An Act To Amend Section 47-7-3.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Case Plans Of Inmates Who Have Committed Violent Offenses Shall Contain Certain Programs For Rehabilitative Purposes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize A Qualified Elector To Vote Early Not More Than 21 Days Nor Less Than Five Days Before The Date Of An Election; To Provide That Early Voting May Be Conducted In The Registrar's Office Or At A Location Designated By The Registrar; To Require A Person Who Desires To Vote Early 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 Or At The Location Designated By The Registrar During The Early Voting Period In The Same Manner As He Or She Would At His Or Her 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 Early Voting Period; To Provide That All Votes Cast During The Early Voting Period Shall Be Final; To Provide That The Votes Cast During Early Voting 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 Vote Early 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 Early Voting; To Amend Sections 23-15-195, 23-15-353 And 23-15-653, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Sections 23-15-627, 23-15-637, 23-15-641, 23-15-713 And 23-15-715, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Voters May Not Cast Absentee Ballots At The Office Of The Registrar During The Early Voting Period; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Commending And Thanking The Mississippi Rural Water Association Emergency Response Cooperative For Their Assistance During The Jackson Water Crisis.

An Act To Amend Section 27-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce And Phase Out The State Income Tax On The Taxable Income Of Individuals In Excess Of $10,000.00; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation Of General Funds To Alcorn State University Agricultural Programs To Defray Expenses To Support Animal Science Research And Extension Programs For Fiscal Year 2024.

An Act To Provide School Districts With The Discretionary Authority To Provide Health Insurance And To Pay The Cost Of Health Insurance Premiums For School Board Members Through The State And School Employees Health Insurance Plan; To Provide That No State Funds May Be Used To Make Such Payments And Local Funds May Be Used To Pay 100% Of The Cost Of The Health Insurance Premiums; To Require The School Board To Take Official Action Through A Meeting To Decide Upon The Option Of Providing Health Insurance To Its Board Members; To Require A Referendum To Be Held On The Matter If The Board Chooses To Provide Health Insurance; To Authorize School Boards To Rescind Its Discretionary Authority To Provide And Pay The Health Insurance Premiums Of Its Members; To Provide For A Reverse Referendum On The Matter Not Less Than A Year After The Authority To Provide Health Insurance To School Board Members Is Approved For The Purpose Of Revoking The Authority To Continue Providing Health Insurance For School Board Members; To Amend Sections 37-6-13, 25-15-3 And 25-15-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Section 25-15-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-104-371, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify And Correct Names And Purposes Of Certain Projects Funded From Disbursements From The 2022 Local Improvements Projects Fund; To Amend Section 2, Chapter 109, Laws Of 2022, To Revise The Appropriation Of Gulf Coast Restoration Funds To The Mississippi Development Authority For Fiscal Year 2023 To Revise The Use Of Funds For The Stone County Economic Development Partnership; To Amend Section 57-1-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Monies Provided By The Legislature In The Ace Fund May Be Used To Reimburse Reasonable Actual And Necessary Costs Incurred By The Mississippi Development Authority; To Amend Section 57-1-701, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Monies Provided By The Legislature In The Mississippi Site Development Grant Fund May Be Used To Reimburse Reasonable Actual And Necessary Costs Incurred By The Mississippi Development Authority; To Amend Section 57-61-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Monies From The Proceeds Of Bonds And Provided By The Legislature In The Mississippi Business Investment Fund And The Mississippi Business Investment Sinking Fund May Be Used To Reimburse Reasonable Actual And Necessary Costs Incurred By The Mississippi Development Authority; To Amend Section 57-61-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Monies Provided By The Legislature In A Certain Fund In The Created In The Mississippi Business Act May Be Used To Reimburse Reasonable Actual And Necessary Costs Incurred By The Mississippi Development Authority; To Amend Section 65-4-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Monies Provided By The Legislature In The Economic Development Highway Fund May Be Used To Reimburse Reasonable Actual And Necessary Costs Incurred By The Mississippi Development Authority; To Amend Section 57-1-221, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Monies Provided By The Legislature In The Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund May Be Used To Reimburse Reasonable Actual And Necessary Costs Incurred By The Mississippi Development Authority; To Amend Section 57-1-601, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Monies Provided By The Legislature In The Mississippi Main Street Investment Grant Fund May Be Used To Reimburse Reasonable Actual And Necessary Costs Incurred By The Mississippi Development Authority; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Renaissance Assistance Program To Initiate Development To Provide Financing For The Startup Or Expansion Of Small Businesses, In Conjunction With Traditional Commercial Bank Lending; To Create A Special Fund To Be Known As The Renaissance Assistance Program To Initiate Development Revolving Loan Fund, Which Shall Be Administered By A Qualified Nondepository, Nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution Domiciled In The State Of Mississippi, Under The Oversight Of The Department Of Finance And Administration, And Expended For The Purpose Of Providing Loans To Small Businesses Under The Provisions Of This Act; To Provide That The Department Shall Determine The Terms And Conditions Of The Loans And Specify Certain Requirements For The Loans; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact A Minimum Wage Law For The State Of Mississippi, With Annual Incremental Increases Over A Three-year Period; To Define Employers And Employees Subject To The Minimum Wage Law; To Empower The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security, Office Of The Governor, To Enforce And Administer The Provisions Of The Minimum Wage Law; To Provide Criminal Penalties And A Civil Cause Of Action Against Employers For Violations Of The Minimum Wage Law; To Amend Section 17-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Municipal And County Governing Authorities, In Their Discretion, To Mandate A Wage That Is More Than The State Minimum Wage; To Amend Section 25-3-40, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Youth Employment Grant Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Employment Security For The Purpose Of Assisting Municipalities With The Costs Of Providing Employment For Youth; To Provide That In Order For A Municipality To Be Eligible For A Grant Under The Provisions Of This Act, The Municipality Must Present To The Department Of Employment Security A Plan For Employing Youth In The Municipality And Must Agree To Provide Matching Funds Equal To Twenty Percent Of The Amount Of The Grant; To Create In The State Treasury A Special Fund To Be Known As The Youth Employment Grant Program Fund; To Provide That The Fund Will Consist Of Monies Appropriated By The Legislature For Funding The Program, And Any Other Monies That The Legislature May Designate For Deposit Into The Fund; To Provide That Monies In The Fund May Be Expended Upon Legislative Appropriation For Making Grants To Municipalities For The Purposes Specified In This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 45-2-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Upon A Federal Line-of-duty Death Benefit That Is Awarded To The Covered Individual, The Line-of-duty Benefit From Mississippi Shall Be Automatic; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Request A Deficit Appropriation At The Next Legislative Session To Replenish The Law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund In The Event The Fund Is Depleted; To Remove The Authority Of The Department Of Public Safety To Adopt Rules And Regulations To Administer The Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 9-1-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To The Increase The Operating Allowance Of Circuit And Chancery Judges; To Amend Section 25-31-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Number Of District Attorneys In Certain Judicial Districts; To Bring Forward Section 25-31-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Criminal Investigators, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclusively Recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday On The Third Monday Of January; To Remove Robert E. Lee's Birthday As A Legal State Holiday; To Remove Confederate Memorial Day As A Legal State Holiday; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 57-56-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Mississippi Office Of Space And Technology And Direct The Mississippi Development Authority To Administer And Staff Such Office; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 77-2-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That The Public Service Commission Submit To The Governor A List Of Qualified Candidates For The Position Of Executive Director Of The Public Utilities Staff; And For Related Purposes.