An Act To Create The Mississippi Prison Education Reform Act Of 2022; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Establish And Maintain Educational Classes For Inmates; To Provide The Classes That Must Be Offered; To Create Within The Department Of Corrections The Correctional Education Advisory Committee; To Provide For The Membership Of The Committee; To Require The Commissioner Of The Department Of Corrections, The Executive Director Of The Department Of Employment Security, The Commissioner Of The State Institutions Of Higher Learning, The Executive Director Of The Community College Board, The Board Of Trustees Of Each Mississippi Community College And The Chairman Of The State Board Of Education To Enter Into Interagency Agreements In Order To Plan And Develop Prison-based Educational Programs; To Provide The Duties Of The Deputy Commissioner Of Education; To Provide The Duties Of The Correctional Education Advisory Committee; To Require The Committee To Submit A Report To The Legislature By January 1, 2024; To Amend Section 47-5-26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Deputy Commissioner Of Education Position Within The Department Of Corrections; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-1037, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reapportion The Congressional Districts Of Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Pilot Program For The Purpose Of Making Grants To Assist Certain Municipalities In Paying Costs Associated With Acquisition And Installation Of Security Cameras And Equipment; To Provide That The Department Of Public Safety Shall Administer The Pilot Program Created In This Act; To Provide That The Municipalities That Are Eligible To Participate In The Pilot Program Are The Cities Of Ruleville And Tutwiler, Mississippi, And The Towns Of Lambert, Shaw And Webb, Mississippi; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury, Designated As The "small Municipalities Security Cameras And Equipment Pilot Program Fund"; To Authorize The Issuance Of $250,000.00 Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For The "small Municipalities Security Cameras And Equipment Pilot Program Fund"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Grant Program For The Purpose Of Making Grants To Assist Certain Municipalities In Paying Costs Associated With Acquisition And Installation Of Security Cameras And Equipment; To Provide That The Department Of Public Safety Shall Administer The Grant Program Created In This Act; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury, Designated As The "small Municipalities Security Cameras And Equipment Fund"; To Authorize The Issuance Of $5,000,000.00 Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For The "small Municipalities Security Cameras And Equipment Fund"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Youthful Offender Law; To Authorize Any Circuit Court To Sentence An Offender As A Youthful Offender, Under Certain Circumstances, If The Offender Committed An Offense Before The Age Of Twenty-one And Is At Least Eighteen Years Of Age Or If The Offender Is A Juvenile Delinquent Who Has Been Removed From The Jurisdiction Of The Youth Court; To Provide Certain Sentencing Options That The Court May Impose On The Youthful Offender; To Amend Sections 47-7-3 And 47-5-138, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi On-farm Sales And Food Freedom Act; To Define Certain Terms; To Prohibit Any County, Municipality Or Other Political Subdivision Of This State From Regulating Certain Practices Involved In The Production Of Agricultural Or Farm Products On Any Private Property; To Prohibit Any County, Municipality Or Other Political Subdivision From Restricting The Retail Sale Or Distribution Of Unprocessed Agricultural Or Farm Products Grown Or Raised In This State Directly From The Producer To The Consumer; To Prohibit Any County, Municipality Or Other Political Subdivision From Requiring Any Permit For The Growing Or Raising Of Agricultural Products On Certain Properties When Those Products Are Used For Noncommercial Purposes; To Clarify That This Act May Not Be Construed To Give Individual Rights That Supersede Any Local Zoning Ordinance Or Nuisance Law; To Require Agricultural Or Farm Products Sold Under This Act To Be Clearly Marked And Labeled With A "buyers Beware" Label Outlining The Inherent Risk Associated With Consuming Unprocessed Products; To Amend Section 75-31-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Provisions Relating To The Incidental Sales Of Raw Goat Milk Or Raw Milk Products To Include Milk Produced From Cows; To Amend Section 69-3-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying The Costs Associated With The Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of The Mississippi River Museum In Greenville, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That The State Of Mississippi And Its Political Subdivisions And Universities Shall Not Discriminate Against Or Grant Preferential Treatment To Any Individual On The Basis Of Race, Sex, Gender, Sexual Orientation, Color, Ethnicity Or National Origin In The Operation Of Public Employment, Education Or Public Contracting; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The Legislature To Appropriate Money Each Year To The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security For The Purpose Of Funding The Jobs For Mississippi Graduates, Inc., Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-31-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Construction Of The Provisions Of Law Regulating Milk And Milk Products Shall Not Be Deemed To Prohibit Any Independent Or Partial Owner Of Any Goat, Cow Or Sheep From Using The Milk From Such Animal For The Owner's Personal Consumption Or Other Personal Use; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require All State And Local Law Enforcement To Electronically Record Custodial Interrogations Of Any Person Suspected Of A Crime Of Violence; To Provide That The Recording Shall Be Continuous And Uninterrupted; To Provide That Any Signage Of A Written Statement By A Defendant Shall Be Recorded; To Require Each Law Enforcement Agency To Safely Store And Retain The Recordings For No Less Than 30 Years; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; To Authorize Medical Cannabis Use By Certain Patients Who Have Debilitating Medical Conditions; To Require A Patient To Receive A Written Certification From A Qualified Practitioner To Qualify For A Registry Identification Card For The Use Of Medical Cannabis; To Provide For The Process By Which A Patient May Register As A Cardholder For The Use Of Medical Cannabis; To Provide Certain Protections To Patients, Caregivers, Medical Providers And Medical Cannabis Establishments For The Medical Use Of Cannabis; To Provide For The Allowable Amount Of Medical Cannabis By A Qualified Patient; To Provide That The State Department Of Health Will Issue Registry Identification Cards To Qualifying Patients And Registrations To Qualifying Facilities; To Allow For A Deduction From Income Taxes For All Of The Ordinary And Necessary Expenses Paid Or Incurred During The Taxable Year In Carrying On A Business As A Medical Cannabis Establishment; To Provide That The Mississippi Department Of Health Shall Have The Ultimate Authority For Oversight Of The Administration Of The Medical Cannabis Program; To Require The Department Of Health To License Cannabis Cultivation Facilities, Cannabis Processing Facilities, Cannabis Transportation Entities, Cannabis Disposal Entities, Cannabis Testing Facilities And Cannabis Research Facilities; To Require The Department Of Revenue To License Medical Cannabis Dispensaries; To Require The Department Of Health To Register Qualified Practitioners And Grant Registry Identification Cards To Qualified Patients And Designated Caregivers; To Provide For A Statewide Seed-to-sale Tracking System; To Provide For Deadlines For The Implementation Of The Program; To Provide For Certain Limitations Of The Application Of The Act; To Provide That The Act Does Not Authorize Any Individual To Engage In Nor Prevent The Imposition Of Any Civil, Criminal Or Other Penalties For Certain Acts Related To The Use Of Medical Cannabis; To Provide That Certain Discriminatory Acts Against Medical Cannabis Cardholders Are Prohibited; To Provide For Process Of The Addition Of Debilitating Medical Conditions By The Department Of Health; To Provide That Nothing In The Act Prohibits An Employer From Disciplining An Employee For Ingesting Medical Cannabis In The Workplace Or For Working While Under The Influence Of Medical Cannabis; To Provide That Nothing In The Act Requires A Government Medical Assistance Program Or Private Insurer To Reimburse A Person For Costs Associated With The Medical Use Of Medical Cannabis; To Require The Department Of Health And The Department Of Revenue To Provide Annual Reports To The Governor And Certain Members Of The Legislature; To Require The Department Of Health To Maintain A Confidential List Of Registry Identification Cards; To Require Certain Notifications From Qualifying Patients; To Provide For The Fees For Licenses Of Medical Cannabis Establishments; To Allow Municipalities And Counties To Enact Ordinances Or Regulations Not In Conflict With The Act; To Prohibit Medical Cannabis Establishments From Being Located Within 1,000 Feet Of The Nearest Boundary Line Of Any School, Church Or Child Care Facility Unless It Has Received A Waiver; To Provide Certain Requirements, Prohibitions And Penalties For Medical Cannabis Establishments; To Provide That No Medical Cannabis Establishment Shall Sell Cannabis Flower Or Trim That Has A Potency Of Greater Than 30% Total Thc; To Require All Medical Cannabis Products To Contain A Notice Of Harm Regarding The Use Of Medical Cannabis; To Provide For The Weekly And Monthly Allowable Amount Of Medical Cannabis; To Provide The Possession Limit Of Medical Cannabis For Resident And Nonresident Cardholders; To Require The Department Of Health And The Department Of Revenue To Establish And Promulgate Rules And Regulations Relating To The Program; To Establish Violations Related To The Use Of Medical Cannabis And The Program; To Provide For Fines, Suspensions And Revocations For Violations Of The Act; To Provide That Banks Shall Not Be Held Liable For Providing Financial Services To A Medical Cannabis Establishment; To Impose An Excise Tax On Medical Cannabis Cultivation Facilities At A Rate Of 5% Of The Sale Price Of Cannabis Trim Or Cannabis Flower; To Require Dispensaries To Collect And Remit The Sales Tax Levied In Section 27-65-17(1)(a) From The Gross Proceeds Of Each Sale Of Medical Cannabis; To Allow The Governing Authorities Of Municipalities And Board Of Supervisors Of Counties To Opt Out Of Allowing The Processing, Sale And Distribution Of Medical Cannabis Within 90 Days After The Effective Date Of The Act; To Provide For The Referendum Process For A Municipality Or County To Opt Into Allowing The Cultivation, Processing, Sale And Distribution Of Medical Cannabis In A Municipality Or County That Has Opted Out; To Provide For The Judicial Review For Those Aggrieved By A Final Decision Or Order Related To The Medical Cannabis Program; To Require All Fines And Fees Collected By The Department Of Health And Department Of Revenue To Be Deposited Into The State General Fund; To Establish A Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee; To Amend Section 25-53-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Temporarily Exempt Acquisitions Of Information Technology Equipment And Services Made By The Mississippi Department Of Health And The Mississippi Department Of Revenue For The Purposes Of Implementing, Administering And Enforcing The Provisions Of The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act, From Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services Procurement Laws, Rules, And Regulations; To Amend Section 27-104-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Grants, Contracts, Pass-through Funds, Project Fees Or Charges For Services Between The State Department Of Health, State Department Of Revenue, And Other State Agencies Or Entities For The Operation Of The Medical Marijuana Program Established Under This Act; To Amend Section 37-11-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Term Controlled Substance Shall Not Include The Possession Or Use Of Medical Cannabis That Is Lawful Under This Act; To Amend Sections 27-7-17, 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, 43-21-301, 43-21-303, 45-9-101, 59-23-7, 63-11-30, 71-3-7, 71-3-121, 73-15-29, 73-19-23, 73-21-127, 73-25-29 And 83-9-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 17-1-3, 19-5-9, 25-43-1.103, 25-43-2.101, 25-43-3.102, 25-43-3.103, 25-43-3.104, 25-43-3.105, 25-43-3.106, 25-43-3.107, 25-43-3.109, 25-43-3.110 And 25-43-3.113, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Sections Of The Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law And The Provisions Relating To The Adoption Of Building Codes In Counties, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 25-43-3.108, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Some Minor Nonsubstantive Changes; To Bring Forward Section 41-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Powers And Duties Of The State Board Of Health, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Sections 27-7-22.5 And 27-7-22.30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Medical Cannabis Establishments Are Not Eligible For Certain Income Tax Credits Authorized By Such Sections; To Amend Sections 27-31-51 And 27-31-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Personal Property Of Medical Cannabis Establishments Is Not Eligible For Freeport Warehouse Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions; To Amend Sections 27-31-101 And 27-31-104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That County Boards Of Supervisors And Municipal Authorities Cannot Grant Certain Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions For Medical Cannabis Establishments Or Enter Into Fee-in-lieu Of Ad Valorem Tax Agreements With Medical Cannabis Establishments; To Amend Section 27-65-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Medical Cannabis Establishments Are Not Considered To Be Technology Intensive Enterprises For Purposes Of The Reduced Sales Tax Rate Authorized For Sales Of Machinery And Machine Parts To Technology Intensive Enterprises; To Amend Section 27-65-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Industrial Sales Tax Exemptions Do Not Apply To Sales To Medical Cannabis Establishments; To Amend Section 37-148-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Medical Cannabis Establishments From The Definition Of The Term "investor" Under The Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through Business Act; To Amend Section 57-1-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Medical Cannabis Establishments From The Definition Of The Term "extraordinary Economic Development Opportunity" For Purposes Of The Ace Fund; To Amend Section 57-1-221, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Medical Cannabis Establishments From The Definition Of The Term "project" For Purposes Of The Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund; To Amend Section 57-10-401, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Medical Cannabis Establishments From The Definition Of The Term "eligible Company" For Purposes Of The Sections Of Law That Provide For The Issuance Of Bonds By The Mississippi Business Finance Corporation To Finance Economic Development Projects In Order To Induce The Location Or Expansion Of Certain Businesses Within This State; To Amend Section 57-61-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Medical Cannabis Establishments From The Definition Of The Term "private Company" Under The Mississippi Business Investment Act; To Amend Section 57-62-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Medical Cannabis Establishments From The Definition Of The Term "qualified Business Or Industry" Under The Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act; To Amend Section 57-69-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Medical Cannabis Establishments From The Definition Of The Terms "minority Business Enterprise" And "minority Business Enterprise Supplier" Under The Mississippi Minority Business Enterprise Act; To Amend Section 57-71-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Medical Cannabis Establishments From The Definition Of Private Company; To Amend Section 57-73-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Medical Cannabis Establishments Are Not Eligible For Certain Income Tax Credits Authorized By Such Section; To Amend Section 57-80-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Medical Cannabis Establishments From The Definition Of The Term "business Enterprise" Under The Growth And Prosperity Act; To Amend Section 57-85-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Medical Cannabis Establishments From The Definition Of The Terms "project" And "rural Business" Under The Mississippi Rural Impact Act; To Amend Section 57-91-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Medical Cannabis Establishments From The Definition Of The Term "business Enterprise" Under The Economic Redevelopment Act; To Amend Section 57-117-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Medical Cannabis Establishments From The Definition Of The Terms "health Care Industry Facility" And "qualified Business" Under The Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act; To Amend Section 57-119-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Development Authority Shall Not Provide Financial Assistance From The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund For Projects That Are Medical Cannabis Establishments Or Projects Related To Medical Cannabis Establishments; To Amend Section 65-4-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Medical Cannabis Establishments From The Definition Of The Terms "high Economic Benefit Project" And "private Company" Under The Economic Development Highway Act; To Amend Sections 69-2-11 And 69-2-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Development Authority Shall Not Provide Financial Assistance To Medical Cannabis Establishments Under The Mississippi Farm Reform Act Of 1987; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Deepest Sympathy Of The Legislature To The Bereaved Family Of Former State Senator Joseph (jo) Thomas Stogner Of Sandy Hook, Marion County, Mississippi, And Paying Tribute To His Career Of Public And Charitable Service.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Certificate From The Department Of Revenue For Commercial Farmers To Receive The 1.5% Sales Tax Rate For Farm Tractors, Parts And Labor Used To Maintain And/or Repair Such Tractors, And Farm Implements To Be Used In Certain Specified Applications; To Require Presentation Of The Certificate At The Time Of Purchase To Receive The Reduced Rate; To Require The Department To Establish An Application Process For Issuance Of The Certificate, Including Verification By The Applicant That The Implements Purchased At The Reduced Rate Will Be Used For The Statutorily Specified Agricultural Purposes; To Provide That Each Certificate Shall Be Numbered And Shall Be Valid For Four Years, Or Until The Applicant Is No Longer Operating Within The Scope Of The Original Application; To Subject Misrepresentation On The Application To Applicable Tax, Penalty And Interest; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Designate A Bridge On Mississippi Highway 590 In Covington County, Mississippi, As The "sergeant Joseph Blackwell Memorial Bridge" In Memory Of Deceased Vietnam Veteran Sergeant Joseph Blackwell; And For Related Purposes.