Mississippi

An Act To Amend Section 99-19-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Sentencing Of An Offender As An Habitual Offender; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit A Person Who Has Received Payment In Accordance With A Lease To Pay Utility Services From Knowingly Failing To Pay Or Using An Agent Or Employee To Use Any Deception To Not Pay The Amount Owed To The Utility Service; To Provide Criminal Penalties; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-15-32, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Dumps Any Dead Wildlife, Or Parts Or Waste Of Such Wildlife, In Certain Areas Within The State Shall Have His Or Her Hunting Privilege And Any Hunting License Or Licenses Issued To Him Or Her Revoked By The Mississippi Commission On Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks For A Period Of One Year, And The Commission Shall Not Issue The Person Any License For A Period Of One Year From The Date Of Forfeiture; To Bring Forward Section 49-7-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Revocation Of Hunting And Fishing Licenses, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Funding For Special Education To Be Appropriated To The State Board Of Education As A Separate Line Item In The K-12 Education General Support Appropriations Bill; To Prescribe A Formula For Determining Allocations Of Special Education Funds To The Local School Districts; To Require Districts To Place Special Education Funds Received In A Separate Account To Be Administered By The Proper District Personnel Responsible For Directing Or Coordinating Special Education Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide Legal Requirements To Be Observed By Native Wineries And Native Distilleries In Selling And Shipping Native Wines Or Native Spirits Directly To Residents In This State; To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Repealer On The Festival Permit; To Expand The Native Wine Retailer's Permit And The Native Spirit Retailer's Permit To Cover Up To Two Additional Tasting Rooms In This State; To Specify That A Separate Permit Is Required For Each Tasting Room; To Amend Sections 67-5-11 And 67-11-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Native Wine And Native Spirit Sales To Consumers At The Additional Tasting Rooms; To Specify That The 24.5% Additional Markup Does Not Apply To Native Wines Or Native Spirits Held At The Native Winery Or Native Distillery For On-site Pickup By Retailers; To Authorize Native Wineries And Native Distilleries To Sell And Ship Native Wines Directly To Residents In This State, Without Being Required To Transact The Sale And Shipment Through The Department Of Revenue's Alcoholic Beverage Control Division; To Amend Sections 67-1-41, 27-71-5 And 27-71-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-29-951, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Eliminate The Annual Gross Sales For A Cottage Food Operation To Be Exempt From Food Establishment Permit Fees; To Amend The Online Sale Regulations For Cottage Food Operations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Early Voting Act; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That The Early Voting Period Shall Begin No Less Than 21 Days Before The Election And Continue Until The Last Regular Business Day Preceding The Election; To Provide That Early Voting Shall Be For Each Primary, General, Runoff, Special And Municipal Election For Public Office; To Provide The Hours For Early Voting In The Registrar's Office During Regular Business Hours; To Provide That Notice Of Early Voting Shall Be Provided In Three Public Places Eight Days Before The Voting Begins; To Provide The Procedures To Follow When Casting A Ballot During The Early Voting Period; To Provide The Manner For Challenging The Qualifications Of A Voter During The Early Voting Period; To Amend Sections 23-15-627, 23-15-713, 23-15-31, 23-15-43, 23-15-65, 23-15-127, 23-15-153, 23-15-171, 23-15-173, 23-15-191, 23-15-195, 23-15-197, 23-15-231, 23-15-233, 23-15-239, 23-15-241, 23-15-245, 23-15-247, 23-15-251, 23-15-255, 23-15-263, 23-15-265, 23-15-267, 23-15-309, 23-15-331, 23-15-333, 23-15-335, 23-15-353, 23-15-357, 23-15-359, 23-15-363, 23-15-367, 7-3-39, 23-15-511, 23-15-515, 23-15-545, 23-15-573, 23-15-781, 23-15-785, 23-15-807, 23-15-833, 23-15-843, 23-15-851, 23-15-853, 23-15-855, 23-15-857, 23-15-859, 23-15-895, 23-15-913, 23-15-963, 23-15-977, 23-15-1031, 23-15-1081, 23-15-1083, 23-15-1085, 23-15-1091, 21-3-3, 21-9-17, 37-5-9, 21-8-7, 9-4-5 And 23-15-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize Registered Nurses And Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Licensed By The Board Of Nursing To Delegate Medication Administration To Unlicensed Assistive Personnel In Outpatient Clinic Settings For Patients With Stable And Predictable Health Conditions, Provided That Certain Conditions Are Met; To Require The Registered Nurse Or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse To Provide Direct, In-person Supervision Of The Unlicensed Assistive Personnel; To Provide That The Registered Nurse Or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Retains The Accountability For The Total Nursing And Advanced Practice Nursing Care Of The Individual; To Require That The Delegation Of Medication Administration To Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Be Person-specific; To Require The Unlicensed Assistive Personnel To Be Adequately Trained For The Task, To Have Demonstrated That The Task Has Been Learned, To Be Able To Perform The Task Safely In The Given Nursing Situation, And To Have Appropriate Supervision Available During The Task Implementation; To Require That The Delegation Of Medication Administration To The Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Be An Established Policy Of The Practice Setting; To Prohibit A Registered Nurse Or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse From Delegating The Administration Of Certain Drugs And Agents; To Require Documented, Formal Training Of Unlicensed Assistive Personnel By A Registered Nurse Or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse In Order For The Nurse To Be Authorized By The Board To Delegate Medication Administration; To Amend Section 73-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Violations Of This Act Are Grounds For The Board Of Nursing To Discipline A Nurse; 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 That A Court Shall Consider The Safety And Well-being Of The Parties And Children; To Provide That The Presumption That Joint Custody And Equally Shared Parenting Time Is In The Best Interest Of The Child Shall Not Apply If A Domestic Abuse Protection Order Is Being Or Has Been Entered Against A Party By Another Party Or On Behalf Of A Child At Issue In The Custody Hearing; 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; To Provide For The Calculation Of Child Support Where The Court Awards Joint Custody With Equally Shared Parenting Time; To Amend Section 43-19-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of The Chancery Court To Hear Certain Abuse Allegations Regarding A Minor When Allegations Arise During A Custody Action Between Parents; To Amend Section 43-21-261, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of The Chancery Court Appointed Regarding Confidential Records Of Children; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-28-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions And Define "charter Management Organization" And "special Purpose Charter School"; To Amend Section 37-28-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Maximum Of Fifteen Qualified Charter Schools Per Fiscal Year; To Provide For Special Purpose Charter Schools; To Create New Section 37-28-7.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Who May Authorize Special Purpose Charter Schools; To Amend Section 37-28-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Describe The Powers And Duties Of Authorizers Of Special Purpose Charter Schools; To Amend Section 37-28-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Funding Of Special Purpose Charter Schools; To Amend Section 37-28-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 37-28-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Provide For Expansion Of Charter Schools; To Bring Forward Section 37-28-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 37-28-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Applicants For Charters To Account For Unusual Circumstances, Such As A Global Pandemic Or Other Disaster; To Amend Section 37-28-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Charter School Contracts, Including Those Contracts That Include More Than One Charter School; To Amend Section 37-28-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Enrollment In Charter Schools And Special Purpose Charter Schools; To Allow Certain Enrollment Preferences; To Amend Sections 37-28-25, 37-28-27 And 37-28-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 37-28-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Authorizers To Issue Notices Of Concern Or Breach Of Contract To Individual Charter Schools Or Special Purpose Charter Schools Without Implicating Or Adversely Affecting All Schools Listed In That Contract; To Amend Section 37-28-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Renewal Or Nonrenewal Of Charters According To Letter Ratings Under The School Accreditation Rating System; To Amend Section 37-28-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Closure Of Charter Schools And Special Purpose Charter Schools; To Bring Forward Section 37-28-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 37-28-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Provide For Payment Of Services To Students With Disabilities Attending Charter Schools; To Amend Section 37-28-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Certain Contract Powers; To Bring Forward Section 37-28-43, 37-28-45, 37-28-47, 37-28-49, 37-28-51, 37-28-53, And 37-28-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 37-28-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Accounting And Financial Audit Reports; To Bring Forward Sections 37-28-59 And 37-28-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 37-179-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "special Purpose School" And Provide For Their Administration; To Amend Section 37-179-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create Additional Goals And Performance Targets For Proposals For Districts Of Innovation Or Special Purpose Schools; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing Amendments To Section 117 And Section 250, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Require The Governor And Every Person Selected For Office In The State Of Mississippi After January 1, 2027, To Be A Natural-born Citizen Of The United States; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-15-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Policies To Include Medical Payment Coverage; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "former Collegiate Athlete Scholarship Program"; To Authorize Scholarships For Former Collegiate Athletes Who Did Not Complete A Baccalaureate Degree To Pursue A Degree In Education Or Another Degree Program That Enables The Individual To Be Licensed As A Teacher Through An Alternative Route; To Authorize Scholarship Awards For Up To Three Years; To Require A Scholarship Recipient To Render Service As A Public School Teacher In Exchange For The Scholarship; To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Be The Administering Agency Of The Scholarship Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-15-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Nurse Practitioner To Dispense A Legend Drug Or Medication To Patients Of The Nurse Practitioner; To Conform In Accordance With The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Professional Engineering Firms From Including Markups When Assessing Fees Or Costs For Work Performed For A Municipality; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-57-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Provisions Of The Liquefied Compressed Gas Equipment Inspection Law Is Applicable To Installers Of Systems And Appliances For End-use Residential And Commercial Customers; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 25-11-103, 25-11-109, 25-11-111, 25-11-112, 25-11-114, 25-11-115, 25-11-117, 25-11-123 And 25-11-147, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Law Enforcement Officers And Firefighters Who Become Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System On Or After March 1, 2026, Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance After 25 Years Of Service Regardless Of Age; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The Department Of Corrections To Convert The Three Restitution Centers In The State To Post-release Reentry Centers; To Provide That The Post-release Reentry Centers Shall Be For Individuals Who Are Eligible For Release, Including Those Eligible For Parole And Early Release Supervision, If Such Individuals Do Not Have Immediate Access To Housing Upon Release; To Require The Department To Administer Services In The Post-release Reentry Centers As Well As Other Facilities That Provide Post-release Reentry Services; To Require The Department To Assist Residents Of The Centers In Obtaining Certain Reentry Necessities Such As Housing, Job Skills Training And Driver's Licenses; To Amend Sections 45-33-35 And 47-5-110, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Repeal Section 99-37-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Department Of Corrections To Operate Restitution Centers; To Repeal Section 99-37-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Certain Powers And Duties Of The Department Of Corrections And The Department Of Human Services Regarding Restitution Centers; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-19-56.549, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-11-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Prohibition For Nonadjudication Of A Commercial Driver's License; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-11-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For A First Responders Retirement Incentive Under Which Law Enforcement Officers And Firefighters Who Became Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System On Or After July 1, 2011, And Who Have At Least Four Years Of Membership Service Credit Shall Be Entitled To Receive One Additional Year Of Creditable Service For Every Five Years Of Service As A First Responder In The State Of Mississippi, At No Cost To The Member; To Amend Section 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Retired Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System To Be Employed As A Law Enforcement Officer With A Law Enforcement Department That Has A Critical Need For Or Shortage Of Law Enforcement Officers And Draw The Full Amount Of The Retirement Allowance, During Which Time The Retiree May Work The Full Number Of Normal Working Days For The Position And Receive The Full Amount Of The Salary In Effect For The Position At The Time Of Employment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-3-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Probable Cause Hearing Before A Person Can Be Arrested; To Amend Section 99-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A New Section Within Chapter 7, Title 49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Commission On Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks (commission) Shall Control, Regulate And Manage The Taking Of All Black Bears; To Impose Requirements For Residents And Nonresidents To Hunt Or Kill Any Black Bear For Any Purpose; To Require The Commission, Beginning With The 2026-2027 Hunting Season, To Establish A Black Bear Harvest Permit To Hunt Or Kill Black Bears And To Establish The Fee For Such Permit; To Require The Commission To Issue A Total Of 20 Black Bear Harvest Permits For The 2026-2027 Hunting Season And To Increase The Total Number Of Black Bear Harvest Permits Issued By 10% For Each Hunting Season Thereafter; To Set The Penalty For Violations Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing Amendments To Sections 34 And 35, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Provide That A Person Elected As A Member Of The Mississippi House Of Representatives Or The Mississippi Senate Is Eligible To Succeed Himself Or Herself In Office; To Provide That A Person Who Is Elected As A Member Of The House Or The Senate For The First Time On Or After January 1, 2027, Is Not Eligible To Serve Again In The House Or The Senate After Serving Three Terms In That Office.