Mississippi

An Act To Amend Section 41-21-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provision That Requires Chancery Clerks To Keep Certain Records Relating To Court-ordered Admissions To Treatment Facilities And Denials For Admission To Community Mental Health Center Crisis Stabilization Beds, And To Provide Those Records To The Department Of Mental Health Each Calendar Quarter; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 61-5-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Airport Authorities, Municipalities, Or Other Governmental Entities Who Own Or Operate Airports To Contract With Companies For Financing, Designing, Constructing, Operating, Or Maintaining Of Airport Facilities In The Same Manner As Provided For Toll Roads Or Toll Bridges Pursuant To Section 65-43-3 Through A Lease Of Airport Property Or Other Contract; To Provide That This Section Shall Be Construed As An Additional And Alternative Method For The Purchasing, Building, Improving, Owning Or Operating Of Airport Facilities Under The Jurisdiction Of Governmental Entities; To Provide That Powers Conferred By This Section Shall Be In Addition To The Powers Conferred By Any Other General, Special Or Local Law; To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Bidding Requirements Facilities Leased Or Contracted Pursuant To The Provisions Of Section 61-5-93; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 25-31-5 And 25-31-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Number Of Assistant District Attorneys And Investigators For The Eighteenth Circuit Court District; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 37-139-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Relating To The Operation Of The Mississippi School For Mathematics And Science (msms); To Provide That Administrative And Instructional Employees At The Mississippi School For Mathematics And Science Shall Be Contract Employees And To Provide For The Execution Of Said Contracts; To Provide That The Noninstructional Employees At Said School Shall Serve At The Will And Pleasure Of The Executive Director Of The Msms; To Provide That The Purchases Of Equipment And Commodities Made By The Msms Are Exempt From The Regulations Of The Public Procurement Law; To Create New Section 37-139-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Creating An Advisory Council And Providing For The Appointment Of Its Members And Its Function To Assist The State Board Of Education In Developing Plans Relating To The Msms; To Amend Section 37-139-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand Enrollment Options To Students In The Tenth Grade Upon The Availability Of Space To Do So; To Amend Sections 37-139-5, 37-139-9, 25-9-107, 31-7-1, 37-7-307, 37-9-17, 37-9-59 And 37-9-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend Definitions Related To The Chapter Of Campaign Finance Laws; To Amend Section 23-15-803, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That A Candidate Or Political Committee Must File A Statement Of Organization Before Accepting Any Contributions; To Provide The Required Content Of The Statement Of Organization; To Provide That The Secretary Of State Shall Impose Administrative Penalties Against Candidates And Political Committees For Failing To Comply With The Requirements Of This Chapter; To Provide Penalties For Failing To Comply With This Chapter; To Provide That The Attorney General May Pursue Judicial Enforcement Of The Requirements Of This Section; To Amend Section 23-15-805, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modify The Campaign Finance Reporting Process; To Require The Secretary Of State To Maintain A Central Site On The Internet To Make Campaign Finance Reports Accessible To The Public And Easily Searchable; To Amend Section 23-15-807, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Information And Reporting Process And Timeline That Candidate Committees And Political Committees Must Adhere To In Regards To Filing Reports Of Contributions And Disbursements; To Amend Section 23-15-809, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Individuals Who Fail To Provide The Reports Required In This Section Shall Be Subject To Penalty; To Amend Sections 23-15-811 And 23-15-813, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 23-15-815, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Secretary Of State With The Duty And Power To Oversee The Forms And Processes Described Herein; To Amend Section 23-15-817, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 23-15-819, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Foreign Nationals From Making Campaign Contributions In Connection With An Election For Any Constitutional Amendment, Local Ballot Measure, Ballot Referendum Or Other Similar Measures; To Make It Unlawful For A Person To Knowingly Solicit Or Aid In The Solicitation Of Campaign Contributions From Foreign Nationals; To Provide That Those Found Guilty Of Violating This Section Shall Be Subject To Fines, Imprisonment, Or Both, For Said Violation; To Allow Any Person Who Unknowingly Receives A Campaign Contribution From A Foreign National To Have 30 Days To Remit The Value Of The Unlawful Contribution To The Secretary Of State Once The Violation Has Been Determined, Or Be Subject To Penalties; To Require Candidates And Candidate Committees To Provide Greater Transparency When Receiving Loans And Lines Of Credit; To Require That A Candidate Or Treasurer Of A Candidate Committee Or Political Committee Keep Detailed Accounts Regarding Contributions And Expenditures; To Require That All Account Activity Be Kept Current And Shall Not Lack Entries For Activity That Took Place Less Than Ten Business Days Prior; To Provide That Accounts May Be Inspected Under Reasonable Circumstances At Any Time By The Secretary Of State Or His Or Her Authorized Representative; To Require That Account Records Shall Be Preserved For Four Years From The Date Of The Contribution, Expenditure, Gift, Investment Or Loan; To Limit Political Contributions By Corporations To $1,000.00 Per Calendar Year; To Provide Penalties For Violations Of Corporate Political Contribution Restrictions; To Provide That The Attorney General May Bring Forth Actions For Violations Of Corporate Political Contribution Restrictions; To Amend Section 23-15-821, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Personal Use Of Campaign Contributions By A Political Committee Is Prohibited; To Prohibit The Use Of Campaign Contributions To Pay Civil Penalties Incurred By A Political Committee Or Member Thereof; To Repeal Sections 97-13-15 And 97-13-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibited Political Contributions By Corporations And Penalized Illegal Corporate Contributions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 17-17-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Provision That Prohibits Disposal Of Hazardous Waste By The Use Of Underground Injection Methods; To Amend Section 17-17-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That The Permit Board Consider The Extent To Which Proposed Commercial Hazardous Waste Management Facilities Conform With The Mississippi Capacity Assurance Plan And Any Interstate Or Regional Agreements; To Amend Section 17-17-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Legislative Findings Of Compliance With Federal Law; To Amend Section 17-17-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Appoint A Research 1 (r1) Mississippi University To Conduct A Study On The Prevention And Reduction Of Amputations Resulting From Diabetes And Related Complications; To Specify The Subjects To Be Evaluated By The Study; To Provide For The Members Of The Study Committee; To Require The Study Committee To Submit A Report On The Results Of The Study And Recommendations To Certain Legislative Committees By December 1, 2026; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A New Section 41-80-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Knowing Sale Of Nitrous Oxide Products For The Purpose Of Intoxication, Particularly To Minors; To Preserve Legitimate Medical, Dental, Automotive, And Culinary Uses; To Provide Penalties; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-9-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit An Employee Who Is Found To Have Been Sexually Involved With A Student From Resigning; To Require Termination Of Such Person; 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 To Use Radar Speed Detection Equipment Upon The Public Streets, Roads And Highways Where A Work Zone Or School Zone Is Designated; To Define The Terms "work Zone" And "school Zone"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize Prescription Drugs To Be Imported Into The State Of Mississippi For The Purpose Of Providing Safe And Effective Prescription Drugs That Have The Highest Potential For Cost Savings To The State; To Define Certain Terms Relating To The Importation And Exportation Of Prescription Drugs; To Authorize An Eligible Importer To Import A Prescription Drug Into The State Of Mississippi From An Eligible Exporter If The Drug Meets The United States Food And Drug Administration's Standards Related To Safety, Effectiveness, Misbranding, And Adulteration, And If Importing The Drug Would Not Violate The Patent Laws Of The United States; To Provide That An Eligible Exporter Is Either An International Prescription Drug Wholesale Distributor, A Nonresident Prescription Drug Manufacturer, Or An International Export Pharmacy; To Provide That An Eligible Importer Is Either A Wholesale Distributor, A Licensed Pharmacist, Or A Pharmacy; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Crime Of Misappropriation Of Funds In Connection With The Payment Of Utility Services; To Provide Definitions Relating To The Misappropriation Of Funds In Connection With The Payment Of Utility Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 63-3-502 And 63-3-1215, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Forfeiture Of Vehicles Used In Drag Racing As A Penalty For The Crime Of Drag-racing; To Bring Forward Section 63-7-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Energy Security And Agricultural Growth Act; To Define Permissible Sources Of Clean And Renewable Energy To Include Advanced Natural Gas And Renewable Natural Gas; To Provide For The Protection Of Ratepayer Affordability; To Authorize Agricultural Producers To Contribute To The State's Energy Grid; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Year-round Retail Sales Of Fireworks In Stand-alone Commercial Buildings; To Amend Section 45-13-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create An Exception For Year-round Sales Of Fireworks; To Bring Forward Sections 45-13-7 And 45-13-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Storage Of Wholesale Fireworks And Penalties For Violations Of This Chapter, For Purpose Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That It Shall Be Unlawful For Any Person Who Is The Subject Of Certain Domestic Restraining Orders Or Who Has Been Convicted Of A Misdemeanor Crime Of Domestic Violence To Possess Any Firearm Or Ammunition; To Provide A Criminal Penalty; To Amend Section 93–21–9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Petitioner Who Requests The Removal Of Firearms Or Ammunition From An Individual Alleged To Have Committed Abuse As Relief In A Domestic Abuse Protection Order Shall State The Facts And Circumstances That Merit Such Relief With Particularity; To Require The Mississippi Judicial College To Annually Review The Standardized Form Required Under This Section And Distribute Any Revised Form To The Courts; To Amend Section 93–21–15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Court In A Temporary Or Final Domestic Abuse Protection Order To Order Law Enforcement To Remove A Respondent's Firearms And Ammunition For The Duration Of The Order Where A Separate Finding Has Been Made That The Respondent's Continued Retention Of Firearms And Ammunition Poses A Risk To The Health And Safety Of The Petitioner, Any Minor Children, Or Any Person Alleged To Be Incompetent; To Amend Section 93–21–25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Clerk Of The Issuing Court To Enter Orders Requiring The Removal Of Firearms Into The Mississippi Protection Order Registry Within 12 Hours Of Issuance; To Allow Delivery Of A Copy To The Sheriff's Department In Electronic Format; To Require The Clerk Of The Issuing Court To Hand Deliver The Copy Of The Order If The Receipt Of The Copy In Electronic Format Is Not Acknowledged By The Sheriff's Department Within 12 Hours Of Transmittal; To Amend Section 93–21–27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Presumption Of Good Faith To Law Enforcement Officers Removing Firearms Pursuant To A Protection Order; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-21-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit The Exemption Of Charter School Teachers From The Section's Educational Qualification Requirements To Those Teachers Employed In Programs Not Receiving Grant Funding From The State Department Of Education; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-25-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Practice Of Medicine Includes The Practice Of Obesity Medicine; To Define Obesity Medicine; To Amend Section 73-25-34, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of Telemedicine To Include The Practice Of Medicine By A Licensed Physician At A Distant Site To A Patient Located At An Originating Site Using Hipaa-compliant Telecommunication Systems; To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Physicians Practicing Obesity Medicine To Prescribe Legend Drugs, Including Glp-1 Therapeutics, To A Patient Via Telemedicine, Subject To The Certain Conditions; To Direct The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Adopt Rules As Necessary To Implement The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Asbestos Action Over-naming Reform Act; To Create New Section 11-78-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Short Title; To Create New Section 11-78-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Terms; To Create New Section 11-78-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Certain Disclosures By The Plaintiff; To Require That A Plaintiff Shall Supplement The Information Required By This Section When The Plaintiff Receives Information That Is Required To Be Disclosed Or Becomes Aware That A Prior Disclosure Was Inaccurate Or Incomplete; To Provide That Discovery Shall Not Commence Against A Defendant In An Asbestos Action Until The Defendant's Product Or Premises Is Identified In The Disclosures Required Under This Act; To Create New Section 11-78-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Dismissal Of An Asbestos Action Without Prejudice On Motion Of A Defendant; To Create New Section 11-78-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Act Shall Apply To All Asbestos Actions Filed On Or After The Effective Date Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 49-11-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Shall Be Unlawful To Knowingly Enter A Shooting Preserve Or Commercial Wildlife Enclosure And Killing, Maiming, Wounding Or Capturing Exotic Livestock; To Prescribe Penalties For Violations; To Amend Sections 49-11-1 And 49-7-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Terms "exotic Livestock" And "commercial Wildlife Enclosure"; To Amend Sections 49-7-101, 49-7-141 And 97-17-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Section 97-17-87 And 69-29-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize Boards Of Supervisors To, By Resolution Duly Entered Upon Their Minutes, Authorize Counties To Participate In Group Purchasing Programs; To Provide Permitted Actions; To Name Certain Exemptions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Young Readers Club (myrc) As A Pilot Program To Provide Developmentally Appropriate Books And Literacy Materials Through Participating Schools; To Provide For Administration By The Center For Excellence In Literacy Instruction At The University Of Mississippi; To Define A One-school-year Pilot Period; To Authorize Consultation With The Mississippi Department Of Education; To Require The Provision Of No Fewer Than Twelve Books Per Participating Student Per School Year; To Authorize Public And Private Funding, Including Private Matching Funds; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-185-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Mississippi Association Of Independent Colleges And Universities (maicu) Infrastructure Grant Program Act Of 2022; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 81-18-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Information Required To Be Included In Mortgage Origination Agreements; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 51-1-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Legislature Finds And Declares That The Sixteenth Section Trust Is Superior To The Public Waters Trust And Therefore The Rights Of The Owners Of Sixteenth Section Land On Which Is Located A Body Of Water That Is A Navigable Waterway Or An Oxbow Lake Are Superior To The Rights Of The Public To Access And Use The Body Of Water Within The Sixteenth Section Land; To Amend Section 1-3-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Additional General Definition Of Navigable Waters; To Bring Forward Sections 27-109-1 And 51-1-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Define Navigable Waters, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 29-3-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That Sixteenth Section Lands Are Property Held In Trust For The Benefit Of The Public Schools, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.