An Act To Amend Section 49-15-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Person, Firm Or Corporation To Use Or Attempt To Use A Purse Seine For The Taking Of Fish Or To Have Such Seine In The Water Within One Mile Of The Shoreline Of Jackson County, Mississippi And Within One Mile Of The Shoreline Of Cat Island; To Repeal Section 49-15-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That The Commission May Adopt Ordinances Prohibiting The Taking And Catching Of Menhaden Within Certain Limits; To Bring Forward Section 49-15-78, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Use Of A Gill Net, Trammel Net, Entanglement Net, Or Like Contrivances, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare The Second Monday In October To Be Indigenous Native American Day; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 7-7-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Investigative And Audit Costs Incurred By Independent Specialists Or Firms Contracted By The State Auditor May Be Paid As A Percentage Of The Recovery; To Amend Section 7-7-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Mississippi Usa Semiquincentennial Commission To Develop Programs For Observing The 250th Anniversary Of The United States Of America; To Authorize Cooperation With The United States Semiquincentennial Commission And The America250 Foundation And Other Public And Private Organizations; To Designate Specific Objectives Of The Commission; To Provide For The Membership And Organization Of The Commission; To Provide For Reimbursement Of Expenses; To Prohibit Solicitation Of Funds By Members Who Are Elected Officials Or Public Employees; To Provide For The Appointment Of An Executive Officer/secretary To The Commission; To Provide For Advisory Committees; To Encourage The Cooperation Of State Agencies And Political Subdivisions; To Empower The Commission To Accept And Expend Funds From Private And Public Sources For This Celebration; To Create The Mississippi Bicentennial Celebration Fund In The State Treasury; To Require An Annual Report Of The Commission To The Governor And Legislature; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-21-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define New Terms Under The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; To Create New Section 73-21-154, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Health Insurance Issuers And Pharmacy Benefit Managers From Certain Discriminatory Practices Relating To Entities Participating In The Federal 340b Drug Discount Program; To Amend Section 73-21-155, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers From Reimbursing A Pharmacy Or Pharmacist For A Prescription Drug Or Pharmacist Service In A Net Amount Less Than The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost For The Prescription Drug Or Pharmacist Service In Effect At The Time The Drug Or Service Is Administered Or Dispensed, Plus A Professional Dispensing Fee; To Amend Section 73-21-156, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Pharmacy Benefit Managers To Provide A Reasonable Administrative Appeal Procedure To Allow Pharmacies To Challenge A Reimbursement For A Specific Drug Or Drugs As Being Below The Reimbursement Rate Required By The Preceding Provision; To Provide That If The Appeal Is Upheld, The Pharmacy Benefit Manager Shall Make The Change In The Payment To The Required Reimbursement Rate; To Amend Sections 73-21-157 And 73-21-159, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Licensing And Regulation Of Pharmacy Services Administrative Organizations By The State Board Of Pharmacy; To Amend Section 73-21-161, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacies, Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates From Ordering A Patient To Use An Affiliate Pharmacy Of Another Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Or Offering Or Implementing Plan Designs That Penalize A Patient When A Patient Chooses Not To Use An Affiliate Pharmacy Or The Affiliate Pharmacy Of Another Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Or Interfering With The Patient's Right To Choose The Patient's Pharmacy Or Provider Of Choice; To Create New Section 73-21-162, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates From Penalizing Or Retaliating Against A Pharmacist, Pharmacy Or Pharmacy Employee For Exercising Any Rights Under This Act, Initiating Any Judicial Or Regulatory Actions, Or Appearing Before Any Governmental Agency, Legislative Member Or Body Or Any Judicial Authority; To Amend Section 73-21-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board Of Pharmacy To Bring Injunctive Actions And Impose Monetary Penalties On Pharmacy Services Administrative Organizations For Noncompliance With The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; To Amend Sections 73-21-83 And 73-21-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 21-27-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Automatic Repealer On The Section Allowing Certain Municipalities To Adopt Rules And Procedures For Accounting System Accommodation Of Certain Uncollectible Indebtedness Owed By A Customer For Water And Sewer Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-17-71.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Any Person Who Transports Detached Catalytic Converters, In Whole Or In Part, Or Sells Scrap Metal To Register With The Secretary Of State; To Provide That Such Transport Without Registration Shall Be Unlawful; To Include Selling Or Receiving Stolen Property To The List Of Crimes That Prohibit Registration As A Scrap Metal Dealer; To Amend Section 97-17-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Purchase Of Metal Property With Cash Or Electronic Cash Transactions Shall Be Unlawful; To Provide A List Of Required Documents For Any Person Who Transports Detached Catalytic Converters, In Whole Or In Part; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize A Funeral Services Provider To Obtain Certain Information Regarding A Deceased Person's Life Insurance; To Require Such Information To Be Provided Within Two Business Days Of Receipt Of Request; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 93-5-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Any Court, In Which Custody Is In Dispute And Allegations Regarding Exposure To A Convicted Sex Offender Exist, To Investigate And Consider The Findings Of The Allegations When Considering The Best Interests Of The Child; To Require A Rebuttable Presumption That Such Exposure Is Not In The Best Interest Of The Child; To Amend Section 97-5-42, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Provisions Of Felony Parental Child Sexual Abuse To Include Grandparents Who Are Convicted For Sexual Abuse Of Their Grandchildren; To Amend Section 93-16-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Grandparents' Visitation Rights To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 41-135-1 And 41-135-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Legislative Findings And Intent And Definitions For The Purposes Of The Statutes Supporting And Promoting Breastfeeding; To Amend Section 41-135-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Maternal Health Care Facilities To Adopt An Infant Feeding Policy That Supports And Promotes Breastfeeding; To Amend Section 41-135-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require All Maternal Health Care Facilities To Post A Copy Of The "breastfeeding In Mississippi: Guidelines" Conspicuously In A Public Place On Their Premises; To Require That Those Guidelines Include Certain Statements; To Amend Section 41-135-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Health To Provide The Video Prepared By The Department Which Contains Information About The Importance Of Breastfeeding Infants To Other State Agencies That Provide Benefits To Women Of Childbearing Age; To Create New Section 41-135-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Employers To Provide Employees With A Reasonable Break Time And A Private Space To Express Milk During Work Hours; To Amend Section 17-25-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Is A Misdemeanor For Any Person To Violate A Mother's Right To Breastfeed Her Child In Any Location Where She Is Otherwise Authorized To Be; To Amend Sections 43-20-31 And 71-1-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-3-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Salary Of The Governor, Beginning January 1, 2024, To An Amount Equal To Fifty Percent Of The Salary Of The President Of The United States; To Increase The Salaries Of The Attorney General, Secretary Of State, Commissioner Of Insurance, State Treasurer, State Auditor Of Public Accounts And Commissioner Of Agriculture And Commerce, Beginning January 1, 2024, To An Amount Equal To Sixty Percent Of The Salary Of The Governor Of The State Of Mississippi; To Increase The Salaries Of The Transportation Commissioners And Public Service Commissioners, Beginning January 1, 2024, To An Amount Equal To Fifty Percent Of The Salary Of The Governor Of The State Of Mississippi; To Amend Section 5-1-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Salaries Of The Lieutenant Governor And Speaker Of The House Of Representatives, Beginning January 1, 2024, To An Amount Equal To Sixty Percent Of The Salary Of The Governor Of The State Of Mississippi; To Amend Section 5-1-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Salary Of Each Senator And Representative, Beginning January 1, 2024, To An Amount Equal To Fifteen Percent Of The Salary Of The Governor Of The State Of Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Pay The Costs Of Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of A Department Of Mental Health Group Housing Facility In The City Of Madison, Mississippi, For The Purpose Of Providing Housing And Treatment For Persons With Mental Illness Who Are Homeless; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Repeal Section 61-3-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Jackson Metropolitan Area Airport Authority; To Amend Sections 61-3-3 And 61-3-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Retail Food Establishments From Imposing Cost-plus Pricing Formulas; To Provide A Penalty For The Crime; To Provide That A Violation Of The Section Shall Constitute An Unlawful Trade Practice; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Is Otherwise A Qualified Elector And Has Been Convicted Of A Felony Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Suspended Upon Conviction But Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Automatically Restored Once He Or She Has Satisfied All Of The Sentencing Requirements Of The Conviction; To Amend Sections 23-15-19, 23-15-125, 23-15-151, 23-15-153 And 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Sections 97-39-3 And 99-19-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.