An Act To Amend Section 37-21-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Education To Provide Certain Data Metrics Relating To Achievement And Non-achievement Effects Of The Early Learning Collaborative Act Of 2013 To Better Measure Program Outcomes In Future Evaluations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 23-17-1, 23-17-3, 23-17-5, 23-17-8, 23-17-9, 23-17-11, 23-17-17, 23-17-19, 23-17-21, 23-17-29, 23-17-35, 23-17-37, 23-17-39, 23-17-42, 23-17-43 And 23-17-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Initiative Measure Process To Provide That Amendments To The Mississippi Constitution May Only Be Proposed By The Legislature, But That The People Shall Have The Right To Propose New Laws And To Amend Or Repeal Existing Laws By Initiative, And To Approve Or Reject The Same In An Election Independent Of The Legislature; To Create New Section 23-17-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Shall Submit Any Proposed Initiative Measure That It Receives To The Chief Legislative Budget Officer For The Preparation Of A Fiscal Analysis; To Create New Section 23-17-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Duties Of A Petition Circulator; To Repeal Sections 23-17-31 And 23-17-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For A Legislative Alternative To An Initiative Measure; To Bring Forward Section 23-17-60, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 1, Chapter 455, Laws Of 2021 To Reconstitute The "mississippi Domestic Law Task Force" To Further Study Domestic Law In Mississippi; To Revise The Areas Of Domestic Law That The Task Force Is Required To Study; To Require The Task Force To Develop A Recommendation To The Legislature And The Mississippi Supreme Court Relative To Revising Mississippi's Domestic Relations Laws To Reflect Current Jurisprudence And To Propose Legislation And Rule Changes Based Upon Its Recommendation; To Prescribe The Membership Of The Task Force And Provide For Its Organization; To Provide For A Report By The Task Force; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-116, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In Determining Medicaid Eligibility, The Division Of Medicaid Shall Verify Eligibility For Assistance Before Awarding Assistance And Shall Not Rely On Potential Beneficiary's Self-attestation Of Residency, Household Income, Assets Or Other Relevant Factors; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Issuance Of A Health Care Certificate Of Need For Additional Beds In A Community Living Program For Developmentally Disabled Adults Located In Madison County, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-15-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Board Of Supervisors Of Each County To Provide Insurance Coverage To The Election Commissioners Of The County; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-34-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Permit Notarial Officers To Increase Service Fees In Compliance With Rates Set By The Secretary Of State; To Amend Section 25-34-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Qualifications For Notarial Officers To Include Individuals Who Are Not Mississippi Residences, But Have Had A Practice In The State For At Least 30 Days; To Amend Section 25-34-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Journal Records To Be Transmitted To A Notarial Officer's Place Of Employment In The Event Of Resignation, Incompetence Or Death; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Codify Section 27-115-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A "veterans' Assistance Lottery" To Be Administered By The Mississippi Lottery Corporation; To Prescribe The Duties And Responsibilities Of The Corporation To Market And Advertise The Veterans Lottery To Ensure That The Game Remains Competitive; To Provide For Sales Agents; To Create The Fund For Veterans' Assistance As A Special Fund In The State Treasury Which Shall Receive Proceeds From The Veterans Lottery Which Shall Be Appropriated To The Mississippi Veterans' Affairs Board For The Support Of Veterans Programs In Mississippi; To Amend Section 27-115-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Deposit Of Monies Received From The Sale Of Veterans' Lottery Tickets Into The Fund For Veterans' Assistance; To Amend Sections 27-115-5, 27-115-17 And 27-115-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 273, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Reinstate The Initiative Procedure Declared Invalid By The Mississippi Supreme Court; To Provide That The Initiative Process May Be Used To Amend The Mississippi Statutes Or To Amend The Mississippi Constitution; To Base The Number Of Signatures Required For An Initiative Petition On The Number Of Registered Voters; To Conform The Pro Rata Signature Requirements From Each Congressional District For An Initiative Petition To The Number Of Current Congressional Districts; To Specify That Petition Signature Requirements Shall Include Home Address; And To Provide That Only One Proposal Of Law And Matters Properly Connected Therewith Shall Be Contained In An Initiative Petition To Enable The Electors To Vote On That Proposal Separately.

An Act To Amend Section 93-5-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement Of Willful And Obstinate From The Ground Of Divorce For Desertion; To Provide An Additional Ground Of Divorce When The Court Finds There Has Been An Irretrievable Breakdown Of The Marriage And That Further Attempts At Reconciliation Are Impractical Or Futile And Not In The Best Interests Of The Parties Or Family; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 79-29-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Partnership Or Limited Partnership To Be Named On The Certificate Of Formation; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Academic Transparency Act Of 2024; To Require Each Public School To List On A Publicly Accessible Portion Of Its Website The Learning Materials And Activities That Were Used For Student Instruction At The School During The Most Recently Completed School Year; To Require A School To List Only The Information Necessary To Identify The Specific Learning Materials And Activities Used For Instruction; To Allow School Boards With Less Then 500 Students To Be Exempt From The Requirements Of The Act; To Set Certain Exemptions That The Act Shall Not Be Construed To Do; To Set Certain Requirements Of The Act; To Authorize The Attorney General, County Attorney Of The County In Which An Alleged Violation Occurred, Or A Resident Of The School District To Bring An Action For Injunctive Relief When An Alleged Violation Of The Act Has Occurred; To Require Certain Procedures For The Purchasing Of Learning Materials; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 35-1-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Composition Of The State Veterans Affairs Board; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Reconstitute The Mississippi Public Service Commission From An Elected Commission To An Appointed Commission; To Consolidate The Public Service Commission With The Mississippi Public Utilities Staff; To Establish The Executive Director As The Head Of The Reconstituted Commission; To Amend Section 77-1-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reconstitute The Public Service Commission, To Stipulate That Commissioners Be Appointed Rather Than Elected, To Set New Term Limits, To Further Define The Role Of Commissioners, And To Establish The Four Divisions Of The Public Utilities Staff; To Amend Section 77-1-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Role Of The Executive Secretary Of The Commission To Also Serve The Public Utilities Staff And To Provide For Additional Responsibilities Of The Secretary; To Amend Section 77-2-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include The New Divisions Of The Staff; To Amend Section 77-2-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Stipulate That The Executive Director Of The Commission Is Removable Only For Cause And Is The Chief Administrative And Policy Officer Of The Public Service Commission Staff; To Create Within The Attorney General's Office The Office Of Consumer Advocate To Represent The Interests Of Consumers Before The Public Service Commission And To Establish The Duties And Responsibilities Of The Office Of Consumer Advocate; To Amend Section 77-3-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow The Commission To Require A Filing Fee For Certain Renewable Projects; To Amend Section 77-3-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow The Commission To Retain Funds Collected Via Filing Fee; To Amend Section 77-3-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reflect The Commission's Authority To Require A Filing Fee; To Amend Sections 23-15-193, 23-15-297, 25-3-31, 23-15-333, 23-15-367, 25-3-41, 77-1-25, 77-3-3, 77-3-91, 77-3-111, 77-11-305 And 77-13-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 77-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of Repeal; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation Of General Funds To Alcorn State University To Defray Expenses To Upgrade Roadways And Sidewalks For Fiscal Year 2025.