An Act To Establish The Mississippi Emergency Drinking Water Network Act To Be Administered By The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency; To State Legislative Findings And Intent; To Establish The Mississippi Emergency Drinking Water Network Grant Program To Increase Drinking Water Security And Water System Resiliency By Equipping Water Systems And First Responders With Equipment And Training To Maintain Water Service To Vital Facilities And The Public During Periods Of Infrastructure Failure; To Provide Definitions For The Terms Used In The Act; To Specify The Purposes For Grant Awards To Mississippi County Emergency Management Agencies; To Authorize The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (mema) To Make Eligible Equipment Purchases Supporting The Mississippi Emergency Drinking Water Network; To Allow The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency To Use A Maximum Of Two Percent Of Funds Appropriated For The Administrative Expenses Of Carrying Out The Provisions Of This Act, To The Extent Permissible Under Federal Law; To Direct Mema To Seek To Minimize Its Administrative Expenses By Establishing Policies And Procedures Mirroring Past Programs Using Federal Covid-19 Relief Funds; To Require Mema To Certify To The Department Of Finance And Administration That Each Expenditure Appropriated To The Office Is In Compliance With United States Department Of The Treasury Criteria Regarding The Use Of Monies From The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund; To Provide Reporting Requirements To The Governor And The Legislature By October 1 Of Each Year; To Provide That Funds Appropriated To Mema For The Purposes Of This Act Shall Be Available Through December 31, 2026, Or On The Date Of The Arpa Funds Expenditure Deadline Provided By The Federal Government, Whichever Occurs Later; To Provide That Each Grant Recipient Shall Certify, For Any Project For Which A Grant Is Awarded, That If The Project Is Not Completed By December 31, 2026, And The United States Congress Does Not Enact An Extension Of The Deadline On The Availability Of Arpa Funds, Then The Grant Recipient Will Complete The Project Through Other Funds; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Section 37-161-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Mississippi Virtual Public School Program, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Retail Sales Of Fencing Materials And Cattle Trailers To Farmers For Agricultural Purposes, As Well As Parts And Labor Used To Maintain And/or Repair Such Cattle Trailers, Shall Be Taxed At A Rate Of 1.5%; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Group Health Plans And Health Insurance Issuers That Provide Benefits With Respect To Screening, Diagnostic Breast Examinations And Supplemental Breast Examinations Furnished To Individuals Enrolled Under Such Plans From Imposing Any Cost-sharing Requirements For Those Services; To Amend Section 83-9-108, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-557, 23-15-281, 23-15-285, 23-15-35, 23-15-115, 19-3-1, 21-5-5, 21-9-59 And 23-15-283, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Polling Place Shall Be Closed Within Sixty Days Of Any Primary, General, Runoff Or Special Election Unless Exigent Circumstances Exist; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Joint Legislative Study Committee On Blockchain, Digital Assets, And Cryptocurrency; To Develop A Comprehensive And Strategic Plan That Sets Policy Objectives And Recommendations For The Use Of Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, And Other Digital Assets In The State Of Mississippi; To Provide For The Composition Of The Study Committee And Time By Which Appointments Must Be Made; To Stipulate That Members Of The Study Committee Shall Serve Without Compensation Except For Actual Expenses Incurred In The Performance Of Its Duties; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 19-7-7, 21-37-45 And 37-7-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Counties, Municipalities, School Districts And Political Subdivisions To Pool Their Risks And Negotiate For The Purchase Of Property Insurance Or The Establishment Of A Self-insurance Fund Or Self-insurance Reserves Or Any Combination Thereof; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 67-1-14, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Municipalities Located In Counties That Have Voted Against Coming Out From Under The Dry Law May Authorize The Sale Of Alcoholic Beverages Pursuant To An Election; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 25-11-128, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Persons Receiving A Retirement Allowance From The Public Employees' Retirement System Who Are Reemployed As Teachers In The Public School System After Their Retirement May Receive A Retirement Allowance During Their Employment As Teachers In Addition To Receiving A Teacher's Salary; To Provide That Those Persons May Not Be Reemployed For A Period Greater Than Five Years; To Provide That Those Persons Shall Not Be Contributing Members Of The Retirement System Nor Receive Any Creditable Service; To Provide That The Employer Shall Be Responsible For Paying An Amount Equivalent To Both The Employer's Portion And The Employee's Portion Of The Contribution Rate; To Amend Section 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 49-7-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Law Prohibiting Hunting On Lands Of Others; To Provide Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Amend Section 97-17-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The State Department Of Education To Create A Science, Technology, Engineering And Mathematics (stem) Pilot Program In Certain School Districts Primarily In The Delta For High Performing Students In Grades 4 Through 8; To Prescribe Certain Components Of The Stem Pilot Program; To Authorize School Districts To Pay An Annual Salary Supplement To A Teacher Serving As The Advisor To The Stem Pilot Program; To Require Participating School Districts To Annually Submit Data On The Pilot Program To The State Department Of Education; To Require The Department To Compile The School District Data Into A Report For The House And Senate Education Committees; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Pearl, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction Of A Bridge Extending From The Intersection Of The Extension Of Ware Street And Relocated St. Augustine Street To Pearson Road In The City Of Pearl; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-7-104.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Bonding Authority Of The School Board For The Starkville-oktibbeha Consolidated School District Until July 1, 2027; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 89-1-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That When A Person Conveys An Interest In Property To Two Individuals Who Are Married To Each Other, And Such Property Is The Primary Residence Of That Married Couple, The Deed Conveying Such Interest Shall Create A Rebuttable Presumption That The Property Is The Primary Residence Of The Married Individuals; To Provide That The Property Interest Shall Be Construed To Be A Tenancy By The Entirety With A Right Of Survivorship, Unless There Are Specific Provisions Provided For In The Deed To The Contrary; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Claiborne County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Upgrades And Improvements To Various Recreational Facilities In The County; And For Related Purposes.