An Act To Amend Section 47-5-555, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Prison Industries To Pay Wages At The Federal Minimum Wage Rate To Inmates Who Are Used For Labor; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize And Direct The Mississippi Development Authority (mda) To Apply For And Draw Down Available Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Funds (cdbg-cv-ppr) And Utilize Said Funds To Provide Grants To Disadvantaged, Low-moderate Income Communities In The State To Revitalize Communities Affected By Coronavirus Under Federal Guidelines; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying The Costs Associated With The Restoration And Renovation Of The Scott Ford Midwife Houses In Downtown Jackson, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-32-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Provisions Of Law That Regulate Alternative Nicotine Products; To Amend Section 97-32-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of The Attorney General To Perform Random Checks; To Amend Section 67-1-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Holders Of A Package Retail Permit To Have An Independent, Third-party Age Verification Service Available On The Property Of The Location In Which Alcoholic Beverages Are Sold; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That When Utilizing The Construction Manager At-risk Method Of Project Delivery, The Department Of Finance And Administration May Require The Manager To Procure Any And All Resulting Construction Contracts Necessary To Complete The Project; To Provide That All Such Contracts Shall Be Between The Manager And The Contractors And Shall Be Exempt From The Provisions Of The Bid Law; To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

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 Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of A Mental And Behavioral Health Court/collaborative And/or Mental Health Facility In Hinds County, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying The Costs Associated With The Construction Of New Facilities For, And The Relocation Of, The Mississippi State Veterans Home In The Jackson, Mississippi, Metropolitan Area; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Scenic Rivers Development Alliance For The Purpose Of Providing Funding For Necessary Water, Sewer, Tourism And Economic Development Projects In Pike, Amite, Walthall, Wilkinson And Franklin Counties To Further Upgrade The Recreational And Tourism Related Assets That Promote Economic Benefits To The Residents Of Southwest Mississippi For The Fiscal Year 2023.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Minimum Number Of Days Which Schools Receiving An Accountability Rating Designation Of "d" Or "f" Must Be Kept In Session Each Scholastic Year; To Amend Section 37-151-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Local School Districts To Develop A Policy To Address The Proper Procedure For The Administration Of Disciplinary Action To Students Who Meet The Definition Of An Exceptional Child; To Provide That Such Policy Shall Not Conflict With The Provision Established Under The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (idea); To Prescribe The Minimum Requirements For The Discipline Policy Adopted By School Districts; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Covid-19 Hospital Expanded Capacity Program To Be Administered By The Mississippi Department Of Health To Provide Funds To Hospitals To Increase Treatment Capacity Related To The Covid-19 Pandemic; To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Health To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Govern The Administration Of The Program; To Establish Certain Conditions On The Use Of Funds Under The Program; To Require The Department Of Health To Report On The Status Of The Program; To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt The Construction Or Addition Of Intensive Care Units Or Negative Pressure Rooms Funded By This Program From The Provisions Of The Healthcare Certificate Of Need Law; To Establish The Covid-19 Mississippi Local Provider Innovation Grant Program To Be Administered By The State Department Of Health; To Provide That The Program And Any Grant Awarded Under The Program Shall Be For The Purpose Of Strengthening And Improving The Health Care System And Increasing Access To Health Care Services Providers To Help Communities Achieve And Maintain Optimal Health By Providing Transitional Assistance To Providers; To Specify The Information That Applicants For Grants Must Submit To The Department; To Provide That Applicants Are Limited To One Application Per Business Entity And Subsidiaries Of The Entity Are Not Eligible To Submit Separate Applications; To Provide The Maximum Amount Of A Grant That May Be Awarded To An Applicant; To Provide That The Program Shall Be Funded By Appropriation Of The Legislature From The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.40, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes An Income Tax Job Credit For Enterprises That Are Primarily Engaged In Providing Inland Water Transportation Of Cargo On Lakes, Rivers And Intracoastal Waterways For Each Full-time Employee Employed By The Enterprise In A Mississippi Full-time Job, To Extend The Repealer On The Credit; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-104-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That The Mississippi Public Service Commission Be Funded By Appropriations From The General Fund; To Amend Sections 77-1-6, 77-1-15, 77-1-29, 77-1-53, 77-3-8, 77-3-87, 77-3-89, 77-3-503, 77-3-507, 77-3-509, 77-7-127, 77-7-333, 77-7-337, 77-7-339, 77-9-489 And 77-11-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provisions Of Law Requiring Certain Expenses Of The Mississippi Public Service Commission To Be Defrayed By Appropriation From The State General Fund; To Amend Section 77-3-721, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provision Requiring User Fees And Charges Collected Under The Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act To Be Deposited Into The State General Fund; To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On This Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-104-351, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Conditions By Which A State Agency May Provide A Recipient Entity Pass-through Funding Under The Line-item Appropriation Transparency Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 9-7-23 And 9-7-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Five Judges In The Seventh Circuit Court District; To Revise The Subdistricts Of The Seventh Circuit Court District; And For Related Purposes.