An Act To Prohibit Public Schools, Community And Junior Colleges And State Institutions Of Higher Learning From Teaching Critical Race Theory And The 1619 Project; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "gross Income" Under The State Income Tax Law To Exclude Amounts Received As Grants Under The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program And Restaurant Revitalization Fund Authorized By The Economic Aid To Hard-hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, And Venues Act, And Amended By The Federal American Rescue Plan Act; To Exclude Amounts Received As Grants Under The Mississippi Agriculture Stabilization Act; To Amend Section 27-7-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Income Tax Deductions For Otherwise Deductible Expenses That Were Allowed As Deductions Under Section 57-121-7; To Authorize Income Tax Deductions For Otherwise Deductible Expenses If Payment For Such Expenses Is Made With The Grant Or Loan Program Of The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program And Restaurant Revitalization Fund Authorized By The Economic Aid To Hard-hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, And Venues Act, And Amended By The Federal American Rescue Plan Act Or The Mississippi Agriculture Stabilization Act; To Amend Section 57-121-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Mississippi Department Of Archives And History, For The Purpose Of Providing Appropriate Historical Markers In Holmes County Designating The Birthplace Of The Church Of God In Christ.

An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Antonio S'avalas Simpson Of Tunica County, Mississippi.

A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Recognition Of The Mississippi Legislature To The Iconic Gospel Group The Williams Brothers As The Recipient Of The 2022 Governor's Arts Award For Lifetime Achievement In Music.

An Act To Prohibit The Instruction Of "critical Race Theory" In Public School Districts, Public Schools And State Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Prescribe The Tenets Of Critical Race Theory Expressly Prohibited In Public Education; To Provide That This Act Shall Not Be Construed To Prohibit The Required Collection Or Reporting Of Demographic Data In Public Schools; To Prohibit The Expenditure Of Funds By The State Board Of Education, Any Of Its Subsidiary Divisions, Public Schools Or State Institutions Of Higher Learning For Purposes Prohibited By Title 37, Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Provide For The Severability Of Provisions Of This Act Deemed To Be Lawfully Invalid; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Progress Community Water Association In Lamar County, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Associated With Construction, Repair, Replacement And Expansion Of And Upgrades And Improvements To The Association's Water System And Related Infrastructure In Lamar County And Forrest County, Mississippi, And Construction, Repair And Replacement Of And Upgrades And Improvements To Association Facilities In Lamar County And Forrest County; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit A State Agency, Public Official, State Institution Of Higher Learning, Public Community Or Junior College, County, Municipality Or Other Political Subdivision Of The State From Refusing Services, Health Care Access Or Employment Opportunities To A Person, Or Otherwise Discriminate Against A Person, Based Upon His Or Her Covid-19 Vaccination Status Or Possession Of A Covid-19 Immunity Passport; To Define The Terms "immunity Passport" And "covid-19 Vaccination Status"; To Provide A Certain Exemption For Health Care Facilities; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Recognition Of The Mississippi Legislature To Abstract Artist And Arts Educator Mary Lovelace O'neal As The Recipient Of The 2022 Governor's Arts Award For Excellence In Visual Art.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Board Of Supervisors Of Hinds County, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Associated With The Repair And Renovation Of The County Detention Center; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Olive Branch, Mississippi, To Levy A Tax Upon The Gross Sales Of Hotels And Motels Derived From Room Rentals For The Purposes Of Tourism And Parks And Recreation; To Provide For An Election On Whether The Tax May Be Levied; For The Purposes Of Tourism And Parks And Recreation, To Authorize The City To Issue General Obligation Bonds Or Incur Other Indebtedness In An Aggregate Principal Amount Not In Excess Of An Amount For Which Debt Service Is Capable Of Being Funded By The Proceeds Of The Special Sales Tax Levied Under This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Persons Who Are Receiving A Retirement Allowance From The Public Employees' Retirement System Who Are Elected As A Member Of The Legislature After Retirement, And Certain Members Of The Legislature Who Are Eligible To Receive A Retirement Allowance From The Public Employees' Retirement System While Serving As A Member Of The Legislature, May Receive A Retirement Allowance From The System While Serving As A Member Of The Legislature; To Provide That Those Persons Shall Receive 50% Of The Amount Of The Compensation Provided For Each Regular Session And Each Extraordinary Session, Provided That The Person Serves As A Member Of The Legislature For A Period Of Time Not To Exceed One-half Of The Normal Working Days For The Position In Any Fiscal Year, Or Shall Receive Compensation For Serving As A Member Of The Legislature In An Amount Not To Exceed 25% Of The Person's Average Compensation, Without Any Limitation On The Period Of Time That The Person Serves As A Member Of The Legislature In A Fiscal Year; To Provide That Those Persons Shall Not Be Active Members Of The Retirement System Or The Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan And Shall Not Receive Any Creditable Service For The Period During Which They Receive A Retirement Allowance While Serving As A Member Of The Legislature; To Amend Sections 25-11-105, 25-11-127, 25-11-305 And 5-1-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 45-1-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Salaries Of All Officers Of The Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol And The Mississippi Bureau Of Narcotics; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 45-2-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Definition Of Cause Of Death For The Law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund Includes Any Cause Of Death That Would Be Covered Under The Safeguarding America's First Responders Act Of 2020; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Be Known As The Patient Choice Act Of 2022; To Create New Section 83-41-221, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Insured Is Entitled To Benefits Under A Health Benefit Plan If The Health Benefit Plan Provides For Reimbursement For The Service If Performed By A Duly Licensed Physician Or Podiatrist And The Service Is Performed By A Duly Licensed Physician Or Podiatrist; To Create New Section 83-41-223, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Health Benefit Plan Shall Not Discriminate Against Any Physician Who Is Located Within The Geographic Coverage Area Of The Health Benefit Plan And Who Is Willing To Meet The Terms And Conditions For Participation Established By The Health Benefit Plan; To Create New Section 83-41-225, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Nothing In This Article Shall Be Construed To Require Or Prohibit The Same Reimbursement To Different Types Of Physicians Whose Licensed Scope Of Specialty Practice Differs; To Provide That Nothing In This Article Shall Be Construed To Require Or Prohibit Coverage Of The Services Of Any Particular Type Of Provider; To Create New Section 83-41-227, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Health Benefit Plan Shall Not, Directly Or Indirectly, Prohibit Or Limit A Physician That Is Qualified Under This Article And Is Willing To Accept The Health Benefit Plan's Operating Terms And Conditions, Schedule Of Fees, Covered Expenses And Utilization Regulations And Quality Standards, From The Opportunity To Participate In That Plan; To Provide That Nothing In This Article Shall Prevent A Health Benefit Plan From Instituting Measures Designed To Maintain Quality And To Control Costs, Including, But Not Limited To, The Utilization Of A Gatekeeper System, As Long As Such Measures Are Imposed Equally On All Providers In The Same Class; To Create New Section 83-41-229, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify How The Article Should Be Construed; To Create New Section 83-41-231, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Commissioner Of Insurance's Powers And Duties Regarding Article 5, Chapter 41, Title 83; To Amend Sections 83-41-203, 83-41-211, 83-41-213 And 83-41-215, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Existing Laws Providing For Choice Of Practitioner; And For Related Purposes.