An Act To Amend Section 27-19-56, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Disabled Person To Whom A Special Motor Vehicle License Plate Or Decal Is Issued For The Purpose Of Allowing Such Person Special Parking Privileges May Retain The Special License Plate And Renew It Annually Without Being Required To Submit An Additional Certification Of A Physician That The Applicant Meets The Definition Of Persons With Disabilities; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-104-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That The State Fire Marshal And The State Fire Academy Be Funded By Appropriations From The General Fund; To Amend Sections 45-11-3, 45-11-5 And 45-11-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provisions Of Law Requiring Certain Expenses Of The State Fire Marshal And The State Fire Academy To Be Defrayed By Appropriation From The State General Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Public Speech Protection Act; To Enact Definitions; To Provide For Motions To Strike Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide For Discovery; To Set Forth The Right Of A Movant Under The Act; To Allow Recovery Of Attorney's Fees; To Enact Exceptions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Minimum Base Salary For School Attendance Officers By $5,000.00; And For Related Purposes.

A 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 Codify Article 3, Section 17a, Of The Mississippi Constitution In The Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Provide That No Property Acquired By The Exercise Of The Power Of Eminent Domain Under The Laws Of The State Of Mississippi Shall, For A Period Of Ten Years After Its Acquisition, Be Transferred Or Any Interest Therein Transferred To Any Person, Non-governmental Entity, Public-private Partnership, Corporation, Or Other Business Entity; To Provide Certain Exceptions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 43-19-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Aid The Department Of Human Services To Comply With Federal Law; To Provide That Child Support Obligations Shall Be Suspended By Operation Of Law For Persons Ordered To Pay Child Support Who Are Incarcerated Or Involuntarily Institutionalized For More Than 180 Days, With Certain Exceptions; To Provide That The Child Support Obligation Will Resume 60 Days After The Noncustodial Parent Is Released From Incarceration, And The Noncustodial Parent's Child Support Order And Obligation Will Become Enforceable On That Date; To Authorize The Department Of Human Services When Enforcing A Child Support Order To Administratively Adjust The Arrears Balance For An Order For Child Support That Was Suspended Because Of Incarceration Or Institutionalization Under Certain Conditions; To Amend Sections 93-11-65, 93-11-71 And 93-5-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Comprehensive Landlord And Tenant Act; To Make Necessary Amendments To Title 89, Chapters 7 And 8 Of The Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Comply With A Federal Judicial Ruling; To Require Certain Disclosures To Be Made In The Summons Of An Eviction Action; To Inform The Tenant In The Summons That If The Judgment Of Possession Is Based On Nonpayment Of Rent, The Tenant Does Not Have To Move Out If The Tenant Pays All Unpaid Rent And Other Sums Awarded; To Inform The Tenant In The Summons That If The Tenant Does Not Move Out By The Court-ordered Date, The Tenant Shall Have A Certain Period Of Time After The Execution Of A Warrant Of Removal To Remove Personal Property That The Landlord Has Not Asserted A Lien Against; To Inform The Tenant That The Landlord May Dispose Of Any Personal Property Left At The Premises After The Period Of Time Afforded The Tenant; To Require That The Service Of Summons Be Made Pursuant To The Applicable Mississippi Rules Of Court; To Require The Judge To Order The Tenant To Vacate The Premises By A Certain Date If A Judgment Of Possession Is Granted To The Landlord; To Provide That Prior To The Date To Vacate Set By The Judge The Tenant Shall Have The Same Access To The Premises As Previously Allowed Under The Terms Of The Rental Agreement; To Authorize The Landlord To Prefile For A Warrant Of Removal; To Require The Clerk To Immediately Notify The Sheriff Or Constable Of The Prefiling For A Warrant Of Removal; To Require The Landlord To Affirm To The Clerk That The Tenant Has Not Relinquished Possession Of The Rental Unit Or Tendered Full Payment To The Landlord After The Move-out Date Has Passed; To Require The Clerk To Issue The Warrant Of Removal Upon The Affirmation Of The Landlord; To Require The Sheriff Or Constable To Execute The Warrant Within An Expedited Timeframe If Notice Of The Prefiling Was Given; To Provide That A Landlord Has A Duty Of Good Faith To Accept The Tender Of Full Payment Prior To The Issuance Of The Warrant Of Removal; To Require The Landlord To Provide The Tenant With Reasonable Access For A Certain Period To The Dwelling Unit To Retrieve Personal Property After The Execution Of The Warrant; To Authorize The Landlord To Recover Possession Of A Rental Unit, Without A Breach Of The Peace, If The Tenant Or Any Other Person Regains Possession Of The Rental Unit During The Period Of 72 Hours Provided To The Tenant For The Removal Of Personal Property; To Provide A Procedure For The Subsequent Execution Of The Warrant Of Removal If Necessary; To Repeal Sections 89-7-31, 89-7-33, 89-7-35 And 89-7-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Govern The Issuance Of Summons, The Service Of Summons, The Issuance Of A Warrant Of Removal, And The Form Of Judgment In Actions For Eviction Of A Tenant; To Repeal Sections 89-7-1 Through 89-7-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide The Substantive Provisions Of Landlord Tenant Law In The State, On January 1, 2023; To Repeal Sections 89-8-1 Through 89-8-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The "residential Landlord And Tenant Act," On January 1, 2023; To Enact The Comprehensive Landlord And Tenant Act As A Separate Chapter Within Title 89; To Provide For Applicability Of The Chapter; To Define Terms; To Provide Jurisdiction For The Grant Of Relief And Enforcement Of Rights; To Provide That Every Duty Under This Chapter Imposes A Duty Of Good Faith; To Define When A Person Has Knowledge Of A Fact Under This Chapter; To Provide For Notice Under The Chapter; To Require Landlords To Make Certain Disclosures And To Provide Certain Information; To Require Tenant's To Make Certain Disclosures; To Provide General Provisions For A Fixed Term Tenancy; To Provide General Provisions For A Periodic Tenancy; To Provide General Provisions For Payment Of Rent; To Provide For The Effect Of An Unsigned Rental Agreement; To Prohibit Certain Rental Agreement Terms; To Provide For Landlord's And Tenant's Rights Without Notice To The Other Party Upon The Expiration Of A Term Rental Agreement; To Provide For Expiration Of A Periodic Tenancy Upon A Certain Notice; To Provide A Remedy For Landlord's Who Have A Tenant Hold Over Upon Expiration Of The Tenancy; To Provide For Attorney's Fee And Costs Under The Chapter; To Require The Landlord To Deliver Possession To The Tenant; To Prescribe The A Residential Landlord's Duties For Dwelling Units; To Provide For An Agreement Between A Landlord And A Tenant For The Tenant To Perform Certain Repairs; To Authorize A Landlord To Contract With An Agent; To Authorize A Residential Landlord To Adopt Written Rules Or Regulations Concerning Use Or Occupancy; To Require The Tenant To Give The Landlord Notice Of A Breach And An Opportunity To Remedy The Breach; To Provide The Tenant With Certain Remedies Upon The Noncompliance Of The Landlord; To Provide For A Limitation On Remedies If The Rental Unit Or Other Part Of The Premises Is Substantially Damaged Or Destroyed; To Provide The Tenant With Certain Remedies Upon The Material Noncompliance Of The Landlord; To Provide For The Termination Of The Rental Agreement Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide A Remedy For A Landlord's Failure To Deliver Possession To A Tenant; To Prescribe A Tenant's Duties For The Rental Unit; To Provide A Remedy For The Landlord When A Tenant Fails To Pay Rent Or Is In Material Noncompliance With The Rental Agreement Or This Chapter; To Authorize A Landlord To Deliver Notice Of The Immediate Termination Of The Tenancy With An Opportunity To Remedy The Breach If A Tenant Has Committed A Substantial Violation Of The Rental Agreement Or This Chapter, Has Threatened The Health Or Safety Of Others, Or Threatens Substantial Damage To The Premises; To Provide A Procedure For A Landlord, With The Assistance Of Law Enforcement, To Attain Temporary Possession Of The Rental Unit If A Tenant Has Committed A Substantial Violation Of The Rental Agreement Or This Chapter, Has Threatened The Health Or Safety Of Others, Or Threatens Substantial Damage To The Premises; To Provide For An Expedited Hearing Where The Landlord Has Attained Temporary Possession Of A Rental Unit Under This Chapter; To Abolish Distraint Or Distress For Rent For Residential Units; To Prohibit Liens On Residential Tenants' Property; To Provide For The Abandonment Of A Rental Unit By A Tenant; To Impose A Duty Of Mitigation On A Landlord Who Treats A Tenant's Abandonment Of A Fixed Term Rental Agreement As A Breach; To Provide That A Landlord Is Entitled To Reasonable Access To A Dwelling Unit; To Prohibit A Tenant From Unreasonably Refusing Entry; To Provide A Landlord A Remedy For Unreasonable Refusal Of Entry; To Create A Procedure To Be Followed Upon The Death Of A Tenant Of A Dwelling Unit Or Mobile Home Lot; To Reenact The Derrick Beard Act, Which Is The Act That Governs The Termination Of A Rental Agreement By A Co-signer Upon The Death Of A Lessee; To Create A Procedure For The Disposition Of A Tenant's Personal Property Within A Dwelling Unit; To Create A Procedure For The Disposition Of A Tenant's Personal Property From A Mobile Home Lot; To Create A Procedure For The Removal Of Personal Property Of A Deceased Tenant By A Tenant Representative; To Create A Procedure For The Disposition Of The Personal Property Of A Deceased Tenant Without A Tenant Representative; To Require A Landlord To Return The Security Deposit And Any Unearned Rent Within A Certain Period After The Termination Of The Rental Agreement; To Authorize The Landlord To Withhold Any Amounts From The Security Deposit Or Unearned Rent In Good Faith; To Provide For A Landlord's Remedies To Gain Possession Of A Rental Unit Without Seeking An Eviction; To Prohibit A Landlord From Performing Certain Actions; To Provide When Eviction Is Allowed Under This Chapter; To Prescribe Certain Documents To Be Filed To Commence An Eviction; To Prohibit The Court From Requiring A Landlord To File The Rental Agreement; To Authorize A Court To Treat A Tenancy As A Periodic Tenancy Where The Landlord Fails To Provide The Court With A Copy Of The Rental Agreement; To Provide For An Expedited Hearing Date Where A Landlord Requests A Judgment Of Possession Only; To Require The Clerk To Notice The Landlord Of Certain Information Upon Filing Of An Action; To Require That The Issuance And Service Of Summons Be Made Pursuant To The Applicable Mississippi Rules Of Court; To Require Certain Disclosures To Be Made In The Summons; To Inform The Tenant In The Summons That If The Judgment Of Possession Is Based On Nonpayment Of Rent, The Tenant Does Not Have To Move Out If The Tenant Pays All Unpaid Rent And Other Sums Awarded; To Inform The Tenant Of A Dwelling Unit In The Summons That If The Tenant Does Not Move Out By The Court-ordered Date, The Tenant Shall Have A Certain Period Of Time After The Execution Of A Warrant Of Removal To Remove Personal Property; To Inform The Tenant Of A Dwelling Unit That The Landlord May Dispose Of Any Personal Property Left At The Premises After The Period Of Time Afforded The Tenant Of The Dwelling Unit; To Inform The Tenant Of A Commercial Unit In The Summons That If The Tenant Does Not Move Out By The Court-ordered Date, The Tenant Shall Have A Certain Period Of Time After The Execution Of A Warrant Of Removal To Remove Personal Property That The Landlord Has Not Asserted A Lien Against; To Inform The Tenant Of A Commercial Unit That The Landlord May Dispose Of Any Personal Property Left At The Premises After The Period Of Time Afforded The Tenant; To Provide For A Default Judgment When The Tenant Does Not Appear; To Provide For A Mandatory Judgment For The Landlord When The Tenant Does Not Present A Valid Defense; To Provide For Certain Continuances; To Require The Judge To Order The Tenant To Vacate The Premises By A Certain Date If A Judgment Of Possession Is Granted To The Landlord; To Provide That Prior To The Date To Vacate Set By The Judge The Tenant Shall Have The Same Access To The Premises As Previously Allowed Under The Terms Of The Rental Agreement; To Authorize The Landlord To Prefile For A Warrant Of Removal; To Require The Clerk To Immediately Notify The Sheriff Or Constable Of The Prefiling For A Warrant Of Removal; To Require The Landlord To Affirm To The Clerk That The Tenant Has Not Relinquished Possession Of The Rental Unit Or Tendered Full Payment To The Landlord After The Move-out Date Has Passed; To Require The Clerk To Issue The Warrant Of Removal Upon The Affirmation Of The Landlord; To Require The Sheriff Or Constable To Execute The Warrant Within An Expedited Timeframe If Notice Of The Prefiling Was Given; To Provide That A Landlord Has A Duty Of Good Faith To Accept The Tender Of Full Payment Prior To The Issuance Of The Warrant Of Removal; To Require The Landlord To Provide The Tenant With Reasonable Access For A Certain Period To The Dwelling Unit To Retrieve Personal Property After The Execution Of The Warrant; To Authorize The Landlord To Recover Possession Of A Rental Unit, Without A Breach Of The Peace, If The Tenant Or Any Other Person Regains Possession Of The Rental Unit During The Period Of 72 Hours Provided To The Tenant For The Removal Of Personal Property; To Provide A Procedure For The Subsequent Execution Of The Warrant Of Removal If Necessary; To Provide A Remedy Against A Tenant Who Willfully Damages A Rental Unit During An Eviction; To Authorize Governmental Authorities To Contract With Qualified Tenant Management Organizations; To Require A Court In Eviction Proceedings To Preserve Certain Filings; To Provide That Appeals From Final Judgments Under This Chapter Shall Be Pursuant To Applicable Mississippi Rules Of Court; To Create A New Code Section In Title 75, Chapter 73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Govern The Relationship Of Campground Owners And Guests Of A Campground; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Inmate, As Long As The Inmate Is Not Convicted Of A Sex Offense Or Of Capital Murder Or Sentenced To Death, Shall Be Eligible For Parole If He Or She Has Been Diagnosed With A Terminal Illness Or Disease And Has A Life Expectancy Of A Year Or Less Or Is Completely Disabled And Does Not Have The Ability To Provide Self-care And He Or She Is Bedridden Or The Inmate Has Limited Self-care Capacity And Is Bedridden At Least 50% Of Waking Hours; To Require The Department Of Corrections To Provide To The Parole Board, Every Thirty Days, A List Of Inmates Who May Be Eligible For Parole Eligibility Due To Certain Medical Conditions; To Require The Department Or Its Medical Director To Notify The Parole Board Of Any Inmate Who Is Diagnosed With A Terminal Illness Or Disease Within Seventy-two Hours Of The Diagnosis; To Amend Section 47-7-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Parole Board, Along With The Commissioner Of Corrections And The Department Of Correction's Medical Director, To Place Certain Offenders On Conditional Medical Release If The Offenders Have Been Diagnosed With A Terminal Illness Or Disease And Have A Life Expectancy Of A Year Or Less Or Are Completely Disabled And Do Not Have The Ability To Provide Self-care And Are Bedridden Or The Offender Has Limited Self-care Capacity And Is Bedridden At Least 50% Of Waking Hours; To Require The Department Of Corrections To Provide To The Parole Board, Every Thirty Days, A List Of Inmates Who May Be Eligible For Conditional Medical Release Due To Certain Medical Conditions; To Require The Department Or Its Medical Director To Notify The Parole Board Of Any Inmate Who Is Diagnosed With A Terminal Illness Or Disease Within Seventy-two Hours Of The Diagnosis; To Authorize The State Parole Board To Approve Supervised Residential Care Facilities To Be Monitored By The Parole Board And The State Department Of Health; To Provide That A Supervised Residential Care Facility Shall House Inmates That Are On Parole Under Conditional Medical Release; To Provide That Such Facility Shall Have Enhanced Security And May Operate As A Nursing Home, End-stage Renal Disease Facility, Long-term Care Hospital Facility, Assisted Living Facility Or Hospice Care Facility; To Authorized The Board To Grant Medical Parole To "medically Frail" Paroled Inmates And To Authorize The Inmates To Be Referred To Licensed Special Care Facilities; To Amend Section 47-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Parole Board To Place Certain Offenders On Conditional Medical Release And To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section; To Amend Section 47-7-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Parole Board To Order A Psychiatric Or Psychological Examination, When Necessary, When Making A Parole Decision; To Authorize The Department Of Corrections To Provide For Hospice Care Services For Inmates Who Are Confined In Facilities Under The Jurisdiction Of The Department And Who Are Terminally Ill; To Authorize The Department To Have Those Hospice Care Services Provided By Properly Qualified Employees Of The Department Or To Contract For The Provision Of The Hospice Care Services; To Provide That If The Department Provides The Hospice Care Services With Department Employees, The Department Is Not Required To Have A License Under The Mississippi Hospice Law; To Amend Section 41-85-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Sections 43-11-1 And 43-11-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "special Care Facilities For Paroled Inmates" And Prescribe Conditions For Licensure By The State Department Of Health; To Amend Section 47-5-28, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Corrections To Contract With Licensed Special Care Facilities For Paroled Inmates To Provide Authorized Medical Services And Support Services For Medically Frail Inmates Who Have Been Paroled And Committed To The Custody Of Such Facilities; To Codify Section 43-13-117.6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize And Direct The Division Of Medicaid To Apply For Necessary Waivers For Medicaid Reimbursement For Services Provided At Such Special Care Facilities For Paroled Inmates; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 253, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Provide For The Automatic Restoration Of Suffrage To Any Person Disqualified By Reason Of A Nonviolent Crime, After A Period Of Five Years From The Completion Of Any Sentence, Probation And/or Payment Of Restitution; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Be Known As The "tim Tebow Act"; To Define Certain Terms; To Authorize Students Enrolled In A Homeschool To Participate In Public School Interscholastic Extracurricular Activities; To Prescribe The Requirements For A Student Enrolled In A Homeschool To Participate In Interscholastic Extracurricular Activities; To Prohibit Discrimination Against Homeschool Student Selection Or Participation In Such Activities; To Provide That Participation In An Extracurricular Activity Is A Privilege And Not A Right; To Authorize School Districts To Apply To The State Department Of Education For Additional Funding To Cover The Cost Of Homeschool Students Participating In Extracurricular Activities; To Require Homeschool Students To Pay The Same Participation Or Activity Fees As Public School Students; To Create The Homeschool Extracurricular Activity Fund Within The State Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Providing Funds To School Districts For Homeschool Students Participating In Extracurricular Activities; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Voter Registration File Fees; To Provide That An Individual Voter May Obtain Any Voter Information Contained In That Voter's Record Free Of Charge; To Provide That Voter Registration Files Shall Be Made Available To Governmental Entities For Investigative Purposes Or For The Purpose Of Jury Selection And Free Of Charge; To Require The Secretary Of State To Deposit Monies Collected Under This Section In The Elections Support Fund; To Amend Section 23-15-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-9-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce To 50 Years Of Age The Minimum Age Of Hospital Inpatients Who Must Be Offered Immunizations Against Influenza Virus Before Their Discharge From The Hospital; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Division Of Parole Within The Mississippi Department Of Corrections And To Transfer The Parole Board To The Division Of Parole; To Authorize The Commissioner Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Appoint A Deputy Commissioner Of The Division Of Parole; To Provide That The Division Of Parole Shall Be Responsible For All Of The Administrative And Fiscal Functions Of The Board; To Create New Section 47-7-5.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Division Of Parole Shall Be Responsible For All Of The Administrative And Fiscal Functions Of The Board Under Chapter 7, Title 47, Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Require The Division Of Parole To Maintain A Central Registry Of Paroled Inmates; To Require The Deputy Commissioner Of The Division Of Parole To Hire Hearing Officers For The Board; To Require The Deputy Commissioner Of The Division Of Parole And The Board To Define The Scope Of Duty Of The Hearing Officers; To Amend Section 47-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Place The Parole Board Within The Division Of Parole; To Prohibit The Board From Executing The Administrative Or Fiscal Functions Of The Division Of Parole; To Delete The Provision That Governs The Budget Of The Parole Board; To Authorize The Board To Conduct Its Adjudicatory Duties Electronically And/or At The Division Of Parole's Central Office; To Provide That The Administrative And Fiscal Duties Of The Board Shall Be Transferred To The Division Of Parole; To Extend The Date Of The Automatic Repealer On This Section; To Amend Section 47-7-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Salaries And Expenses Incurred Under Chapter 7, Title 47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Shall Be Paid Out Of Funds Appropriated By The Legislature To The Department For The Support And Maintenance Of The Board; To Delete The Provision That The Board Shall Approve All Accounts And Salaries; To Amend Sections 47-7-2, 47-7-3.1, 47-7-6, 47-7-9, 47-7-13, 47-7-15, 47-7-27, 47-7-38, 25-41-3, 41-29-110 And 65-1-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-85-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Corrections To Provide For Hospice Care Services For Inmates Who Are Confined In Facilities Under The Jurisdiction Of The Department And Who Are Terminally Ill; To Authorize The Department To Have Those Hospice Care Services Provided By Properly Qualified Employees Of The Department Or To Contract For The Provision Of The Hospice Care Services; To Provide That If The Department Provides The Hospice Care Services With Department Employees, The Department Is Not Required To Have A License Under The Mississippi Hospice Law; To Amend Section 41-85-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Sections 43-11-1 And 43-11-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "special Care Facilities For Paroled Inmates" And Prescribe Conditions For Licensure By The State Department Of Health; To Amend Sections 47-5-28 And 47-7-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Establish A Program To Grant Medical Parole To Such Special Care Facilities For Medically Frail Inmates And To Establish Eligibility Requirements For Such Parole; To Codify Section 43-13-117.6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize And Direct The Division Of Medicaid To Apply For Necessary Waivers For Medicaid Reimbursement For Services Provided At Such Special Care Facilities For Paroled Inmates; And For Related Purposes.