An Act To Amend Section 41-29-507, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Sheriffs To Intercept Wire Or Oral Communication By Allowing The Ownership, Possession, Installation Or Monitoring Of Electronic Or Mechanical Devices; To Require The Sheriff To Designate The Deputies Responsible For The Possession, Installation, Operation And Monitoring Of The Devices; To Amend Sections 41-29-501, 41-29-509, 41-29-513, 41-29-515, 41-29-527 And 41-29-536, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 35-1-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize And Direct The Administrator Of Each Mississippi State Veterans Home To Ensure That The Voluntary Informed Consent Of Any Resident Is Given Prior To Administering Vaccinations For Preventable Diseases On The Premises And That The Resident Shall Have The Legal Capacity To Give The Informed Consent; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 45-11-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Limitation On The Number Of Emergency Medical Responder Students The State Fire Academy May Train Per Year; To Amend Section 83-1-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Municipal Fire Protection Fund To Allow Use Of Fire Rebate Monies For Emergency Medical Services Training And Equipment; To Amend Section 83-1-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The County Volunteer Fire Protection Fund To Allow Use Of Fire Rebate Monies For Emergency Medical Services Training And Equipment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-33-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Person Operating A Passenger Bus With A Minor Passenger In The Bus From Using Hand-held Mobile Telephones With Certain Exceptions; To Delete The Civil Penalty For Texting While Driving; To Criminalize A Violation Of This Section; To Provide Certain Exceptions To The Prohibition Against The Use Of Hand-held Mobile Telephones; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Municipal Executive Committee May Only Remove A Primary Election Official After Appointment For Good Cause Shown, Upon A Unanimous Vote Of All Members Of The State Executive Committee, Or Upon A Majority Vote Of The State Executive Committee After A Recommendation From The Municipal Executive Committee That The Primary Election Official Be Removed; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Medicaid Eligibility To Include Those Individuals Who Are Entitled To Benefits Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010 (aca), As Amended, Beginning July 1, 2022; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Essential Health Benefits For Individuals Eligible For Medicaid Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010 (aca), As Amended; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-19-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Violent Habitual Offender Sentencing; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit A Party From Using A Peremptory Challenge To Remove A Prospective Juror On The Basis Of The Prospective Juror's Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, National Origin, Or Religious Affiliation, Or The Perceived Membership Of The Prospective Juror In Any Of Those Groups; To Authorize A Party, Or The Trial Court On Its Own Motion, To Object To The Use Of A Peremptory Challenge Based On These Criteria; To Require The Party Exercising The Challenge, Upon Objection, To State The Reasons The Peremptory Challenge Has Been Exercised; To Require The Court To Evaluate The Reasons Given And, If The Court Grants The Objection, Authorize The Court To Take Certain Actions, Including, But Not Limited To, Starting A New Jury Selection, Declaring A Mistrial At The Request Of The Objecting Party, Seating The Challenged Juror, Or Providing Another Remedy As The Court Deems Appropriate; To Provide For A De Novo Standard Of Review By An Appellate Court Reviewing The Denial Of An Objection; To Provide That The Act Applies To Criminal Jury Trials In Which Jury Selection Begins On Or After January 1, 2023; To Provide That The Act Applies To Civil Jury Trials In Which Jury Selection Begins On Or After January 1, 2026; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A Civil Cause Of Action For Engaging In Human Trafficking Or Willfully, Intentionally And Knowingly Benefitting From Participation In Human Trafficking; To Define Terms; To Provide That A Defendant Who Engages In Human Trafficking Or Who Willfully, Intentionally And Knowingly Benefits From Participating In A Venture That Trafficks Another Person Is Liable To The Person Trafficked For Damages Proximately Caused By The Trafficking Of That Person By The Defendant Or Venture; To Provide For Shareholder Or Member Liability; To Clarify That The Occurrence Of Human Trafficking On The Property Of One Not Engaged In Or Benefitting From Such Human Trafficking Shall Not, In And Of Itself, Subject The Property Owner To Liability; To Amend Section 97-29-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Crime Of Promotion Of Prostitution; To Amend Section 97-3-54.7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Where The Proceeds Of Forfeited Assets From Human Trafficking Are Deposited; To Amend Section 97-3-54.9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Repeal Section 97-3-54.8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The "relief For Victims Of Human Trafficking Fund"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-41-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Rename The Section "buddy's Law"; To Require A Child Adjudicated Delinquent Under This Section To Receive A Psychiatric Evaluation And Counseling Or Treatment For A Length Of Time Prescribed By The Youth Court; To Amend Section 43-21-603, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 17-25-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Any Local Ordinance That Would Legalize Camping On Streets, Roads And Sidewalks Or Any Other Public Property; To Amend Sections 97-35-23 And 97-35-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Prohibition On Camping On Public Sidewalks; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Nonpartisan County Elections Act; To Provide That The County Offices Of Chancery Clerk, Circuit Clerk, Tax Assessor, Tax Collector, County Surveyor And County Coroner Shall Be Nonpartisan; To Provide Definitions For Such Act; To Provide When A Candidate Shall File Their Intent And The Amount Of Fees Applicable For Such Office; To Provide How The Names Of The Candidates Shall Be Grouped On A Ballot; To Provide The Procedure When Two Or More Candidates Qualify For County Office; To Amend Section 23-15-297, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove County Offices From Fee Requirements For Party Nomination; To Amend Sections 23-15-21, 23-15-31, 23-15-153, 23-15-291, 23-15-507 And 23-15-911, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Recall Act Of 2022 To Provide A Procedure For The Recall Of State Officials, Members Of The Legislature And Local Elected Officials; To Provide Definitions; To Prescribe Those Officials Subject To Recall; To Prescribe The Number Of Electors Needed To Demand A Recall; To Provide For The Application For And Time Of Filing A Recall Petition By Sponsors; To Provide A Form For The Recall Petition; To Prescribe Those Electors Eligible To Sign A Recall Petition And A Procedure For The Verification Of Signatures; To Prohibit Certain Persons From Circulating A Petition Or Application; To Provide For The Determination Of Legal Sufficiency Of A Petition By The Local Board Of Election Commissioners; To Provide For The Manner Of Conducting A Recall Election; To Provide For The Filing Of Subsequent Recall Petitions Following A Recall Election Or Denial Of Recall Petition; To Require The Secretary Of State To Print The Application Forms And Petition Forms And Distribute The Forms To The Boards Of Election Commissioners; To Authorize The State Board Of Election Commissioners To Promulgate Regulations To Implement This Act; To Authorize An Application To The Circuit Court To Compel Compliance With Recall Procedures; To Prohibit Giving Or Receiving Money To Sign Petitions Or Affidavits For Recall And Other Recall Infractions, And To Provide Criminal Penalties Therefor; To Repeal Sections 25-5-3 Through 25-5-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide A Recall Procedure For Local Officials Pursuant To Petition And Election; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 85-7-251, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit The Towing And Storage Charges For Vehicles Towed At The Direction Of A Law Enforcement Officer To Those Amounts Charged To Customers Generally; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Code Section 23-15-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Certain Persons Disqualified By Reason Of Conviction Of A Disenfranchising Crime; To Provide That Such Persons Shall Be Enfranchised After Completing The Term Of Incarceration And Parole Or Upon The Imposition Of A Probation-only Sentence For Such Crimes; To Provide For The Issuance Of A Certificate Of Restoration To The Person; To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 23-15-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Removal Of A Person's Name From The Statewide Elections Management System Unless The Person Is Serving A Term Of Incarceration Or Parole For A Disenfranchising Crime At The Time Of Removal; To Provide That A Court's Certification Of A Conviction For Purposes Of Removal From The Statewide Elections Management System Must Indicate The Type Of Sentence Imposed; To Amend Section 23-15-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Circuit Clerk's Enrollment Book Listing The Names Of Persons Convicted Of Disenfranchising Crimes Must Be Updated To Exclude The Names Of Those Persons Enfranchised Under This Act; To Amend Sections 23-15-125 And 23-15-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Voter Roll And Pollbooks Must Be Updated In A Manner Consistent With This Act; To Amend Sections 23-15-39 And 23-15-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Will Adopt Voter Registration Applications Which State That A Person Restored The Right Of Suffrage Under This Act Is Not Disqualified From Registering To Vote; To Amend Sections 23-15-213, 23-15-223 And 23-15-239, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Will Develop And Implement Training For Election Commissioners, Registrars And Poll Managers Which Will Instruct Them On Their Duties With Regard To Persons Restored The Right Of Suffrage Under This Act; To Amend Section 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Will Update The Statewide Elections Management System In A Manner That Will Allow Local Election Officials To Verify Whether A Person Has A Disqualifying Conviction; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-573, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Procedure For Casting An Affidavit Ballot, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 99-19-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Certain Electors Who Have Been Restored Their Civil Rights After Certain Felony Convictions To Serve In Certain Official Capacities; And For Related Purposes.