An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-551 And 23-15-691, Mississippi Code Of 1972, By Deleting The Option Of Marking Election Ballots With Indelible Pencil; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Codify Section 25-43-1.108, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Regulatory Reduction Program For The Mississippi Commission On Environmental Quality As A Pilot Agency; To Provide That The Mississippi Commission On Environmental Quality Shall Not Adopt A New Regulatory Requirement Unless It Simultaneously Removes Two Or More Other Existing Regulatory Requirements; To Require The Mississippi Commission On Environmental Quality And Any Other Pilot Agency To Report To The Peer Committee; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Youth Employment Grant Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Employment Security For The Purpose Of Assisting Municipalities With The Costs Of Providing Employment For Youth; To Provide That In Order For A Municipality To Be Eligible For A Grant Under The Provisions Of This Act, The Municipality Must Present To The Department Of Employment Security A Plan For Employing Youth In The Municipality And Must Agree To Provide Matching Funds Equal To Twenty Percent Of The Amount Of The Grant; To Create In The State Treasury A Special Fund To Be Known As The Youth Employment Grant Program Fund; To Provide That The Fund Will Consist Of Monies Appropriated By The Legislature For Funding The Program, And Any Other Monies That The Legislature May Designate For Deposit Into The Fund; To Provide That Monies In The Fund May Be Expended Upon Legislative Appropriation For Making Grants To Municipalities For The Purposes Specified In This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide The Minimum Requirements That The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security Must Meet Related To Its Activities Concerning Fraud Prevention, Detection And Recovery; To Require The Department To Focus Upon The Prevention And Detection Of Fraud With Respect To The Payment Of Unemployment Insurance Benefits And The Collection Of Tax Contributions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-7-323, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of Local Law Enforcement Agencies And Their Sworn Law Enforcement Officers To Prevent And Investigate Criminal Activity And Violation Of Law On School Property In School Districts Wherein Such Agencies' Police Power Jurisdiction Lies; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Legislative Internship Program To Allow Third-year Students At Any State Institution Of Higher Learning To Work For Members Of The Senate Or House Of Representatives And Receive Academic Credit; To Provide Certain Conditions On This Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 49-4-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Executive Director Of The Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks To Be Appointed By The Governor With The Advice And Consent Of The Senate; To Establish That The Director May Serve A Term Of Four Years And May Seek Reappointment Subject To The Approval And Appointment By The Governor And The Advice And Consent Of The Senate; To Provide That The Submission Of An Appointment To Fill An Unexpired Term Occurring Due To The Death, Removal Or Resignation Of An Incumbent Shall Not Be Subject To The Time Constraints Provided For Appointments To Full Four-year Terms; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require A Person To Tag Any Tree Stand Placed On Public Lands Or Lands Of Another Person; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-3.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Case Plans Of Inmates Who Have Committed Violent Offenses Shall Contain Certain Programs For Rehabilitative Purposes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize A Qualified Elector To Vote Early Not More Than 21 Days Nor Less Than Five Days Before The Date Of An Election; To Provide That Early Voting May Be Conducted In The Registrar's Office Or At A Location Designated By The Registrar; To Require A Person Who Desires To Vote Early To Appear At The Registrar's Office And To Provide That After Signing The Receipt Book Such Person Shall Be Entitled To Vote At The Registrar's Office Or At The Location Designated By The Registrar During The Early Voting Period In The Same Manner As He Or She Would At His Or Her Voting Precinct On The Day Of The Election; To Provide That The Election Laws That Govern Procedures For A Person Who Appears To Vote On The Day Of Election Shall Apply When A Person Appears To Vote During The Early Voting Period; To Provide That All Votes Cast During The Early Voting Period Shall Be Final; To Provide That The Votes Cast During Early Voting Shall Be Announced Simultaneously With The Vote Cast On Election Day; To Provide That Each Candidate Shall Have The Right To Be Present At The Registrar's Office And To Challenge The Qualifications Of Any Person Offering To Vote Early In The Same Manner As Provided By Law At The Polling Place On The Day Of The Election; To Require The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary To Effectuate Early Voting; To Amend Sections 23-15-195, 23-15-353 And 23-15-653, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Sections 23-15-627, 23-15-637, 23-15-641, 23-15-713 And 23-15-715, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Voters May Not Cast Absentee Ballots At The Office Of The Registrar During The Early Voting Period; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Restoration Of Voting Rights Act; To Provide That A Person Who Was Disqualified As An Elector For Commission Of Certain Crimes Shall Have The Right To Vote Restored Automatically Upon Completion Of The Sentence And Following A Two-year Waiting Period; To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That The Comprehensive Firearms Code Of The State Of Mississippi Is Interposed In Place Of Any Federal Law Confiscating Firearms Of Law-abiding Citizens; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 55-3-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Transfer Jurisdiction Over State Parks From The Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks To The Mississippi Department Of Tourism; To Amend Sections 55-3-1, 55-3-2, 55-3-5, 55-3-7, 55-3-9, 55-3-31, 55-3-41, 55-3-45, 55-3-47, 55-3-48, 55-3-49, 55-3-51, 55-3-53, 55-3-54, 55-3-57, 55-3-59, 55-3-61, 55-3-63, 55-3-65, 55-3-83, 55-3-101, 49-1-1, 49-1-29, 49-4-3, 49-4-7, 49-4-8, 49-4-9, 49-4-11, 49-5-2, 49-5-86, 49-5-105, 49-5-147, 49-6-1, 49-7-1, 49-7-39, 49-7-161, 49-8-3, 49-9-1, 49-11-1, 49-13-3, 27-7-22.22, 51-4-3, 59-21-3, 59-25-1 And 67-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Department Of Tourism Shall Lease Only To Public Entities And In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Health Insurance Plans From Modifying, On Renewal, An Insured's Contracted Benefit Level For Any Prescription Drug That Was Approved Or Covered Under The Plan In The Immediately Preceding Plan Year And Prescribed During That Year For A Medical Condition Or Mental Illness; To List Modifications Prohibited; To Clarify What Is Not Prohibited; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Mourning The Loss And Commemorating The Life And Legacy Of Mr. Carroll V. Hood.