An Act To Exempt The Personal Identifying Information Of Department Of Marine Resources License Holders From The Mississippi Public Records Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The City Of Jackson For The Purpose Of Funding The Construction Of A Detention Center For Detaining Misdemeanor Offenders For The Fiscal Year 2024.

An Act To Enact The Microgrid And Grid Resiliency Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That A Firearm Suppressor Manufactured And Remaining In The State Of Mississippi Is Not Subject To Federal Laws And Regulations Governing Firearm Suppressors; To Prohibit State And Local Governmental Authorities From Enforcing Federal Regulations On Suppressors Made In Mississippi; To Require State Funding To Be Withheld From Any Governmental Entity That Adopts A Rule Or Policy Enforcing The Federal Laws Governing Firearm Suppressors; To Require The Dismissal Of Charges Of Illegally Carrying A Muffler Or Silencer Which Are Pending On July 1, 2023; To Amend Sections 11-1-67 And 97-37-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Repeal Section 97-37-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Misdemeanor Offense Of Making, Manufacturing, Selling Or Possessing A Device That Will Muffle The Report Of A Firearm By A Person Not Authorized To Do Such Under Federal Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Appointments To State Agencies, Boards And Commission Positions To Reflect The Demographic Of The Area They Are Appointed To Serve; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Pay The Costs Of Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of A Department Of Mental Health Group Housing Facility In The City Of Madison, Mississippi, For The Purpose Of Providing Housing And Treatment For Persons With Mental Illness Who Are Homeless; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Apologizing For The Role Mississippi Played In The Murder Of Emmett Till And The Acquittal Of His Killers.

An Act To Amend Section 71-5-355, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Noncharges Caused By The Covid-19 Pandemic Shall Not Be Used For The Purposes Of Calculating The General Experience Rate; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact 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 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 Those Statutes Composing The Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training And Education Consolidation Act Of 2004; 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 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 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 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 Reenact Section 73-30-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Excludes Certain Professionals From Regulation Under The Laws Governing Licensed Professional Counselors; 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 Reenact Section 43-1-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Mississippi Tanf Implementation Council And Prescribes Its Powers And Duties; 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 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 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 Reenact Sections 57-62-5 And 57-62-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act; To Reenact Section 57-75-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Defines Certain Terms Used Under The Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; To Reenact Section 57-80-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Growth And Prosperity Act; 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 Repeal Section 60, Chapter 572, Laws Of 2004, As Last Amended By Section 7, Chapter 476, Laws Of 2020, Which Is The Uncodified Repealer Of Those Statutes That Were Amended In 2004 To Conform To The Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training And Education Act And Which Are Reenacted In This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-50-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Provisions Applicable To The Issuance Of Occupational Licenses To Applicants Who Are Members Of The Military Or Married To Or Dependents Of Members Of The Military, To Make Such Provisions Apply To Applicants Who Are Veterans Of The Military Or Married To Or Dependents Of Veterans Of The Military; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That Effective With The Term Of Office Beginning On January 1, 2024, The Office Of County Superintendent Of Education In A Certain County Shall No Longer Be Appointive But Elected; To Provide That The Election Shall Occur At The November 2023 General Statewide And County Elections; To Provide An Opportunity For Those Who Object To The Change In The Method Of Selecting The County Superintendent Of Education To File A Petition Requesting A Referendum On The Issue On Changing The Process Of Selection; To Designate The Time In Which The Referendum Shall Be Held Prior To The Date Of The General Statewide And County Elections; To Establish The Requirements To Qualify For Election To The Office Of County Superintendent Of Education If The Referendum In Favor Of Changing The Method Of Selection Is Approved; To Amend Section 37-9-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 77-3-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Definition Of The Term "public Utility"; To Authorize Electric Vehicle Charging By Nonutilities; To Bring Forward Section 77-3-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Certificates Of Public Convenience And Necessity, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 77-3-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Definitions Regarding Failure To Construct Facilities Necessary To Provide Service, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 77-11-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Definitions Regarding Interstate Gas Pipelines, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 71-3-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Workers' Compensation Commission To Order An Emergency Hearing Upon Request Or Petition Of Either Party For Such Hearing; To Bring Forward Section 71-3-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A New Section Within Title 47, Chapter 7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require An Offender Who Is Placed On Probation Or Released On Parole To Agree To A Waiver As A Condition Of Parole That Authorizes Any Law Enforcement Officer To Conduct A Warrantless Search Of The Offender's Person, Place Of Residence Or Motor Vehicle For The Purposes Of Determining If The Offender Is In Violation Of Any Weapon- Or Firearm-related Offenses; To Provide That The Warrantless Search Shall Be Conducted In A Reasonable Manner But Shall Not Need To Be Based On An Articulable Suspicion That The Offender Is Committing Or Has Committed A Criminal Offense; To Require The Offender To Acknowledge And Sign The Waiver Before The Offender's Release; To Provide That An Offender Who Fails To Sign The Waiver Is Ineligible For Release On Probation Or Parole; To Define The Term "residence"; And For Related Purposes.