An Act Making An Appropriation To Marshall County For The Purpose Of Completing The Potts Camp Railroad Bridge And Bypass Project For The Fiscal Year 2024.

An Act To Amend Section 37-16-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require High School Graduates To Pass At Least 60% Of The Civics Portion Of The Naturalization Test Used By The Immigration Services; To Amend Section 37-35-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require High School Equivalency Diploma Applicants To Pass At Least 60% Of The Civics Portion Of The Naturalization Test Used By The Immigration Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-17-70, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Receipt Of Stolen Property Valued At A Certain Amount Shall Be A Felony With A Mandatory Minimum Term Of Imprisonment; To Provide A Mandatory Sentencing Range For A Person Convicted Of The Receipt Of Stolen Property Which Is A Motor Vehicle; To Provide That The Minimum Terms Imposed Under This Section Shall Not Be Reduced Or Suspended Nor Shall Such Person Be Eligible For Probation Or Parole Before The Expiration Of The Minimum Term Of Incarceration; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The "service Canine Protection Act Of 2022"; To Define Terms; To Require Each Canine Unit To Equip Its Canine Vehicles With A Heat Alarm System; To Require Each Canine Unit To Adopt A Written Protocol; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 99-19-81 And 99-19-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Under The Habitual Offender Sentencing Law Any Conviction For A Drug Offense Or A Nonviolent Crime Shall Not Be Utilized In Computing Whether A Person Has Two Prior Convictions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Law Enforcement Supplemental Pay Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Public Safety; To Provide That In Addition To The Compensation Now Paid By Any Municipality Or County To Any Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer, Every Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer Employed By Any Municipality Or County Which Employs One Or More Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officers Who Devotes His Or Her Full Working Time To Law Enforcement, Shall Be Paid By The State Extra Compensation In The Amount Of Five Hundred Dollars Per Year For Each Full-time Municipal Or County Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer Who Has Completed Or Who Hereafter Completes Five Years Of Service As A Sworn, Certified Law Enforcement Officer; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-29-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Exemption For Any Public School Library In This State From The Crime Of Distributing Obscene Materials; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 11-1-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Chiefs Of Police And Sheriffs To The List Of Officers Authorized To Administer Oaths; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-17-42, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Crime Of Motor Vehicle Theft Shall Be A Felony; To Revise The Penalties For The Commission Of Motor Vehicle Theft; To Provide That The Minimum Terms Imposed Under This Section Shall Not Be Reduced, Suspended Or Eligible For Probation Or Parole; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Publicly Funded Postsecondary Educational Institutions To Annually Provide Students Certain Information Upon A Student's Declaration Of A Major; To Provide That Information Shall Consist Of The Projected Duration Of The Degree Program, Associated Costs, Average Salary Of Individuals With Degrees In The Area Of Major Emphasis And Number Of Prospective Jobs Available In The Degree Area; To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning And The Mississippi Community College Board To Provide Assistance To The Postsecondary Educational Institutions Under Their Respective Jurisdiction In Order To Carry Out The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A Study Committee For The Purpose Of Studying The Purchasing, Acquiring, Leasing Or Holding An Interest In Agricultural Land By Foreign Government; To Provide The Nine Members Of The Study Committee; To Provide The Information That The Study Committee Shall Study, To Require A Report To Be Provided To The Legislature By December 1, 2023; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit A Court From Considering Incarceration As Intentional Or Voluntary Unemployment Or Underemployment When Establishing Or Modifying A Child-support Order; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Sections 25-11-147, 25-11-321 And 25-13-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Receipt Of Retirement Benefits From The Public Employees' Retirement System, The Supplemental Legislative Retirement System And The Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Retirement System Is Conditioned On The Member's Honest And Faithful Performance Of His Or Her Public Duties For The State; To Provide That A Member's Conviction Of Or Plea Of Guilty Or Nolo Contendere To A Felony Involving Public Funds Of $50,000.00 Or More Is Considered To Be A Breach Of The Public Trust And A Breach Of The Member's Contract With The State; To Provide That If A Member Of The System Or Plan Is Convicted Of Or Enters A Plea Of Guilty Or Nolo Contendere In Any Court To A Felony Involving Public Funds Of $50,000.00 Or More That Is Committed On Or After July 1, 2023, The Court Shall Conduct A Hearing In A Separate Civil Proceeding To Determine If All Of The Conditions Have Been Met; To Provide That If All Of The Conditions Have Been Met, The Court Shall Issue An Order That The Member Be Terminated From Membership In The System Or Plan And Forfeit His Or Her Retirement Benefits From The System Or Plan; To Provide That A Member Who Is Convicted Of Such A Crime Shall Not Be Terminated From Membership In The System Or Plan Or Forfeit His Or Her Retirement Benefits From The System Or Plan Until All Appeals Of The Conviction Have Been Finally Concluded Or The Time For An Appeal From The Conviction Has Expired; To Provide That After Receiving The Termination And Forfeiture Order From The Court, The System Shall Request The Attorney General For A Determination Of Whether All Appeals Of The Conviction Have Been Finally Concluded Or The Time For An Appeal From The Conviction Has Expired; To Provide That After The Attorney General Notifies The System That All Appeals Of The Conviction Have Been Finally Concluded Or The Time For An Appeal From The Conviction Has Expired, The System Shall Terminate The Member From Membership In The System Or Plan And The Member Shall Forfeit His Or Her Retirement Benefits From The System Or Plan; To Provide That A Member Who Is Terminated From Membership In The System Or Plan Shall Have His Or Her Contributions Refunded Without Any Interest; To Provide That If A Member Of The System Or Plan Is Also A Member Of Another Retirement System Administered By The Board Of Trustees Of The System, And The Crime For Which The Member Was Convicted Or Entered A Plea Of Guilty Or Nolo Contendere Is A Felony Involving Public Funds Of $50,000.00 Or More That Is Covered By Only One Of The Retirement Systems, The Member Will Be Terminated Only From The Retirement System In Which His Or Her Employment Was Covered At The Time That He Or She Committed The Crime, And Will Forfeit Retirement Benefits Only From That Retirement System; To Provide That The System May Conclusively Rely On A Termination And Forfeiture Order From The Court And The Notice From The Attorney General That The Requirements Of This Act Have Been Met In Terminating A Member From Membership In The System Or Plan; To Provide That The System Is Not Liable For Any Mistake In The Payment Of Retirement Benefits To A Member In Good Faith Reliance On A Termination And Forfeiture Order From The Court And The Notice From The Attorney General; To Provide That Any Ambiguity Or Uncertainty About Whether A Member Should Be Terminated From Membership In The System Or Plan Or Forfeit His Or Her Retirement Benefits From The System Or Plan Shall Be Resolved In Favor Of The Member; To Amend Sections 25-11-105, 25-11-111, 25-11-117, 25-11-120, 25-11-129, 25-11-305, 25-11-309, 25-11-311, 25-11-319, 25-13-3, 25-13-11, 25-13-21, 25-13-28 And 25-13-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-851, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide What Occurrences Constitute A Vacancy In Either House Of The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-13-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Companies And Government Entities To Notify And Explain Proposed Public Projects To Landowners Before Hiring A Surveyor; And For Related Purposes.