An Act To Transfer All Of The Rights, Benefits, Obligations, Powers And Duties Of The Mississippi Rating Bureau To The Department Of Insurance, And To Transfer All Property, Real Personal And Mixed, And All Debts Belonging To The Mississippi Rating Bureau To The Department Of Insurance; To Amend Sections 83-3-5, 83-3-7, 83-3-9 And 83-3-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Bring Forward Sections 83-3-13, 83-3-17, 83-3-19, 83-3-21, 83-3-23, 83-3-24 And 83-3-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Mississippi Rating Bureau, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 83-34-1, 83-34-3, 83-34-4, 83-34-5, 83-34-7, 83-34-9, 83-34-10, 83-34-12, 83-34-13, 83-34-15, 83-34-17, 83-34-19, 83-34-21, 83-34-23, 83-34-25, 83-34-27, 83-34-29, 83-34-31, 83-34-33, 83-34-35 And 83-34-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Sections 83-9-401 Through 83-9-419, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact The Health Care Contracting Simplification Act; To Provide Definitions For The Act; To Prohibit The All-products Clause; To Prohibit The Most-favored-nation Clause; To Provide Further Requirements Of Health Care Contracts; To Provide That The Mississippi Insurance Department Shall Enforce This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Marks, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Associated With The Planning And Construction Of The Civil Rights Rhythm & Blues Hall Of Fame; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Pearl High School "pirates" Boys Track Team And Coach Chris Barnett For Winning The Mhsaa State 6a Championship For The Third Consecutive Year.

An Act To Establish The Commission For Racial Reconciliation; To Prescribe The Membership Of The Commission And To Provide For Its Organization And Meetings; To Provide The Commission's Functions And Duties; To Require The Commission To Submit A Written Report Of Its Findings And Recommendations To The Mississippi Legislature Not Later Than One Year After The Date Of The First Meeting Of The Commission; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-11-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Certain Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System To Receive Not More Than Five Years Of Creditable Service For Service Rendered As An Employee Of Any Public Or Private Employer That Does Not Participate In The Retirement System; To Provide That In Order To Be Able To Receive That Service, The Member Cannot Be Receiving And Will Not Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance That Includes That Service From Any Public Or Private Retirement System Or Plan Sponsored By The Employer, And The Member Must Pay To The Retirement System Before The Date Of Retirement The Actuarial Cost As Determined By The Actuary For Each Year, Or Portion Thereof, Of Creditable Service; To Provide That If The Member Makes Payment To The Retirement System For Any Portion Of That Service Within One Month After The Service Is Rendered, The Amount Of The Payment By The Member Shall Be The Sum Of The Contribution Rates For The Employer And The Employee Times The Member's Earned Compensation For The Last Fiscal Year That The Member Was An Active Member Of The Retirement System, And Not The Actuarial Cost For That Service; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-53-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Procedure For The Department Of Information Technology Services To Authorize Emergency Purchases Of Telecommunications Equipment Or Services By State Agencies And Local Governing Authorities; To Provide That Any Contracts Awarded Under The Emergency Purchasing Procedure Shall Not Exceed A Term Of One Year; To Require The Department To Jointly Study The State's Purchasing Laws With The Public Procurement Review Board On A Biennial Basis; To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Procedure For The Public Procurement Review Board To Authorize Emergency Purchases Of Personal Or Professional Services By State Agencies And Local Governing Authorities; To Provide That Any Contracts Awarded Under The Emergency Purchasing Procedure Shall Not Exceed A Term Of One Year; To Require The Board To Jointly Study The State's Purchasing Laws With The Department Of Information Technology Services On A Biennial Basis; To Amend Section 33-15-14, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Adoption Of Emergency Procurement Rules As Part Of The State's Emergency Management Plan, And Provide That Such Rules Shall Not Be Suspended By Any Emergency Declarations; To Bring Forward Section 33-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Emergency Management Powers Of The Governor, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Repeal Section 5-3-72, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Peer Committee To Biennially Review The State's Purchasing Laws; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Codify New Section 5-8-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit State Agencies And Community And Junior Colleges From Expending Public Funds To Pay Contract Lobbyists; To Amend Section 5-8-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Additional Terms Used Under The Lobbying Law Reform Act Of 1994; To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Contracts For Legislative Advocacy Services From The Various Types Of Contracts Subject To Oversight By The Public Procurement Review Board; To Bring Forward Section 5-8-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Exempts Certain Persons From The Lobbying Laws, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 5-8-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibits Lobbyists And Lobbyists' Clients From Participating In Certain Acts, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-101-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibits Employees Or Agents Representing The Separate State Institutions Of Higher Learning From Appearing Before The Legislature Except Upon Order Of The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning Or Upon The Request Of The Legislature, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-3-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Abortion Except To Save The Life Of A Pregnant Woman; To Provide A Fine Of $100,000.00 For Violation Of This Act; To Provide An Exception To The Prohibition If Medical Treatment Of A Pregnant Woman Results In The Accidental Death Of An Unborn Child; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Board Of Supervisors Of Quitman County, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Associated With The Restoration Of The County Courthouse In Marks, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That All Officers And Employees Of Any Public Or Private Business Or Industry Who Are Active Members Of The Mississippi Wing Of The Civil Air Patrol Shall Be Entitled To A Leave Of Absence From Their Respective Civil Duties And Occupations On All Days During Which They Participate In Emergency Relief Efforts Due To A Catastrophic Event; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Any Agency Or State Or Local Official From Soliciting, Accepting Or Otherwise Using Private Funds For Any Election-related Expenses Or Voter Education, Voter Outreach Or Voter Registration Programs; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Process For The Removal Of Discriminatory Provisions From Recorded Instruments Of Conveyance; To Authorize A Person Who Owns Real Property Or An Interest In Real Property Which Includes In The Chain Of Title A Recorded Instrument Of Conveyance Containing A Discriminatory Provision To Petition The Chancery Court Requesting The Removal Of The Discriminatory Provision; To Create A Form For The Petition; To Authorize The Chancery Court To Make Findings Of Fact And Conclusions Of Law Solely On A Review Of The Conveyance Instrument; To Create A Suggested Form For The Chancellor's Findings; To Direct The Chancery Clerk To Index And File The Court's Findings In The County Land Records Using The Same Names Used To Index The Conveyance Instrument; To Prohibit The Chancery Clerk From Collecting A Fee For Filing The Petition And The Court's Findings; To Amend Section 37-113-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Eliminate The Use Of The Term "negro" In The Statute Authorizing The Mississippi State University Extension Service To Establish A 4-h Club Camp In Madison County; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Brookhaven High School "panthers" Boys Cross-country Team And Coach Shannon Knott For Their Third Consecutive Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 5a State Championship.

A Resolution Recognizing The Sports And Civic Legacy Of Coach L.d. Ready, Sr., Of Richton, Mississippi.