An Act To Amend Section 65-7-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Willfully Defaces, Damages, Or Destroys A Historical Or Cultural Marker Or Sign, Shall Be Guilty Of A Felony; To Bring Forward Section 39-5-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To State Historical Markers, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 93-16-1 Through 93-16-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Grandparents' Visitation Rights To Include Great-grandparents; To Amend Section 93-5-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-11-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That All Persons Who Become Members Of The State Legislature For The First Time On Or After July 1, 2022, And The Persons Who Become The President Of The Senate For The First Time On Or After July 1, 2022, Shall Not Become Members Of The Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan; To Provide That From And After July 1, 2022, The Members Of The State Legislature And The President Of The Senate Shall Not Earn Any Additional Creditable Service As A Member Of The State Legislature Or As The President Of The Senate For The Purposes Of The Plan; To Amend Section 25-11-307, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That From And After July 1, 2022, The Members Of The Plan Will Not Pay The Employee's Contribution And The State Legislature Will Not Pay The Employer's Contribution For Members Of The Plan; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-9-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Personnel Employed By The Mississippi Department Of Health And/or The Department Of Revenue Whose Employment Is Solely In Connection With Either Department's Responsibilities In Implementing, Administering And Enforcing Provisions Of The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act Shall Be Exempt From Being Considered As State Service Employees For Purposes Of The State Personnel Board; To Set A Date Of Repeal For This Provision; To Amend Section 25-43-1.103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That For The Purposes Of Implementing, Administering And/or Enforcing The Provisions Of The Rules And Regulations Promulgated Pursuant To The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act, The Mississippi State Department Of Health And The Mississippi Department Of Revenue Shall Be Exempted From The Administrative Procedure Act From February 2, 2022, Through June 30, 2023; To Amend Section 25-53-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Through June 30, 2023, The Provisions Of The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services Bid And Contract Requirements Shall Not Apply To The Department Of Health And The Department Of Revenue For The Purposes Of Implementing, Administering And Enforcing The Provisions Of The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; To Amend Section 25-53-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By Senate Bill 2095, 2022 Regular Session, To Provide That Through June 30, 2023, The Provisions Of The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services Bid And Contract Requirements Shall Not Apply To The Department Of Health And The Department Of Revenue For The Purposes Of Implementing, Administering And Enforcing The Provisions Of The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Personal Or Professional Service Contract Entered Into By The Mississippi Department Of Health And/or The Department Of Revenue Solely In Connection With Their Respective Responsibilities Under The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act From February 2, 2022, Through June 30, 2023, Shall Be Exempt From The Public Procurement Review Board; To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Purchases Made By The Department Of Health And/or The Department Of Revenue Solely For The Purpose Of Fulfilling Their Respective Responsibilities Under The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act To Be Exempt From Certain Bidding Requirements; To Amend Section 45-27-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Department Of Public Safety Shall Retain Any Fingerprints Sent By The Department Of Health Pursuant To The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; To Amend Section 45-27-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To This Act And The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; To Authorize The Executive Directors Of The Department Of Health And The Department Of Revenue Negotiate A Limitation On The Liability Of Prospective Contractors To The State In The Negotiation And Execution Of All Information Technology Contracts As Necessary Under The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 9-27-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Rivers Mcgraw Mental Health Diversion Program To Enact The Rivers Mcgraw Mental Health Treatment Court Act; To Amend Section 9-27-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Legislative Statement Of Intent; To Amend Section 9-27-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Terms; To Amend Section 9-27-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Administrative Office Of Courts To Establish And Implement A Uniform Certification Process For All New Or Existing Mental Health Treatment Courts To Ensure That These Courts Meet Minimum Standards For Mental Health Treatment Court Operations; To Proscribe The Contents Of The Certifications; To Establish A Tiered Certification Process; To Require The Administrative Office Of Courts To Promulgate Rules; To Amend Section 9-27-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Set Eligibility Requirements For Participation In A Mental Health Treatment Court; To Amend Section 9-27-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Requirement Of A Chemical Or Drug Test; To Create New Section 9-27-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Proscribe The Duties Of The Administrative Office Of Courts Under This Act; To Amend Section 9-27-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Expungements Under This Act Are Not Subject To Other Requirements Provided By Law; To Provide That If The Participant Is A Respondent To A Civil Case And Successfully Completes All Requirements Under The Act That The Participant's Petition For Commitment Shall Be Dismissed; To Amend Sections 9-27-9 And 9-27-17 Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 51-9-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Governor Shall Appoint Two Members From The City Of Jackson To Serve On The Board Of Directors Of The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 9-23-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Intervention Courts Advisory Committee To Promulgate Rules And Regulations That Allow The Administrative Office Of Courts To Provide Additional Funding To Intervention Courts Based On The Financial Needs Of The Court; To Amend Section 9-23-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Minimum Certification Standards For Operation Of An Intervention Court Or Problem Solving Court By Requiring The Provision Of Mental Health Services; To Amend Section 41-113-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Drug Abuse In The Legislative Intent For The Tobacco Education, Prevention And Cessation Program; To Amend Section 41-113-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Office Of Tobacco Control By Adding Fentanyl And Drug Abuse Prevention Education; To Amend Section 41-113-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Director Of The Office Of Tobacco Control To Include Implementation Of A Fentanyl Drug Abuse Education, Prevention And Cessation Program; To Amend Section 41-113-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Office Of Tobacco Control By Adding Fentanyl And Drug Abuse Prevention Education; To Amend Section 41-114-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Vaporizing Devices In The Definition Of "smoke" Or "smoking" For The Provisions Of Law That Restrict Tobacco Use In Public Facilities; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Compassion Act; To Authorize Medical Cannabis Use By Certain Patients Who Have Debilitating Medical Conditions; To Provide For The Legislative Intent; To Provide Certain Protections For Qualified Patients, Designated Caregivers And Health Care Practitioners; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Health To License And Regulate Medical Cannabis Manufacturers; To Provide For The Licensing Process For Medical Cannabis Manufacturers And Specialty Pharmacies; To Require The State Board Of Pharmacy To License Specialty Pharmacies; To Require Medical Cannabis Specialty Pharmacies And Qualified Health Care Practitioners To Comply With The Prescription Monitoring Program; To Provide For A Seed-to-sale Program; To Require The Department Of Health To Establish And Administer The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Patient Registry System; To Allow The Department Of Health To Set The Maximum Daily Dosage Of Medical Cannabis; To Set Certain Requirements For The Security And Operation Of Medical Cannabis Manufacturers And Specialty Pharmacies; To Allow State-funded Public Universities The First Right Of Refusal To Be Licensed As A Medical Cannabis Manufacturer; To Prohibit Any Company From Being Licensed As A Manufacturer Or Specialty Pharmacy If It Is Owned Wholly Or In Part By Any State Employee Or A Member Of A State Employee's Immediate Family; To Require All Employees Of Manufacturers And Specialty Pharmacies To Pass A Background Check; To Provide For Violations Of The Act; To Set Licensing Fees Of Manufacturers And Specialty Pharmacies; To Provide For Certain Limitations Of The Use Of Medical Cannabis; To Require The Board Of Pharmacy And The Department Of Health To Adopt Rules And Regulations Relating To Medical Cannabis; To Require That The Department Of Health Provide Certain Reports To The Legislature Regarding The Medical Cannabis Program; To Allow The Department Of Health And Board Of Pharmacy To Examine The Business Affairs And Conditions Of Medical Cannabis Manufacturers Or Specialty Pharmacies; To Prohibit The Department Of Health And Board Of Pharmacy From Licensing Specialty Pharmacies And Medical Cannabis Manufacturers In A County Or Municipality Unless The County Or Municipality Has Authorized The Operation Within Its Boundaries; To Provide That Specialty Pharmacies And Medical Cannabis Manufacturers Shall Collect And Remit The Sales Tax Levied In Section 27-65-17(1)(a) From The Gross Proceeds Derived From Each Sale Of Medical Cannabis; To Establish The Medical Cannabis Research And Opportunity Fund In The State Treasury; To Amend Sections 25-53-5, 27-104-203, 27-65-111, 33-13-520, 41-29-125, 41-29-127, 41-29-136, 41-29-137, 41-29-139, 41-29-141, 41-29-143, 59-23-7, 63-11-30, 71-3-7, 71-3-121, 73-21-73, 73-21-127, 73-25-29 And 83-9-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation From The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund To The Mississippi National Guard For Allowable Capital Projects Under The American Rescue Plan Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide Mandatory Education, Training And Professional Development For Certain Municipal Officials; To Establish The Mississippi Municipal Training And Development Committee Which Shall Develop The Curriculum For The Mandatory Education Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize Medical Marijuana For Qualified Persons With Debilitating Medical Conditions; To State The Purpose Of This Act; To Provide That Certain Actions Relating To Medical Marijuana Shall Not Be Subject To Civil Or Criminal Sanctions; To Provide That This Act Does Not Apply To Certain Situations And Activities; To Provide That It Is Unlawful To Smoke Medical Marijuana In A Public Place; To Define Certain Terms For The Purpose Of This Act; To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Administer The Provisions Of This Act; To Direct The Department To Prescribe Rules And Regulations Addressing Certain Matters Relating To Medical Marijuana; To Provide That The Rules And Regulations May Assess Fees For Issuing Medical Marijuana Identification Cards And For Licensing Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers; To Provide That The Department Shall Issue Identification Cards To Qualified Patients Upon Presentation Of A Physician Certification; To Provide That Qualified Patients Are Authorized To Receive Medical Marijuana From Treatment Centers Upon Presentation Of Their Identification Card; To Direct The Department To Adopt Final Rules And Regulations Not Later Than July 2, 2021, And Begin Issuing Identification Cards And Treatment Center Licenses Not Later Than August 15, 2021; To Authorize The Department To Adopt And Levy Administrative Fines To Enforce The Provisions Of This Act; To Provide For A Tax Equal To The General Sales Tax Rate Upon The Gross Proceeds Of The Final Sales Of Medical Marijuana; To Provide That Revenue Generated From This Tax Or Through The Issuance Of Identification Cards Or The Licensing Of Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers Shall Pay For The Costs Incurred By The Department In Implementing And Enforcing The Provisions Of This Act; To Provide That All Of Those Funds Shall Be Deposited Into A Special Fund In The State Treasury, Which Shall Be Administered By The Department; To Provide That The Department May Make Expenditures From The Fund Upon Appropriation By The Legislature For Costs Or Other Services Or Programs Associated With This Act; To Provide That Upon Request Of The Department, The State Treasurer Shall Provide A Line Of Credit From The Working Cash-stabilization Fund Or Any Other Available Special Source Funds Maintained In The State Treasury In An Amount Not To Exceed $2,500,000.00, For Deposit To This Special Fund To Provide Sufficient Working Cash To Implement The Provisions Of This Act; To Provide That Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers Shall Not Provide To A Qualified Patient, During Any One Fourteen-day Period, An Amount Of Medical Marijuana That Exceeds Two And Five-tenths Ounces By Weight; To Provide That At No One Time Shall A Qualified Patient Possess More Than Two And Five-tenths Ounces Of Medical Marijuana; To Provide That Medical Marijuana Shall Only Be Dispensed To A Qualified Patient Or Caregiver With A Current Medical Marijuana Identification Card By A Medical Marijuana Treatment Center; To Provide That No Medical Marijuana Treatment Center Shall Be Located Within Five Hundred Feet Of A Pre-existing School, Church Or Licensed Child Care Center; To Provide That Any Zoning Ordinances, Regulations And/or Provisions Of A Municipality Or County Shall Be Consistent With This Act And Shall Not Impair The Availability Of And Reasonable Access To Medical Marijuana; To Provide That Zoning Provisions Applicable To Medical Marijuana Retail Dispensaries Shall Be No More Restrictive Than Those For A Licensed Retail Pharmacy, And Zoning Provisions Applicable To Other Businesses That Fall Within The Definition Of Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers Shall Be No More Restrictive Than Other Comparably Sized And Staffed Lawful Commercial Or Industrial Businesses; To Amend Sections 17-1-3, 25-53-5, 27-65-111, 27-103-203, 41-29-125, 41-29-127, 41-29-136, 41-29-137, 41-29-139, 41-29-141, 41-29-143, 59-23-7, 63-11-30, 73-25-29 And 83-9-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Distribution Of Sales Taxes Collected, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 21-23-8, 99-5-9 And 99-5-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Procedure To Determine Bail For Indigent Defendants; 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 Year Of Creditable Service For Every Five Years Of Service As A First Responder At No Cost To The Member; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-15-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Political Subdivisions To Offer Supplemental Compensation To Employees Who Decline Coverage Under The Political Subdivision's Group Insurance; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "property Clean-up Revolving Fund" To Assist Municipalities With The Clean Up Of Properties That Have Been Determined To Be A Menace To The Public Health, Safety And Welfare Of The Community In Accordance With Section 21-19-11; To Authorize The Creation Of A Revolving Loan Program Administered By The Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality For Such Property Clean Up; To Authorize Municipalities To Enter Into Loan Agreements And Take Such Actions Necessary To Participate In The Revolving Loan Program; And For Related Purposes.