An Act To Amend Section 49-7-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks To Issue A Native Son Or Daughter Resident Lifetime Sportsman Hunting And Fishing License If Official Documents Reflect That One Of The Applicant's Parents Was Born In The State Of Mississippi And Was On Active Military Service At The Time Of The Applicant's Birth; To Require An Applicant For Such License To Provide A Certified Copy Of An Original Birth Certificate Of Such Parent Showing That The Parent Was Born In Mississippi And Provide Official Documents Indicating That Such Parent Was On Active Military Service At The Time Of The Applicant's Birth; To Provide That An Applicant For Such License Shall Not Be Required To Have Been Domiciled In This State For Eighteen Consecutive Months Immediately Preceding The Date Of His Or Her Application For A License; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Jackson Prep "patriots" Baseball Team And Coach Brent Heavener For Winning The Midsouth Association Of Independent Schools (mais) 6a State Baseball Championship For The Fifth Consecutive Season And 21st Time In Its Program's History.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Office Of The Registrar Shall Process All Applications For Registration Not Later Than Ten Days After The Registration Deadline And Shall Notify The Applicant That His Or Her Application Is Pending; To Provide That If An Application For Registration Has An Incomplete Portion Of The Application That Makes It Impossible For The Registrar To Determine The Eligibility Of The Applicant To Register, Has A Portion Of The Application That Makes It Illegible In The Opinion Of The County Registrar And Makes It Impossible To Determine The Eligibility Of The Applicant To Register, The County Registrar Is Unable To Determine, From The Address And Information Stated On The Application, The Precinct In Which The Voter Should Be Assigned Or The Supervisor District In Which He Or She Is Entitled To Vote, Or The Application Has Any Other Problem That Prevents The Registrar From Processing The Application, The Registrar Shall Notify The Applicant Of The Issue And Give The Applicant Five Business Days To Cure The Defect; To Amend Sections 23-15-37, 23-15-41 And 23-15-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish An Additional Nontraditional Teaching Route To Teacher Licensure; To Prescribe The Eligibility Criteria And Conditions That Must Be Satisfied By An Applicant In Order To Be Granted A Standard Teaching License Through The Alternate Route; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "create A Respectful And Open Workplace For Natural (crown) Hair Act"; To Prohibit Creation Of Workplace And School Polices That Discriminate On The Basis Of Natural Hairstyles; To Prohibit Discrimination By An Employer, School, School District Or Administrator Engaged In Commerce On The Basis Of Hair Texture; To Prohibit Termination, Reduction Of Work Hours, Or Paying A Reduced Salary Or Wage Or Expulsion Or Dismissal Based On Hair Texture; To Provide The Remedies For Any Person Who Is Aggrieved By Violation Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Persons Who Receive Public Assistance Benefits To Have A Voter Registration Card; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The State Department Of Health For The Purpose Of Providing Funds To The Magnet Community Health Disparity Program To Be Used To Address The Disproportionate Impact On The Minority Community Of Coronavirus Infections And Deaths From Covid-19, For The Fiscal Year 2024.

An Act To Amend Sections 41-7-173 And 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Chemical Dependency Services And Facilities From The Requirements Of The Health Care Certificate Of Need Law; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Deepest Sympathy Of The Legislature To The Bereaved Family Of Former State Senator Charles Stevens (steve) Seale Of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, And Paying Tribute To His Career Of Public And Charitable Service.

An Act To Amend Section 85-7-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Mechanics To Whom The Price Labor And Material May Be Due Shall Have The Right To Seek Title Of A Vehicle From A Title Loan Company After Nonpayment Of Services, If The Person, Whose Vehicle Was Repaired, Acquired A Title Loan On The Vehicle After The Mechanic Began Repairing The Vehicle; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That If A Court Adjudicates A Person As Mentally Incompetent Or Orders That A Person Be Committed To A Hospital, Mental Health Treatment Facility Or Other Institution Qualified To Provide Care And Treatment For Persons With Mental Illness, Then The Clerk Of The Court Shall Notify The Department Of Public Safety Of Such Order; To Provide That If A Person Voluntarily Commits Himself Or Herself To Such A Hospital, Facility Or Institution, Then The Hospital, Facility Or Institution Shall Notify The Department Of Public Safety; To Provide That The Department May Use The Information Contained In The Notification Solely For Purposes Associated With Issuing, Denying, Suspending Or Revoking Such Person's License, Or Application For A License To Carry A Stun Gun, Concealed Pistol Or Concealed Revolver; To Provide That Records Associated With This Information Are Not Public; To Amend Section 45-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That The Department Maintain An Automated Listing Of Persons Who Are The Subject Of Such Notifications And Review The Listing As Necessary; To Bring Forward Section 97-37-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-29-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Tianeptine As A Schedule Iii Drug; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 25-15-13, 37-13-91, 37-23-63, 41-4-18, 41-7-173, 41-7-191, 43-7-61 And 43-18-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modernize The Terminology That Is Used In State Statutes To Refer To Persons With An Intellectual Disability By Replacing The Term "mentally Retarded" With "intellectual Disability"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create "the Combating Violence, Disorder And Looting And Law Enforcement Protection Act Of Mississippi"; To Define Terms Relating To Such Act; To Provide That Anyone Who Acts With An Assembly Of Six Or More People And Creates An Immediate Danger Or Disturbs Any Other Person's Legal Right Of Enjoyment Shall Be Guilty Of A Felony; To Provide A Defense To Prosecution; To Prohibit Any Person In An Assembly From Obstructing Traffic; To Prohibit The Throwing Of An Object At Another Person; To Provide Enhanced Penalties If The Object Hits A Law Enforcement Officer; To Prohibit Defacing Of Property During An Assembly; To Provide Penalties For Such; To Prohibit Harassment During An Assembly; To Prohibit Unemployment Benefits For Any Person Who Participates In A Violent Assembly; To Require The Termination Of Any State Or Local Employee Who Is Convicted For Violating This Act; To Prohibit Filing Of Any Action Against The State Or Local Government If A Person Is Convicted For Violating This Act; To Require Municipalities And Counties To Provide Proof That Such Municipality Or County Has Not Disproportionately Reduced Their Law Enforcement's Budget; To Amend Section 97-17-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Penalties Of Looting Against Businesses; To Bring Forward Section 97-17-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Malicious Mischief, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Section 97-43-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Violations Of This Act To The Definition Of The Crime Racketeering Provisions; To Amend Section 97-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Justifiable Homicide By Adding Defense Of A Business Or Self During A Violent Disorderly Assembly; To Amend Section 11-46-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Exception For Tort Immunity When A Governmental Entity Fails To Provide Proper Law Enforcement Protection During A Violent And Disorderly Assembly; To Amend Sections 97-35-23 And 97-35-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Penalties For Obstructing Traffic During An Assembly; To Amend Sections 71-5-511 And 71-5-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-3-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Sheriff And His Deputies In Any County To Use Radar Speed Detection Equipment Upon The Public Streets, Roads And Highways Of The County Lying Outside Of The Limits Of Any Incorporated Municipality; And For Related Purposes.