An Act To Create The Mississippi Statutory Thresholds For Settlements Involving Minors Act; To Set Forth The Purpose Of The Act; To Provide When A Person Having Legal Custody Of A Minor May Enter Into A Settlement Agreement With A Person Against Whom The Minor Has A Claim; To Provide How Monies Shall Be Paid; To Provide Liability Protection For Certain Persons Acting In Good Faith; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 47-5-901 And 47-5-903, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow An Inmate Placed Under The Custody Of The Department Of Corrections To Serve All Or Part Of His Sentence In The County Requested By A Sheriff Or Board Of Supervisors Outside The County Of Conviction Upon Certain Conditions; To Increase The Maximum Per Day Cost Per Prisoner; To Amend Section 47-5-909, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expedite The Removal Of Inmates From County Jails By Directing The Department Of Corrections To Pay County Jails For Housing State Offenders; To Amend Section 99-19-42, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Rate Of Pay For Housing State Offenders In County Jails; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Embezzlement From The List Of Crimes Excluded From Expungement; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 21-27-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Municipality To Allow A Municipally Owned Utility To Accept Payment For Its Services By Credit Card, Debit Card Or Other Form Of Electronic Payment And To Absorb Any Fees Or Charges Associated With The Use Of Such Electronic Payment In Its Cost Of Service Rate Base; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 43-47-7 And 81-5-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Certain Information Available To The Secretary Of State In Certain Cases Of Exploitation Or Suspected Exploitation Of A Vulnerable Person; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "social Media Accountability, Responsibility, And Transparency Act Of 2022" Relating To Censorship Or Certain Other Interference With Digital Expression, Including Expression On Social Media Platforms; To Declare The Findings Of The Legislature; To Enact Definitions; To Require An Acceptable Use Policy That Must Be Published. To Require An Annual Transparency Report That Must Be Published; To Require An Accessible Complaint System; To Require That Complaints Be Considered And Addressed; To Require An Appeals System; To Require Notification To Users Concerning Removed Content; To Authorize Recovery Of Costs By The Attorney General Incurred In Enforcement Of This Act; To Insulate The Act From Intellectual Property Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Offense Of Reckless Endangerment And To Prescribe Penalties Therefor; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-17-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Penalties For Violations Of Purchase Transactions For Scrap Metal; To Revise Definitions By Adding Certain Terms; To Require Record Keeping For Dealer To Dealer Transactions; To Regulate Delivery Of Metal Property By A Person Other Than The Seller Who Delivers Metal Property; To Provide That The Sale Of Certain Telecommunication Wire Shall Be Unlawful; To Provide That This Section Shall Take Precedence Over Local Ordinances Governing Purchase Transactions Of Metal Property; To Amend Section 97-17-71.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Registrant To Declare Whether The Registrant Has Ever Been Convicted Of Any Felony Offense Or Any Misdemeanor Offense Involving Fraud, Dishonesty, Or Deceit Within Five Years Preceding The Date Of Application; To Provide That A Registrant Convicted Of Such An Offense May Be Prohibited From Registering For Five Years From The Date Of Conviction; To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Person To Make Certain False Or Misleading Statements; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Compel Or Allow A Person To Testify Or Produce A Record Under Certain Circumstances; To Require The Secretary Of State To Hold An Administrative Hearing Within A Certain Number Of Business Days Of Issuing An Immediate Cease And Desist Order; To Amend Section 97-17-71.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Purchase Of Any Air Conditioner Evaporator Coil Is Subject To Certain Record Keeping Requirements; To Create New Section 97-17-71.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Requirements For The Purchase And Acquisition Of Certain Catalytic Converters Not Attached To A Motor Vehicle; To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Person To Transfer Or Purchase A Used, Detached Catalytic Converter Without Meeting The Requirements Of This Section; To Provide Criminal Penalties For Violations; And For Related Purposes

An Act To Amend Section 17-23-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize An Additional Round Of Fire Trucks For Counties And Municipalities Under The Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; To Create A Special Fund To Be Designated The "rural Fire Truck Matching Assistance Fund" Which Shall Be Used To Assist Counties And Municipalities With Remaining Eligibility Under The Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Program; To Provide That The Total Amount Of Matching Assistance Shall Not Exceed 80% Of The Purchase Price Of The Rural Fire Truck; To Provide That The Department Of Insurance May Provide Such Matching Assistance To Counties And Municipalities Upon Meeting Certain Criteria; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 11-1-52, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Health Care Providers And Facilities Shall Comply With The Federal Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (hipaa) In Charging Fees For Providing An Individual's Protected Health Information To The Individual; To Provide That Health Care Providers And Facilities Shall Be Subject To The Fee Schedule In This Section In Charging Fees For Photocopying And Providing An Individual's Protected Health Information To A Third Party; To Set The Maximum Amounts Of Fees That Health Care Providers And Facilities May Charge For Sending An Individual's Protected Health Information Electronically To Or Reproducing The Information In Electronic Format For A Third Party; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 45-1-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include The Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division And The Driver Service Bureau As Separate Offices Within The Department Of Public Safety; To Amend Section 41-29-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Disciplinary Policy Within The Bureau Of Narcotics To Reflect State Law And Policy Within Other Units Of The Department Of Public Safety; To Delete Outdated Language; To Amend Section 41-61-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By House Bill No. 719, 2022 Regular Session, To Require The Director Of The Department Of Public Safety To Set The Fee For Testimony Provided By State Medical Examiners, Physicians And Pathologists Of The Mississippi Forensics Laboratory Or The Office Of The State Medical Examiner; To Amend Section 41-61-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Testimony Of Employees Of The Mississippi Forensics Laboratory And The Office Of The State Medical Examiner In Criminal Trials To Be Conducted Via Remote Audiovisual Communications In Certain Circumstances; To Amend Section 41-61-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Employees Of The Mississippi Forensics Laboratory Shall Be Subject To The Rules, Regulations And Policies Of The Mississippi State Personnel Board In Their Employment; To Amend Section 45-1-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Bureau Of Investigation Shall Have Jurisdiction To Investigate All Incidents Of Officer-involved Shootings, Other Than Shootings Involving One Or More Members Of The Mississippi Bureau Of Investigation, Resulting In Injury Or Death Occurring In The State; To Provide That The Attorney General Shall Designate Another Law Enforcement Agency Or Task Force To Investigate Any Incident Of A Shooting Involving One Or More Members Of The Mississippi Bureau Of Investigation Resulting In Injury Or Death Occurring In The State; To Provide That The Attorney General's Office Shall Be Exclusively Responsible For Presenting All Officer-involved Shootings Resulting In Injury Or Death Occurring In The State To The Appropriate Duly Empaneled Grand Jury And, Upon Indictment By The Grand Jury, Prosecuting Such Matters; To Repeal Section 97-35-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Provision That Requires The Registration Of Convicted Felons With The Chief Of Police Of The City In Which The Felon Resides Or The Sheriff Of The County In Which The Felon Resides; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 19-11-7, 19-11-19, 21-35-5, 21-35-25, 37-61-9 And 37-61-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each County, Municipality And School District To Post Its Annual Budget, And Any Revision Or Amendment Thereto, On Its Official Website; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Penalties For Driving Or Operating A Motor Vehicle Without First Securing An Operator's License; To Amend Section 63-15-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Penalties For The Failure Of An Owner Or Operator Of A Motor Vehicle To Have A Vehicle Liability Insurance Card In The Motor Vehicle During Operation; To Amend Section 63-3-401, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Penalties For A Driver Who Fails To Stop His Or Her Vehicle That Is Involved In An Accident Resulting In Injury To Or The Death Of A Person; To Amend Section 63-3-403, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify A Penalty For A Driver Who Fails To Stop His Or Her Vehicle That Is Involved In An Accident Resulting Only In Damage To Any Other Vehicle; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Every County To Commit To Developing, Launching And Sustaining A Successful County Certified Work Ready Community, And To Require The Board Of Supervisors Of Each County To Select Two Leaders To Participate In The Act Work Ready Communities Academy; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Commissioner Of The Department Of Corrections To Establish A Work Release Program In Cooperation With Any Sheriff; To Provide That Participants Shall Be Housed By The Sheriff; To Prohibit Participation Of Any Inmate Sentenced For A Sex Crime; To State The Goals Of The Work Release Program; To Require The Commissioner To Collect Data And Transmit The Data To The Peer Committee; To Set Forth Eligibility Requirements; To Establish A Procedure For The Work Release Program; To Require Peer To Review The Work Release Programs Created Under This Act And To File A Report With The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.