Mississippi

An Act To Create The Insurance Department Fraud Detection Trust Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Amend Sections 83-2-33 And 83-5-72, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Rename The Insurance Department Fund As The "insurance Department Fraud Detection Trust Fund"; To Increase The Maximum Contributions From Property And Casualty Insurance Companies, Life, Health And Accident Insurance Companies, And Health Maintenance Organizations Which May Be Deposited Into The Special Fund; To Delete The Requirement That Monies Collected From These Companies Be Deposited Into The State General Fund And That Expenses Of The Department Of Insurance Be Defrayed By State General Fund Appropriations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Direct The Department Of Human Services To Submit To The United States Department Of Agriculture A Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (snap) Food Restriction Demonstration Project Request That Will Allow The State Of Mississippi To Prohibit The Purchase Of Soft Drinks, Energy Drinks And Candy With Snap Benefits; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "starkville High School Ap Government Class Of 2019 Motor Voter Act"; To Authorize Any Person Who Is Qualified To Register To Vote In The State Of Mississippi To Register To Vote When That Person Applies For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Obtain Certain Information From A Person Who Desires To Register To Vote While Applying For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Provide An Opt-out Procedure For Persons Who Choose Not To Register To Vote While Applying For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Provide For The Forwarding Of Voter Registration Applications To The Person's County Of Residence; To Amend Sections 23-15-11, 23-15-33, 23-15-35, 23-15-39, 23-15-41, 23-15-79, 23-15-95 And 63-1-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-523, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Resolution Board, For General And Special Elections, And The County Or Municipal Executive Committee, As Applicable, For Primary Elections, To Review All Ballots That Have Been Rejected By The Omr Equipment And That Are Damaged Or Defective, Blank Or Overvoted; To Amend Section 23-15-639, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Examination And Counting Of All Absentee Ballots To Be Conducted By The Resolution Board In General And Special Elections And By The County Or Municipal Executive Committee, As Appropriate, In Primary Elections; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-573 And 23-15-597, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Be Known And Cited As The "trauma-informed Student Assessment Exemption Act"; To Recognize The Adverse Academic Impact Of Grief, Trauma And Loss On Students Required To Participate In High-stakes Testing; To Authorize Temporary Exemptions From Participation In High-stakes Assessments For Students Experiencing Qualifying Trauma-or-loss Events; To Ensure That Such Exemptions Do Not Negatively Affect Student Promotion, Graduation Eligibility, Scholarship Or Financial Aid Consideration Or Access To Advanced Or Specialized Academic Programs; To Exclude Exempted Students From State And Federal Accountability Metrics During The Exemption Period And Authorize The Use Of Alternative Measures Of Student Progress; To Establish Procedures For Requesting, Reviewing, Approving Or Denying Exemptions In A Manner That Is Timely, Equitable, Minimally Burdensome And Trauma-sensitive; To Require Written Notice Of Exemption Determinations And The Safeguarding Of Student Privacy; To Prohibit The Imposition Of Accountability Penalties On Schools Or Districts For Honoring Approved Exemptions; To Require The State Department Of Education To Issue Guidance And Provide Professional Development On Trauma-responsive Assessment Practices; To Mandate Annual Reporting To The Legislature On Exemption Usage And Impact Without Disclosure Of Personally Identifiable Student Information; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Ban The Intentional Release Of Balloons Filled With Lighter-than-air Gases Outdoors; To Allow For The Intentional Release Of Balloons Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide Penalties; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Housing Infrastructure Support Program" To Assist Counties, Municipalities And Public Utility Authorities With The Cost Of Housing-related Infrastructure To Support Workforce And Affordable Housing Development Across The State; To Create The "mississippi Housing Infrastructure Support Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That The Mississippi Home Corporation (corporation) Shall Administer The Program And Disburse Fund Monies In The Form Of Grants And Low-interest Loans Solely For Publicly-owned Or Publicly-regulated Infrastructure Directly Related To Housing Development; To Establish Maximum Grant Amounts Per Project And To Set Maximum Interest Rates And Terms For Low-interest Loans; To Require Eligible Applicants To Demonstrate Nonstate Matching Funds Equal To At Least 25% Of Total Project Costs; To Direct The Corporation To Give Priority To Certain Projects; To Prohibit A Local Governmental Entity That Is Awarded Funds Monies From Enforcing Or Implementing Any Lot And/or Home Size Restrictions For Project Areas; To Require The Corporation To Submit An Annual Report To The Governor, The Lieutenant Governor, The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives, And The Chairs Of The House And Senate Housing Committees That Comprehensively Details Certain Information Related To The Fund; To Require Public Disclosure Of All Funded Projects; To Define Terms; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize A Qualified Elector To Vote Not More Than 20 Days Nor Less Than Two Days Before The Date Of An Election; To Provide That Preelection Voting May Be Conducted In The Registrar's Office; To Require A Person Who Desires To Vote During The Preelection Day Voting Period To Appear At The Registrar's Office And To Provide That After Signing The Receipt Book Such Person Shall Be Entitled To Vote At The Registrar's Office In The Same Manner As He Or She Would At His Or Her Voting Precinct On The Day Of The Election; To Provide That The Election Laws That Govern Procedures For A Person Who Appears To Vote On The Day Of Election Shall Apply When A Person Appears To Vote During The Preelection Day Voting Period; To Provide That All Votes Cast During The Preelection Day Voting Period Shall Be Final; To Provide That The Votes Cast During The Preelection Day Voting Period Shall Be Announced Simultaneously With The Vote Cast On Election Day; To Provide That Each Candidate Shall Have The Right To Be Present At The Registrar's Office And To Challenge The Qualifications Of Any Person Offering To Preelection Vote In The Same Manner As Provided By Law At The Polling Place On The Day Of The Election; To Require The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary To Effectuate Preelection Day Voting; To Amend Section 23-15-195, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-137-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Thc Potency Limits For Cannabis Tinctures, Oils And Concentrates; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-27-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Rename The "adolescent Opportunity Program" Within The Division Of Youth Services To The "juvenile Justice Diversion Program"; To Require The Juvenile Justice Diversion Program To Offer Alternatives To Detention During After School And Weekend Hours; To Provide That Subject To Availability Of Funds Appropriated Therefor By The Legislature, The Juvenile Justice Diversion Program May Operate As Pre-petition Diversion And As A Post-adjudication Diversion For The Purpose Of Diverting Juveniles From Detention; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Enact The Mississippi Trust Act; To Define Terms; To Require A Governmental Entity To Verify The Registration Of A Charitable Organization, Foreign Corporation, Or Nonprofit Corporation Before The Disbursement Of Public Funds; To Require A Line-item Appropriation By The Legislature, Subject To The Requirements Of Section 27-104-351, Before The Disbursement Of Public Funds To A Charitable Organization, Nonprofit Corporation, Or Foreign Corporation; To Amend Section 79-11-407, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Nonprofit Corporations And Foreign Corporations To Report Certain Financial Information And Attest To The Outcomes Of Expenditures Related To Public Funds; To Amend Section 79-11-507, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Charitable Organizations To Report Certain Financial Information And Attest To The Outcomes Of Expenditures Related To Public Funds; To Amend Section 27-104-351, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Prohibition On Participating In Medicaid For A Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility In Desoto County That Was Established By A Hospital In The County Under The Authority Of A Certificate Of Need; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 99-19-81 And 99-19-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Statutes Governing Penalties For Habitual Offenders; To Further Amend Section 99-19-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of Repeal; To Amend Sections 47-7-3, 47-5-139 And 47-5-138.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Regulations For Inmates Who Were Classified As Habitual Offenders; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Public Purchasing Law To Provide An Exemption From Complying With Certain Federal Procurement Guidelines When Federal Law Provides For An Exemption From Complying With Those Guidelines; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Education To Pay A Salary Supplement To Persons Employed As A Licensed Teacher In A Critical Shortage Subject Area By A School District Assigned An Accountability Rating Of "d" Or "f"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require A Law Enforcement Agency To Obtain A Warrant Before Using A Cell Site Simulator Device To Collect Information From A Communications Device; To Authorize A Cell Site Simulator Device To Be Used Without A Warrant When It Is Necessary To Prevent Loss Of Life Or Bodily Injury; To Amend Sections 41-29-701 And 41-29-513, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity With The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Repeal Sections 41-41-45 And 97-3-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibit The Performing Or Inducing Of An Abortion Except Where Necessary For The Preservation Of The Mother's Life Or Where The Pregnancy Was Caused By Rape; To Provide For A Statewide Special Election To Be Held On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, For The Purpose Of Determining Whether Abortions Shall Be Prohibited In Mississippi; To Provide That If A Majority Of The Qualified Electors Voting On The Question In The Special Election Vote For Prohibiting Abortions In Mississippi, Then This Act Shall Not Take Effect; To Provide That If A Majority Of The Qualified Electors Voting On The Question In The Election Vote Against Prohibiting Abortions In Mississippi, Then This Act Shall Take Effect On January 1, 2027; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-101, 43-21-103, 43-21-105, 43-21-107, 43-21-109, 43-21-111, 43-21-113, 43-21-115, 43-21-117, 43-21-119, 43-21-121, 43-21-123, 43-21-125 And 43-21-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Organization, Administration And Operation Of The Youth Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-151, 43-21-153, 43-21-155, 43-21-157 And 43-21-159, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Jurisdiction Of Youth Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Court Costs And Fees For Youth Court, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 43-21-261, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Administrative Office Of Courts To Disclose To The Department Of Public Safety And The Department Of Human Services All Data Concerning Children In The Mississippi Youth Court Information Delivery System (mycids); To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-351, 43-21-353, 43-21-354, 43-21-355 And 43-21-357, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Intake Into Youth Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-651, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Appeals From Youth Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-701 And 43-21-703, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Mississippi Commission On A Uniform Youth Court System And Procedures, For Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-753, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For A Teen Court Program, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 43-21-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase Funding For The Youth Court Support Fund; To Bring Forward Sections 9-5-1, 9-5-3, 9-5-5, 9-5-7, 9-5-9, 9-5-11, 9-5-13, 9-5-17, 9-5-19, 9-5-21, 9-5-22, 9-5-23, 9-5-25, 9-5-27, 9-5-29, 9-5-31, 9-5-33, 9-5-35, 9-5-36, 9-5-37, 9-5-38, 9-5-39, 9-5-40, 9-5-41, 9-5-43, 9-5-45, 9-5-47, 9-5-49, 9-5-50, 9-5-51, 9-5-53, 9-5-54, 9-5-55, 9-5-57 And 9-5-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Chancery Court Judges, Districts And Terms Of Court For Districts One To Twenty, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-5-255, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Family Masters, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 9-9-14, 9-9-16, 9-9-17, 9-9-18, 9-9-18.1, 9-9-18.2, 9-9-18.3, 9-9-18.5 And 9-9-18.6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Additional County Court Judges In Certain Counties, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-9-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Additional County Court Judges In Overcrowded Dockets, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-9-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Jurisdiction Of County Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Consumer Privacy Protection Act; To Define Terms; To Provide That This Act Applies To Certain Persons Conducting Business Within The State That Exceeds Twenty-five Million Dollars In Revenue; To Exempt Certain Persons And Certain Data From This Act; To Grant Consumers The Right To Request A Controller Of The Consumer's Personal Information To Grant Access To, Correct Inaccuracies In, Delete Or Opt Out Of The Processing Of Such Personal Information; To Provide That A Consumer May Invoke The Consumer Rights Granted Under This Act At Any Time By Submitting A Request To A Controller Of Personal Information; To Require A Controller To Respond To A Consumer Within At Least Forty-five Days; To Require A Controller To Establish An Appeal Process For A Consumer To Appeal The Controller's Refusal To Take Action As Requested By The Consumer; To Require A Controller To Adopt And Implement Reasonable Administrative, Technical And Physical Data Security Practices To Protect The Confidentiality, Integrity And Accessibility Of Personal Information; To Require The Controller To Provide Consumers With A Reasonably Accessible, Clear And Meaningful Privacy Notice, Which Shall Include The Methods By Which A Consumer Can Request To Exercise The Rights Granted Under This Act; To Require A Controller Who Sells A Consumer's Personal Information To Third Parties Or Engages In Targeted Advertising To Provide Clear And Conspicuous Disclosure Of Such Activity To A Consumer; To Require Processors Of Personal Information To Assist Controllers In The Duties Imposed Under This Act; To Require Controllers To Conduct And Document A Data Protection Assessment Of Certain Processing Activities Involving Personal Information; To Require A Controller In Possession Of De-identified Data To Take Reasonable Measures To Ensure The Data Cannot Be Associated With A Natural Person; To Provide That Nothing In This Act Restricts A Controller Or Processor's Ability To Comply With Other Laws, Investigations Or Law Enforcement Requests, To Defend Legal Claims, To Provide Certain Products Or Services Specifically Requested By The Consumer, To Perform Under A Valid Contract, To Respond To Security Incidents, Or To Engage In Scientific Or Statistical Research; To Provide That Nothing In This Act Restricts A Controller Or Processor's Ability To Use Data To Conduct Research, Effectuate A Product Recall, Respond To Technical Errors, Or Perform Certain Internal Operations; To Provide That The Attorney General Shall Have The Exclusive Authority To Enforce This Act; To Authorize The Attorney General To Investigate Potential Violations Of This Act And Issue Civil Investigative Demands; To Provide Certain Relief And Civil Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Amend Section 45-38-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Requirements Of The Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act Shall Control In The Case Of A Conflict With This Act; To Bring Forward Section 11-77-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Entitled The "improving Mental Healthcare In The Re-entry System Act Of 2026"; To Authorize The Commissioner Of Corrections, With The Assistance Of The Attorney General, To Establish A Grant Program To Implement And Administer Mental Health Screenings To Individuals At Intake Into An Eligible Detention Center And Refer Such Individuals To Mental Healthcare Providers Before Or Immediately After Exit From An Eligible Detention Center, As Applicable, To Provide For The Employment Of Mental Health Liaison Staff At Each Eligible Detention Center; To Provide For Brief Mental Health Surveys For Such Individuals; To Provide For Mental Health Outreach Teams To Make Contact Attempts With Such Individuals; To Provide For Impact Evaluation Requirements; To Provide That Implementation Of The Grant Program Shall Be Through The Mississippi Department Of Corrections In Coordination With The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health; To Provide For Mandatory Psychiatric Evaluation And Voluntary Participation In Treatment Programs; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Statewide Behavioral Threat Assessment Program Through Collaboration Between The State Department Of Education And The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health; To Provide For The Implementation Of Behavioral Threat Assessment Programs In Line With Evidence-based Models, Particularly The Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (cstag) And Recommendation Of The United States Department Of Homeland Security; To Provide Training For School Personnel Via The Mississippi Office Of Homeland Security; To Require School Boards To Provide For Threat Assessment Teams At Each School; To Require The Threat Assessment Teams To Identify Students Of Concern, Assessing Risks, And Implementing Interventions; To Require The Teams Be A Multidisciplinary Composition To Include Mental Health Professionals, Licensed Instructional Staff, Administrators, School Resource Officers And Designated School Safety Specialists; To Prescribe Procedures For Mental Health Services, Including The Use Of Mobile Crisis Teams And Law Enforcement Consultation When Needed; To Require School Districts To Collaborate With Local Law Enforcement Agencies For Reporting Threats And Defining The Role Of School Resource Officers In Handling Incidents; To Require School Districts To Adopt Parental Notification Policies That Also Ensure Compliance With The Family Educational Rights And Privacy Act; To Provide Protections For Employment And Confidentiality Of Threat Assessment Records; To Require The State Department Of Education To Develop Protocols For Documenting Threat Assessments And To Submit An Annual Legislative Report; To Amend Section 37-3-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Education To Partner With The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health And Mississippi Office Of Homeland Security To Provide Behavioral Threat Assessment Training; To Amend Section 37-3-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Section 73-21-106, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Nonresident Pharmacies Under The Mississippi Pharmacy Practice Act, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-1-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Definition Of The Term "commercial Driver's License" For The Purpose Of Exempting County And Municipal Employees From The Requirement Of Possessing A Cdl To Operate Vehicles And Equipment Owned And Operated By The Local County Or Municipal Governing Authority; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 91-7-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Video Recorded Wills; To Amend Section 91-5-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Nuncupative Wills To Be Video Recorded; To Provide Additional Requirements For Such Wills; To Amend Section 91-5-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Repeal Section 91-5-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Required A Nuncupative Will To Be Written At A Later Date For Validity; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Define Terms; To Prohibit Judges From Considering Persons Charged With Bail-restricted Offenses Eligible For Release On An Unsecured Judicial Release; To Stipulate That Such Persons Shall Only Be Eligible For Release Through The Use Of Secured Monetary Bond, Property Bond, Or Professional Surety Bond; To Grant Judicial Authority To Release Other Persons Charged With Nonbail-restricted Offenses On An Unsecured Judicial Release At The Judge's Discretion; To Limit The Number Of Cash Bonds Posted Per Year; To Require Persons And Entities Purporting To Be A Charitable Bail Fund To Submit The Same Requirements As Any Professional Surety Company; To Grant The Attorney General And District Attorneys Concurrent Authority To Prosecute Violations On Misdemeanor Charges; To Prohibit Repeat Offenders From Becoming Eligible For Release On An Unsecured Judicial Release; And For Related Purposes.