An Act To Create The Early Voting Act; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That The Early Voting Period Shall Begin Twenty Days Before The Election And Continue Until Five Days Preceding The Election; To Provide That Early Voting Shall Be For Each Primary, General, Runoff, Special And Municipal Election For Public Office; To Provide The Hours For Early Voting In The Registrar's Office During Regular Business Hours; To Provide That Notice Of Early Voting Shall Be Provided In Three Public Places Eight Days Before The Voting Begins; To Provide The Procedures To Follow When Casting A Ballot During The Early Voting Period; To Provide The Manner For Challenging The Qualifications Of A Voter During The Early Voting Period; To Amend Sections 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-629, 23-15-631, 23-15-635, 23-15-637, 23-15-639, 23-15-641, 23-15-647, 23-15-649, 23-15-657, 23-15-713, 23-15-715, 23-15-719 And 23-15-735, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Voters Who Are Eligible To Vote By Absentee Ballot; To Prohibit A Voter From Casting An Absentee Ballot In Person At The Office Of The County Registrar; To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Sections 23-15-31, 23-15-37, 23-15-43, 23-15-47, 23-15-65, 23-15-127, 23-15-153, 23-15-171, 23-15-173, 23-15-191, 23-15-195, 23-15-197, 23-15-231, 23-15-233, 23-15-239, 23-15-241, 23-15-245, 23-15-247, 23-15-251, 23-15-255, 23-15-263, 23-15-265, 23-15-267, 23-15-309, 23-15-331, 23-15-333, 23-15-335, 23-15-353, 23-15-357, 23-15-359, 23-15-363, 23-15-367, 7-3-39, 23-15-511, 23-15-515, 23-15-545, 23-15-573, 23-15-613, 23-15-781, 23-15-785, 23-15-807, 23-15-833, 23-15-843, 23-15-851, 23-15-853, 23-15-855, 23-15-857, 23-15-859, 23-15-895, 23-15-913, 23-15-963, 23-15-977, 23-15-1031, 23-15-1081, 23-15-1083, 23-15-1085, 23-15-1091, 21-3-3, 21-9-17, 37-5-9, 21-8-7 And 9-4-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying The Costs Associated With The Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of A New Dormitory And Related Facilities At Coahoma Community College In Clarksdale; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales And Use Taxation Retail Sales Of Feminine Hygiene Products And Diapers; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide For The Licensure And Regulation Of Anesthesiologist Assistants By The State Board Of Medical Licensure; To Define Certain Terms; To Provide That The Board Shall Review And Determine The Qualifications Of Persons Applying For A License To Practice As An Anesthesiologist Assistant; To Provide The Powers Of The Board Regarding Licensure Of Anesthesiologist Assistants And Prescribe The Qualifications For Licensure; To Authorize The Board To Issue Temporary Licenses; To Provide That Anesthesiologist Assistants May Assist In The Practice Of Medicine Only Under The Supervision Of An Anesthesiologist; To Provide That Anesthesiologist Assistants May Perform Only Those Duties Delegated To Them By A Supervising Anesthesiologist; To List The Duties That A Supervising Anesthesiologist May Delegate To An Anesthesiologist Assistant; To Authorize The Board To Revoke Licenses And Take Other Disciplinary Action Against Licensees And To Reinstate Licenses After Revocation; To Prohibit Practicing As An Anesthesiologist Assistant Without A License, And Provide A Criminal Penalty For Persons Convicted Of Unauthorized Practice; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 21-1-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That An Election Be Held In Any Part Of A County Which Is The Subject Of An Annexation Or Removal Ordinance; To Repeal Section 21-1-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires An Enlargement Or Contraction Petition To Be Filed In Chancery Court; To Amend Section 21-1-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Municipal Authorities To Pay Attorney's Fees And All Costs Of Court When Appealing The Election Results; To Amend Section 21-1-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Chancellor May Consider Election Results As Evidence; To Amend Sections 21-1-35 And 21-1-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Medicaid Coverage For Individuals Who Are Under 65 Years Of Age, Are Not Pregnant, Are Not Entitled To Or Enrolled For Medicare Benefits And Whose Income Is Not More Than 133% Of The Federal Poverty Level, As Authorized Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act; To Provide For A Statewide Special Election To Be Held On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, For The Purpose Of Determining Whether Medicaid Eligibility Will Be Expanded To Persons Authorized For Coverage Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act; To Provide That If A Majority Of The Qualified Electors Voting On The Question In The Special Election Vote For Expanding Medicaid To Those Persons, Then This Act Shall Take Effect On January 1, 2024; To Provide That If A Majority Of The Qualified Electors Voting On The Question In The Election Vote Against Expanding Medicaid To Those Persons, Then This Act Shall Not Take Effect; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For Various Alcorn State University Agriculture Research And Extension Projects; 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.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The State Department Of Health For The Purpose Of Providing Funding For Federally Qualified Health Centers In The State For The Fiscal Year 2024.

An Act To Amend Section 41-23-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Exemption To Immunization And Vaccination Of Preventable Disease Requirements For Children's School Attendance Based Upon Religious Tenets And Practices; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Direct The Department Of Human Services, State Department Of Health And The Division Of Medicaid To Prepare A Video For Presentation In The Offices In Which Tanf Benefits, Snap Benefits, Food Through The Wic Program, Medicaid Assistance And Chip Benefits Are Provided By Those Agencies; To Provide That The Video Shall Provide Information About Proper Nutrition, Healthy Eating Habits, Prevention Of And Reducing Obesity, And The Importance Of Breast-feeding Infants; To Provide That Applicants For And Recipients Of Those Benefits May View The Video In The Office Of The Agency; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The State Department Of Education And The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Establish A Program Known As The "dream Makers Program" For Public School Students In Grades 7 And 8; To Provide That The Purpose Of The Program Will Be To Stimulate Interest In Science, Mathematics And Health Care Professions; To Require The Program To Be Conducted As An After-school Program; To Require The Program To Be A Two-year Course Of Study; To Prescribe The Eligibility Requirements For Participation In And The Components To Be Included In The Program; To Prescribe Attendance Requirements For Participants; To Require Local School Districts To Designate A Program Advisor Responsible For Performing The Necessary Services To Facilitate Activities Of The Program; To Require Each School District To Designate A Regional Coordinator To Assist The Advisor In Meeting Goals, Objectives And Activities; To Require The University Of Mississippi Medical Center To Designate A Staff Member To Act As Project Coordinator Between The Medical Center And The Advisor; To Establish The Dream Makers Trust Fund In The State Treasury To Provide Support To Local School Districts And Schools For Start-up Costs And Costs Associated With Implementing And Operating The Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-23-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Child Will Be Exempt From The Requirement To Have Any Specific Vaccination In Order To Attend A School Or Postsecondary Educational Institution If The Child's Parent Or Guardian Submits To The School Or Postsecondary Educational Institution A Letter Or Affidavit That Documents Which Required Vaccinations Have Been Given, And Which Vaccinations Have Not Been Given On The Basis That They Are Contrary To His Or Her Religious, Philosophical Or Conscientious Beliefs; To Prescribe The Content To Be Included In The Letter Or Affidavit Submitted To The School District, School Or Postsecondary Educational Institution Of Enrollment; To Amend Section 43-20-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Exemptions From The Immunization Requirements 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, Philosophical Or Conscientious Beliefs Of The Parent Or Guardian; To Provide That A Parent Or Guardian Must First Furnish The Responsible Official Of The Facility An Affidavit In Which The Parent Or Guardian Swears Or Affirms That The Immunization Required Conflicts With The Religious, Philosophical Or Conscientious Beliefs Of The Parent Or Guardian Before A Child Is Exempted From Immunization On Religious Grounds; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Direct The State Department Of Mental Health To Convert 500 Beds At Intellectual/developmental Disabilities Facilities Of The Department That Are Not Being Used For Providing Services To Those Persons So That Those Beds May Be Used To Provide Alcohol And Drug Use Prevention And Treatment Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-23-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Exemption To Immunization And Vaccination Of Preventable Disease Requirements For Children's School Attendance Based Upon Religious Tenets And Practices; And For Related Purposes.