An Act To Authorize A Beneficiary Designation That Transfers A Motor Vehicle At The Owner's Death; To Provide Definitions; To Provide For Requirement Of The Beneficiary Designation; To Provide The Procedure For Joint Owners; To Make Certain Requirements Of The Department Of Revenue And Authorize Rulemaking Authority To The Department; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 75-44-71 And 75-45-315, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Penalties Imposed Upon Grain Warehouses For Violations Of The "mississippi Grain Warehouse Law," And Grain Dealers For Violations Of The "mississippi Grain Dealers Law Of 1978"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide A Civil Cause Of Action For Engaging In Human Trafficking Or Intentionally Or Knowingly Benefitting From Participation In Human Trafficking; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Rural Nurses Recruitment And Retention Incentive Grant Program Act For The Purposes Of Creating Financial Incentives To Attract Nurses To Practice Nursing In Rural And Medically Underserved Areas In The State; To Specify The Number Of Years Required To Be Served By A Nurse In A Rural Or Medically Underserved Area And The Amount And Schedule Of Payment; To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Administer The Program; To Prescribe The Eligibility Requirements Of Nurses Seeking To Participate In The Program; To Provide That Grants Shall Be Funded From Monies Appropriated By The Legislature From The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund To The Department For That Purpose; To Provide That The Grants Shall Be Awarded Subject To Available Funding; To Require Grant Recipients To Enter Into A Written Grant Contract Agreement With The State Department Of Health; To Require The Department To Make Efforts To Establish An Initial Practice Entry Support System For Participants In The Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Compulsory-school-age Child's Absence From School For Purposes Of Participating In A Civic Engagement Activity Or Political Event Shall Be Excused; To Require The Child's Parent Or Guardian To Provide Written Permission To The School Principal Or Designee No Later Than Three School Days Prior To The Student's Planned Absence; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 49-4-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Redefine "commission" To Mean The Mississippi Advisory Commission On Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks, Which Shall Operate Only As An Advisory Commission To The Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks; To Amend Section 49-4-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reconstitute The Commission On Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks As An Advisory Commission; To Amend Section 49-4-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Executive Director Of The Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks Shall Serve At The Will And Pleasure Of The Governor; To Amend Sections 49-4-7, 49-4-13, 49-4-37, 49-4-39 And 49-4-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Above Provisions; To Bring Forward Section 49-4-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "public Body" Within The Open Meetings Law To Include A Public Entity That Has Been Created By An Ordinance; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 5-1-41, 5-1-43, 5-1-45 And 5-1-46, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Increase Or Decrease In The Salaries And Compensation Authorized By Law For Representatives, Senators, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker Of The House Of Representatives, President Pro Tempore And Speaker Pro Tempore Shall Be Effective On The First Day Of The Next Legislative Term Immediately Following The Legislative Term In Which The Legislation Authorizing Such Increase Or Decrease Is Passed Into Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-3-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For An Increase In The Annual Salaries Of The Justices Of The Supreme Court, The Judges Of The Court Of Appeals, The Chancery And Circuit Court Judges, And The District Attorneys, Effective On January 1, 2023; To Amend Section 25-31-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize District Attorneys To Employ Part-time Legal Assistants; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-4-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Who Is Subject To Penalties For Breach Of Confidentiality For Proceedings Of The Mississippi Ethics Commission; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That The Department Of Environmental Quality Shall Establish A Grant Program To Be Known As The Arpa Wastewater Infrastructure Grant Program To Assist Political Subdivisions, Utility Authorities And Nonprofit Utilities In The Construction Of Eligible Wastewater And Stormwater Infrastructure Projects Under The American Rescue Plan Act (arpa); To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Known As The Arpa Wastewater Infrastructure Fund, Which Shall Be Used By The Department To Make Grants Under The Grant Program; To Provide That Upon The Approval Of An Application For A Grant Under The Program, The Department Shall Enter Into A Project Grant Agreement With Each Grantee To Establish The Terms Of The Grant For The Project, Including The Amount Of The Grant; To Provide That Any Assistance Provided For A Project Under The Grant Program Shall Be Subject To A Grantee Cost-sharing Requirement Of Not Less Than Twenty Percent; To Provide That Any Personal Or Professional Services Contracts Entered Into By The Department In Carrying Out Its Responsibilities Under The Grant Program Shall Be Exempt From Review And Approval By The Public Procurement Review Board; To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Establish A Grant Program To Be Known As The Arpa Drinking Water Infrastructure Grant Program To Assist Political Subdivisions, Utility Authorities And Nonprofit Utilities In The Construction Of Eligible Drinking Water Infrastructure Projects Under The American Rescue Plan Act (arpa); To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Known As The Arpa Drinking Water Infrastructure Fund, Which Shall Be Used By The Department To Make Grants Under The Grant Program; To Provide That Upon The Approval Of An Application For A Grant Under The Program, The Department Shall Enter Into A Project Grant Agreement With Each Grantee To Establish The Terms Of The Grant For The Project, Including The Amount Of The Grant; To Provide That Any Assistance Provided For A Project Under The Grant Program Shall Be Subject To A Grantee Cost-sharing Requirement Of Not Less Than Twenty Percent; To Provide That Any Personal Or Professional Services Contracts Entered Into By The Department In Carrying Out Its Responsibilities Under The Grant Program Shall Be Exempt From Review And Approval By The Public Procurement Review Board; To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The Town Of Jumpertown To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With The Repair And Rehabilitation Of And Upgrades And Improvements To Four Of The Town's Wastewater Collection System Pumping Stations And Related Facilities, For The Fiscal Year 2023.

An Act Making An Appropriation Of State General Funds To The City Of Magnolia To Defray Expenses For The City Of Magnolia Street Overlay Project For Fiscal Year 2023.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Booneville To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With The Repair, Replacement, Adjustment And Relocation Of Sewer Lines And Related Sewer System Infrastructure Underneath And Near The Northeast Mississippi Community College Football Field And Surrounding Area In The City, For The Fiscal Year 2023.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Gulfport, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With The Construction, Reconstruction, Repairs, Upgrades And Other Improvements To The Interstate 10/u.s. Highway 49 Intersection And The Adjacent Network And Areas In The City Of Gulfport; And For Related Purposes.