An Act To Create The "starkville High School Ap Government Class Of 2019 Motor Voter Act"; To Authorize Any Person Who Is Qualified To Register To Vote In The State Of Mississippi To Register To Vote When That Person Applies For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Obtain Certain Information From A Person Who Desires To Register To Vote While Applying For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Provide An Opt-out Procedure For Persons Who Choose Not To Register To Vote While Applying For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Provide For The Forwarding Of Voter Registration Applications To The Person's County Of Residence; To Amend Sections 23-15-11, 23-15-33, 23-15-35, 23-15-39, 23-15-41, 23-15-79, 23-15-95 And 63-1-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That If A Local And Private Bill Proposes To Extend A Local Tax That Has Been Extended One Time Before The Extension Proposed In The Bill, Then The Bill Shall Provide For A Direct Referendum To Be Held On The Question Of Extending The Tax; To Provide That The Referendum Shall Be Held At The Same Time As The Next Regularly Scheduled Election In The Area; To Provide For An Indirect Referendum On The Continuation Of The Levying Of Such Tax After The Initial Extension; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Mississippi Department Of Transportation For Replacement Of Bridges Incapable Of Supporting The Harvest Permit Allowable Weight, For The Fiscal Year 2024.

An Act To Authorize A Person Who Is The Holder Of A Wine Manufacturer's Permit In This State, Or Who Is Licensed Or Permitted Outside Of The State To Engage In The Activity Of Manufacturing, Supplying, Importing, Distributing, Wholesaling Or Retailing Wine, To Sell And Ship Wine Directly To Residents In This State, If The Person Obtains A Direct Wine Shipper's Permit From The Department Of Revenue; To Provide For The Issuance Of Direct Wine Shipper's Permits; To Require The Holder Of A Direct Wine Shipper's Permit To Keep Certain Records; To Prohibit The Holder Of A Direct Wine Shipper's Permit From Selling Or Shipping Light Wine, Light Spirt Products Or Beer Or Any Alcoholic Beverage Other Than Wine; To Limit The Amount Of Wine That A Holder Of A Direct Wine Shipper's Permit May Sell Or Ship To An Individual Each Year; To Provide For The Annual Renewal Of Direct Wine Shipper's Permits; To Provide That Persons Purchasing Or Receiving A Direct Shipment Of Wine From A Direct Wine Shipper Must Be At Least Twenty-one Years Of Age; To Provide That Persons Receiving A Direct Shipment Of Wine From A Direct Wine Shipper Shall Use The Wine For Personal Consumption Only And May Not Resell It; To Authorize The Commissioner Of Revenue To Adopt Any Rules Or Regulations As Necessary To Carry Out This Act; To Provide Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Amend Sections 27-71-5, 27-71-7, 27-71-15 And 27-71-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Privilege Tax Required For The Issuance Of A Direct Wine Shipper's Permit; To Levy A Tax Upon The Sales And Shipments Of Wine Made By A Direct Wine Shipper; To Require A Certain Amount Of The Taxes Levied To Be Deposited Into The Mental Health Programs Fund; To Amend Sections 67-1-41, 67-1-45, 67-1-53, 67-1-55, 67-1-57, 67-1-73, 97-31-47 And 97-31-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Foregoing Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Foregoing Provisions Of This Act; To Provide That A Holder Of A Package Retailer's Permit May Sell At Retail Through The Internet And Ship Wine In Original Sealed And Unopened Packages To Residents In This State; To Provide That A Holder Of A Package Retailer's Permit Making Sales Of Wine Through The Internet May Not Sell Or Ship Any Alcoholic Beverage Other Than Wine Or Ship Wine To An Address In A County That Has Not Voted In Favor Of Coming Out From Under The Dry Law; To Amend Section 67-1-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Bring Forward Section 67-1-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Transfer Of Permits Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Reenact Sections 37-153-1 Through 37-153-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training And Education Consolidation Act Of 2004; To Amend Section 37-153-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training And Education Consolidation Act; To Reenact Sections 71-5-5, 71-5-11 And 71-5-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Mississippi Employment Security Law; To Reenact Sections 71-5-101 And 71-5-107 Through 71-5-143, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Transfer The Powers And Responsibilities Of The Mississippi Employment Security Commission To The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security In The Office Of The Governor And Prescribe The Department's Powers And Duties; To Reenact Section 71-5-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Mississippi State Employment Service Within The Department Of Employment Security; To Create New Section 71-5-144, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Codify And Extend The Date Of The Repealer On Reenacted Sections 71-5-5, 71-5-11, 71-5-19, 71-5-101 Through 71-5-144 And 71-5-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Mississippi Employment Security Law, The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security And The Mississippi State Employment Service; To Reenact Sections 71-5-357 And 71-5-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prescribe Regulations Governing Nonprofit Organizations, State Agencies And Political Subdivisions Under The Employment Security Law; To Amend Reenacted Section 71-5-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Codify And Extend The Date Of The Repealer On Reenacted Sections 71-5-357 And 71-5-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Reenact Sections 71-5-451 And 71-5-457, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Unemployment Compensation Fund And The Unemployment Trust Fund; To Amend Reenacted Section 71-5-457, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Codify And Extend The Date Of The Repealer On Reenacted Sections 71-5-451 And 71-5-457, Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Reenact Sections 71-5-511, 71-5-513, 71-5-517, 71-5-519, 71-5-523, 71-5-525, 71-5-529, 71-5-531 And 71-5-541, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Payment Of Unemployment Compensation Benefits; To Create New Section 71-5-549, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Codify And Extend The Date Of The Repealer On Reenacted Sections 71-5-511, 71-5-513, 71-5-517, 71-5-519, 71-5-523, 71-5-525, 71-5-529, 71-5-531 And 71-5-541, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Payment Of Unemployment Compensation Benefits; To Reenact Section 73-30-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Excludes Certain Professionals From Regulation Under The Laws Governing Licensed Professional Counselors; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-30-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Codify And Extend The Date Of The Repealer On That Section; To Reenact Section 7-1-355, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Department Of Employment Security, Office Of The Governor, To Make An Annual Report To The Legislature On Workforce Investment Activities; To Amend Reenacted Section 7-1-355, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Codify And Extend The Date Of The Repealer On That Section; To Reenact Section 43-1-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Mississippi Tanf Implementation Council And Prescribes Its Powers And Duties; To Amend Reenacted Section 43-1-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Codify And Extend The Date Of The Repealer On That Section; To Reenact Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prescribes The Amount Of Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Benefits Which May Be Granted To Recipients; To Amend Reenacted Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Codify And Extend The Date Of The Repealer On That Section; To Reenact Section 43-19-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Child Support Unit Established By The Department Of Human Services To Establish A State Parent Locator Service; To Amend Reenacted Section 43-19-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Codify And Extend The Date Of The Repealer On That Section; To Reenact Section 43-19-46, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires Employers To Submit Certain Information Relating To Newly Hired Employees To The Directory Of New Hires Within The Department Of Human Services; To Amend Reenacted Section 43-19-46, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Codify And Extend The Date Of The Repealer On That Section; To Reenact Sections 57-62-5 And 57-62-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act; To Amend Reenacted Section 57-62-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Codify And Extend The Date Of The Repealer On That Section And Section 57-62-5; To Reenact Section 57-75-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Defines Certain Terms Used Under The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; To Amend Reenacted Section 57-75-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Codify And Extend The Date Of The Repealer On That Section; To Reenact Section 57-80-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Growth And Prosperity Act; To Amend Reenacted Section 57-80-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Codify And Extend The Date Of The Repealer On That Section; To Reenact Section 69-2-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prescribes Certain Duties Of The Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service Relating To The Dissemination Of Information To The Agricultural Community; To Amend Reenacted Section 69-2-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Codify And Extend The Date Of The Repealer On That Section; To Repeal Section 60, Chapter 572, Laws Of 2004, As Last Amended By Section 7, Chapter 476, Laws Of 2020, Which Provides For The Repeal Of Those Statutes Reenacted In This Act Which Were Included In The Original 2004 Chapter Law Solely For The Purpose Of Being Amended To Conform With The Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training And Education Consolidation Act Of 2004; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Persons Who Have At Least 25 Years Of Creditable Service In The Public Employees' Retirement System, Who Were Employed As Public Schoolteachers At The Time Of Their Retirement And Who Have Been Retired And Receiving A Retirement Allowance For At Least One Year, May Be Employed As Teachers By A Public School District After Their Retirement And Receive A Retirement Allowance From The Retirement System During Their Employment As Teachers In Addition To Receiving A Beginning Teacher's Salary; To Amend Sections 25-11-105, 25-11-123 And 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Establish A Secure Website To Enable Student Voters To Submit Electronic Absentee Ballot Applications; To Establish The Documents Which Must Be Submitted By The Student To Approve Such Applications; To Provide That Upon Approval, Student Absentee Voters May Be Automatically Mailed Absentee Ballots For All Elections That Occur For A Certain Period Of Time; To Amend Sections 23-15-627, 23-15-631, 23-15-715 And 23-15-721, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Statute Of Limitations For Bribery Of A Candidate To Five Years; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward The Following Sections For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; Section 27-104-325, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Created The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Lost Revenue Fund; Section 37-106-60, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Created The Nursing And Respiratory Therapy Education Incentive Program; Section 41-3-16.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Created The Arpa Rural Water Associations Infrastructure Grant Program; Section 41-14-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Created The Covid-19 Hospital Expanded Capacity Program; Section 49-2-131, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Created The Mississippi Municipality And County Water Infrastructure Grant Program Act; Section 57-123-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Created A Program To Provide Funds To Assist Destination Marketing Organizations In Paying Costs For Marketing Activities; Section 57-123-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Established A Program To Provide Assistance To Mississippi Nonprofit Museums; And Section 57-123-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Created A Program To Provide Funds To The Mississippi Main Street Association; To Amend Section 27-104-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Funds In The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund To Be Used For Paying Expenses Of The Department Of Finance And Administration In Administering Expenditures From The Fund; To Amend Section 41-139-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Of The Covid-19 Mississippi Local Provider Innovation Grant Program; To Provide That Applicants For Grants That Were Approved And Funded In The First Round Of Grants Awarded During Fiscal Year 2023 Are Eligible To Apply For The Second Round Of Grants Awarded During Fiscal Year 2024; To Provide That Grants May Be Used For Reimbursement Of Expenses That Were Incurred By Providers During The Period Beginning On March 3, 2021, Through December 31, 2024; To Delete The Requirement That The Program Be Funded From The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund; To Provide That The Department Of Health May Expend A Portion Of The Amount Appropriated For The Program For The Expenses Of Administering The Program; To Amend Section 45-2-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Source Of Funding For The Mississippi Law Enforcement And Fire Fighters Premium Pay Program; To Clarify The Amount Of Premium Pay That A Person May Receive From This Program If They Received Premium Pay From Their Employer; To Amend Section 25-3-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Sheriffs May Receive The Premium Provided For In Section 45-2-41, As Part Of Their Compensation; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The City Of Starkville For The Purpose Of Assisting The City In Paying Costs Associated With Constructing A Paved Channel And Making Other Related Drainage Improvements Around Northside Drive In The City, For The Fiscal Year 2024.

An Act To Amend Section 9-5-137, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Chancery Clerk; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 11-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That A Cause Of Action For Wrongful Death Includes An Unborn Child; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-42-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The State Department Of Health To Provide For A Nurse Practitioner To Be Present At Each County Health Department For At Least One Day Each Week In Order To Provide Persons With Contraceptive Supplies And Prescriptions For Contraceptive Supplies; To Provide That The Recipient May Be Eligible For Those Supplies And Services At No Cost Or At A Reduced Cost On A Sliding Fee Scale Based On The Income Of The Recipient; To Amend Section 41-42-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; To Amend Section 41-42-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Nurse Practitioners To Provide Contraceptive Supplies And Information To Certain Minors; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That The Odor Of Marijuana Alone Shall Not Provide A Law Enforcement Officer With Probable Cause To Conduct A Warrantless Search Of A Motor Vehicle, Home Or Other Private Property; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local School Boards To Designate A Period Of Reflection At The Beginning Of Each School Day To Provide For Student-initiated Prayer On A Voluntary Basis; To Bring Forward Sections 37-13-4 And 37-13-4.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Provide That This Requirement Shall Become Effective Only Upon A Determination By The State Attorney General That The United States Supreme Court Has Overruled The Decision Of Engel V. Vitale, Which Has The Effect Of Holding Unconstitutional Any State Law That Seeks To Create Such A Requirement; To Provide A Right Of Intervention By The Legislature Or Governor In Any Case In Which The Constitutionality Of This Act Challenged; And For Related Purposes.