An Act To Create New Section 23-15-615, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Audit Election Procedures Of The 2023, 2024, 2026 And 2027 General Elections In The Counties Of The State; To Provide How The Counties Shall Be Selected; To Provide What The Secretary Of State May Audit During A Procedural Audit; To Require The Secretary Of State To Create A Post-election Audit Manual; To Require The Secretary Of State To Compile A Report Of The Procedural Audits; To Repeal Section 23-15-613, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That Election Commissions And County And Municipal Executive Committees Shall Report Residual Vote Information To The Secretary Of State; To Amend Section 23-15-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Election Commissioners To Receive A Per Diem Of $110 For Conducting An Audit Of An Election; To Amend Section 23-15-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise How The Monies In The Elections Support Fund Are Distributed; To Create New Section 23-15-152, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Elector Who Fails To Respond To A Confirmation Notice And Who Fails To Vote During A Certain Period Of Time Shall Be Removed From The Statewide Elections Management System; To Provide Definitions For "confirmation Notice" And "fails To Respond To The Confirmation Notice"; To Provide Those Registered Voters Who Shall Receive Confirmation Notices; To Provide That A Registered Voter Who Is Mailed A Confirmation Notice Shall Be Placed On Inactive Status In The Statewide Elections Management System But Shall Be Able To Vote By Affidavit Ballot; To Provide The Time For Removal Of Voter Registration Records; To Provide For The Retention Of Removed Voter Registration Records; To Amend Section 23-15-125, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 23-15-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That By January 1, 2025, The Secretary Of State Shall Compare The Entire Statewide Election Management System To The Department Of Public Safety Driver's License Database; To Provide That All Documentation Provided To Show Proof Of Citizenship Shall Be Exempt From The Mississippi Public Records Act; To Amend Section 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Coins, Currency And Bullion; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 41-26-150, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Jackson Water Reimbursement Grant Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Health For The Purpose Of Allowing Certain Reimbursements To Businesses, Non-profits And Citizens Who Were Subject To Various Issues, Including Boil-water Notices And Lack Of Water Pressure, Involving The Jackson Water System; To Require The Department To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Administer The Program; To Provide For Certain Considerations That The Department May Make In Awarding Grant Funds; To Require The Department To Provide Annual Grant Funding In The Amount Of Twenty Million Dollars To The Jackson Water Reimbursement Grant Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Creating The "no Patient Left Alone Act"; To Provide For Minor And Adult Patients To Designate A Visitor With Unrestricted Visitation; To Prohibit Termination, Suspension Or Waiver Of Visitation Rights By Certain Parties; To Provide Certain Limitations; To Prohibit Hospitals From Requiring Patient Waiver Of Certain Rights; To Require Posting Of Certain Informational Materials; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A New Section In Title 27, Chapter 7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize An Income Tax Credit For Voluntary Cash Contributions By Individuals To Habitat For Humanity Mississippi Capital Area; To Limit The Amount Of The Credit; To Allow Excess Amounts Of The Credit To Be Carried Forward For Five Consecutive Years; To Provide That The Credit Authorized By This Act Is In Lieu Of Charitable Deductions Taken Under The Internal Revenue Code And Utilized For State Tax Purposes; To Create A New Section In Title 27, Chapter 7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize An Income Tax Credit For Voluntary Cash Contributions By Business Enterprises To Habitat For Humanity Mississippi Capital Area; To Limit The Amount Of The Credit; To Allow Excess Amounts Of The Credit To Be Carried Forward For Five Consecutive Years; To Provide That The Credit Authorized By This Act Is In Lieu Of Charitable Deductions Taken Under The Internal Revenue Code And Utilized For State Tax Purposes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-897, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Candidate, Political Committee Or Other Person From Publishing Any Campaign Materials That Contain The Word "re-elect" Unless The Campaign Materials Are For The Current Incumbent Of That Office; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Election Integrity Act; To Create New Section 23-15-622, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Registrar Shall Not Send Or Receive Any Ballot For Any Election By Mail Except As Provided In The Armed Services Absentee Voting Law; To Amend Sections 23-15-645, 23-15-511, 23-15-637, 23-15-719, 23-15-715, 23-15-625 And 23-15-627, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Repeal Sections 23-15-647, 23-15-721, 23-15-733, 23-15-629, 23-15-641, 23-15-731 And 23-15-631, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Absentee Voting By Mail; To Create A New Section Of Law To Provide That Direct Recording Electronic (dre) Units Or Any Other Electronic Devices Used To Conduct Elections Are Prohibited; To Provide That Until The Election Officials Of Such Precinct Are Authorized To Apply For A Grant Under The Mississippi Voting Modernization Act, They Shall Conduct Elections At Their Precinct Using Paper Ballots; To Provide That Election Officials Charged With Conducting Elections Shall, Within Thirty Days After An Election, Hand Count All Ballots Voted In That Precinct If The Ballots Were Voted And Then Scanned Into Optical Mark Reading (omr) Equipment Or Other Such Electronic Scanning Device; To Create A New Section Of Law To Provide That In Addition To The Ballot Box And Ballot Security Measures Prescribed In Law, The Secretary Of State Shall Establish, By Rule Or Regulation, A Detailed Chain Of Custody For The Handling Of All Ballots For Every Election; To Provide That Any Election Official That Fails To Follow The Chain Of Custody Procedures Established By The Secretary Of State Shall Be Subject To Civil Or Criminal Penalties, Or Both; To Create New Section 23-15-615, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Audit Election Procedures In The Counties Of The State; To Provide The Information That Each Registrar Shall Be Required To Submit To The Secretary Of State; To Provide When An Audit Shall Be Completed; To Repeal Section 23-15-613, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That Election Commissions And County And Municipal Executive Committees Shall Report Residual Vote Information To The Secretary Of State; To Create New Sections 23-15-617, 23-15-617.1, 23-15-617.2, 23-15-617.3, 23-15-617.4 And 23-15-617.5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Procedures For A Risk-limiting Audit; To Provide Which Statewide Elections Shall Be Subject To A Risk-limiting Audit; To Provide When A Manual Recount Of Election Results Shall Be Necessary; To Provide When And Where The Results Of A Risk-limiting Audit Shall Be Available; To Create A Pilot Program To Test The Process For Conducting A Risk-limiting Audit Before It Is Fully Implemented; To Amend Section 23-15-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Election Commissioners To Receive A Per Diem Of $100.00 For Conducting An Election Recount; To Amend Section 23-15-603, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Deadline That Election Commissioners Have For Submitting Information Related To The Election Results When A Manual Election Recount Is Required; To Create A New Section Of Law To Provide That Under No Circumstance Of Any Kind Shall An Emergency Declaration Within The State Have Any Effect Upon The Election Laws Or Procedures Or Manner Of Execution, Or Upon The Dates Or Schedules Of Any Portion Thereof, Without The Approval Of Two-thirds Of The Members Of Each House Of The Legislature Before The Commencement Of In-person Voting; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 41-23-37 And 43-20-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Exemptions From The Immunization Requirements Of Schools And Licensed Child Care Facilities When A Parent Or Legal Guardian Objects To Immunization Of The Child On The Grounds That The Immunization Conflicts With The Religious Beliefs Of The Parent Or Guardian; To Provide That A Parent Or Guardian Must First Furnish The Responsible Official Of The School Or Facility An Affidavit In Which The Parent Or Guardian Swears Or Affirms That The Immunization Required Conflicts With The Religious Beliefs Of The Parent Or Guardian Before A Child Is Exempted From Immunization On Religious Grounds; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That An Officer Or Employee Of This State Or Of A Political Subdivision Of This State May Not Distribute, Or Use Public Funds To Cause To Be Distributed, An Absentee Ballot Or An Absentee Ballot Application To A Person Who Did Not Request A Ballot Or Application; To Provide That No Officer Or Employee Of This State, Or Any Political Subdivision Of This State, May Establish Ballot Drop Boxes Or Any Similar Receptacle For The Collection Of Ballots; To Revise The Absentee Ballot Envelope; To Provide Penalties; To Amend Sections 23-15-623, 23-15-625 23-15-627, 23-15-631, 23-15-657, 23-15-715, 23-15-719, 23-15-755 And 23-15-641, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-629, 23-15-721 And 23-15-751, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 23-15-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Ensure That All New Federal Election Funds Are Appropriated By The Legislature Before Dispersed To Ensure That The Funds Allocated Fairly And In A Manner That Promotes The Legislature's Goal Of Facilitating Free And Fair Elections; To Define "new Federal Election Funds"; To Provide A Notification Requirement; To Provide A Penalty For A Violation; To Create New Section 23-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Ensure That All New Federal Election Guidance Has Been Properly Reviewed By The State Before Implementation To Ensure That It Is Lawful And To Provide The State An Opportunity To Challenge The Guidance In Court; To Define "new Federal Election Guidance"; To Provide A Notification Requirement; To Provide A Penalty For A Violation; To Create New Section 23-15-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Ensure That The Governor And Legislature Are Notified Of All Communications Made Or Provided To State Agencies And Entities Responsible For Overseeing Elections By The United States Department Of Justice To Enable The State To Respond As Needed; To Define "communication"; To Provide A Notification Requirement; To Provide A Penalty For A Violation; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Regulate Pornographic Media Exposure To Children In K-12; To Regulate Digital And Online Resources Provided By K-12 Vendors; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The State Board Of Election Commissioners To Remove The Duty Of The Board To Remove The Names Of Candidates From The Ballot For Failure To Comply With Campaign Finance Filing Requirements; To Amend Section 23-15-811, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Person Shall Be Qualified To Appear On The Ballot If, By The Time The Candidate Is Approved To Appear On The Ballot For The Office Sought, He Or She Has Failed To File All Reports Required To Be Filed Within The Last Five Years; To Amend Section 23-15-807, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Candidates For Judicial Office Shall Not Be Required To File An Annual Report In An Election Year But Shall File One In Other Years; To Amend Section 23-15-753, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Penalty For Any Person Who Fraudulently Requests Or Submits An Absentee Ballot Application For Any Voter; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 41-23-37 And 43-20-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Exemptions From The Immunization Requirements Of Schools And Licensed Child Care Facilities When A Parent Or Legal Guardian Objects To Immunization Of The Child On The Grounds That The Immunization Conflicts With The Religious Beliefs Of The Parent Or Guardian; To Provide That A Parent Or Guardian Must First Furnish The Responsible Official Of The School Or Facility An Affidavit In Which The Parent Or Guardian Swears Or Affirms That The Immunization Required Conflicts With The Religious Beliefs Of The Parent Or Guardian Before A Child Is Exempted From Immunization On Religious Grounds; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of Vicksburg, Mississippi, To Contribute Funds To And Provide In-kind Services For Maintenance To The Beulah Cemetery; To Provide That Community Service Or Inmate Labor May Be Used For Such Maintenance; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That The Legislature Finds That The Auditing Of Election Results Is Necessary To Ensure Effective Election Administration And Public Confidence In The Election Process; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That The Secretary Of State Shall Develop An Audit Process With The Assistance Of Statistical Experts That Relies Upon Statistical Audits Making Use Of Best Practices For Conducting Such Audits; To Provide That Following Each Primary, General, Special Or Runoff Election, Each County Shall Make Use Of A Statistical Audit; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Implement The Audit Process; And For Related Purposes.