An Act To Amend Section 21-27-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Automatic Repealer On The Authority Of Certain Municipalities To Establish A Program To Address Delinquent Water Accounts; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Entitled The "fair Access To Elections Act"; To Provide That No Public Official Or Election Official Shall Solicit, Take Or Otherwise Accept From Any Person Any Contribution, Donation Or Any Thing Else Of Value For Purposes Of Conducting State Or Local Elections In This State And To Clarify That All Costs And Expenses Relating To The Conduct Of Elections Shall Be Paid With Public Funds; To Amend Section 23-15-633, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Certain Information To Be Inserted By The Voter Who Is Voting By Absentee Ballot; To Prescribe Criminal Penalties For Violations Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Commending And Congratulating Christone "kingfish" Ingram Upon Winning His First Grammy For Best Contemporary Blues Album For 662 At The 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

An Act To Create New Section 37-106-61.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The State Medical Forgivable Loan Program For Minority Physicians To Enable Eligible Applicants To Obtain Medical Education At The University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine; To Provide That The Program Shall Be Administered By The Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board; To Provide That Loan Recipients May Elect To Repay Their Loans By Practicing Medicine In Mississippi In A Health Professional Shortage Area Or Medically Underserved Area Outside Of A Metropolitan Statistical Area For A Period Of Five Years; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-3-95, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That A State Employee Must Use One Day Of Accrued Personal Or Compensatory Leave, Or Leave Without Pay If The Employee Has No Accrued Personal Or Compensatory Leave, Before The Employee May Use Major Medical Leave; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Establish An Incentive Grant Program To Provide Payments To Specialty Health Care Providers As Incentives For Them To Be Available To Provide Their Services To Rural Or Smaller Hospitals When Larger Hospitals Have Communicated To Emergency Medical Services Personnel That They Are On Diversion Status And Cannot Safely Accept Any New Patients; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-33-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Homeowner Allowed An Exemption From All Ad Valorem Taxes On The Assessed Value Of Homestead Property, Due To A Service-connected, Total Disability As An American Veteran Who Has Been Honorably Discharged From Military Service, Shall Be Permitted To Apply For The Exemption Within 30 Calendar Days Of The Closing Date For The Homestead Purchase, But Not Later Than December 31 Of The Year Of Purchase; To Provide That If, At The Time Of Application, The Applicant Has Homestead Exemption On Another Property, The Effect Of The New Application On The Old Homestead Property Shall Be The Same As If The New Application Were Filed On Or Before April 1; To Repeal Sections 27-33-69, 27-33-71 And 27-33-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Tables For Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions Claimed And For Which Reimbursement Was Made In Previous Years; To Amend Section 27-33-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Repeal Of The Above Sections; To Bring Forward Sections 27-33-33 And 27-33-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 17-27-5 And 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Sales Tax Revenue Generated Within Municipal Historical Hamlets Shall Be Separately Recorded And Designated And Allocated For Expenditure By The County Only On Projects Within The Geographic Boundaries Of Or Directly Benefitting The Citizens Of Such Hamlet; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Codify Section 11-65-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit State Or Local Enabling Of Federal Gun Ban Enforcement; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 37-3-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Education To Disseminate Information To School Districts, Teachers, Students And Parents About The Department's 24/7 Online Tutoring Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Relating To The Practice Of Medicine; To Amend Section 73-25-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions Under The Medical Practice Act; To Amend Sections 73-25-3 And 73-25-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Certain Procedures To Obtain A License To Practice Medicine; To Amend Section 73-25-14, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Electronic Notice Of License Renewal, To Provide Procedures For Physicians To Request Retired Status; To Amend Section 73-25-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Procedures For The Issuance Of A Temporary License To Practice Medicine; To Amend Sections 73-25-21 And 73-25-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Procedures For Issuance Of A License By Reciprocity; To Amend Sections 73-25-27, 73-25-28, 73-25-29, 73-25-30, 73-25-31 And 73-25-32, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Procedures For Disciplinary Action Against Licenses, The Issuance Of Subpoenas By The Board Of Medical Licensure, The Grounds For Disciplinary Action, The Options Available To The Board Following Disciplinary Hearings Against Licensees, And Petitions For Reinstatement Of Licenses; To Amend Section 73-25-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Action Of Unlawful Practice Of Medicine And The Authority Of The Board To Seek Injunctive Relief; To Amend Section 73-25-34, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete A Certain Exception To Licensure; To Amend Section 73-25-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include That Behavioral Conduct That Could Be Addressed By Treatment To The List Of Reasons A Licensee Shall Be Subject To Restriction Of Their License; To Amend Sections 73-25-55, 73-25-57, 73-25-59, 73-25-61, 73-25-63 And 73-25-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Certain Procedures Under The Disabled Physician Law; To Amend Section 73-25-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; To Amend Section 73-25-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Disciplinary Action Which The Board Is Authorized To Take, Including Placing A Licensee On Probation Or Imposing A Punitive Fine; To Amend Section 73-25-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Hearing Must Be Held Within 30 Days If The Board Determines That A Physician's Continuation Of Practice Is An Immediate Danger; To Amend Section 73-25-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; To Repeal Section 73-25-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Meet At The Capitol At Least Once Each Year For The Purpose Of Examining Applicants; To Repeal Section 73-25-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Fee Charged By The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Apply For A License To Practice; To Repeal Section 73-25-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Procedures For Lost Medical Licenses; To Repeal Section 73-25-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Certain Provisions Related To Nonresident Physicians; To Repeal Section 73-25-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Certain Procedures For Those Desiring To Practice Osteopathic Medicine In The State; To Repeal Section 73-25-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Allows The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Contract For The Acquisition Of Books And Other Records; To Repeal Section 73-25-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides A Technical Reference To The Mississippi State Board Of Medical Licensure; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-17-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of Repeal On The Provision Authorizing The State Board Of Education To Appoint A New Five-member Board For The Administration Of A Failing School District; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 57-115-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase By $45,000,000.00 The Aggregate Amount Of Investment Tax Credits That May Be Allocated To Participating Investors Of Mississippi Small Business Investment Companies Under The Mississippi Small Business Investment Company Act; To Provide The Taxable Years In Which Participating Investors May Claim The Additional Credits So Allocated Against Their Premium Tax Liability; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-67-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Used To Provide Funds To Assist Municipalities In Paying Costs Associated With Road And Bridge Improvements And Water And Sewer Infrastructure Improvements, To Remove Calculations Of Certain Average Annual Expenditures That A Municipality Must Expend In Order To Be Eligible For Monies From The Special Fund; To Place Municipalities Under The Same Distribution Restrictions As Counties; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 7-9-70, 21-19-58, 27-19-44.3, 27-39-331, 27-39-332, 41-59-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove References Regarding The Mississippi Burn Center Established At The University Of Mississippi Medical Center; To Bring Forward Section 27-19-44.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 37-115-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The University Of Mississippi Medical Center May Establish A Separate Unit At The Medical Center For The Treatment Of Burn Victims, Which Shall Be Known As The Mississippi Burn Center; To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.