An Act To Amend Sections 99-19-81 And 99-19-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Computation Of Prior Convictions For Purposes Of Determining An Offender's Status As An Habitual Offender; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 1 And Section 2, Chapter 493, Laws Of 2016, To Authorize The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning, Acting On Behalf Of Mississippi State University Of Agriculture And Applied Sciences, To Extend The Original Lease Terms For The Development Of Housing And Retail Space For The Benefit Of The University, By Granting A Second Option To Renew For An Additional Ten Years And One Additional Option For A Renewal Period Not To Exceed Five Years, Increasing The Original Lease Terms From A Total Of 50 Years To A New Lease Term Totaling 65 Years; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 9-11-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Jurisdiction Of Justice Courts To Matters Where The Value Of The Demand Does Not Exceed $10,000.00; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Designate The Last Monday Of April As Civil Rights Memorial Day; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The Legislature To Appropriate Sufficient Funds In Each Regular Legislative Session Held In 2023 And 2024 To Defray The Expenses Of A Highway Patrol Trooper Training Class; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The Discontinuation Of End-of-course Subject Area Testing In Public High Schools; To Require All High School Students To Take The Act Test; To Amend Sections 37-16-7, 37-3-49, 37-15-38, 37-16-17 And 37-35-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 13-5-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Definition Of A Juror To Those Citizens Who Have A Current And Valid Mississippi Driver's License And Who Have Filed State Income Taxes; To Amend Section 13-5-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize A Qualified Elector To Vote Not More Than 20 Days Nor Less Than Two Days Before The Date Of An Election; To Provide That Preelection Voting May Be Conducted In The Registrar's Office; To Require A Person Who Desires To Vote During The Preelection Day Voting Period To Appear At The Registrar's Office And To Provide That After Signing The Receipt Book Such Person Shall Be Entitled To Vote At The Registrar's Office In The Same Manner As He Would At His Voting Precinct On The Day Of The Election; To Provide That The Election Laws That Govern Procedures For A Person Who Appears To Vote On The Day Of Election Shall Apply When A Person Appears To Vote During The Preelection Day Voting Period; To Provide That All Votes Cast During The Preelection Day Voting Period Shall Be Final; To Provide That The Votes Cast During The Preelection Day Voting Period Shall Be Announced Simultaneously With The Vote Cast On Election Day; To Provide That Each Candidate Shall Have The Right To Be Present At The Registrar's Office And To Challenge The Qualifications Of Any Person Offering To Preelection Vote In The Same Manner As Provided By Law At The Polling Place On The Day Of The Election; To Require The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary To Effectuate Preelection Day Voting; To Amend Section 23-15-195, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That For Telehealth Services Provided By Federally Qualified Health Centers And Community Health Centers, The Distant Or Hub Site Provider Shall Be Reimbursed The Applicable Medicaid Fee For Telehealth Services Provided; To Provide That Telehealth Services Provided By Federally Qualified Health Centers And Community Health Centers Shall Be Considered To Be Billable At The Same Face-to-face Encounter Rate Used For All Other Medicaid Reimbursements To Those Centers Under The Prospective Payment System; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 71-3-13, 71-3-17, 71-3-21 And 71-3-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Maximum Total Compensation That An Employee May Recover Under The Workers' Compensation Law; To Provide That Compensation For Permanent Total Disability Shall Be Paid To The Employee Until His Death; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Department Of Human Services To Transfer To The Child Care And Development Fund (ccdf) Each Fiscal Year The First Forty Million Dollars Of Any Unspent, Uncommitted Tanf Funds Remaining From The Prior Fiscal Year, To Be Used For Vouchers To Pay For Child Care For Qualifying Children Under The Child Care Payment Program (ccpp); And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The City Of Baldwyn, Mississippi, For The Purpose Of Funding The Overlay Of Certain Streets For The Fiscal Year 2024.

An Act To Prohibit The State Board Of Education From Requiring Students To Achieve A Passing Score On End-of-course Tests Administered Under The Subject Area Testing Program As A Requirement For Graduation; To Amend Section 37-16-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Local School Districts From Using The End-of-course Tests To Determine If Students Have Mastered Minimum Academic Skills Required For Graduation; To Amend Sections 37-3-49, 37-16-17 And 37-35-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-31-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Number Of Assistant District Attorneys In The Third Circuit Court District; To Amend Section 25-31-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Number Of Criminal Investigators Authorized To Be Appointed In The Third Circuit Court District; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Transfer The Functions Of The Board Of Barber Examiners And The State Board Of Cosmetology To The State Department Of Health; To Create Barber And Cosmetology Advisory Councils To Advise The Department On Matters Relating To The Professions Of Barbering And Cosmetology; To Amend Sections 73-5-1, 73-5-5, 73-5-7, 73-5-17, 73-5-27, 73-7-1, 73-7-2, 73-7-5 And 73-7-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend 73-5-11, 73-7-13, 73-7-18 And 73-7-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Qualifications For Licensure As A Barber, Cosmetologist, Esthetician And Manicurist; To Repeal Sections 73-5-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Officers, Employees And Compensation Of The Board Of Barber Examiners, And Section 73-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Employees And Compensation Of The State Board Of Cosmetology; And For Related Purposes.