An Act To Amend Section 33-7-119, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Placement Of Certain Federally Recognized Officers Or Enlisted Men On The Mississippi National Guard Retired List; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-15-26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Successful Completion Of Workforce Training At A Community College Or Workforce Development Center Or A Similar Training Or Diversion Program Administered By A Nonprofit Or Other Entity As A Condition Of The Court's Authority To Withhold Acceptance Of A Person's Plea And Sentence Under The Nonadjudication Provisions Of This Section; To Amend Section 99-15-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Successful Completion Of Workforce Training At A Community College Or Workforce Development Center As A Term Of The Pretrial Intervention Program Under This Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Fair Housing Act"; To Define Certain Terms As Used In The Act; To Make Legislative Declaration That The Opportunity To Obtain Housing And Other Real Estate Without Discrimination Is A Civil Right; To Prohibit Certain Conduct In Real Estate Transactions With Exception; To Prohibit Certain Conduct In Real Estate Financing With Exception; To Prohibit Certain Representations In Real Estate Transactions; To Prohibit Retaliation; To Provide A Civil Remedy For Violations Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require That Certain Insurance Policies And Contracts Shall Provide Coverage For Hearing Aids And Services For Deaf And Hearing Impaired; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Sections 83-9-6.5, And 83-9-6.6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce Patients' Cost For Prescription Drugs By Ensuring That State-regulated Insurers And Pharmacy Benefits Managers Apply Cost-sharing Assistance To Patients' Cost-sharing Obligations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Online Voter Registration For First-time Voters; To Amend Sections 23-15-13, 23-15-37, 23-15-41 And 23-15-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Sections 23-15-35 And 23-15-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In Addition To Mail, The Voter Registration Card Shall Be Emailed To The Voter At The Email Address Provided On The Application; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 37-189-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The "mississippi Scholarship Act (msa)"; To Create New Section 37-189-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Certain Terms; To Create New Section 37-189-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Mississippi Scholarship Board And To Provide For Appointments To The Board; To Create New Section 37-189-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Board's Powers; To Create New Section 37-189-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Mississippi Scholarship Program To Provide Funds To Public School Parents For Selecting The Educational Option That Meets The Education Needs Of The Parent's Child; To Create New Section 37-189-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Mississippi Scholarship Program Fund And The Mississippi Scholarship Program Expense Fund In The State Treasury; To Create New Section 37-189-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Qualifying Expenses For Which Funds Deposited Into A Mississippi Scholarship Account May Be Used; To Create New Section 37-189-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Parent To Annually Renew An Eligible Student's Mississippi Scholarship; To Create New Section 37-189-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Duties Of The Mississippi Scholarship Board Relating To The Administration Of Scholarship Accounts; To Create New Section 37-189-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board To Arrange For The Auditing Of Individual Scholarship Accounts And Education Service Providers; To Create New Section 37-189-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Requirements For Education Service Providers Accepting Payments From A Scholarship Account; To Create New Section 37-189-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A School District In Which A Scholarship Recipient Was Last Enrolled To Provide An Education Service Provider With A Copy Of The Student's Records; To Create New Section 37-189-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Absolve Public Entities From Any Liability Based On The Award Of A Mississippi Scholarship; To Create New Section 37-189-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Governor To Include Funding For The Scholarship Account Program In The Governor's Annual Budget Request For The State Department Of Education; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize State-chartered Banks, Credit Unions Or Other Financial Institutions To Provide Financial Services To Any Licensed Medical Cannabis Establishment That Is Registered With And Regulated By The Mississippi State Department Of Health; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create In The State Treasury A Special Trust Fund Designated As The "mississippi Veterans Home Perpetual Care Fund" To Be Used Upon Requisition To The State Treasurer By The Executive Director Of The Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board For The Administration And Maintenance Of The Mississippi Veterans Nursing Homes; To Provide For Expenditures From The Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "supervision Infraction" And To Revise The Definition Of The Term "technical Violation" For Purposes Of Probation And Parole; To Amend Section 47-7-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Parole Board Shall Impose Graduated Sanctions Rather Than Revoke Parole For Supervision Infractions; To Amend Section 47-7-34, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit The Term Of Post-release Supervision To Two Years; To Amend Section 47-7-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit The Term Of Probation To Two Years; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Codify New Section 5-8-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit State Agencies And Governing Authorities From Expending Public Funds To Pay Contract Lobbyists; To Provide That A Community Or Junior College May Not Expend Public Funds To Pay Any Person To Perform Contract Lobbying; To Amend Section 5-8-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Additional Terms Used Under The Lobbying Law Reform Act Of 1994; To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Contracts For Legislative Advocacy Services From The Various Types Of Contracts Subject To Oversight By The Public Procurement Review Board; To Bring Forward Section 5-8-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Exempts Certain Persons From The Lobbying Laws, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 5-8-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibits Lobbyists And Lobbyists' Clients From Participating In Certain Acts, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Section 37-101-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibits Employees Or Agents Representing The Separate State Institutions Of Higher Learning From Appearing Before The Legislature Except Upon Order Of The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning Or Upon The Request Of The Legislature, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-104-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That The Department Of Insurance Be Funded By Appropriations From The General Fund; To Amend Sections 83-1-27, 83-2-33, 83-2-35, 83-5-17, 83-5-41, 83-5-45, 83-5-69, 83-5-72, 83-5-73, 83-5-77, 83-9-3, 83-17-71, 83-17-519, 83-19-21, 83-21-1, 83-37-29, 83-39-3 And 83-73-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provisions Of Law Requiring Certain Expenses Of The Department Of Insurance To Be Defrayed By Appropriation From The State General Fund; To Provide That All Unexpended Amounts Remaining In The Insurance Department Fund Above The Sum Of $500,000.00 At The End Of Each Fiscal Year Shall Lapse Into The State General Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 71-5-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mississippi Employment Security Law To Provide That The Term "employment" Shall Not Include Landwork Performed By A Petroleum Landman On A Contractual Basis; To Provide Definitions For "landwork", "minerals" And "other Energy Sources"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A Pilot Reentry Court; To Establish A Rehabilitation And Workforce Development Program At The Mississippi Department Of Corrections; To Authorize The Judge Presiding Over The Pilot Reentry Court At The Time Of Initial Sentencing Of Any Offender To Recommend The Offender Be Placed In The Rehabilitation And Workforce Development Program For A Period Of No More Than Three Years After The Initial Sentencing; To Reconsider The Sentence And Place The Offender On Post-release Supervision; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-61-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration To Distribute Education Enhancement Funds For Classroom Supplies To Eligible Teachers Through The Use Of Digital Solutions And Their Applicable Credentials; To Provide Eef Funds To University Of Mississippi Medical Center For The Establishment And Administration Of A Fellowship Program To Educate Certain Healthcare Professionals On Providing Early Childhood Services To Children With Behavioral And Developmental Delays; To Amend Section 31-7-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.