An Act To Amend Sections 21-1-27, 21-1-29, 21-1-61, 21-33-1 And 21-33-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Municipality Is Prohibited From Levying And Collecting Ad Valorem Taxes In Newly Annexed Areas Until The Municipality Has Provided The Services To The Annexed Area Which Are Listed In The Ordinance That The Municipality Is Required To Pass; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For The Purpose Of Providing Funding To Alcorn State University To Strengthen Environmental Science Research And Extension Programs For The Fiscal Year 2025.

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-933, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase From $32.71 To $34.00 The Amount The Department Of Corrections Pays Per Day For Each State Offender Housed In A Regional Correctional Facility; To Amend Section 47-5-909, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase From $32.71 To $34.00 The Amount That The Department Of Corrections Pays Per Day To County Jails For Housing State Offenders For 31 Days Or More Under Certain Circumstances; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require School Districts To Install Video Surveillance Cameras Equipped With Audio Reception Technology In Certain Areas Of Schools For The Safety And Well-being Of Exceptional Students; To Limit Viewing Access Of Recorded Surveillance To Certain District And Individual School-facility Licensed Personnel; To Require School Districts To Protect The Privacy And Identity Of Students Captured In The Surveillance Who Are Not The Subject Of Incidents Giving Rise To An Investigation Or Litigation; To Authorize The School District To Contract With Any Company Or Individual, Independent Of The School District To Provide Surveillance Monitoring; To Require The School District, Acting Through The Local School Board, To Employ Certain Procedures Prior To Awarding The Contract For Monitoring Services; To Eliminate The Need For School Districts To Employ Security Personnel Or Require The Immediate Presence Of Law Enforcement Officers On School Premises Equipped With Surveillance Cameras; To Bring Forward Section 37-3-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes A School Safety Grant Program, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 93-21-15 And 93-21-15.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Chancery Court To Issue Temporary Domestic Abuse Protection Orders; To Amend Section 93-21-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Sections 25-11-147 And 25-11-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Member Of The Public Employees' Retirement System Who Is An Elected Official Or A Member Of The Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan Is Convicted Of Or Enters A Plea Of Guilty Or Nolo Contendere In Any Court To A Felony In Which Public Funds Were Unlawfully Taken, Obtained Or Misappropriated In The Abuse Or Misuse Of The Person's Office That Is Committed On Or After July 1, 2024, The Court Shall Conduct A Hearing In A Separate Civil Proceeding To Determine If All Of The Conditions Have Been Met; To Provide That If All Of The Conditions Have Been Met, The Court Shall Issue An Order For Withholding From The Member's Retirement Benefits From The System Or Plan; To Provide That The Order For Withholding Shall Direct The System To Withhold A Specified Amount From The Member's Retirement Benefits Each Month So That The Full Amount Of The Public Funds That Were Unlawfully Taken, Obtained Or Misappropriated In The Abuse Or Misuse Of The Member's Office Will Be Repaid Within Not More Than Three Years From The Date Of The First Withholding; To Provide That The System Shall Pay The Amounts Withheld To The Attorney General Each Month, And The Attorney General Shall Distribute The Amounts Received From The System To The Government Body From Which The Public Funds That Were Unlawfully Taken, Obtained Or Misappropriated In The Abuse Or Misuse Of The Member's Office; To Provide That A Member Who Is Convicted Of Such A Felony Shall Not Have Any Of His Or Her Retirement Benefits From The System Or Plan Withheld Until All Appeals Of The Conviction Have Been Finally Concluded Or The Time For An Appeal From The Conviction Has Expired; To Provide That After Receiving The Order For Withholding From The Court, The System Shall Request The Attorney General For A Determination Of Whether All Appeals Of The Conviction Have Been Finally Concluded Or The Time For An Appeal From The Conviction Has Expired; To Provide That After The Attorney General Notifies The System That All Appeals Of The Conviction Have Been Finally Concluded Or The Time For An Appeal From The Conviction Has Expired, The Member's Retirement Benefits From The System Or Plan Shall Be Withheld Until The Full Amount Of The Public Funds That Were Unlawfully Taken, Obtained Or Misappropriated In The Abuse Or Misuse Of The Member's Office Has Been Withheld From The Member's Retirement Benefits, As Determined By The Attorney General; To Provide That If A Member Of The System Or Plan Is Also A Member Of Another Retirement System Administered By The Board Of Trustees Of The System, And The Felony For Which The Member Was Convicted Or Entered A Plea Of Guilty Or Nolo Contendere Was In Connection With The Member's Service As An Elected Official That Is Covered By Only One Of The Retirement Systems, The Member's Retirement Benefits Will Be Withheld Only From The Retirement System In Which His Or Her Service As An Elected Official Was Covered At The Time That He Or She Committed The Felony; To Provide That The System May Conclusively Rely On An Order For Withholding From The Court And The Notice From The Attorney General That The Requirements Of This Act Have Been Met In Withholding A Member's Retirement Benefits From The System Or Plan; To Provide That The System Is Not Liable For Any Mistake In The Payment Of Retirement Benefits To A Member In Good Faith Reliance On An Order For Withholding From The Court And The Notice From The Attorney General; To Provide That Any Ambiguity Or Uncertainty About Whether A Member's Retirement Benefits From The System Or Plan Should Be Withheld Shall Be Resolved In Favor Of The Member; To Amend Sections 25-11-120, 25-11-129 And 25-11-319, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Water Quality Accountability Act; To Define Certain Terms Relating To Water And Wastewater Utilities; To Provide That A Water Or Wastewater Utility Is Subject To The Jurisdiction Of The Department Of Health With Respect To Rates, Charges, Certain Evidence Of Indebtedness, Rules And Annual Report Filings; To Provide Certain Requirements Regarding Water Or Wastewater Utilities That Request A Loan Or Financial Assistance; To Provide Certain Permit And Permit Application Requirements; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create An Independent Dispute Resolution Process For Situations When A Large Health Insurer And A Large Health System Enter Into Contract Negotiations, And Those Negotiations Result In The Large Health System No Longer Being Within The Large Health Insurer's Network, And The Commissioner Of Insurance Finds That Such Exclusion Will Result In A Large Number Of Covered Persons Not Having Accessible Health Care Services Within A Geographic Area, Or A Large Number Of Covered Persons Not Having Reasonable Access To Covered Benefits Resulting In The Covered Persons Having To Receive Those Services Out Of Their Geographic Area, Or The Large Health System Is Considered An Essential Community Provider And The Exclusion Of The Large Health System Will Result In Significant Harm To Mississippi Citizens; To Provide Definition; To Authorize The Commissioner Of Insurance To Order The Parties To Attempt To Resolve The Dispute Through Mediation; To Provide The Procedure For The Mediation; To Provide That If The Mediation Is Unsuccessful, The Governor May Order That The Dispute Be Determined By Binding Arbitration; To Provide The Procedure For The Arbitration; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-60-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Persons That Hold A Home Inspector License To Offer To Perform Or Perform Inspection Services On New Construction For A Fee Without Having First Obtained A Residential Home Builders License From The Mississippi Board Of Contractors And Certification By The Southern Building Code Congress Or Any Other National Professional Code Organization; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 9-11-7, 9-3-13, 25-34-41, 25-1-12, 27-1-1, 25-1-13, 19-4-9, 19-25-5, 19-19-3, 9-7-123, 19-27-1, 9-5-131, 9-7-121, 9-11-29, 19-3-5, 21-9-21, 21-15-23, 7-7-205, 7-9-7, 7-3-1, 7-1-19, 7-9-5, 7-1-401, 21-3-5, 21-21-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Bond Amount For Various Elected Officials Who Handle Public Funds By Virtue Of Their Office; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 15-1-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Civil Statute Of Limitations For Abuse Committed Against A Person During Such Person's Infancy Or Unsoundness Of Mind; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Crime Of Abortion Trafficking; To Prohibit Any Person From Transporting A Pregnant Unemancipated Minor Across State Lines For An Abortion With The Consent Of The Minor's Parent Or Guardian; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-35-309, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Repeal The Provision Of Law That Exempts From Ad Valorem Taxation Any Nuclear Generating Plant Located In The State Which Is Owned Or Operated By A Public Utility Rendering Electric Service Within The State And Which Is Not Owned Or Operated By An Instrumentality Of The Federal Government, And That Provides For Such A Public Utility To Make Payments In Lieu Of Ad Valorem Taxes; To Bring Forward Sections 19-9-151, 19-9-153, 19-9-155 And 19-9-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To In-lieu Payments To Counties In Which Nuclear Generating Plants Are Located, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-39-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Counties To Levy Ad Valorem Taxes For Maintenance And Construction Of Roads And Bridges, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-39-320, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Limitations On Increases Of Ad Valorem Tax Revenues, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 33-15-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Grand Gulf Disaster Assistance Trust Fund, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-57-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes And Provides The Procedure For The Levy Of Certain Ad Valorem Taxes For School District Purposes, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-151-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Determination Of Annual Allocations To School Districts For Operation Under The Mississippi Accountability And Adequate Education Program Act Of 1997, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-151-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Reduction Of Local Supplement Or Support From Ad Valorem Taxation Under The Mississippi Accountability And Adequate Education Program Act Of 1997, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Supplemental Salary Pay For Law Enforcement Act Of 2024; To Define Certain Terms; To Provide That Any Certified Law Enforcement Officer Who Has Been Employed In Law Enforcement For At Least A Year Shall Be Entitled To Additional Compensation In The Amount Of Six Hundred Dollars Per Month; To Provide That Such Supplemental Salary Shall Be Paid By The State Of Mississippi; To Provide That If Such Additional Pay Is Denied To A Law Enforcement Officer, Then Such Officer Shall Have A Certain Right Of Appeal; To Create A Board Of Review To Address Questions Of Eligibility For The Supplemental Salary; To Create A Special Fund Entitled The "supplemental Salary Pay For Law Enforcement Fund"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of The Tunnel To Towers Foundation; To Prescribe An Additional Fee For The Issuance Of Such License Tags; To Provide For The Distribution Of The Additional Fee Collected From The Issuance Of Such License Tags; And For Related Purposes.