An Act To Amend Section 57-1-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Development Authority To File With The Secretary Of The Senate And The Clerk Of The House Of Representatives A Copy Of Its Study To Determine If There Is A Significant Statistical Disparity In The Total Number Of Qualified Minority Contractors Of Goods And Services Doing Business In The State Of Mississippi And The Actual Number Of Such Minority Contractors With Whom The State Of Mississippi, Or With Whom A Prime Contractor With The State Of Mississippi, Has Contracted To Provide Goods And Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 364 Located In Prentiss County, Mississippi, As The "james Millard Jourdan Memorial Highway"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-7-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Window Tint Regulations To Change The Percentage Of Light Transmission For The Medical Exemption; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 9-27-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Exemption For The Crime Of Breaking And Entering From Mental Health Court Eligibility; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Revise The Court Interpreters Program Administered By The Administrative Office Of Courts; To Amend Section 9-21-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions And To Create Three Levels Of Interpreters Authorized To Serve In Civil And Criminal Proceedings In All Courts; To Amend Section 9-21-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Use Of An Interpreter Whenever A Limited English Proficient (lep) Individual Is Involved In Litigation; To Amend Sections 9-21-77 And 9-21-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Create New Section 9-21-80, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Certain Requirements For The Courts Relating To The Appointment Of An Interpreter; To Amend Section 9-21-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Cost Of Providing An Interpreter In Any Proceeding To Be Paid By The County Or Municipality; To Amend Section 99-17-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Appointment Of An Interpreter In All Criminal Cases Where The Defendant Is A Limited English Proficient (lep) Individual; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 69-2-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount That May Be Loaned To Any One Borrower From The Emerging Crops Fund To Assist In Providing Financing For Minority Economic Development; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 45-6-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Right To Follow-up Testing For A Law Enforcement Officer Who Tests Positive For Illegal Drug Use And To Provide For Terms Of Suspension Pending The Receipt Of Results From The Follow-up Test; To Amend Section 45-6-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Paid Internship Program Under The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services To Train And Retain College Graduates With A Technical Or Engineering Degree; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That From And After July 1, 2023, The Department Of Child Protection Services Shall Be A State Agency Separate And Apart From The Department Of Human Services And Not A Subagency Housed Within The Department Of Human Services, And Shall Have Such Powers And Duties And Perform Such Functions That Are Assigned To The Department Of Child Protection Services By State Law; To Amend Section 43-26-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, And To Create New Sections 43-26-5, 43-26-7, 43-26-9, 43-26-11, 43-26-13, 43-26-15, 43-26-17, 43-26-19, 43-26-21 And 43-26-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Powers And Duties Of The Department Of Child Protection Services And The Commissioner Of Child Protection Services; To Amend Sections 11-46-1, 11-46-8, 25-1-109, 27-104-203, 37-31-107, 37-106-69, 37-115-43, 41-3-18, 41-67-12, 41-87-5, 41-101-1, 43-1-9, 43-1-101, 43-14-1, 43-14-5, 43-15-3, 43-15-5, 43-15-6, 43-15-7, 43-15-11, 43-15-15, 43-15-19, 43-15-21, 43-15-23, 43-15-103, 43-15-105, 43-15-107, 43-15-109, 43-15-113, 43-15-115, 43-15-117, 43-15-119, 43-15-121, 43-15-125, 43-15-201, 43-15-203, 43-15-207, 43-16-3, 43-16-7, 43-17-7, 43-18-3, 43-18-5, 43-21-351, 43-21-354, 43-21-357, 43-21-405, 43-21-603, 43-21-609, 43-21-701, 43-21-801, 43-27-101, 43-27-103, 43-27-109, 43-27-113, 43-27-115, 43-27-117, 43-27-119, 43-43-5, 43-43-7, 43-51-3, 43-51-5, 43-51-7, 45-33-36, 57-13-23, 93-5-23, 93-17-3, 93-17-5, 93-17-8, 93-17-11, 93-17-12, 93-17-53, 93-17-57, 93-17-59, 93-17-61, 93-17-63, 93-17-65, 93-17-101, 93-17-103, 93-17-107, 93-17-109, 93-17-203, 93-17-209, 93-21-305, 93-21-307, 93-21-309, 93-21-311, 93-31-3, 97-5-24, 97-5-39 And 99-41-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Repeal Sections 43-1-30, 43-1-51, 43-1-53, 43-1-57, 43-1-59, 43-1-63, 43-51-1 And 43-51-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Created The Mississippi Tanf Implementation Council, Created The Division Of Family And Children's Services Within The Department Of Human Services, Provides The Title For The Family Preservation Act, And Requires An Ongoing Evaluation And Report On Family Preservation Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That The Mississippi Real Estate Appraiser Licensing And Certification Board Shall Be Separated From The Mississippi Real Estate Commission And Become The Mississippi Real Estate Appraisal Board; To Provide For The Transition Of Functions And Resources So That By July 1, 2023, The Mississippi Real Estate Appraisal Board Shall Be Fully Functional And Independent From The Mississippi Real Estate Commission; To Require The Mississippi State Personnel Board, The Department Of Finance And Administration And The Department Of Information Technology Services To Provide Support During The Transition; To Amend Sections 73-34-3 And 73-34-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 73-34-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Membership Of The Mississippi Real Estate Appraisal Board Shall Consist Of Five Members To Be Appointed By The Governor, Four Of Whom Shall Be From The Congressional Districts As They Existed On July 1, 2004, And One From The State-at-large; To Amend Section 73-34-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 73-34-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Only The Last Four Digits Of An Applicant's Social Security Number Shall Be Required To Go On The License Application; To Amend Sections 73-34-17, 73-34-27, 73-34-35, 73-34-41, 73-34-45, 73-34-47, 73-34-49 And 73-34-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 73-34-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Repeal Date From July 1, 2026, Until July 1, 2027, And To Conform; To Amend Sections 73-34-107, 73-34-113 And 73-34-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 73-34-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Provision That Allows An Appraisal Management Company To Remove An Appraiser From Its Appraiser Panel Within The First Ninety Days After An Independent Appraiser Is First Added To The Appraiser Panel Of An Appraisal Management Company, And To Conform; To Amend Sections 73-34-131, 39-21-3, 29-1-209, 73-35-4 And 93-11-64, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 27-25-503 And 27-25-703, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Repealers On Those Provisions That Establish A Reduced Rate For The Levy And Assessment Of Severance Taxes On The Initial Oil And Natural Gas Produced From Certain Horizontally Drilled Wells And Horizontally Drilled Recompletion Wells; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Golf Association Grant Program To Be Used To Make Grants For The Purpose Of Creating, Enhancing, And Revitalizing Mississippi Golf Courses; To Provide That Such Fund Shall Be Administered By The Mississippi Development Authority; To Prescribe Certain Conditions On The Allocations From The Fund; To Prescribe Eligible Costs For Which Monies From The Fund May Be Allocated; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 67-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "grocery Store"; To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Revenue To Issue Grocery Store Wine-only Retailer's Permits That Authorize The Holder Thereof To Sell Wine At Retail At A Grocery Store In Original Sealed And Unopened Packages Not To Be Consumed On The Premises Where Sold; To Provide That The Holder Of A Package Retailer's Permit May Sell Other Products And Merchandise, Except Beer, But Must Derive At Least 50% Of The Revenue Of The Licensed Premises From The Retail Sale Of Alcoholic Beverages In Original Sealed And Unopened Packages Not To Be Consumed On The Licensed Premises; To Authorize A Person To Own Or Control Any Interest In More Than Six Package Retailer's Permits; To Amend Section 27-71-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The License Tax Required For Grocery Store Wine-only Retailer's Permits; To Amend Sections 67-1-41, 67-1-75, 67-1-83 And 67-1-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Income Tax Holiday Act Of 2023; To Provide That, Beginning With Taxes Owed For Calendar Year 2023, Any Taxpayer Filing A Mississippi Individual Income Tax Return Will Receive A Credit In An Amount Equal To 20% Of The Tax Amount, If Any, Reported As "income Tax Due" Before The Application Of Credits; To Specify That The Credit Authorized In This Act May Not Be Transferred To Another Taxpayer Or Carried Over To Another Year; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 17-25-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Counties And Municipalities From Imposing A Surcharge Or Transaction Fee On Certain Payments By Credit Card, Charge Card, Debit Card Or Other Form Of Electronic Payment In Lieu Of Payment By Cash, Check Or Similar Means; And For Related Purposes.