An Act To Create The "mississippi Fair Housing Act"; To Define Certain Terms; To Declare That The Opportunity To Obtain Housing And Other Real Estate Without Discrimination Is A Civil Right; To Prohibit Certain Discriminatory Conduct In Real Estate Transactions And In Real Estate Financing; To Declare That Conditions Relating To The Use Or Occupancy Of Real Property Based Upon Discriminatory Reasons Are Void Except In Certain Situations Involving Religious Organizations; To Prohibit Certain Representations In Real Estate Transactions; To Prohibit Retaliation Against Persons Who Oppose Discriminatory Housing Practices; To Authorize Persons Alleging A Violation Of The Act To Seek Injunctive Relief And Damages; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Any Student Who Reaches The Age Of Six On Or Before December 31 To Enroll In First Grade At The Start Of The School Year During Which The Child Attains The Age Of Six; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Students Who Are Enrolled At The Start Of A School Year During Which They Attain The Age Of Six On Or Before December 31 In The Definition Of "compulsory-school-age Child"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi High School Dropout Prevention Act Of 2023"; To Require The State Department Of Education To Work With School Districts That Have The Lowest High School Graduation Rates; To Require The Department To Develop Methods Of Targeted Intervention For Low Performing School Districts; To Provide That Children Of A Certain Age May Not Withdraw From School Unless Certain Conditions Are Met; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation The Retail Sales Of Certain Electronic Devices And Educational Software During The Last Weekend In July; To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Feminine Hygiene Products; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 21-1-27, 21-1-29, 21-1-61, 21-33-1 And 21-33-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Municipality Is Prohibited From Levying And Collecting Ad Valorem Taxes In Newly Annexed Areas Until The Municipality Has Provided The Services To The Annexed Area Which Are Listed In The Ordinance That The Municipality Is Required To Pass; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 17-25-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Upon Approval By The Colonel Of The Mississippi Highway Patrol, A Mississippi Highway Patrol Officer May Wear The Official Uniform And Utilize The Official Firearm And Official Vehicle Of The Highway Patrol In The Performance Of Private Security Services In Off-duty Hours; To Provide That Such Approval Shall Be Made On An Employee-by-employee Basis; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-151-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "average Daily Membership (adm)" For Purposes Of The Mississippi Adequate Education Program; To Amend Section 37-151-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Determination Of The Basic Adequate Education Program Cost For Each School District Based On Student Average Daily Membership With Certain Exceptions; To Provide For Student Counts By The State Auditor; To Revise The Definition Of The Terms "minimum School Term" And "average Daily Attendance" As Such Terms Are Used For Determining Allocations To School Districts Under The Adequate Education Program; To Amend Sections 37-151-85, 37-151-97 And 37-151-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Attendance Requirement That A Compulsory-school-age Child Who Is Absent More Than 37% Of The Instructional Day Must Be Considered Absent For The Entire Day; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "academic Transparency Act Of 2023"; To Require Each Public School And Charter School To Make Available Certain Instructional, Training And Financial Information On Its Internet Website; To Require Such Information To Be Made Available To The Public No Later Than The Seventh Day After Its Production; To Require A Two Year Period Of Information Retention After Its First Posting; To Require Each Public School And Charter School Shall Designate An Administrator To Be Responsible For Ensuring The Implementation Of The Provisions Of This Act; To Require School Districts And Charter Schools To Deliver A Statement Of Compliance To The State Department Of Education And To The Legislature No Later Than January 1 Of Each Odd-numbered Year; To Provide That Nothing In This Act May Be Construed To Require The Digital Reproduction Or Posting Of Copies Of The Learning Materials Themselves, Where Reproduction Would Violate Copyright; To Provide Alternative Means Of Accessing Learning Materials That Would Violate Copyright Protection If Reproduced; To Provide A Cause Of Legal Action For Violations Of Provisions Of This Act And Identify Which Public Officials May Initiate The Legal Action; To Require School Districts To Have A Procedure For The Parent, Guardian Or An Adult Student, 18 Years Of Age Or Older, To Review The Content Of The Instructional Materials, Object To The Content Of Such Instructional Material And Make Arrangements For Students To Be Provided Alternative Instruction; To Stipulate That The School District Will Not Pay The Cost Of The Alternative Instruction Provided By A Parent, Guardian Or Adult Student; To Prohibit School Personnel From Imposing An Academic Or Other Penalty Upon A Student Merely For Arranging Alternative Instruction; To Require The Classroom Teacher Of Record Must Make Electronically Available To Students And Parents A Syllabus Within The First Two Weeks Of The School Term; To Require The Issuance Of A New Syllabus If More Than 20% Of The Topic Covered In The Term Deviates From The Original Syllabus; To Prohibit The State Board Of Education And Any Public School Or Charter School From Contracting With Any Vendor For Proprietary Materials And Using Such Materials That Are Prohibited From Public Review; To Require State Institutions Of Higher Education, Other Than The University Of Mississippi Medical School, To Make Information For Each Undergraduate Classroom Course Offered For Credit By The Institution Available To The Public On The Institution's Internet Website; To Require Such Information To Be Made Available To The Public No Later Than The Seventh Day After Its Production; To Require A Two Year Period Of Information Retention After Its First Posting; To Require Each State Institution Of Higher Education To Designate An Administrator To Be Responsible For Ensuring The Implementation Of The Provisions Of This Act; To Require Such Institutions Of Higher Education To Deliver A Statement Of Compliance To The State Department Of Education And To The Legislature No Later Than January 1 Of Each Odd-numbered Year; To Require Such Institutions Of Higher Education To Conduct End-of-course Student Evaluations Of Faculty And Develop A Plan To Make Evaluations Available On The Institution's Website; To Provide For The Severability Of Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend Medicaid Coverage For Eligible Women For Twelve Months Postpartum; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing To Amend The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890 By Creating A New Section Establishing The Right To Personal Reproductive Decisions.

An Act To Amend Section 21-1-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That When A Municipality Desires To Annex Territory, The Ordinance Must Provide Specific Benefits And Services That Must Be Provided To The Territory Within Five Years Of The Court's Ordering An Annexation Decree; To Amend Section 21-1-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If Such Benefits And Services Are Not Provided Within Five Years To An Annexed Territory, Then The Annexation Shall Be Ordered Null And Void Or Partially Ordered Null And Void, As The Case May Be; To Amend Sections 21-33-1 And 27-35-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Municipality That Has Had An Annexation Ordered Null And Void Or Partially Ordered Null And Void, As The Case May Be, From Assessing Property Within The Formerly Annexed Area For Tax Purposes; To Amend Section 27-51-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Municipal Tax Collector From Collecting Ad Valorem Taxes On Motor Vehicles Located In Annexed Territory That Has Had The Annexation Ordered Null And Void Or Partially Ordered Null And Void, As The Case May Be; To Amend Section 27-51-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Counties May Not Collect Motor Vehicle And Ad Valorem Taxes For Municipalities In Annexed Territory That Has Had The Annexation Ordered Null And Void Or Partially Ordered Null And Void, As The Case May Be; To Amend Section 27-39-307, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Municipalities May Not Levy Ad Valorem Taxes On Property Located Within Annexed Territory That Has Had The Annexation Ordered Null And Void Or Partially Ordered Null And Void, As The Case May Be; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Repealer On The Requirement For School Boards To Adopt A Policy On The Implementation Of Abstinence-only Or Abstinence-plus Education Into The Curriculum; To Include Sexual Risk Avoidance Education As An Additional Policy For The Curriculum Requirements; To Make Nonsubstantive Changes To Update Antiquated Language; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For The Purpose Of Providing Funding For The Costs Associated With The Construction Of A Separate Water System For Jackson State University To Provide For All Of The Water Needs Of The University, For The Fiscal Year 2024.

An Act To Create New Section 43-47-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Human Services To Establish And Maintain The Mississippi Vulnerable Persons Abuse Registry; To Amend Section 43-47-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Has At Least 25 Years Of Creditable Service In The Public Employees' Retirement System, Who Was Employed As A Public Schoolteacher At The Time Of Retirement And Who Has Been Retired And Receiving A Retirement Allowance For At Least One Year May Be Employed As A Teacher By Certain Public School Districts After Retirement And Receive A Retirement Allowance From The Public Employees' Retirement System During The Person's Employment As A Teacher In Addition To Receiving A Beginning Teacher's Salary; To Bring Forward Section 25-11-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; To Amend Sections 25-11-123 And 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 37-3-2 And 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.