An Act To Create The Tort Noneconomic Damages Assessment Task Force; To Provide The Duties Of The Task Force; To Provide The Membership Of The Task Force; To Require The Task Force To Meet By A Date Certain; To Require The Task Force To Recommend Revisions To The Noneconomic Damage Amount By A Certain Date; 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 Create New Section 43-26-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For A Repealer On The Statutes Prescribing The Powers And Duties Of The Department And The Commissioner; 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, 43-18-3, 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 43-1-51, 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 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 Amend Section 37-7-307, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That When Nonlicensed School Employees Retire From Employment, The Payment By The School District For Up To Thirty Days Of Unused Earned Accumulated Leave Shall Be Made At The Rate Set By The School Board, Which Shall Not Be Less Than The Federal Minimum Wage; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-57-104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Levying Authority For A School District To Approve, In Full Or In Part, A Request For An Increase In The Ad Valorem Tax Effort For The School District; To Amend Section 37-57-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Section 37-57-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Levy Of Ad Valorem Taxes For School Districts, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Designate The Intersection Of U.s. Highway 45 And County Road 110 Located In Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi, As The "army Specialist Terry Kishaun Dantez Gordon Memorial Intersection"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 93-17-215, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Any Adoptee Who Is Twenty-four Years Of Age Or Older To Request Identifying Information Of Both Birth Parents ; To Amend Sections 93-17-205, 93-17-219 And 93-17-221, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Exception To A Birth Parents' Right To Keep Identifying Information Confidential For A Person Twenty-four Years Of Age Or Older; To Amend Section 93-17-223, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Persons Twenty-four Years Of Age Or Older From The Prohibition Of Divulging Birth Parent Information; To Amend Section 93-17-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Release Of The Original Birth Certificate To Any Adoptee Age Twenty-four Years Of Age Or Older; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The Department Of Audit To Conduct A Performance Audit Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Chapter 824, Local And Private Laws Of 1992, As Last Amended By Chapter 942, Local And Private Laws Of 2016, To Extend The Date Of Repeal From July 1, 2023, To July 1, 2027, On The Provisions Of Law That Authorize The Levy Of The Tourism And Industry Promotion Tax Upon The Gross Proceeds Derived From Hotel And Motel Room Rentals And Restaurant Sales In The City And Create The City Of Batesville, Mississippi, And South Panola Area Chamber Of Commerce Tourism And Industrial Development Committee; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize A Credit Against Income, Insurance Premium And Retaliatory Taxes For Voluntary Cash Contributions By Certain Business Enterprises To Certain Tax-exempt Organizations Purchasing, Warehousing And Delivering Food Directly To Food Pantries Or Soup Kitchens In More Than Five Mississippi Counties On A Monthly Basis; To Authorize A Credit Against Ad Valorem Taxes On Real Property For Such Contributions By Certain Business Organizations Not Operating As Corporations; To Limit The Amount Of The Credit; To Allow Excess Amounts Of The Credit To Be Carried Forward For Five Consecutive Years; To Provide That A Contribution For Which A Credit Is Claimed Under This Section May Not Be Used As A Deduction By The Taxpayer For State Income Tax Purposes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Fully Autonomous Vehicle Enabling (ms Fave) Act Of 2023; To Define Terminology Used Herein; To Authorize The Operation Of Fully Autonomous Vehicles On The Public Roads Of This State Without A Human Driver Provided That The Automated Driving System Is Engaged And Certain Conditions Are Met; To Specify The Conditions To Be Satisfied Before A Fully Autonomous Vehicle May Operate Upon The Public Roads Of This State; To Require The Operator Of A Fully Autonomous Vehicle To Submit A Law Enforcement Interaction Plan To The Department Of Public Safety; To Provide That An Automated Driving System Installed On A Motor Vehicle Is Considered The Driver Or Operator, For The Purpose Of Assessing Compliance With Applicable Uniform Traffic Laws; To Stipulate That Before Operating A Fully Autonomous Vehicle On Public Roads In This State Without A Human Driver, Satisfactory Proof Of Financial Responsibility Must Be Filed With The Department Of Public Safety; To Prescribe The Procedures To Be Followed When A Fully Autonomous Vehicle Is Involved In An Accident; To Permit The Operation Of An On-demand Autonomous Vehicle Network In Compliance With The Operation Of Transportation Network Companies, Taxis Or Any Other Ground Transportation For-hire Of Passengers; To Require Fully Autonomous Vehicles To Be Registered And Titled With The Department Of Revenue; To Provide For The Manual Human Operation Of Vehicles Equipped With An Automated Driving System; To Authorize The Operation Of Fully Autonomous Vehicles That Are Classified As Commercial Motor Vehicles; To Exempt Fully Autonomous Vehicles Designed To Be Operated Exclusively By Automated Driving Systems From Certain Vehicle Equipment Requirements; To Prohibit Unauthorized State Agencies, Political Subdivisions Of The State, Or Local Governing Authority From Restricting The Operation Of Fully Autonomous Vehicles Or Imposing Taxes, Fees And Other Requirements Upon Fully Autonomous Vehicles; To Amend Sections 63-1-203, 63-3-103, 63-15-49, 63-15-51, 63-15-53, 63-21-3 And 63-21-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Sections 63-1-5, 63-3-401, 63-3-405, 63-3-411, 63-3-413, 63-3-619, 63-5-53, 63-7-9, 63-15-37, 63-15-39, 63-15-41, 63-15-43, 63-19-3, 63-21-11, 63-21-15 And 63-21-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Absences Resulting From Students Disability As Defined By State Statute, Under Idea And Section 504 Of The Rehabilitation Act Of 1973, Shall Be Deemed Excused; To Exempt The Parents Or Legal Guardians Of Children With Disabilities From Prosecution For Absences Related To The Child's Disability; To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Rules And Regulations Governing The Implementation Of Procedures To Promote Interventions To Assist Students Vulnerable To Chronic Absenteeism And Schools And Districts With High Rates Of Chronic Absenteeism; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Basis For Establishing The Length Of The Public School Year From Days To Hours And To Change The Current Minimum Length Of 180 Days To The Equivalent Of 990 Hours Of Actual Teaching; To Amend Sections 37-13-61, 37-13-64 And 37-13-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That For Purposes Of Determining Student Attendance Under The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law, A Student's Absenteeism Will Continue To Be Determined On A Daily Basis; To Amend Section 37-151-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Average Daily Attendance To Continue To Be Calculated On A Daily Basis; To Amend Section 37-151-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Section 37-9-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires Annual Contracts For Licensed School Employees To Be For A Minimum Of 187 Employment Days, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 77-3-705, 77-3-707, 77-3-709, 77-3-711, 77-3-713, 77-3-715, 77-3-717, 77-3-721, 77-3-725, 77-3-727, 77-3-731, 77-3-733, 77-3-735, 75-24-1, And 75-24-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Transfer Enforcement Of The Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act To The Consumer Protection Division Of The Attorney General's Office; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Entitled The "mississippi Recall Act Of 2023" To Provide A Procedure For The Recall Of State And Local Elected Officials; To Provide Definitions; To Prescribe Those Officers Subject To Recall; To Prescribe The Number Of Electors Needed To Demand A Recall; To Prescribe Grounds For Recall; To Provide For The Application For And Time Of Filing A Recall Petition By Sponsors; To Provide For The Review Of The Grounds Stated In The Application; To Provide A Form For The Recall Petition; To Prescribe Those Electors Eligible To Sign A Recall Petition And A Procedure For The Verification Of Signatures; To Prohibit Certain Persons From Circulating A Petition Or Application; To Provide For The Determination Of Legal Sufficiency Of A Petition By The Circuit Court; To Provide For The Manner Of Conducting A Recall Election; To Provide For The Filing Of Subsequent Recall Petitions Following A Recall Election Or Denial Of Recall Petition; To Authorize The State Board Of Election Commissioners To Promulgate Regulations To Implement This Act; To Authorize An Application To The Circuit Court To Compel Compliance With Recall Procedures; To Prohibit Giving Or Receiving Money To Sign Petitions Or Affidavits For Recall And Other Recall Infractions, And To Provide Criminal Penalties Therefor; To Repeal Sections 25-5-3 Through 25-5-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide A Recall Procedure For Local Officials Pursuant To Petition And Election; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 49-7-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That, Except As Specifically Permitted By Law As An Exception By The Legislature, It Is Unlawful For Any Person To Buy Or Sell Or To Offer For Sale, Exchange For Merchandise, Or Other Consideration, Any Game Birds, Animals, Or Fish, Or Parts Thereof, Whether Taken Within, Or Coming From Without, The State; To Bring Forward Sections 49-7-53 And 49-7-141, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Shipment Of Game Animals And Class I Violation Penalties, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.