Mississippi

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 112, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Revise The Legislature's Authority To Limit Or Deny A County's Right To Levy County And/or Special Taxes On Nuclear-powered Electrical Generating Plants, To Provide For A Special Mode Of Valuation, Assessment And Levy Upon Such Plants, And To Provide For The Distribution Of The Revenue Derived Therefrom.

An Act To Create New Section 25-61-11.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983 Certain Documents In Which Opinions Are Expressed Or Policies Formulated In An Agency's Deliberative Process To Formulate New Policy; To Amend Section 25-61-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Be Known As "vision 2031: An Education Blueprint For Two Thousand Thirty-one"; To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt A Rule That Includes Goals, Objectives, Strategies, Indicators And Benchmarks; To Establish Goals For Higher Education In The State Of Mississippi; To Create An Education Partnership To Achieve State Goals And Objectives; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi School Safety Task Force; To Provide For The Appointment Of Members Of The Task Force; To Provide That The Task Force Will Continually Study Ensuring And Enhancing Safe School Environments For Students, Teachers And Staff In Mississippi, And The Implementation Of Best Practices For Prevention And Response; To Provide For The Task Force To Conduct Its Business; To Require That The Task Force Will Report Its Findings And Any Recommendations To The Legislature On An Annual Basis; To Bring Forward Section 37-3-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 51-5-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Commission On Environmental Quality To Exempt Persons 65 Or Older And Persons With At Least 20 Years Of Experience From The Continuing Education Requirements For License Renewal As A Water Well Contractor; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The "mississippi Farmland, Migratory Bird, And Rural Protection From Industrial Wind Facilities Act"; To State Legislative Purposes And Findings; To Define Terms; To Prohibit Certain Approvals Of New Industrial Wind Facilities; To Void Certain Authorizations; To Preempt Counties, Municipalities And Other Political Subdivisions From Authorizing Action Prohibited Under This Act; To Provide Exceptions; To Prohibit Industrial Wind Facilities From Being Sited On Or Within Two Miles Of Prime Or Unique Farmland; To Provide Setbacks; To Protect Water Resources; To Prohibit Wind Turbine Locations In Agricultural Aviation Operations Areas; To Provide For Noise And Shadow Flicker; To Require Wind Energy Systems To Comply With Wildlife Laws; To Prohibit Certain Areas For Siting, Construction Or Operation Of Wind Turbines; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries, And Parks To Establish Rules Concerning Wildlife Protection; To Provide For Corrective Action And Decommissioning Of Wind Turbines; To Provide For Grandfathered Facilities; To Require Each Industrial Facility Subject To This Act To Maintain A Decommissioning Plan; To Require Owners And Operators To Post And Maintain Financial Assurance In Certain Forms; To Provide For Failure To Decommission; To Delegate Enforcement Authority; To Provide Available Remedies; To Create A Private Right Of Action; To Provide For Attorneys' Fees; To Require Faa Notice And Obstruction Evaluation; To Prohibit Action Following A Hazard Determination By The Faa; To Provide For Radar Interference Review; To Require Coordination Among Certain State Agencies; To Prevent Pollution; To Require Industrial Wind Facilities To Maintain An Oil, Grease And Fluid Management Plan; To Require Such Plan To Meet Certain Criteria; To Provide For Blade And Component Decommissioning; To Provide For Severability Of Any Provision Of This Act Upon A Holding Of Invalidity; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 9-5-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Language Regarding Local Contributions For The Maintenance Of The Sixteenth Chancery Court District; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Entitled The "mississippi Veterans Mental Health And Addiction Therapy Quality Of Care Act Of 2026"; To Set Forth The Purpose Of The Act; To Create The Mississippi Veterans Suicide Prevention Lifeline Program; To Describe The Activities Of The Board In Maintaining The Program; To Require The State Veterans Affairs Board To Create A Plan For Implementation And Maintenance Of The Program; To Outline Criteria The Plan Must Meet; To Require The Board To Complete The Plan And Make It Publicly Available Before December 1, 2026; To Require The Board To Periodically Update The Plan And Make Such Updates Publicly Available; To Prohibit Unethical Conduct And Improper Collection Of Fees Relating To Assistance Or Referrals In Veterans Benefits Matters; To Provide That Any Person Who Receives Compensation For Assisting An Individual Regarding Any Veterans Benefits Is Held To The Same Ethical Standard As An Attorney; To Provide That A Violation Of This Act Shall Be Deemed A Deceptive Trade Practice Actionable By The Attorney General's Office Of Consumer Protection; To Amend Sections 75-24-5, 75-24-15 And 35-3-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; To Create New Section 43-17-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Department Of Human Services Shall Set Aside A Certain Amount Of The Monies Received By The State Under The Federal Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Block Grant During Each Fiscal Year To Fund Grants To Nonprofit Organizations Specifically Working With Military Or First Responder Families, Or Both, To Provide Marriage Counseling, Preparation And Support; To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; To Enact The Mississippi Veterans Claims Representation Protection Act; To Define Terms; To Prohibit Unaccredited Representatives From Representing, Advising Or Assisting Veterans Or Dependents In Preparing Or Filing Claims For Va Benefits; To Prohibit Unaccredited Representatives From Advertising Or Holding Themselves Out As Capable Of Providing Certain Services; To Create Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Require The Department Of Veterans Affairs To Maintain A Registry Of Accredited Va Claims Representatives And Provide Public Notice To Assist Veterans In Identifying The Same; To Require A Study On The Quality Of Care Difference Between Mental Health And Addiction Therapy Care Provided By Health Care Providers Of The Mississippi Department Of Veterans Affairs Compared To Nondepartment Providers; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 45-41-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Statewide "gold Alert System" For Persons Ages 18 To 23; To Amend Section 45-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Purple Alert To Include The "gold Alert"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Antisemitism In Public Educational Institutions; To Prohibit Discrimination On The Basis Of Race, Ethnicity, National Origin, Sex, Disability, Religion Or Marital Status Against A Student Or An Employee In Public Educational Institutions; To Require Public Educational Institutions To Treat Discrimination Motivated By Or Including Antisemitic Intent In An Identical Manner To Discrimination Motivated By Race; To Provide Examples Of Evidence Of Antisemitic Intent; To Require The State Body Of Each Public Educational Institution To Monitor, Assess, Investigate And Report On The Performance Of The Public Educational Institutions With Regard To Antisemitic Activity; To Require The State Body To Eliminate Any Performance Funding And/or Impose Additional Funding Reductions And Punitive Actions Against The Public Educational Institution For Failing To Comply With This Act After Receiving Written Notice From The State Body; To Amend Section 37-191-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Laws Prohibiting Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Statements And Policies May Not Be Construed To Apply To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 37-15-35 And 37-28-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-5-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Bonds To Be Assessed By The Court For Renewal 6 Months Before The Date Of Expiration For Such Bonds; To Return Into Custody Of The Committing Court Any Person Who Fails To Renew A Bond When Such Renewal Is Necessary As Determined By The Court; To Amend Section 99-5-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Sheriff To Return To The Custody Of The Court Certain Defendants Who Fail To Renew His Or Her Bail Bond; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Bullion Depository; To Define Certain Terms Relating To The Depository; To Provide That Such Depository Is Established To Serve As The Custodian, Guardian, And Administrator Of Certain Bullion And Specie That May Be Transferred To Or Otherwise Acquired By The State Of Mississippi Or An Agency, Department, Institution, Instrumentality, Or Political Subdivision Of The State Of Mississippi; To Require That The Depository Be Administered As A Division Of The Office Of The State Treasurer And Under The Direction And Supervision Of A Bullion Depository Administrator; To Provide The Duties Of The Bullion Depository Administrator; To Authorize The Depository To Receive A Deposit Of Bullion Or Specie From Or On Behalf Of A Person Acting In The Person's Own Right, As Trustee, Or In Another Fiduciary Capacity, In Accordance With Any Rules Or Regulations Adopted By The State Treasurer; To Require That The Depository Record The Amount Of Precious Metals A Person Deposits, Regardless Of Form, In Units Of Troy Ounces Pure, And The Record Must Also Specify The Type And Quantity Of Each Precious Metal Deposited; To Authorize The State Treasurer To Restrict The Forms In Which Deposits Of Precious Metals May Be Made To Those Forms That Conveniently Lend Themselves To Measurement And Accounting In Units Of Troy Ounces And Standardized Fractions Of Troy Ounces; To Require The Depository To Deliver Any Precious Metal Held By Or On Behalf Of The Depository In Bullion, Specie, Or A Combination Thereof, On The Order Of A Depository Account Holder In A Quantity Of That Precious Metal As Is Available In Such Account Holder's Account; To Authorize A Depository Account Holder To Transfer Any Portion Of The Balance Of The Holder's Depository Account By Check, Draft, Or Digital Electronic Instruction To Another Depository Account Holder Or To A Person Who At The Time The Transfer Is Initiated Is Not A Depository Account Holder; To Require A Depositor To Contract With The Depository To Be Able To Establish A Depository Account; To Provide Certain Requirements For Such Contract Between A Depository And Depositor; To Provide That A Cause Of Action For Denial Of Deposit Liability On A Depository Account Contract Without A Maturity Date Does Not Accrue Until The Depository Has Denied Liability And Given Notice Of The Denial To The Depository Account Holder; To Provide That A Depository Account May Be Transferred On The Books Of The Depository Only On Presentation To The Depository Of Evidence Of Transfer Satisfactory To The Depository And An Application For The Transfer Submitted By The Person To Whom The Depository Account Is To Be Transferred; To Prohibit The Depository From Paying On A Depository Account Any Interest, An Amount In The Nature Of Interest, Or A Fee Or Other Payment For The Use Or Forbearance Of Use Of Money, Bullion, Specie, Or Precious Metals Deposited To A Depository Account; To Provide That The Depository Has A Lien On Each Depository Account Owned By A Depository Account Holder To Secure Any Fees, Charges, Or Other Obligations Owed Or That May Become Owed To The Depository In Connection With Any Of Such Account Holder's Depository Accounts As Provided By The Terms Of The Account Holder's Applicable Depository Account Contract; To Authorize The Depository, Without Notice To Or Consent Of The Depository Account Holder, To Transfer On The Depository's Books The Balance Of Such Account Holder's Depository Account To Pay Or Satisfy The Obligation Upon Default In The Payment Or In The Satisfaction Of Such Account Holder's Obligation, As Determined By Reference To The Exchange Rates Applicable At The Time Of The Transfer; To Authorize Certain Individuals And Entities To Invest Money In A Depository Account By Purchasing Precious Metals And Depositing Such Precious Metals With The Depository Or A Depository Agent; To Provide That Unless A Term Of The Depository Account Provides Otherwise, A Person On Whose Signature Precious Metals May Be Withdrawn From A Depository Account That Is Jointly Held In The Names Of Two Or More Persons May, By A Signed Pledge, Pledge And Transfer To The Depository Or To A Third Party All Or Part Of The Account; To Authorize The Depository Or A Depository Agent To Accept A Depository Account In The Name Of A Fiduciary, Including An Administrator, Executor, Custodian, Guardian, Or Trustee, For A Named Beneficiary; To Require The Depository To Recognize The Authority Of A Power Of Attorney Authorized In Writing By A Depository Account Holder To Manage Or Withdraw Precious Metals From The Depository Account Holder's Depository Account Until The Depository Receives Written Or Actual Notice Of The Revocation Of That Authority; To Require The Depository To Enter Into Transactions And Relationships With Bullion Banks, Depositories, Dealers, Central Banks, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Financial Institutions, International Nongovernmental Organizations, And Other Persons, Located Inside Or Outside Of Mississippi Or Inside Or Outside Of The United States, As The State Treasurer Determines To Be Prudent And Suitable To Facilitate The Operations Of The Depository; To Provide Certain Prohibitions For The Bullion Depository; To Require The State Treasurer To Establish The References By Which The Official Exchange Rate For Pricing Precious Metals Transactions In Terms Of United States Dollars Or Other Currency Must Be Established At The Time Of A Depository Transaction; To Require The State Treasurer To Establish Procedures And Facilities Through Which The Rates Are Made Discoverable At All Reasonable Times By System Participants, Both On A Real-time Basis And Retrospectively; To Require The State Treasurer To Establish Procedures And Requirements For The Depository And Depository Agents Designed To Minimize The Burden To System Participants Of Accounting For And Reporting Taxable Gains And Losses Arising Out Of Depository Transactions As Denominated In United States Dollars Or Another Currency; To Require The State Treasurer To Submit To The Governor And To The Legislature A Report On The Status, Condition, Operations, And Prospects For The Depository And Depository Participation Not Later Than September 30 Of Each Year; To Require That The Depository Use Private, Independently Managed Firms And Institutions Licensed As Depository Agents As Intermediaries To Conduct Retail Transactions In Bullion And Specie On Behalf Of The Depository With Current And Prospective Depository Account Holders; To Provide That The State Treasurer Shall Require A Depository Agent To Maintain Suitable Systems And Processes For Electronic Information Sharing And Communication With The State Treasurer And The Depository To Ensure That All Transactions Effected On Behalf Of The Depository Are Reported To And Integrated Into The Depository's Records Not Later Than 11:59:59 P.m. On The Date Of Each Transaction; To Require A Depository Agent To Submit Monthly, Quarterly, And Annual Reports Of All Depository Transactions No Later Than The 15th Day Of The Month Following The Expiration Of The Period With Respect To Which Report Is Submitted; To Provide That A Person May Not Engage In The Business Of Rendering Depository Agent Services Or Advertise, Solicit, Or Hold Itself Out As A Person That Engages In The Business Of Such Services Unless The Person Is Licensed, And Has Received The Requisite Certifications Or Is Excluded From Licensing Requirements Under The Mississippi Money Transmitters Act; To Provide That A Person Engages In The Business Of Depository Agent Services If The Person Renders A Depository Agent Service, Regardless Of Whether Compensation Is Sought Or Received For The Service, Directly Or Indirectly Or If The Service Is Incidental To Any Other Business In Which The Person Is Primarily Engaged; To Provide That A Person Solicits, Advertises, Or Holds The Person Out As A Person That Engages In The Business Of Depository Agent Services If The Person Represents That The Person Will Conduct Depository Agent Services; To Authorize A Depository Agent License Holder To Engage In Depository Agent Services Business At One Or More Locations In Mississippi Owned Directly Or Indirectly By The License Holder Under A Single License; To Require An Applicant For A Depository Agent License To Submit An Application In Accordance With The Mississippi Money Transmitters Act And To Provide Certain Requirements For Such Application; To Require The Department Of Banking And Consumer Finance To Investigate Such Applicant And Act On The Application In Accordance With The Mississippi Money Transmitters Act; To Authorize The Commissioner Of Banking And Consumer Finance To Issue A Temporary Depository Agent License To A Person That Is Engaging In Depository Agent Services, But Has Not Obtained A License Under This Act Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide That A Depository Agent License Holder Is Liable For The Delivery To Or For The Account Of The Depository Or Each Depositor, As Applicable, Of All Bullion, Specie, And Money Payable Or Deliverable In Connection With The Transactions In Which The License Holder Engages On Behalf Of The Depository; To Require A Depository Agent License Holder To Hold In Trust All Cash, Bullion, Specie, And Other Assets Received In The Ordinary Course Of Its Business Until The Time The Delivery Obligation Is Discharged; To Require That A Depository Agent License Holder's Name And Mailing Address Or Telephone Number Must Be Provided To The Purchaser In Connection With Each Depository Agent Services Transaction Conducted By The Depository Agent License Holder; To Bring Forward Sections 75-16-9 Through 75-16-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Money Transmission Modernization Act, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Sections 75-16-5, 75-16-7, 75-16-13, 75-16-25 And 75-16-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Minor, Nonsubstantive Changes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-35-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Requirement That A Person Submit A Law Enforcement Interaction Plan To The Department Of Public Safety Before Operating A Fully Autonomous Vehicle On The Public Roads Of This State; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Responsible Firearm Purchasing Act To Prohibit The Purchase Of A Firearm By A Minor; To Define Terms; To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Minor To Purchase A Firearm, Handgun, Ammunition Or Armor Piercing Ammunition; To Provide That It Is Unlawful To Sell A Minor A Firearm, Handgun, Ammunition Or Armor Piercing Ammunition; To Provide That The Sale Of A Firearm, Handgun, Ammunition Or Armor Piercing Ammunition Shall Comply With All Standards As Provided By Federal And State Law; To Provide Criminal Penalties For A Violation Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-134, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local School Districts To Fully Implement A Physical Education Curriculum In All K-12 Schools And Align To The Mississippi Physical Education Framework Adopted By The State Board Of Education And Any Amendment Made Thereto; To Provide That School Districts Failing To Comply With The Provisions Of This Act Shall Have The Allowable Portion Of Their Adequate Education Program Funds, Which Are Devoted To Physical Education, Reduced In Proportion To Its Per Pupil Expenditure; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize Pharmacists To Provide Ivermectin To Patients Who Are Eighteen Years Of Age Or Older Pursuant To A Valid Collaborative Pharmacy Practice Agreement Containing A Non-patient-specific Prescriptive Order And Standardized Procedures Developed And Executed By One Or More Authorized Practitioners; To Direct The Board Of Pharmacy To Adopt Rules To Establish Standard Procedures For The Provision Of Ivermectin By Pharmacists, Including Providing The Patient With A Screening Risk Assessment Tool, Providing The Patient With A Standardized Factsheet, And Either Dispensing The Ivermectin Or Referring The Patient To A Pharmacy That May Dispense The Medication As Soon As Practical; To Authorize The Charging Of An Administrative Fee For Services Provided Pursuant To This Act In Addition To Costs Associated With The Dispensing Of Ivermectin And Paid By The Pharmacy Benefit; To Provide That A Pharmacist Or Practitioner Acting In Good Faith And With Reasonable Care Involved In The Provision Of Ivermectin Pursuant To This Act Is Immune From Disciplinary Or Adverse Administrative Actions For Acts Or Omissions During The Provision Of Ivermectin; To Provide That A Pharmacist Or Practitioner Involved In The Provision Of Ivermectin Pursuant To This Act Is Immune From Civil Liability In The Absence Of Gross Negligence Or Willful Misconduct For Actions Authorized By This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit The Division Of Medicaid From Collecting Or Taking Any Steps To Collect Monies Owed Due To Overpayments Received During The 2024 Fiscal Year From A Hospital In Greenwood Until After May 1, 2026, In Order To Ensure That Access To Critical Health Care Services Will Not Be Eroded Or Eliminated For Central And Eastern Regions Of The Mississippi Delta; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 93-1-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Retired Judges Of The Supreme Court, Court Of Appeals, Circuit Court, Chancery Court Or County Court To Solemnize Marriages; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 273, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Reinstate The Initiative Procedure Declared Invalid By The Mississippi Supreme Court; To Base The Number Of Signatures Required For An Initiative Petition On The Number Of Registered Voters; To Conform The Pro Rata Signature Requirements From Each Congressional District For An Initiative Petition To The Number Of Congressional Districts At The Time The Initiative Is Filed; To Specify That Petition Signature Requirements Shall Include Home Addresses; And To Provide That Only One Proposal Of Law And Matters Properly Connected Therewith Shall Be Contained In An Initiative Petition To Enable The Electors To Vote On That Proposal Separately.

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 37-151-201, 37-151-203, 37-151-205, 37-151-207, 37-151-209, 37-151-211, 37-151-213, 37-151-215 And 37-57-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establish The Mississippi Student Funding Formula; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Any Person Disqualified By Reason Of Criminal Conviction Upon Completion Of Sentence; To Amend Sections 23-15-11, 23-15-19, 23-15-47 And 23-15-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Revise The Campaign Finance Laws; To Amend Section 23-15-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Certain Definitions; To Revise The Definitions Of Certain Terms; To Amend Section 23-15-803, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Candidates To Create A Candidate Committee To Report Their Contributions And Expenditures; To Provide What Must Be Included In The Statement Of Organization Of A Candidate Committee; To Revise The Statement Of Organization For Political Committees; To Revise The Administrative Penalties For Candidate And Political Committees; To Amend Section 23-15-805, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Secretary Of State To Maintain A Central Site On The Internet To Make Accessible And Searchable To The Public All Public Available Election-related Reports And Information; To Provide That, Beginning On January 1, 2027, All Campaign Finance Reports Shall Be Filed On The Secretary Of State's Online Filing System; To Amend Section 23-15-807, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Campaign Finance Reports That Shall Be Filed By Candidate And Political Committees; To Provide That Candidate And Political Committees Shall Have Zero Cash On Hand Before Filing A Termination Report; To Provide That The Reports Shall Be Filed Based On The Election Cycle; To Prohibit Anonymous Contributions And Require That Any Received Shall Be Returned To The Donor Or Deposited Into The Elections Support Fund; To Provide That Certain Notifications Shall Be Made On The Secretary Of State's Online Filing System; To Amend Section 23-15-809, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Independent Expenditure Reports Must Be Filed By The Second Business Day After The Expenditure Is Made; To Amend Section 23-15-811, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase Certain Penalties; To Amend Section 23-15-813, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State, And Not The Ethics Commission, Shall Be Authorized To Assess Fines; To Decrease The Time That The Secretary Of State Has To Provide Notice Of A Failing To File; Provide Increases To Certain Fines; To Provide A Shorter Time For When Fines Begin To Accrue For Pre-election Reports; To Require The Failure To File Certain Reports To Be Reported To The Mississippi Press Association; To Provide That Fines Can Be Appealed To The Circuit Courts In Rankin And Madison Counties, As Well As Hinds County; To Amend Section 23-15-815, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Powers And Duties Of The Secretary Of State Regarding Campaign Finance Reports; To Require The Secretary Of State To Prepare Certain Forms And A Campaign Finance Manual; To Provide How Long Campaign Finance Reports Shall Be Made Available; To Require The Secretary Of State To Inspect Certain Reports And Statements Of Organization; To Require The Secretary Of State To Create Rules On A Written Complaint And Response Process; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Confidentially Make Investigations Into Statements And Reports That Are Filed; To Provide The Same Authority To The Ethics Commission For Reports And Statements Filed By The Secretary Of State Or Any Person Running For That Office; To Amend Section 23-15-817, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add State District Officers To The List That Is Released To The Mississippi Press Association For Failure To File A Campaign Finance Disclosure Report; To Amend Section 23-15-819, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Shall Be Unlawful For A Foreign National, Directly Or Through Any Other Person, To Make Any Contribution Or Any Expenditure Of Money Or Other Thing Of Value, Or To Promise Expressly Or Impliedly To Make Any Such Contribution Or Expenditure, In Connection With An Election For Any Constitutional Amendment, Local Ballot Measure, Ballot Referendum, Or Other Similar Measures; To Provide Certain Penalties For Knowingly Violating This Section; To Amend Section 23-15-821, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Personal Use Of Campaign Contributions By A Political Committee Shall Be Prohibited; To Provide That Upon Filing A Termination Report, A Zero Cash On Hand Balance Shall Be Required And No Funds Shall Be Maintained In The Campaign Account; To Provide That If A Candidate With Exempt Campaign Finance Contributions No Longer Holds Office, He Or She Shall Dispense With The Contributions And Report That To The Secretary Of State Within One Year Of Leaving Office; To Create A New Section Of Law That Requires Candidates To Disclose The Identity Of Any Person Who Receives A Long Or Other Extension Of Credit From; To Create A New Section Of Law That Requires The Candidate Or Treasurer Of Each Candidate Committee Or Political Committee To Keep A Detailed Record Of All Contributions And Expenditures; To Authorize Certain Accounts To Be Inspected By The Secretary Of State; To Require The Preservation Of Certain Reports; To Create A New Section Of Law That Provides For Corporate Contribution Limits; To Provide That The Penalty Shall Be For The Receiving Entity And Not The Corporation; To Provide That The Corporate Contribution Limits Shall Not Apply To Independent Expenditures; To Provide Certain Penalties When Unlawful Contributions Are Not Returned; To Authorize The Attorney General To Bring Legal Action As Necessary For The Collection Of Levied Assessments; To Repeal Section 97-13-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibits Political Contributions By Corporations; To Repeal Section 97-13-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Penalizes Illegal Corporate Contributions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That The Office Of Election Commissioner Shall Be A Nonpartisan Office; To Provide That The Names Of Candidates For The Office Of Election Commissioner Shall Be Listed As Nonpartisan On A Ballot; To Amend Sections 23-15-213, 23-15-367 And 23-15-511, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit The Use Of Wind Power Devices Over One Hundred Fifty Feet In Height If The Device Is Located Within One Hundred Square Miles In Which Eleven Or More Bird Bands Have Been Collected In The Previous Ten Years; To Define Terms; To Provide Exceptions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create "the Juvenile Offender Parole And Rehabilitation Act"; To Amend Section 47-7-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Terms "adult", "juvenile", "minor" And "youthful" Under The Probation And Parole Law; To Amend Section 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Person Was Under The Age Of Eighteen At The Time He Or She Committed An Offense And Such Person Is Not Otherwise Eligible For Parole At An Earlier Date, Then The Person Shall Be Eligible For Parole After Serving Twenty Years Of His Or Her Sentence, And To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section; To Amend Section 47-7-3.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.