Mississippi

An Act To Amend Section 45-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Renewal Of Firearms Permit Online; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That No Medical Provider Or Medical Malpractice Insurer Shall Require Consent To Arbitration As A Condition Of Providing Medical Care Or Medical Malpractice Insurance; To Define "medical Provider"; To Provide Penalties For Noncompliance; To Amend Sections 11-15-1, 83-5-35, 73-25-29, 73-9-61, 73-6-19, 73-19-23, 73-27-13 And 73-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 75-75-101, 75-75-105, 75-75-109, 75-75-115 And 75-75-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Wrestling Matches From Under The Supervision Of The Mississippi Athletic Commission; To Bring Forward Section 75-75-123, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Exempts College, University And High School Boxing, Sparring And Wrestling Matches From The Jurisdiction Of The Mississippi Athletic Commission, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 93-5-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement Of Willful And Obstinate From The Ground Of Divorce For Desertion; To Provide An Additional Ground Of Divorce When The Court Finds There Has Been An Irretrievable Breakdown Of The Marriage And Further Attempts At Reconciliation Are Impractical Or Futile And Not In The Best Interests Of The Parties Or Family; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Public Schools To Provide Specified Information To Certain Parents Or Students On The Importance Of Water Safety Education Courses And Swimming Lessons; To Require The Information To Be Provided Electronically Or In Hard Copy And Include Local Options For Age-appropriate Water Safety Courses And Swimming Lessons That Result In Certification Indicating Successful Completion; To Define The Term "water Safety"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 77-5-221, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Election Procedures For The Board Of Directors For Electric Power Associations; To Bring Forward Sections 77-5-201 Through 77-5-259, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Comprise The Electric Power Association Law, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The Holder Of An On-premises Retailer's Permit Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law To Have At Least One Breath Analysis Device That Measures Blood Alcohol Content, That, Upon Request By A Patron, May Be Used To Test The Patron's Blood Alcohol Content; To Provide That The Holder Of An On-premises Retailer's Permit For The Sale Or Consumption Of Alcoholic Beverages Shall Not Be Liable For Any Negative Reading, Or False Or Incorrect Reading, As A Result Of The Blood Alcohol Content Testing; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 9-23-23, 9-27-19, 63-11-30, 99-19-71 And 99-15-26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Judges Expunge The Record Of Any Case In Which An Arrest Was Made And The Person Arrested Was Released And The Case Was Dismissed Or The Charges Were Dropped; To Require Judges Expunge The Record Of Any Case In Which An Arrest Was Made And There Was No Disposition Of Such Case; To Require Judges Expunge The Record Of Any Case In Which An Arrest Was Made And The Person Was Found Not Guilty At Trial; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 67-1-301, 67-1-303, 67-1-305, 67-1-307, 67-1-309, 67-1-311, 67-1-313 And 67-1-317, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Sections Of Law That Authorize And Regulate The Selling And Shipping Of Wine Directly To Residents Of This State, To Authorize The Selling And Shipping Of Distilled Spirits Directly To Residents Of This State Under Similar Regulation; To Revise The Definitions Of Certain Terms And To Define The Term "distilled Spirits" For The Purposes Of Such Sections Of Law; To Amend Sections 27-71-5 And 27-71-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Privilege Tax Required For The Issuance Of A Direct Shipper's Permit Instead Of The Issuance Of A Direct Wine Shipper's Permit; To Levy A Tax On The Sales And Shipments Of Distilled Spirits Made By A Direct Shipper; To Amend Sections 27-71-15, 67-1-45, 67-1-51, 67-1-53, 67-1-55, 67-1-57 And 67-1-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Minimum Wage Law"; To Establish The State Minimum Wage At $10.00 Per Hour; To Provide That Employers With Tipped Employees Are Exempt From The Requirement To Pay The State Minimum Wage; To Establish Guidelines For Employees Entitled To Overtime Pay; To Amend Section 17-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 7-7-204, 23-15-239, 25-3-40, 37-7-307, 37-33-175, 47-5-401, 47-5-579, 57-34-5, 85-3-4, 97-3-54.4 And 99-19-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require That, Beginning In The 2027-2028 School Year, Every Public And Charter School Student Within The State Pass The Uscis Naturalization Civics Test As A Requirement For High School Graduation; To Provide That Students Must Pass The Test During The School Year Before Graduation; To Provide That Schools Shall Designate Faculty To Administer The Test In Writing Under Standard Testing Conditions Four Times Per School Year; To Require That The Test Consist Of 20 Questions Selected From The List Of 128 Civics Test Questions In The Uscis Question Pool; To Specify That A Student Must Answer 12 Of The 20 Questions Correctly To Pass; To Require That The Questions Be Rotated So That No Questions Are Repeated On Any Of The Four Tests Within The Same School Year; To Allow School Districts And Charter Schools Flexibility As To The Means Of Equipping Their Students With The Knowledge Needed To Pass The Test; To Authorize The State Department Of Education To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Guide School Districts And Charters Schools In Implementing This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-103-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Residency Requirement For In-state Tuition Rates For The Purpose Of Attending A State-supported Institution Of Higher Learning Or Community Or Junior College Shall Be A Minimum Period Of Twelve Months; To Amend Section 37-103-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Student Who Has Resided In The State Of Mississippi For A Continuous Period Of Twelve Months, Or Who Has Received A High School Diploma From A Public Or Private Secondary School In The State Upon Evidencing That He Or She Completed The Final Scholastic Year Enrolled Therein In The Year Immediately Preceding His Or Her Enrollment In A State Institution Of Higher Learning Or Community Or Junior College Shall Be Considered A Resident For Purposes Of In-state Tuition; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Repeal Section 33 Of Chapter 113, Laws Of 2024, Which Provides Funds From The Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program Fund To The Mississippi Development Authority For Making Grants To Certain Main Street Designated Communities For Certain Projects; To Amend Section 2 Of Chapter 113, Laws Of 2024, To Revise The Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriation To The Mississippi Development Authority To Reduce The Amount Of Special Funds Appropriated To The Authority; To Amend Chapter 66, Laws Of 2024, To Revise The Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriation To The Mississippi Department Of Archives And History To Increase The Amount Of Special Funds Appropriated To The Department; To Provide That The Department Shall Distribute Funds From The Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program Fund To Certain Main Street Designated Communities For Certain Projects; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The Department Of Mental Health To Establish A Program To Make Grants To Regional Commissions, Counties And Municipalities For The Purpose Of Assisting In Paying Costs Associated With Services Provided By Crisis Stabilization Units, Expenses Of Operating Crisis Stabilization Unit Facilities And Repairing, Renovating, Upgrading And Improving Crisis Stabilization Unit Facilities; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Designated As The "crisis Stabilization Unit Facilities Fund"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Glacier (ice) Act; To Create The Mississippi Glacier (ice) Grant Program Within The Department Of Public Safety, Which Shall Provide Grants To Law Enforcement Agencies Participating In The Federal 297(g) Immigration Enforcement Program; To Provide The Process For Awarding Grants; To Provide A Prohibition Of Grants Being Awarded For Certain Activities; To Require The Department To Adopt Rules And Regulations Necessary To Implement This Act; To Establish The Mississippi Glacier (ice) Grant Program Fund Within The State Treasury; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 57-19-56.549, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Eagle Home School, Inc.; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 45-1-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Public Safety To Enter Into Contracts With Towns To Provide Security Personnel Utilizing Capitol Improvement District Officers For Certain Periods Of Time; To Bring Forward Section 29-5-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

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 Information Compiled Or Collected For The Purpose Of Identifying, Evaluating Or Planning The Safety Enhancement Of Potential Accident Sites, Hazardous Roadway Conditions Or Railway Highway Crossings, Pursuant To Federal Law Or For The Purpose Of Developing Any Highway Safety Construction Improvement Project Which May Be Implemented Utilizing Federal-aid Highway Funds; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Payment Of An Annual Salary Supplement To Licensed Occupational Therapists, Behavior Analysts And Certified School Psychologists As Part Of Their Compensation As School Employees; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The Attorney General To Commence An Investigation Into The Activities Of Pharmaceutical Companies In Mississippi Relating To The Development, Promotion And Distribution Of Vaccines Purported To Prevent Covid-19 Infection, Symptoms And Transmission; To Declare Certain Findings; To Specify Certain Criminal Offenses That Must Be Included In The Scope Of The Investigation; To Require The Attorney General To Submit A Status Report To The Legislature Before January 1 Of Each Year That The Investigation Is Ongoing, Which Report May Not Include Information That Is Confidential Or Potentially Threatening To The Integrity Of The Investigation; And For Related Purposes.

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 The Purpose Of A Certain Project Funded With Monies Disbursed From The 2024 Local Improvements Projects Fund And Increase The Maximum Amount Of The Funds For The Project; To Direct The State Treasurer To Transfer The Sum Of $450,000.00 From The Capital Expense Fund Into The 2024 Local Improvements Projects Fund For The Purpose Of Funding That Project; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 19-25-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove A Certain Provision That Authorizes Counties To Charge Municipalities, Which Have Municipal Prisoners Housed At County Jails, At A Rate That Is Tied To The State Rate For The Housing Of State Inmates; To Provide That Such Removal Will Allow Counties And Municipalities To Negotiate The Costs For The Housing And Care Of Municipal Prisoners Held In County Jails; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Businesses That Provide Recurring Subscription Or Membership Services To Customers To Notify Customers At Least Twenty-four Hours Before Charging Customers For Such Recurring Subscriptions Or Memberships; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The Application For Registration Of A Certificate Of Title For A Vehicle To Provide A Space For The Applicant To Voluntarily Indicate The Existence Of A Condition That Impedes His Or Her Ability To Effectively Communicate With A Law Enforcement Officer; To Authorize The Department Of Revenue To Request Verification Of The Condition That Creates The Impediment If Such Is Indicated On The Application; To Require The Department Of Revenue To Provide The Vehicle Registration Of Such Individuals To The Department Of Public Safety; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Establish A System To Include The Registration Information Received From The Department Of Revenue In The Mississippi Criminal Information Center; To Prohibit The Department Of Public Safety From Making Such Information About Applicants With Communication Impediments Accessible To Individuals Who Have Accessed The Mississippi Criminal Information Center; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 45-27-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Justice Information Center To Establish A Misdemeanor Warrant Management System To Enable Criminal Justice Agencies To Electronically Track Misdemeanor Warrants Between Jurisdictions As The Warrants Are Issued, Served And Recalled; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Promulgate Rules And Regulations; To Require All Criminal Justice Agencies And The Administrative Office Of Courts To Assist The Mississippi Justice Information Center And The Department Of Public Safety In The Establishment Of The Misdemeanor Warrant Management System; To Amend Sections 45-27-1, 45-27-3, 45-27-7, 45-27-12 And 9-21-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.