Mississippi

An Act To Reenact Sections 41-105-1 And 41-105-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Were Repealed By Operation Of Law By Section 7, Chapter 402, Laws Of 2017, For The Purpose Of Reconstituting The Healthcare Advisory Council And Directing The Appointment Of Members To The Council; To Establish A Comprehensive Preventive Health Care Plan For Mississippi And Direct The Council To Develop And Make A Report To The Legislature And The Governor For The 2026 Regular Session; To Specify Health Care Goals For The State That The Council Shall Consider; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Reenact And Amend Section 41-29-176, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Was Repealed By Operation Of Law On July 1, 2018; To Provide Administrative Forfeiture Procedures For Certain Seized Property Under The Uniform Controlled Substances Law That Has A Value Of Less Than Twenty Thousand Dollars; To Amend Section 41-29-160, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Update Language In The Section; To Bring Forward Sections 41-29-154, 41-29-155, 41-29-157, 41-29-159, 41-29-161, 41-29-163, 41-29-165, 41-29-167, 41-29-168, 41-29-169, 41-29-171, 41-29-173, 41-29-175, 41-29-176.1, 41-29-177, 41-29-179, 41-29-181, 41-29-183, 41-29-185, 41-29-187 And 41-29-189, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Forfeiture Of Drug Paraphernalia And Personal Property As Result Of Crimes Related To Controlled Substances, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The Peer Committee To Prepare A Report On Certain School District Implementation Of Efficiency Measures; To Amend Section 37-3-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Education To Aid School Districts In Creating Technology And Disaster Recovery Plans; To Require The Department To Develop A Plan Template And Provide Guidance Documents For Technology Staff Developing Such Plans; To Require The Department To Conduct Certain Surveys Related To Technology Programs At Least Every Two Years; To Amend Section 37-13-137, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department To Develop Guidance For School Districts To Increase Efficiency And Productivity In Nutrition Programs; To Amend Section 37-28-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Staggered Terms Of Office For The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board; To Amend Section 37-28-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board May Receive Up To 3% Of Annual Per-pupil Allocations Received By A Charter School From State And Local Funds For Each Charter School It Authorizes; To Amend Section 37-37-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department To Annually Review Its Accounting Manual To Determine Whether Revisions Would Improve Detail, Clarity And Accuracy Of School District Revenues And Expenses; To Amend Section 37-41-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department To Develop Guidance For School Districts To Improve Transportation Services And Reduce Costs Related To Bus Routes; To Amend Section 37-151-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Enrollment Figures Used In The Pro Rata Local Ad Valorem Tax Calculation; To Bring Forward Section 5-3-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The "charlie Kirk Campus Free Speech And Safety Act"; To Define Terms; To Provide Expressive Activities Under This Act; To Create Exceptions; To Provide That Outdoor Areas Of Campuses Shall Be Deemed Public Forums; To Provide For Acceptable Restrictions Set By Institutions And Colleges; To Stipulate That Any Person Who Wishes To Engage In Noncommercial Expressive Activity On Campus Shall Be Permitted To Do So Freely As Long As It Is Not Unlawful And Does Not Substantially Disrupt The Function Of The Institution Or College; To Provide For Acceptable Restrictions; To Authorize Institutions And Colleges To Prevent Expression That The First Amendment Does Not Protect; To Authorize Freedom Of Association; To Prohibit Discrimination; To Require Institutions And Colleges To Make Their Policies, Regulations And Expectations For Students Regarding Free Speech Public In Their Handbooks, On Their Websites And In Their Orientation Programs; To Require Institutions And Colleges To Develop Materials, Programs And Procedures To Ensure Compliance; To Require Institutions And Colleges To Publicly Post On Their Website A Report Outlining Certain Policies Required By This Act; To Stipulate The Content Of The Report; To Provide Remedies For Violations Of This Act; To Establish A Statute Of Limitations For One Year; To Provide That The State Waives Immunity Under The Eleventh Amendment Of The United States Constitution And Consents To Suit In Federal Court; To Provide That Institutions And Colleges Are Not Immune From Suit Or Liability For Violations; To Establish Severability; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 85-7-251, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Procedure For Reclaiming Motor Vehicles Or Vessels While They Are In The Process Of Being Towed; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Any Business That Makes An Automatic Renewal Offer For A Subscription Period Greater Than One Month To A Consumer In This State To Provide An Acknowledgement That Includes The Automatic Renewal Offer Terms, Cancellation Policy And Information Regarding How To Cancel; To Require Such Business Provide Notice To The Consumer, No Less Than Seven Days, But No More Than 21 Days Before The Automatic Renewal Date, Through Means Agreed To By The Consumer In The Acknowledgement, Of The Date The Plan Will Renew Along With Information Regarding How To Cancel; To Prohibit Any Such Business From Charging A Consumer For An Automatic Renewal Without First Having Complied With Such Acknowledgment Or Notice Requirement; To Provide That, If Such Business Charges A Consumer For An Automatic Renewal Without First Complying With Such Acknowledgment Or Notice Requirement, Then The Business Shall Refund The Consumer The Full Amount Charged; To Provide That Upon Cancellation By A Consumer Within 10 Days Following The Automatic Renewal Of A Subscription For A Period Greater Than One Month, The Subscription Amount Must Be Refunded Pro Rata Or In Full To The Consumer; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require School Attendance Officers To Complete A Comprehensive Legal Training For Purposes Of Idea And Section 504 Of The Rehabilitation Act Of 1973 To Understand The Legal Rights And Provide Proper Interaction And Reporting Procedures For Children With Disabilities; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Automatic Expungement Of Misdemeanors; To Amend Sections 9-11-15 And 21-23-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Sections 99-15-26 And 99-15-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Appropriate Court To Automatically Expunge The Record Of Any Cases In Which An Arrest Was Made, The Person Arrested Was Released And The Case Was Dismissed Or The Charges Were Dropped, There Was No Disposition Of Such Case, Or The Person Was Found Not Guilty At Trial; To Amend Section 45-27-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require All Law Enforcement Agencies To Report Such Expungements To The Mississippi Justice Information Center; To Bring Forward Sections 45-27-5 And 45-27-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Duties Of The Mississippi Justice Information Center, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 99-19-72, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides A Fee Schedule For Expungement Petitions, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-29-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The First Offense Of Procuring Prostitution Shall Be A Felony; To Increase The Criminal Penalties For The First And Second Offenses Of The Crime; To Provide That The Vehicle On The Premises Used In The Course Of Procuring Prostitution Shall Be Impounded By The Arresting Law Enforcement Officer; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 55-3-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Military Veterans Holding Valid Identification Shall Be Allowed Admittance Into Any State Park Or Museum Operated Or Funded By The State Of Mississippi At No Charge; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish Limitations On Recovery For Motor Vehicle Owners Involved In An Accident Who Do Not Maintain Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Or Another Form Of Security Authorized Under The Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety-responsibility Law; To Create Certain Exceptions When The Limitations Are Not Applicable; To Bring Forward Section 63-15-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Defines Certain Terms Used Under The Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety-responsibility Law, And Section 63-15-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prescribes Minimum Limits Of Liability In Motor Vehicle Liability Policies, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Small Business Bridge Loan Program In The Mississippi Department Of Banking And Consumer Finance To Provide Short Term Bridge Loans To Small Business Owners For The Purpose Of Providing Financial Assistance Until The Owners Are Able To Secure Other Financing; To Create A Special Fund To Be Known As The Small Business Bridge Loan Program Revolving Loan Fund, Which Shall Be Administered By The Department, And Expended For The Sole Purpose Of Providing Loans To Small Business Owners Under The Provisions Of This Act; To Provide That The Department Shall Determine The Terms And Conditions Of The Loans Subject To Certain Eligibility Requirements And Provisions For The Loans; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-3-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Sheriff And His Or Her Deputies In Any County Having A Population Of 150,000 Or More To Use Radar Speed Detection Equipment Upon The Public Streets, Roads And Highways Of The County Lying Outside The Limits Of Any Incorporated Municipality And Excluding Any Interstate Highway; To Provide That Certain Measures May Be Taken By The Department Of Public Safety If Certain Abuse Is Reported Concerning The Use Of Such Equipment; To Provide That Funds Generated By The Use Of Radar Speed Detection Equipment Shall Be Used To Fund School Resource Officers Within A County; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-76-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "project" Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act; To Amend Section 75-76-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Revenue Collected From Certain Additional License Fees Imposed And Levied Under Section 75-76-183 Shall Be Deposited Into The City Of Jackson Development Fund Created In This Act; To Amend Section 75-76-183, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Impose And Levy Additional Fees For A License To Conduct Gaming As A Licensed Gaming Establishment That Is Part Of A Project Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act; To Provide That The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Establish A Program To Provide Loans And Grants To Assist With The Development Of Buildings And Other Facilities And Infrastructure For The Establishment Of New Business Enterprises And Expansion Of Existing Business Enterprises In The City Of Jackson, Mississippi; To Provide An Application Process For Entities That Desire To Participate In The Program; To Create The City Of Jackson Development Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The City Of Jackson Development Fund Shall Be Disbursed By The Department Of Finance And Administration, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, To Provide Loans And Grants For The Purposes Described In This Act; To Provide That For The First Full State Fiscal Year During Which A Licensed Gaming Establishment That Is Part Of A Project Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act Is Operating And Remitting License Fees Imposed And Levied Under Sections 75-76-177 And 75-76-195, And For Each Of The Two Immediately Succeeding State Fiscal Years, If The Total Amount Of Revenue Distributed To The City Of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Or Warren County, Mississippi, As The Case May Be, For Each Such Fiscal Year Under Section 75-76-197 And Chapter 965, Local And Private Laws Of 1993, Is Less Than The Average Total Amount Of Such Revenue Distributed Annually To The City Or County For The Four State Fiscal Years Immediately Preceding The Full State Fiscal Year During Which The Licensed Gaming Establishment Began Operating And Remitting Such License Fees, Then The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Disburse Funds To The City Of Vicksburg Or Warren County, As The Case May Be, For The Amount Of Such Revenue Shortfall For Each Such Fiscal Year; To Provide That A Portion Of The Revenue Collected From Certain License Fees Collected From A Licensed Gaming Establishment That Is Part Of A Project Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act Shall Be Used Temporarily For Certain Purposes; To Bring Forward Sections 75-76-33, 75-76-67, 75-76-77, 75-76-89 And 75-76-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Sections Of The Mississippi Gaming Control Act, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 19-3-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That This Section Does Not Apply To A Person, Corporation Or Other Legal Entity Applying For A License For A Gaming Establishment That Is Part Of A Project Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act; To Amend Sections 87-1-5, 97-33-1, 97-33-7, 97-33-17, 97-33-25 And 97-33-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Legal Gaming In A Licensed Gaming Establishment That Is Part Of A Project Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act; To Bring Forward Section 27-109-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Defines The Terms "cruise Vessel" And "vessel" For Certain Purposes, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 95-3-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Various Forms Of Illegal Gambling, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 67-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "qualified Resort Area" Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; To Amend Section 67-1-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Project As Defined Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act Shall Be A Leisure And Recreation District Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; To Provide That Any Owner Or Operator Of A Licensed Gaming Establishment Licensed Before January 1, 2026, That Makes Capital Improvements To The Licensed Gaming Establishment In An Aggregate Amount Of At Least $100,000,000.00 Shall Be Allowed A Credit Against License Fees Imposed Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act; To Provide The Time Period Within Which The Capital Improvements Must Be Made; To Provide For The Amount Of The Credit; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 93-15-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Appointment Of A Guardian Ad Litem For The Child In All Termination Of Parental Rights Proceedings Unless The Court Finds, On The Record, That The Appointment Of A Guardian Ad Litem Is Unnecessary To Protect The Best Interests Of The Child Due To The Nature Of The Proceedings, The Issues Presented, And The Absence Of Contested Factual Matters Affecting The Child's Welfare; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Rx Kids Program As A Pilot Program To Provide Targeted Time-limited Economic Assistance To All Pregnant Women In Those Counties Who Are Experiencing An Acute Economic Hardship During Their Pregnancy And For Twelve Months After Giving Birth; To Specify The Eligibility Criteria For The Program And Amounts Of Cash Prescriptions That The Woman Is Eligible To Receive; To Provide That The Program Is A Public-private Partnership That Combines Public Funding From State And Federal Sources With Private Funding; To Provide That The Program Shall Be Based At And Administered By The University Of Mississippi Medical Center; To Provide Ummc Shall Contract With A Nonprofit Entity To Provide For The Administration Of The Program; To Provide That The Cash Prescriptions Are Considered To Be Nontaxable Private Gifts Made By The Nonprofit Entity; To Provide That The Nonprofit Entity Shall Distribute The Prescriptions As Direct Deposits For Financial Institutions Or Through Reloadable Debit Cards; To Provide That All Cash Prescriptions Shall Be Funded Using A Mixture Of Private And Public Funds; To Provide That The Program Shall Use Tanf Funds Through "non-recurrent Short-term Benefits" (nrst) For The Prenatal Transfers And The First Three Months Of Infant Transfers For All Medicaid-covered Prenatal Care And Births; To Provide That The Program Must Use Other Public Non-tanf Funds Or Private Funds For The Other Nine Months Of Infant Transfers And For All Prenatal Care And Births That Are Not Covered By Medicaid; To Direct The Department Of Human Services Amend The State Plans Of Certain Public Benefits Programs To Exclude All Cash Prescriptions Under The Program From The Income Calculators For Those Programs And To Apply For Any Necessary Federal Waivers, In Order To Protect Those Public Benefits For Which Eligibility Is Income Based For Program Participants To The Greatest Extent Possible; To Provide That The Pilot Program Shall Be Operated For A Period Of Three Years; To Provide That During The Period Of Operation And At The End Of The Program, Ummc Shall Measure And Evaluate The Outcomes Of Births In The Counties In The Program And Provide Such Information To The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 17-25-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Board Of Supervisors Of Any County Or The Governing Authority Of Any Municipality From Enacting Or Enforcing Ordinances Authorizing The Use Of Automated Recording Equipment Or Systems To Enforce Compliance With Automobile Insurance Requirements; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 17-23-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize An Additional Round Of Fire Trucks For Counties And Municipalities Under The Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-12-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Human Services To Establish Or Use A Combination Of Reporting Systems Under Federal Regulations; To Provide That Such Combination Shall Be Set By The Department; To Require The Department To Provide A Written Report By September 1 Of Each Year To Certain Legislators On The Rationale, Application And Effectiveness Of Using A Combined Reporting System, Including The Effect On Enrollment In The Snap Program And The Effect On The Department's Error Rate As Calculated By The Food And Nutrition Service; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Interagency Task Force On Homelessness Within The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Facilitate And Implement Initiatives To Decrease Homelessness And Unnecessary Institutionalization In This State, Improve Health And Human Services Outcomes For People Who Experience Homelessness, And Strengthen The Safety Nets That Contribute To Housing Stability; To Prescribe The Duties Of The Task Force; To Provide For The Members Of The Task Force; To Require The Task Force To Submit A Report To The Governor And Certain Members Of The Legislature Regarding The Task Force's Work During The Prior Year And Any New Recommendations Developed By The Task Force; To Create The Community Advisory Council On Homelessness Within The Department To Advise The Interagency Task Force On Homelessness On Its Mission And Make Recommendations To The Task Force; To Provide For The Members Of The Advisory Council; To Require The Advisory Council To Submit Recommendations To The Interagency Task Force On Homelessness Each Year; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing Amendments To Sections 33, 56, 61 And 72, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Provide That The People Reserve To Themselves The Right To Exercise The Legislative Power Of The State To Propose New Laws And To Amend Or Repeal Existing Laws By Initiative, And To Approve Or Reject The Same In An Election Independent Of The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Certain Insurance Policies And Contracts Provide Coverage For Annual Pap Smears; To Amend Section 25-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State And School Employees Health Insurance Plan To Include Coverage For Annual Pap Smears; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Office Of Inspector General; To Define Certain Terms; To Require The Office Of Inspector General To Investigate And Pursue Charges With Respect To The Detection And Eradication Of Fraud, Waste And Abuse In The Executive Branch Of State Government; To Require The Governor, With The Advice And Consent Of The Senate, To Appoint A State Inspector General; To Require The State Personnel Board To Fix The Salary Of The Inspector General; To Establish Minimum Qualifications For The State Inspector General; To Prescribe The Powers And Duties Of The Office Of Inspector General; To Require Agencies Under Investigation To Cooperate With The Office Of Inspector General; To Prohibit An Agency From Taking Adverse Action Against An Employee For Disclosing Prohibited Activity To The Inspector General; To Authorize The Inspector General To Administer Oaths And Issue Subpoenas To Compel The Attendance Of Witnesses And The Production Of Items Constituting Evidence; To Authorize The Inspector General To Employ Peace Officers To Assist The Office In Carrying Out Its Duties And Conducting Criminal Investigations; To Amend Section 25-9-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include The Office Of Inspector General In The Definition Of "state Investigative Body" As That Term Is Used In Statutes Granting Whistleblower Protection To Public Employees; To Rescind Executive Order No. 728, Dated April 5, 1993, Which Created The Position Of State Inspector General In The Office Of The Governor; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Various Sales Tax Exemptions, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Civil Penalty For Less Than 3.5 Ounces Of Marijuana; And For Related Purposes.