An Act To Repeal Section 11-61-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act; To Repeal Sections 11-62-1 Through 11-62-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Protecting Freedom Of Conscience From Government Discrimination Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Assist The City Of Jackson, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Demolition Of Fire Station 5 And Related Structures And Facilities On North State Street In The City Of Jackson, Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of A New Fire Station And Related Structures And Facilities At Such Site, And Acquisition Of A Large Ladder Truck; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 37-106-64, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The State Podiatric Forgivable Loan Program, Which Will Enable Eligible Applicants To Obtain An Education In The Study Of Podiatry That Will Qualify Them To Become Licensed, Practicing Podiatrists; To Authorize Recipients To Repay Their Loans By Entry Into The Practice Of Podiatry In An Area Outside Of A Metropolitan Statistical Area And Within A Health Professional Shortage Area For A Period Of Five Years; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 89-5-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Regulate The Execution Of Scrivener's Error Affidavits For Property Deeds; To Create The "mississippi Architects And Engineers Good Samaritan Act"; To Provide Immunity From Liability For Any Civil Actions Arising From Work Performed By Architects Or Engineers At The Request Of An Elected Official During A State Of Emergency; To Provide That The Immunity Provided By This Act Shall Only Apply To Safety Assessment Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Hospitals To Have Persons Who Present Themselves To The Emergency Room With Symptoms Of Possible Sickle Cell Disease Examined By A Physician Within Four Hours After The Person Is Admitted To The Emergency Room; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit State And State District Elected Officials From Changing Political Party Affiliation During Such Official's Term Of Office; To Provide That A Change Of Political Party Affiliation Shall Be Considered A Resignation And The Office Of Such Official Shall Be Vacant And Filled As Provided By Law For Such Office; To Provide That Such Vacancy Shall Be Filled As Provided By Law For That Office; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "2022 Women's Economic Security Act"; To Require Minimum Spending Levels On The Child Care Payment Program (ccpp) From The Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Block Grant; To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Medicaid Eligibility To Include Those Individuals Who Are Entitled To Benefits Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010 (aca) Beginning July 1, 2022; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Essential Health Benefits For Individuals Eligible For Medicaid Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010 (aca); To Amend Section 37-153-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board To Include A Woman With Expertise In Assisting Women In Job Training And Securing Employment In Nontraditional Occupations; To Amend Section 7-1-355, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security To Achieve Gender Equity In The Workforce Investment Act Or Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act Workforce Development System; To Require Certain Information To Be Included In An Annual Report To The Legislature; To Require Equal Pay Certificates Of Compliance; To Create Women And High-wage, High-demand, Nontraditional Jobs Grant Program; To Establish The Mississippi Paid Family Leave Act; To Prohibit Discrimination In Employment Based On Pregnancy, Childbirth Or A Related Condition; To Provide For Paid Sick And Safe Leave Time; To Increase The State Minimum Wage; To Amend Sections 17-1-51 And 25-3-40, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Enact The Evelyn Gandy Fair Pay Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 37-68-1, 37-68-3 And 37-68-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Provisions Of The "equity In Digital Learning Act," For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; To Amend Section 37-68-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Department Of Education To Establish And Administer The Voluntary Equity In Distance Learning Grant Program For Schools Choosing To Participate For The Purpose Of Purchasing Technology Devices And Hardware To Aid In Facilitating Distance Learning And Safe Classroom Or Remote Instruction; To Require Participating Schools To Provide, As Matching Funds, A Pro Rata Share Of Its Total Equipment Cost, Calculated By Percentage, Based On The Total Equipment Purchase Cost For All Participating School Districts; To Amend Section 37-68-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department To Conduct A Statewide Technology Needs-assessment Survey Of School Districts To Determine The Need Or Desire To Update Devices And Hardware Used To Facilitate Distance Learning And Safe Classroom Or Remote Instruction; To Require The Department To Annually Revise The Adopted Epl Based Upon Purchasing Demands As Needed To Provide Schools With Choices In The Selection Of The Electronic Devices; To Amend Section 37-68-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Pro Rata Share Of The Monies Used By A School District For Purposes Of This Act Shall Be Allocated From Any Of The District's Available And Unobligated Esser Funds, Esser Ii Funds Or Esser Iii Funds; To Amend Section 37-68-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Legislature Shall Make An Initial Appropriation Of $10,000,000.00 To The Equity In Distance Learning Fund; To Amend Section 37-68-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department To Submit An Annual Comprehensive Report To The Legislation On The Use Of Funds Distributed Under The Grant Program By December 31; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 89-1-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That Any Second Or Additional Junior Mortgagors Be Notified Of The Sale Of Land Under Mortgages And Deeds Of Trust; To Bring Forward Sections 13-3-31, 13-3-185 And 81-12-169, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Foreclosures And Publication Requirements For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-76-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Gaming Control Act Definition Of "sports Pool" And Define "digital Platform" As A Person Or Entity That Operates A Sports Pool Or Race Book Over The Internet, Including On Websites And Mobile Devices; To Amend Sections 75-76-33, 75-76-55, 75-76-79, 75-76-89, 75-76-101 And 75-76-175, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Use Of Digital Platforms; To Amend Section 75-76-177, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Gaming License Fees In Regards To Platform Gross Revenues; To Amend Section 97-33-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Fantasy Contest Act To Delete The Prohibition On Operators Offering Contests Based On The Performance Of Participants In Collegiate Sports Events; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Any County To Contract With The Mississippi Transportation Commission To Perform Maintenance On The State Highways And Interstate Highways In That County And Any Rights-of-way To Such Highways; To Amend Section 65-1-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Mississippi Transportation Commission To Enter Into Such A Contract; To Authorize The Mississippi Transportation Commission, Acting Through The Mississippi Department Of Transportation, To Sell Certain State-owned Real Property And Any Improvements Thereon, Which Are Located In Winston County, Mississippi, To The County Board Of Supervisors; To Authorize The Southern Rail Commission To Execute And Enter Into Contracts With Parties For The Purpose Of Construction Of Any Related Infrastructure And/or Operations Of Intercity Passenger Rail Service Subject To The Approval Of Any Affected Railroad And Other Interested Party; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-19-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Number Of Members In Regional Commissions For The Facilities And Services For Individuals With Mental Illnesses And Intellectual Disabilities; To Set Certain Membership Requirements For Commissions That Consist Of Only Two Counties; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 73-5-1, 73-5-8, 73-5-11, 73-5-21 And 73-5-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Qualifications Of Barbers To Ensure That No License Shall Be Denied Solely For Lack Of Good Moral Character Or Conviction Of A Nonviolent Felony Or Crime Of Moral Turpitude; To Amend Sections 73-53-8, 73-53-13 And 73-53-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Qualifications Of Social Workers To Ensure That No License Shall Be Denied Solely For Lack Of Good Moral Character Or Conviction Of A Nonviolent Felony Or Crime Of Moral Turpitude; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-1-98, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Conditions For State Employees Engaging In Telework; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-851, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Vacancy Occurs Twelve Months Before The General Election For State Officers Is Held, The Governor Shall Not Issue A Writ Of Election To Fill The Vacancy; And For Related Purposes.