A Concurrent Resolution To Amend The Joint Rules Of The Mississippi Senate And House Of Representatives By Creating New Joint Rule 41 To Require The House Management Committee And The Senate Rules Committee To Jointly Take All Necessary Actions To Allow All Committee Meetings And Floor Sessions Of The House And Senate Beginning With The 2025 Regular Session To Be Conducted By Electronic Or Other Technological Means Where The Members May Participate Remotely In Debate And Voting Without The Members Having To Be Physically Present; To Provide That Whenever The Speaker Of The House And The Lieutenant Governor Jointly Determine That Holding In-person Committee Meetings Or Floor Sessions Would Pose An Increased Health Risk To The Members Of The Legislature Or To The Public, Then The Committee Meetings And The Floor Sessions May Be Conducted Remotely By Electronic Means As Provided In This Rule, For Such Period Of Time As Jointly Determined By The Speaker And Lieutenant Governor; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-11-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Member Of The Public Employees' Retirement System Shall Be Terminated From Membership In The System If The Member Is Convicted Of Or Pleads Guilty Or Nolo Contendere To A Felony That Is Related To Or In Connection With The Member's Employment In The State Service And Which Is Committed On Or After July 1, 2023; To Amend Section 25-11-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Member Who Is Charged With Such Crime Who Retires And Receives A Retirement Allowance After Being Charged With The Crime Shall Continue To Receive The Retirement Allowance Until Such Time As The Member Is Convicted Of Or Pleads Guilty Or Nolo Contendere To The Crime, At Which Time The Member's Retirement Allowance Shall Be Terminated; To Amend Section 25-11-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Refund Without Interest Of The Accumulated Contributions Of A Member Who Is Convicted Of Such Crime; To Amend Sections 25-15-3 And 25-15-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Active Member Of The System Who Is Participating In The State And School Employees Life And Health Insurance Plan, And Who Otherwise Would Be Eligible To Receive A Retirement Allowance But Is Terminated From Membership In The System Because Of The Member's Conviction Of Or Plea Of Guilty Or Nolo Contendere To Such Crime, Is Eligible To Continue To Participate In The Plan Under The Same Conditions And Coverages For Retired Employees; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing Amendments To Sections 33, 56, 61 And 72, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Provide That The People Reserve To Themselves The Right To Exercise The Legislative Power Of The State 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; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 15 Located In Louin, Jasper County, Mississippi, As The "major Samuel S. (coach) King Memorial Highway"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That Any County Board Of Supervisors May Be Employed By A Community College District While Holding The Position Of Supervisor; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-11-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For A First Responders Retirement Incentive Under Which Law Enforcement Officers And Firefighters Who Became Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System On Or After July 1, 2011, And Who Have At Least Four Years Of Membership Service Credit Shall Be Entitled To Receive One Year Of Creditable Service For Every Five Years Of Service As A First Responder In The State Of Mississippi, At No Cost To The Member; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Motivating Parents And Children (m.p.a.c.) Pilot Program Within The State Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Making Grants To School Districts That Provide Parental Involvement Services To Families Of Compulsory-school-age Children; To Set Forth The Purposes Of The M.p.a.c. Pilot Program; To Authorize The State Department Of Education To Develop And Implement The M.p.a.c. Pilot Program; To Prescribe The Basic Components Of Services To Be Offered By School Districts Under The M.p.a.c. Pilot Program; To Provide An Application And Selection Procedure For School Districts Participating In The M.p.a.c. Pilot Program; To Amend Section 37-11-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Parents To Attend Conferences And Other Functions Of School Districts Participating In The M.p.a.c. Pilot Program; To Amend Section 63-1-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Children Under 18 Residing In School Districts Participating In The M.p.a.c. Pilot Program Who Withdraw From School May Have Their Driver's License Suspended; To Amend Section 63-1-46, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Such Minors From License Reinstatement Fees; To Amend Section 63-1-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Recognizing And Commending The Copiah-lincoln Community College Lady Wolves Softball Team For Winning The 2023 National Junior College Athletic Association Division Ii Softball National Championship.

An Act To Authorize Counties And Municipalities To Lend Their County Or Municipal Owned Equipment As Well As The Operators Of Such Equipment To Law Enforcement, Fire, Medical Rescue Or Other Emergency Services Who Are Dispatched To Private Property For An Emergency That Occurs On Such Private Property Under Certain Circumstances; To Amend Section 17-5-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A New Section Of Law To Provide That Library Collections, Events, Presentations And Displays Curated For The Special Needs And Interests Of Children And Young Teenagers Shall Not Be Allowed To Include Materials Containing Certain Information; To Create The Commission On Age Appropriate Literacy To Compile A List Of Obscene Material And Update The List Annually; To Provide The Members Of The Commission; To Provide That A Citizen Of This State Whose Child Is Affected By A Violation Of This Act May File Suit For Declarative And Injunctive Relief, Including All Reasonable Attorney's Fees And Costs Incurred By The Party Bringing The Suit In The Circuit Court Which Shall Have Jurisdiction Over The Library Where The Violation Of This Act Occurs; To Provide That The Mississippi Library Commission And The State Department Of Education Shall Give The Library The Opportunity To Cure The Violation Before A Suit Is Brought; To Amend Section 37-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Powers And Duties Of The State Board Of Education To Comply With The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 97-29-107 And 39-3-357, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Local School Board Of Public School Districts To Provide Veterans And Certain Other Military Service Members Of The United States Armed Forces Free Admission Into All School-sponsored And Mississippi High School Activities Association Governed Extracurricular Athletic Events Hosted By The District; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-3-92, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize State Agencies To Grant Up To Six Days Of Administrative Leave With Pay Within A Six-month Period To Employees Who Are Qualified Members Of The Mississippi Wing Of The Civil Air Patrol Participating In Official Emergency Services Missions; To Provide That Employees Of Any Public Or Private Business Or Industry, Who Are Active Members Of The Mississippi Wing Of The Civil Air Patrol, May, In The Discretion Of An Employee's Employer, Be Entitled To A Leave Of Absence From Their Respective Duties On All Days During Which They Participate In An Official Operational Emergency Services Mission For The Civil Air Patrol In This State Or In A State Contiguous To This State When The Civil Air Patrol Requests The Employee's Participation; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Rural Fire Truck Fund For The Purpose Of Providing Funds For An Additional Round Of Fire Trucks For Counties And Municipalities Under The Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program For The Fiscal Year 2025.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Three Rivers Planning And Development District To Assist In Paying Certain Costs Of The Three Rivers High Availability Disaster Recovery Project For The Fiscal Year 2025.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Jackson To Assist In Paying The Costs Associated With The Acquisition, Demolition And/or Removal Of Blighted Properties In The City, For The Fiscal Year 2025.