An Act To Amend Section 19-5-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Any County To Donate Funds To Any Designated Community Of The Mississippi Main Street Association As Well As To Any Civil Rights Memorials, Sites And Destinations Within A County; To Establish The 2023 Supplementary Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 69-2-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Authority For The Issuance Of General Obligation Bonds For The Emerging Crops Fund Under The Mississippi Farm Reform Act; To Bring Forward Sections 69-2-21, 69-2-23, 69-2-25, 69-2-27, 69-2-29, 69-2-30, 69-2-31, 69-2-33, 69-2-35, 69-2-37 And 69-2-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That Any Person, Other Than An Attorney Permitted To Charge A Contingent Fee Representing A Party, That Has A Right To Receive Compensation That Is Contingent On And Sourced From Any Proceeds Of That Civil Action, By Settlement, Judgment Or Otherwise, Is Jointly Liable For Costs; To Provide That A Party Shall, Without Awaiting A Discovery Request, Provide To The Other Parties Any Agreement Under Which Any Person, Other Than An Attorney Permitted To Charge A Contingent Fee Representing A Party, Has A Right To Receive Compensation That Is Contingent On And Sourced From Any Proceeds Of The Civil Action, By Settlement, Judgment Or Otherwise; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.32, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Terms Of The Income Tax Credit For Dependent Children Legally Adopted Under The Laws Of This State; To Allow A Credit In The Amount Of The Qualified Adoption Expenses Paid Or Incurred, Not To Exceed $5,000.00, For Each Dependent Child Residing Outside Mississippi; To Allow A Credit In The Amount Of $10,000.00 For Each Dependent Child Residing In Mississippi; To Remove The Reverter Effective January 1, 2024, Which Would Lower To $2,500.00 The Maximum Amount Of The Credit Per Child Adopted; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Tangible Personal Property Or Services To The Mississippi Aquarium In Gulfport, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-53-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services Shall Evaluate The Opportunities For Expanding The Enterprise Security Program And The Coordinated Oversight Of Cybersecurity Efforts To Include Those Governing Authorities Defined In Section 25-53-3(f); To Require The Department To Develop A Report On These Opportunities And To Present The Report To The Chairmen Of The Senate And House Of Representatives Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committees, Attorney General And The Chairman Of The Senate Technology Committee By November 1, 2023; To Provide That From And After July 1, 2023, All State Agencies And Governing Authorities As Defined In Section 25-53-3 Shall Report To The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services Any Demand For Payment Or Any Payment Made As A Result Of Ransomware; To Define Ransomware; To Require These Agencies And Authorities To Report This Information No Later Than The Next Business Day Upon Discovery Of The Ransomware; To Require The Department To Record All Information Submitted From These Agencies And Authorities And Develop A Report On This Information; To Require The Department To Present This Report To The Lieutenant Governor, Speaker Of The House, Attorney General, Chairmen Of The Senate And House Of Representatives Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committees And The Chairman Of The Senate Technology Committee; To Require The Department To Present A Yearly Summary Of All Ransomware Incidents By November 1 Of Each Year To The Lieutenant Governor, Speaker Of The House, Chairmen Of The Senate And House Of Representatives Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committees And The Chairman Of The Senate Technology Committee; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Days Designated As Legal Holidays To Remove The Last Monday Of April (confederate Memorial Day); And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 1 And 4, Chapter 103, Laws Of 2022, To Revise The Appropriation To The Department Of Public Safety For The Fiscal Year 2023 To Provide That The Appropriation Of Funds For The Mississippi Law Enforcement And Fire Fighters Premium Pay Program Shall Be From The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Lost Revenue Fund; To Direct The State Fiscal Officer To Transfer A Certain Sum From The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund To The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Lost Revenue Fund; To Amend Section 7, Chapter 9, Laws Of 2022, To Revise The Appropriation To The Board Of Psychology For Fiscal Year 2023 To Revise The Amount Of Funds Provided For The Administrative Support Of The Mississippi Autism Board; To Amend Section 15, Chapter 74, Laws Of 2022, To Revise The Appropriation To The Authority For Educational Television For Fiscal Year 2023 To Correct An Inaccurate Reference To The General Fund; To Amend Section 1, Chapter 81, Laws Of 2022, To Revise The Appropriation To The Department Of Finance And Administration - Office Of Insurance For Fiscal Year 2023 To Clarify That The Funds Appropriated Shall Be For Reimbursing The Plan For Certain Eligible Expenses; To Amend Section 1, Chapter 482, Laws Of 2022, To Direct The State Fiscal Officer To Transfer Certain Sums To The 2022 Ms Ports Improvements Fund And The 2022 Ms Land, Water And Timber Resources Fund; To Create New Section 57-1-732, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The 2022 Ms Ports Improvements Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Administered By The Mississippi Development Authority For Various Purposes; To Create New Section 69-46-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The 2022 Ms Land, Water And Timber Resources Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Administered By The Mississippi Land, Water And Timber Resources Board For Various Purposes; To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Repealer On Education Enhancement Funds Directed To Transfer To The Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund; To Amend Section 27-103-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Aeronautics, Rail, And Other Program Within The Department Of Transportation Budget; To Direct The State Fiscal Officer To Transfer A Certain Sum During Fiscal Year 2023 From The General Education Eef Fund To The Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund; To Direct The State Fiscal Officer To Transfer A Certain Sum During Fiscal Year 2023 From The Mississippi Veterans Affairs Grant Fund To The Mississippi Veterans' Home Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize Public Schools To Purchase A Supply Or Enter Into An Arrangement To Receive A Supply Of Fda-approved Opioid Reversal Agents For Certain Purposes; To Require The School District To Adopt A Protocol For The Administration Of Fda-approved Opioid Reversal Agents; To Exempt The School District And Its Employees Who Provide The Protocol From Liability For Injuries Resulting From The Administration Of Fda-approved Opioid Reversal Agents; To Provide Exceptions To Which The Exemption From Liability Does Not Apply; To Establish The Seizure Safe Schools Act; To Provide That Beginning On July 1, 2024, Each Public School Board And The Governing Body Of Each Nonpublic School Shall Have At Least One Employee At Each School Who Has Met The Training Requirements Necessary To Administer Seizure Rescue Medication Or Perform Manual Vagus Nerve Stimulation For Persons Experiencing Seizure Disorder Symptoms; To Require Training For Such Person To Be Consistent With Guidelines Developed By The Epilepsy Foundation Of America Or Similar Successor Organization, To Require The Training To Occur Every Two Years For Those Employees Of The School With Direct Contact Or Supervision Of Children; To Require The Parents Or Legal Guardians Of Children Who Experience Seizure Disorder Symptoms To Provide Written Authorization To The School For The Administration Of Necessary Medication Along With A Written Statement From The Child's Medical Provider; To Require The Written Statement And The Child's Seizure Action Plan To Be Kept On File By The School Nurse Or School Administrator; To Authorize Schools To Provide Age-appropriate Seizure Education Programs To All Students On Seizures And Seizure Disorders; To Exempt School Employees Acting In Good Faith And In Substantial Compliance With A Student's Individual Health Plan To Render Assistance To A Child Experiencing A Seizure Episode From Civil And Criminal Liability; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-33-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Qualified Homeowner Who Is The Unremarried Surviving Spouse Of A Member Of The United States Armed Forces Who Was Killed Or Died On Active Duty, Or Of A Member Of A Reserve Component Of The United States Armed Forces Or Of The National Guard Who Was Killed Or Died On Active Duty For Training, Shall Be Allowed An Exemption From All Ad Valorem Taxes On The Assessed Value Of The Homestead Property; To Amend Section 27-33-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Such A Homeowner, As Well As A Homeowner Allowed An Exemption From All Ad Valorem Taxes On The Assessed Value Of Homestead Property Due To A Service-connected, Total Disability As An American Veteran Who Has Been Honorably Discharged From Military Service, Or The Unremarried Surviving Spouse Of Such A Homeowner, Shall Be Permitted To Apply For The Exemption Within 30 Calendar Days Of The Closing Date For The Homestead Purchase, But Not Later Than December 31 Of The Year Of Purchase; To Provide That If, At The Time Of Application, The Applicant Has Homestead Exemption On Another Property, The Effect Of The New Application On The Old Homestead Property Shall Be The Same As If The New Application Were Filed On Or Before April 1; To Repeal Sections 27-33-69, 27-33-71 And 27-33-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Tables For Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions Claimed And For Which Reimbursement Was Made In Previous Years; To Amend Section 27-33-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Repeal Of The Above Sections; To Bring Forward Section 27-33-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 57-103-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Research And Development Program, For The Purpose Of Reflecting The Change Of The Name Of The Mississippi Technology Alliance To Innovate Mississippi; To Revise The Amount Of Assistance That May Be Provided To A Business Under The Research And Development Program; To Amend Section 57-103-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Mississippi New Technology Business Program-level 1, For The Purpose Of Reflecting The Change Of The Name Of The Mississippi Technology Alliance To Innovate Mississippi; To Change The Name Of The Mississippi New Technology Business Program-level 1 To The Proof Of Concept Loan Program; To Revise The Amount Of Assistance That May Be Provided To A Business Under The Program; To Change The Name Of The Mississippi New Technology Business Program-level 1 Fund To The Proof Of Concept Loan Fund; To Amend Section 57-103-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Rural Innovation Program-level 1, For The Purpose Of Reflecting The Change Of The Name Of The Mississippi Technology Alliance To Innovate Mississippi; To Change The Name Of The Rural Innovation Program-level 1 To The Proof Of Concept Grant Program; To Change The Program From A Loan Program To A Grant Program; To Change The Name Of The Rural Innovation Program-level 1 Fund To The Proof Of Concept Grant Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-19-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Disability Rating Requirements For Certain Motor Vehicle And Motorcycle License Plates And Tags Authorized For Certain Disabled Veterans; To Amend Section 27-19-56.444, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Certain Motor Vehicle And Motorcycle License Plates And Tags For Certain Disabled Veterans, To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motorcycle License Tags To Such Persons And To Provide A Partial Ad Valorem Tax Exemption For Motor Vehicles Owned By Such Veterans; To Amend Section 27-51-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 31-7-9 And 37-61-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Department Of Education To Provide Eef Classroom Supply Procurement Cards Or Credentials For A Digital Solution To Eligible Teachers Employed By Charter Schools; To Amend Section 37-28-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That Plan Sponsor Of A Health Benefit Plan May, On Behalf Of Covered Persons In The Plan, Provide The Consent Required In The Mississippi Insurance E-commerce Model Act To The Mailing Of All Communications Related To The Plan By Electronic Means; To Define "health Benefit Plan" And "plan Sponsor"; To Provide That Before Consenting On Behalf Of A Party, A Plan Sponsor Shall Confirm That The Party Routinely Uses Electronic Communications During The Normal Course Of Employment; To Provide That Before Providing Delivery By Electronic Means, The Insurer For The Health Benefit Plan Shall Provide The Party An Opportunity To Opt Out Of Delivery By Electronic Means And Meet Certain Other Conditions Of The Mississippi Insurance E-commerce Model Act; To Authorize The Commissioner Of Insurance To Adopt Rules To Implement The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize A Refundable Income Tax Credit For Taxpayers Who Serve As Volunteer Firefighters; To Provide The Amount Of The Tax Credit; To Provide That If The Amount Of Tax Credit Claimed By A Taxpayer Exceeds The Amount Of Income Tax Imposed Upon The Taxpayer For The Taxable Year, Then The Taxpayer Shall Receive A Refund From The Department Of Revenue For The Amount Of Such Excess; And For Related Purposes.