An Act To Amend Section 29-3-132, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Zoning Authority Of Local Governing Entities To Prohibit Such Entities From Restricting School Districts' Ability To Construct Facilities On Sixteenth Section Lands; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The Division Of Medicaid To Fix Liquidated Damages Provisions To Be Paid By Persons Or Entities Who Submit Proposals Or Qualifications And Challenge The Division's Negative Decision On A Request For Proposal; To Bring Forward Section 31-7-417, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A Section To Provide That No Contract For Private Incarceration Shall Be Entered Into By The Department Of Corrections For The Private Incarceration Of State Offenders Unless The Department First Utilizes All Regional Correctional Facilities For The Housing Of Such Offenders; To Provide That Contracts May Only Be Entered Into By The Department For The Private Incarceration Of State Offenders Once An Eighty Percent Capacity Rate Has Been Reached For The Housing Of State Offenders In All Regional Correctional Facilities; To Amend Sections 47-4-1, 47-4-11, 47-5-941, 47-5-943, 47-5-1211 And 47-5-1213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Diligence, Service And Wide Influence Of The Pastors And Members Of Salem Missionary Baptist Church On The Occasion Of The Church's Historic 157th Year Anniversary.

An Act To Amend Section 27-19-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If The Owner Or Operator Of A Purchased Vehicle Acquired The Vehicle From A Dealer And As Part Of The Transaction Of Purchasing The Vehicle Traded In A Vehicle To The Dealer, The Person May Retain The License Plate Removed From The Traded Vehicle And Use The License Plate On The Vehicle Purchased And Registered If The License Plate Is Of The Same Series As That Of A New License Plate Required For The Vehicle That Is Purchased And To Be Registered, The License Plate Is Authorized For Use On The Type Of Vehicle Purchased And To Be Registered And The County In Which The License Plate Was Issued Is The Same As The County In Which The Purchased Vehicle Is To Be Registered; An Act To Amend Section 27-19-141, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Person, Other Than A Dealer Or Agent, Sells Or Transfers A Vehicle To Another Person, In Lieu Of Surrendering The License Plate, The Person May Retain And Use The License Plate On Another Vehicle That Is To Be Registered By Such Person For The First Time If The License Plate Is Of The Same Series As That Of A New License Plate Required For Such Vehicle That Is To Be Registered, The License Plate Removed From The Vehicle Is Authorized For Use On The Type Of Vehicle To Be Registered And The County In Which The License Plate Was Issued Is The Same As The County In Which The Vehicle Is To Be Registered; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 11-51-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Standard Of Construction To Be Used In Making An Appeal From Judgments By County Or Municipal Authorities Relating To The Constitutionality Of The Issue On Appeal; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Early Voting Act; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That The Early Voting Period Shall Begin Ten Days Before The Election And Continue Until The Last Regular Business Day 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 Be Known As The Mississippi Help Not Harm Act; To Create New Section 11-77-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Terms; To Create New Section 11-77-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Any Person From Knowingly Performing Or Providing Gender Reassignment Surgery Or Services To A Minor; To Provide That Any Licensed Medical Professional Who Performs Or Provides Gender Reassignment Surgery Or Services To A Minor Shall Have His Or Her License Revoked; To Provide A Private Cause Of Action Against A Physician, Osteopath, Hospital, Prescribing Caregiver, Clinic And Any Other Health Care Facility For Injuries Arising Out Of The Course Of Medical, Surgical Or Other Professional Services Related To The Performance Of Gender Reassignment Surgery Or Services; To Provide That This Claim Must Be Brought Within Thirty Years From The Date That The Alleged Act Occurred; To Authorize The Attorney General To Bring An Action To Enforce Compliance With This Section; To Provide That This Section Does Not Apply To Certain Services, Treatments And Procedures; To Amend Section 73-25-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 73-25-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Practice Of Medicine To Exclude Gender Reassignment Surgery Or Services For Minors; To Amend Section 11-46-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Under The Tort Claims Act An Employee Shall Not Be Considered As Acting Within The Course And Scope Of His Or Her Employment And A Governmental Entity May Be Liable Or Be Considered To Have Waived Immunity For Any Conduct Of Its Employee If The Employee's Conduct Violated The Provisions Of This Act; To Create New Section 43-13-117.7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Division Of Medicaid From Reimbursing Any Entity For Part Or All Of The Costs Of Care And Services Rendered For Gender Reassignment Surgery Or Services; To Create New Section 83-9-401, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Health Coverage Plans That Are Funded Wholly Or In Part By State Funds Or State-employee Contributions From Reimbursing Or Authorizing Payment Of Part Or All Of The Costs Of Care And Services Rendered By Any Entity For Gender Reassignment Surgery Or Services; To Amend Section 11-1-60, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In Any Cause Of Action Filed On Or After July 1, 2023, For A Claim Brought Under Section 11-77-3, If The Trier Of Fact Finds The Defendant Liable, There Shall Not Be A Limitation Placed On The Noneconomic Damages Award That A Trier Of Fact May Award To The Plaintiff; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That When Any Person, As Lienholder, Secured Party, Assignee Or Otherwise, Possesses Or Has A Vehicle Insurance Policy Made Payable To The Person, Or Other Person As That Person's Interest May Appear, Then The Insurance As To The Interest Of The Lienholder, Secured Party, Assignee Or Other Person Named In The Policy May Not Be Invalidated By An Intentional Act Or Omission Of The Owner Of The Vehicle So Insured; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide A Partial Ad Valorem Tax Exemption For Certain Personal Property That Is Owned By A Business Enterprise And Used By The Business Enterprise Solely On The Premises Of The Business Enterprise In The Operation Of The Enterprise; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 57-1-64, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Portion Of Monies In The Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund Shall Be Used For Advertising And Promotional Information And Materials Related To Mississippi State Parks; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Mississippi Department Of Transportation For The Purpose Of Providing Matching Funds For The Federal Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act For The Fiscal Year 2024.

An Act To Direct The State Treasurer To Transfer Certain Amounts From The Capital Expense Fund To The 2023 Local Improvements Projects Fund, The 2022 Ihl Capital Improvements Fund, The 2022 Community And Junior Colleges Capital Improvements Fund, The 2022 State Agencies Capital Improvements Fund, The 2022 Department Of Finance And Administration Statewide Repair And Renovation Fund, The Ace Fund, The Mississippi Site Development Grant Fund, The Economic Development Highway Fund, The Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund, The Animal Disease Response Fund, The Economic Development And Infrastructure Fund, The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority Fund, The Cef - Dps Headquarters Building Fund, The Desoto County Infrastructure Improvements Fund, The Desoto County Infrastructure Improvements Fund, And The 2023 Declaration Of Independence Center For The Study Of American Freedom Fund; To Direct The State Fiscal Officer To Transfer A Certain Amount From The 2022 Local Improvements Projects Fund To The 2023 Local Improvements Projects Fund, And Transfer A Certain Amount From The 2022 Local Improvements Projects Fund To The Capital Expense Fund; To Direct The State Fiscal Officer To Transfer Certain Amounts From The State General Fund To The Mema Hazard Mitigation Fund, And The March 2023 Storm Housing Mission Fund; To Direct The State Fiscal Officer To Transfer A Certain Amount From The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund To The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Lost Revenue Fund; To Direct The State Fiscal Officer To Transfer A Certain Amount From The 2022 State Agencies Capital Improvements Fund To The Mississippi Military Department Readiness Centers Fund; To Direct The State Fiscal Officer To Transfer A Certain Amount From The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund To The 2023 Gulfport Commerce Corridor Fund; To Amend Section 29-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The 2022 Project For The Military Department From The 2022 State Agencies Capital Improvements Fund; To Create The Following New Special Funds In The State Treasury: The 2023 Local Improvements Projects Fund, The 2023 Mississippi Military Department Readiness Centers Fund, The March 2023 Storm Housing Mission Fund, The Animal Disease Response Fund, The 2023 Desoto County Infrastructure Improvements Fund, The 2023 Lafayette County Infrastructure Improvements Fund, The 2023 Gulfport Commerce Corridor Fund, And The 2023 Declaration Of Independence Center For The Study Of American Freedom Fund; To Direct The State Fiscal Officer To Make Disbursements From The 2022 Ihl Capital Improvements Fund, The 2022 Community And Junior Colleges Capital Improvements Fund And The 2022 State Agencies Capital Improvements Fund For Certain Projects; To Direct The State Fiscal Officer To Make Disbursements From The 2022 Department Of Finance And Administration Statewide Repair And Renovation Fund To Pay The Costs Of Certain Infrastructure Improvements, General Repairs And Renovations; To Direct The State Fiscal Officer To Make Disbursements From The 2023 Local Improvements Projects Fund For Certain Projects; To Authorize The State Treasurer To Borrow Funds From The Working Cash-stabilization Reserve Fund To Offset Temporary Cash Flow Deficiencies In The Gf Obligations Fund; To Amend Section 17-23-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Upon The Request Of The Commissioner Of Insurance, The State Fiscal Officer Shall Transfer The Requested Amounts From The Annual Fire Fund To The Rural Fire Truck Fund, The Supplementary Rural Fire Truck Fund, The Municipal Fire Protection Fund And/or The County Volunteer Fire Department Fund; To Amend Section 39-5-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Maximum Amount Of Funds In The Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund That May Be Allocated For Certain Types Of Projects; To Revise The Purposes For Which Monies In The Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund May Be Used; To Amend Section 57-1-601, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Regarding Grants Made Under This Section; To Amend Section 1, Chapter 480, Laws Of 2021, To Revise The Purposes For Which The Proceeds Of Bonds Authorized To Be Issued For The University Of Southern Mississippi May Be Used; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Sales Tax Rate On Retail Sales Of Motorcycles From Seven Percent To Five Percent; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 71-5-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Mississippi Office Of Workforce Development Fund In The State Treasury Which Shall Consist Of Funds Collected From The Office Of Workforce Development Contributions And Any Other Monies That May Be Appropriated To It From The Legislature; To Provide That The State Workforce Investment Board Contributions That Were Being Deposited Into The State Workforce Investment Board Bank Account Shall Now Be Contributions For The Mississippi Office Of Workforce Development And Deposited Into The Mississippi Office Of Workforce Development Fund; To Provide That Administrative Fees Collected For The Training Provided Using The Mississippi Workforce Enhancement Training And Mississippi Works Funds May Not Be More Than Five Percent; To Provide That The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security Shall Be The Fiscal Agent For All Funds Appropriated To It For Use By The Office Of Workforce Development; To Create A New Section That Establishes The Mississippi K-12 Workforce Development Grant Program; To Provide That The Purpose For The Grant Program Shall Be For Constructing, Remodeling, Purchasing Or Upgrading Equipment Or Otherwise Providing Support To Career Technical Centers At The K-12 Education Level; To Provide How A School May Apply For A Grant; To Provide That Maximum Amount Of Funds That May Be Used For Administering The Program; To Provide The Reporting Requirements Of The Program; To Amend Section 37-153-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Reporting Requirements Of The Office Of Workforce Development; To Provide Specific Powers And Duties For The Office Of Workforce Development; To Provide Time-limited Exemptions From The Mississippi Public Records Act For Certain Records And Confidential Client Information From The Mississippi Development Authority Or Local Economic Development Entities Held By The Office Of Workforce Development; To Amend Sections 71-5-355 And 71-5-453, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By House Bill No. 249, House Bill No. 540 And Senate Bill No. 2810, 2023 Regular Session, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 25-61-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.