The Mississippi Development Authority To Authorize And Reauthorize The Expenditure Of Gulf Coast Restoration Funds Previously Appropriated For Projects For Fiscal Year 2027.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For The College Of Veterinary Medicine At Mississippi State University For Fiscal Year 2027.

An Act Making An Appropriation Of Special Funds To Defray The Expenses Of The Mississippi State Board Of Pharmacy For Fiscal Year 2027.

An Act To Amend Section 37-28-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit To 12 Months The Right Of First Refusal Of A Charter School To Purchase Or Lease Closed Public School Property In The School District In Which The Charter School Is Located; To Specify That This Provision Shall Not Impair Any Rights Of A Charter School Under A Contract For Purchase Or Lease Of The Property Entered With The District During The Twelve-month Period; To Amend Section 37-7-455, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, Within The First Six Months Of The Closure Of The Public School Facility Or Property, No Purchase Or Lease Agreement With Any Entity Other Than A Charter School Located In The District May Be Entered, Unless Each Such Charter School Has Notified The School Board That It Is Not Exercising Its Right Of First Refusal On The Property; To Amend Section 37-7-477, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Leased School Property Shall Revert Back To The School District When The Property Ceases To Be Used For The Purposes It Was Originally Leased Or For An Alternative Purpose Approved By The School Board At The Time That The Original Instrument Of Conveyance Was Executed; To Prescribe The Procedures To Be Adhered To In Order To Effectuate An Alternative Use To Be Stipulated In The Original Instrument Of Conveyance, Which Must Be Acted Upon The School Board By Resolution Duly Adopted And Spread Upon Its Minutes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Virtual Currency Kiosk Consumer Protection Act; To Prohibit A Person From Operating A Virtual Currency Kiosk Without Being Licensed Under The Money Transmission Modernization Act; To Define Terms; To Require Certain Disclosures By Virtual Currency Kiosk Operators Regarding The Risks Of Virtual Currency Kiosk Transactions; To Implement Certain Fraud Prevention Measures; To Require Virtual Currency Kiosk Operators To Provide Receipts To Customers; To Provide Certain Transaction Limits For New Customers And For Existing Customers; To Amend Sections 75-16-21 And 75-16-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform With The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Additional Appropriation Of Special Funds For Fiscal Years 2026 And 2027 To Defray The Expenses Of The Office Of The Mississippi Board Of Medical Licensure; The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency; Department Of Child Protection Services; Mississippi Department Of Insurance; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For Support Of The Eight Universities' Designated Institutes, Laboratories And Programs For Which They Are Responsible And The Executive Office Of The Board Of Trustees For Fiscal Year 2027; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Dennis Hopkins Of Marshall County, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Authority Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Collect Monthly Fees From Offenders Who Are On Probation, Parole Or Any Other Field Supervision And To Deposit Those Fees Into The Community Service Revolving Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Gulf Coast Restoration Revolving Loan Program For The Purpose Of Providing Loan Assistance To Eligible Applicants For Eligible Projects In The Gulf Coast Region; To Provide That The Program Shall Be Administered By The Department Of Finance And Administration And The South Mississippi Planning And Development District; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Designated As The Gulf Coast Restoration Revolving Loan Program Fund; To Provide That Monies In The Revolving Fund Shall Be Administered By The Department And The District, And Shall Be Used, Only Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, For The Purpose Of Providing Loan Assistance To Eligible Applicants For Eligible Projects, Which Shall Be Determined By The Legislature By Separate Line Items In An Appropriation Bill; To Provide That After The Mississippi Development Authority Has Presented The Legislature With The Applications For Assistance And Its Recommendations For Assistance To Individual Projects From The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund (gcrf), The Legislature May Authorize Loan Assistance To Eligible Applicants For Individual Eligible Projects Under This Act; To Provide That The Legislature Shall Determine The Individual Projects For Which Loan Assistance Will Be Provided Under This Act By Separate Line Items In The Appropriation Bill For The Department Of Finance And Administration; To Provide That An Eligible Applicant May Receive Loan Assistance Under This Act In Addition To Receiving Assistance From The Gcrf, And An Eligible Applicant May Receive Loan Assistance Under This Act Without Receiving Assistance From The Gcrf; To Provide That It Is Not A Requirement That An Eligible Applicant Be A Recipient Of Assistance From The Gcrf In Order To Receive Loan Assistance Under This Act; To Provide That The Department Shall Provide The District With Monies From The Revolving Fund That Are Sufficient To Make The Loan Assistance That Has Been Authorized By The Legislature In The Appropriation Bill; To Provide That The Interest Rate On Loans Made Under This Section Shall Be Determined By The District, But Not More Than Three And One Half Percent Per Annum Fixed Interest Rate; To Provide That The District Shall Administer The Loans Made Under This Act By Distributing The Funds To The Recipients And Receiving The Repayments Of Principal And Interest Derived From Loans, Which Shall Be Deposited In The Revolving Fund To Be Used For Additional Loan Assistance; To Provide That The Department Shall Promulgate Such Rules, Regulations And Procedures As Necessary To Effectuate The Purposes Of This Act; To Provide That All Expenses Of The Department In Carrying Out Its Duties And Responsibilities Under This Act Shall Be Paid From Funds In The Revolving Fund; To Require The Department To File An Annual Report With The Speaker Of The House, The Lieutenant Governor, The Chairs Of The Appropriations Committees Of The House And The Senate, And The Legislative Budget Office Not Later Than December 1 Of Each Year, Which Shall Include Detailed Information Regarding Certain Specific Areas; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 93-5-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Rebuttable Presumption In Favor Of Joint Custody With Equal Parenting Time In All Custody Matters; To Provide That The Presumption Shall Be Rebuttable By A Preponderance Of The Evidence; To Provide For The Calculation Of Child Support Where The Court Awards Joint Custody With Equally Shared Parenting Time; To Require A Court To Document The Reasons From Deviating From The Presumption Unless Both Parents Petition For A Deviation; To Clarify That This Section Shall Apply To All Custody Determinations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Chapter 911, Local And Private Laws Of 1989, To Revise The Powers And Duties Of The County Fair Board Of Jackson County, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 45-11-271, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Mississippi Length-of-service Award Program (losap) Created By The Department Of Insurance For The Purpose Of Recruiting And Retaining Volunteer Firefighters; To Require The State Fire Marshal And The Mississippi State Rating Bureau To Adhere To The Requirements Of Section 83-3-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As It Relates To Recommending Age Restrictions For Fire Apparatus And The Requirements Of Nfpa 1900 As It Relates To Fire Apparatus Service And Maintenance And Pump Requirements; To Create The Fire Grant Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Assisting Counties And Municipalities With Measures Aimed At Improving Fire Safety; To Require All Funds Formerly Credited To The Rural Fire Truck Fund, The Rural Fire Truck Matching Assistance Fund, The Supplementary Rural Fire Truck Fund And The Annual Fire Fund To Be Paid Into The Fire Grant Fund, And To Require The Transfer Of Balances In Those Funds To The Fire Grant Fund; To Require The Department Of Finance And Administration To Administer The Fund; To Create The Fire Equipment Grant Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Assisting Counties And Municipalities By Providing Funds For Fire Safety Protection And Life Saving Equipment; To Require The Department Of Finance And Administration To Administer The Fund; To Establish The Fire Grant Committee For The Purpose Of Providing Nonbinding Advice To The Department Of Finance And Administration Regarding The Administration Of The Fire Grant Fund And The Fire Equipment Grant Fund And The Authorizing And Awarding Of Grants From Those Funds; To Require The Committee To Adopt A Mechanism To Score Grant Applicants; To Establish Deadlines For The Receipt Of Grant Applications And Determinations By The Department Of Finance And Administration; To Repeal Section 17-23-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; To Repeal Section 17-23-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates A Supplementary Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; To Repeal Section 17-23-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Annual Fire Fund; To Amend Section 83-34-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation For The Support And Maintenance Of The Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service For Fiscal Year 2027.

An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Paying The Expenses And Providing Contingent Funds For The Legislature, The Expenses Of The Joint Legislative Budget Committee, The Expenses Of The Joint Legislative Committee On Performance Evaluation And Expenditure Review, The Expenses Of The Joint Legislative Reapportionment Committee, The Expenses Of The Joint Committee On Compilation, Revision And Publication Of Legislation, Paying The Monthly Expense Allowance Of The Members Of The Legislature, Paying The State's Share Of Various Assessments, And For Related Purposes, For The Fiscal Year 2027.

An Act To Require A Money Transmitter Licensed Under The Money Transmission Modernization Act To Implement Safeguards To Protect Customer Information And Increase Data Security; To Require A Licensee To Designate A Qualified Individual To Be Responsible For Overseeing, Implementing And Enforcing An Information Security Program; To Provide The Minimum Standards And Requirements For The Information Security Program And To Require Risk Assessments; To Require Notification To The Commissioner Of Banking And Consumer Finance When Unencrypted Customer Information Is Acquired Without The Authorization Of The Affected Individual; To Provide Certain Exceptions; To Amend Section 75-16-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Funds Coming Into The Possession Of The Commissioner As A Result Of The Money Transmission Modernization Act Shall Be Deposited Into The Consumer Finance Fund; To Amend Sections 75-16-25, 75-16-31 And 75-16-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Regulate Virtual Currency Kiosks Under The Provisions Of The Money Transmission Modernization Act; To Amend Section 75-16-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Licensee To Provide Training Materials To Help Authorized Delegates Recognize Financial Abuse And Financial Exploitation Of An Elder Adult And Respond Appropriately In Such Situations; To Amend Section 75-16-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include The Word "investments"; To Create New Section 75-16-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Licensee To Provide Certain Information To The Purchaser In Connection With Each Money Transmission Or Kiosk Transaction Conducted By The Licensee Directly Or Through An Authorized Delegate; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Chapter 950, Local And Private Laws Of 2022, To Extend The Repeal Date On The Authority Of The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Clinton, Mississippi, To Levy A 2% Tax Upon The Gross Proceeds Of Sales Of Restaurants For The Purpose Of Providing Funds To Promote Tourism And Parks And Recreation Within The City; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Rare Disease Task Force Within The Mississippi Rare Disease Advisory Council; To Provide That The Purpose Of The Task Force Is To Identify Gaps In Care, Evaluate Funding And Insurance Coverage Practices, Advise Policymakers On Evidence-based Solutions, And Ensure Fair, Timely, And Equitable Access To Rare Disease Therapies In This State; To Provide For The Membership, Powers And Duties Of The Task Force; To Require The Task Force To Make An Annual Report To Certain Public Officials; To Amend Section 1 Of House Bill No. 1622, 2026 Regular Session, To Replace Certain Instances Of The Term "license" With "exemption" For The Sake Of Administrative Efficiency; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation For The Purpose Of Defraying The Expenses Incurred In The Maintenance And Operation Of The Forest And Wildlife Research Center For Fiscal Year 2027.

An Act To Amend Section 10 Of Chapter 534, Laws Of 2024, As Amended By Section 3 Of Chapter 510, Laws Of 2025, To Revise A The Purposes Of Certain Projects Funded With Monies Disbursed From The 2024 Local Improvements Projects Fund; To Amend Section 4 Of Chapter 549, Laws Of 2023, As Amended By Section 2 Of Chapter 510, Laws Of 2024, To Revise The Purpose Of A Certain Project Funded With Monies Disbursed From The 2022 Ihl Capital Improvements Fund; To Amend Section 5 Of Chapter 534, Laws Of 2024, As Amended By Section 1 Of Chapter 510, Laws Of 2025, To Revise The Purpose Of A Project Funded With Monies Disbursed From The 2022 Ihl Capital Improvements Fund; To Amend Section 28 Of Chapter 549, Laws Of 2023, As Amended By Section 1 Of Chapter 510, Laws Of 2024, To Revise The Purposes Of Certain Projects Funded With Monies Disbursed From The 2023 Local Improvements Projects Fund; To Amend Section 27-104-371, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Purposes Of Certain Projects Funded With Monies Disbursed From The 2022 Local Improvements Projects Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To Defray The Expenses Of The Mississippi Development Authority For Fiscal Year 2027.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For Support Of The Eight Universities For Fiscal Year 2027.

An Act To Amend Section 63-1-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Update Procedures Related To The Filing Of Certain Statements; To Amend Section 63-1-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Certain Language Concerning Receipts Provided To Applicants; To Set Forth Requirements For Applicants To The Driver Service Bureau Certified Driver's Education Instructor Course; To Provide That Information Related To Driver Records, Certified Driver Records, And Motor Vehicle Reports Shall Only Be Available For The Permissible Uses Set Forth In The Driver Privacy Protection Act Of 1994; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Establish The Means By Which Such Records May Be Obtainable For Permissible Uses; To Provide That Any Fees Collected For Providing Such Records Shall Be Deposited To The Driver Service Bureau Special Fees Fund; To Amend Section 63-1-46, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Purpose Of Certain Expenditures In A Special Fund; To Amend Section 63-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete A Reference To The Commissioner Being At A Certain Location Within The State; To Amend Section 63-1-52, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Method Of Notification Of A Suspension, Cancellation Or Revocation Of A Driver's License Or Driving Privileges; To Amend Sections 63-1-1 And 63-1-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 63-1-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Licensees To Display A Required License By Handing The License To A Law Enforcement Officer For Inspection; To Repeal Section 63-1-34, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is An Outdated Provision Of Law That Required The Preparation Of Video Tapes By The Mississippi Authority For Educational Television; To Provide An Editorial Instruction To The Codifier; And For Related Purposes.