An Act To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Petition For Expungement Of Marijuana And/or Cannabis Convictions For Any Person Who Qualifies For A Medical Marijuana Prescription; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-41-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Reasons A Public Body May Hold An Executive Session Under The Open Meetings Act To Include Transaction Of Business And Discussions By The Boards Of Trustees Of Public Hospitals Regarding Certain Prospective Strategic Business Decisions Of Public Hospitals; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-41-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize School Boards To Allow Motor Vehicles Other Than School Buses To Be Used To Transport Small Groups Of Students For School-related Activities; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit The Sale Of Candy Or Food Products That Mimic Tobacco Products; To Provide Penalties For Violations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 43-13-117.6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Division Of Medicaid Shall Reimburse For Outpatient Hospital Services Provided To Eligible Medicaid Beneficiaries Under The Age Of 21 By Border City University-affiliated Pediatric Teaching Hospitals; To Provide That The Division Shall Seek Any Necessary Waivers And Make Any Required Amendments To Its State Plan; To Provide That On Or After January 1, 2022, Such Services Shall Be Reimbursed Based On Reasonable Costs With Interim Payments And A Year-end Cost Settlement; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Student Absentee Voter Act; To Provide That Mississippi Citizens Who Reside Outside The County Or Municipality Of Their Residence Because Of Their Enrollment At An Institution Of Higher Learning May Request And Receive An Absent Elector's Ballot; To Define The Term "absent Voter" Under The Mississippi Student Absentee Voter Act; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Rules And Regulations As May Be Necessary; To Provide That Absent Voters Must Use A Duly Executed Mississippi Postcard Application To Request An Absentee Ballot; To Provide That A Request For An Absentee Ballot Shall Serve As A Request For An Absentee Ballot For Each Election Held Within The Calendar Year For Which The Voter Is Eligible To Vote; To Authorize The Use Of Electronic Facsimile Devices, Postal Mail And Electronic Mail To Transmit Absentee Ballots, To Receive Voted Absentee Ballots And To Receive Completed Mississippi Postcard Applications Under The Student Absentee Voter Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 29-5-201 Through 29-5-217, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Create And Govern The Capitol Complex Improvement District, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Direct The State Department Of Health To Establish A Grant Program For Hospitals For Expansions Of The Hospital Facilities That Increase The Capacity Of The Hospital Because Of The Need For More Capacity To Provide Treatment And Care For The Greater Number Of Patients Who Have Covid-19; To Provide That Grants Under The Program May Be Used By Hospitals For Hospital Expansions That Are Made On Or After The Effective Date Of This Act Or As Reimbursement For The Expenses Incurred By Hospitals For Expansions That Were Made Before The Effective Date Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-19-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Method Of Execution Of A Person Sentenced To Death; To Amend Section 99-19-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Designation By The Governor Of The State Executioner; To Amend Section 99-19-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Execution Procedures And Disposition Of The Body; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Affirming Our Resolute Opposition To The Promotion Of Race Or Sex Stereotyping Or Scapegoating And Condemning The Use Of Divisive Concepts And Theories That Propagate Such Stereotyping And Scapegoating.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Impose A Moratorium On New Medicaid-enrolled Providers Of Personal Care And Respite Care Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Savings Initiative; To Authorize The Creation Of Individual Development Accounts For Low-income Individuals That May Be Utilized By The Account Holder For Certain Purposes; To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Banking And Consumer Finance To Contract With Fiduciary Organizations To Serve As Intermediaries Between Individual Development Account Holders And Financial Institutions Holding Account Funds; To Provide That The Gross Household Income Of Individual Retirement Account Holders May Not Exceed 185% Of The Poverty Level And The Account Holder's Net Worth May Not Exceed $10,000.00; To Require Individuals Opening An Individual Development Account To Enter Into An Agreement With A Fiduciary Organization; To Provide That The Department Of Human Services Shall Provide Matching Funds For Amounts Contributed To The Individual Development Account By The Individual Development Account Holder; To Limit The Amount Of Matching Funds That May Be Provided For An Individual Development Account; To Provide The Purposes For Which Individual Development Accounts May Be Utilized; To Provide Civil Penalties For The Withdrawal Of Individual Development Account Funds For Purposes Other Than Those Authorized Under This Act; To Require Fiduciary Organizations To Make Quarterly Reports To The Mississippi Department Of Banking And Consumer Finance Containing Certain Information; To Provide That Funds Deposited In An Individual Development Account Shall Not Be Counted As Income, Assets Or Resources Of The Individual In Determining Financial Eligibility For Assistance Or Services Pursuant To Any Federal, Federally Assisted, State Or Municipal Program Based On Need; To Authorize The Use Of Temporary Assistance Of Needy Family Funds As Matching Funds; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Registrar Upon Receiving A Completed Voter Registration Application To Enter An Applicant Into The Statewide Elections Management System; To Provide That The Registration Application Shall Be Compared With The Department Of Public Safety Driver's License And Identification Information; To Require The Statewide Elections Management System To Notify The Registrar If Such Information Reflects That The Applicant Is Not A Citizen Of The United States; To Require The Registrar To Notify Certain Applicants; To Require An Applicant Who Receives Notice Under This Section To Provide Proof Of Citizenship To The Registrar; To Provide The Documentation That May Be Submitted As Proof Of Citizenship; To Require The Registrar To Mark The Applicant As Rejected Where The Applicant Fails To Respond To The Notice Or To Provide Proof Of Citizenship Within A Certain Period Of Time; To Establish An Appeal Procedure; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Sections 83-9-501 Through 83-9-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact The Mississippi Preauthorization Gold Card Act; To Provide Definitions; To Provide Exemption From Preauthorization Requirements For Physicians And Providers Providing Certain Health Care Services; To Provide For The Duration Of Preauthorization Exemption; To Provide For The Denial Or Recission Of Preauthorization Exemption; To Provide For Independent Review Of The Exemption Determination; To Provide For The Effect Of Appeal Or Independent Review Determination; To Provide Eligibility For Preauthorization Exemption Following Finalized Exemption Recission Or Denial; To Provide The Effect Of Preauthorization Exemption; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Publicly Funded Postsecondary Educational Institutions To Annually Provide Students Certain Information Upon A Student's Declaration Of A Major; To Provide That Information Shall Consist Of The Projected Duration Of The Degree Program, Associated Costs, Average Salary Of Individuals With Degrees In The Area Of Major Emphasis And Number Of Prospective Jobs Available In The Degree Area; To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning And The Mississippi Community College Board To Provide Assistance To The Postsecondary Educational Institutions Under Their Respective Jurisdiction In Order To Carry Out The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.