An Act To Amend Section 77-7-335, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Department Of Public Safety Inspectors To Assist Other Officers; To Amend Section 63-11-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Commercial Motor Carrier Inspectors To The List Of Persons Authorized To Give Breath Tests; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-13-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Companies And Government Entities To Notify And Explain Proposed Public Projects To Landowners Before Hiring A Surveyor; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-106-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Maximum Annual Awards Under The Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize A Qualified Elector To Vote Not More Than Ten Days Before The Date Of An Election; To Prescribe Certain Conditions For Early Voting Locations To Be Implemented By The Secretary Of State; To Amend Section 23-15-195, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Eliminate The Position Of Executive Deputy Commissioner From The Department Of Corrections; To Amend Section 47-5-26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-3-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of Repeal On The Provision Of Law Establishing The Compensation Of Elected State And District Officers; To Bring Forward Section 25-3-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 19-5-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Board Of Supervisors To Designate The Attorney For The Board Of Supervisors To Serve As Hearing Officer In Disputes Regarding Delinquent Solid Waste Fees; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 45-6-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Membership Of The Board Of Law Enforcement Officer Standards And Training; To Amend Section 45-6-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board Of Law Enforcement Officer Standards And Training To Conduct Investigations Regarding Certificate Revocations; To Amend Section 45-6-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Any State And County Law Enforcement Officers To Complete A Specified Number Of Training Hours Annually; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-19-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Sentencing Of An Offender As An Habitual Offender; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 49-4-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Member Of The Commission On Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks May Serve More Than Two Consecutive Five-year Terms; To Require That, At All Times, The Commission Have At Least Two Members Meeting Certain Education Or Experience Qualifications; To Increase, From Five To Ten Years, The Time Period Preceding Appointment During Which A Commissioner May Not Have A Record Of Conviction Of Violation Of Fish Or Game Laws And Regulations, Or A Record Of Any Felony Conviction; To Add That, During This Time Period, A Commissioner Also May Not Have A Record Of More Than One Citation For A Violation Of Fish Or Game Laws; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mental Health Employee Retention Loan Repayment Program For New Mental Health Employees To Be Administered By The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board; To Provide Eligibility Requirements For Persons Seeking To Participate In The Program; To Set A Maximum Amount Of Loan Repayment Assistance Under The Program; To Require The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board To Promulgate Regulations Necessary For The Proper Administration Of This Act, Including Setting A Fiscal Year Policy For The Program And Application Dates And Deadlines; To Amend Section 27-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "gross Income" Under The State Income Tax Law To Exclude Loan Repayment Assistance Provided Under The Mental Health Employee Retention Loan Repayment Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 83-9-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit An Insurer, Managed-care Company Or Other Payor From Discriminating Against An Accredited Durable Medical Equipment Supplier Providing Services Prescribed By A Patient's Health Care Provider; To Provide That An Insurer, Managed-care Company Or Other Payor Shall Reimburse Durable Medical Equipment No Less Than State Medicaid Rates Set For These Services On A Continuous Monthly Payment Basis For The Duration Of The Medical Need Throughout A Patient's Valid Prescription Period; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-106-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Eligibility Requirements For Receipts Under The Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant Program; To Provide That Grant Awards Shall Be Based On An Adjusted Gross Income As Determined By The Free Application For Federal Student Aid (fafsa); To Revise The Cap On Award Amounts Based On The Percentage Thresholds Of The Median Income For A Family Of Four In The State Of Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Increasing Reading Efficiency And Accountability Development (iread) Pilot Program Within The State Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Improving Early Childhood Literacy In Schools With Evidentiary Data Reports Of Chronic Reading Inefficiency And Underperforming Readers Beginning With The 2024-2025 School Year; To Provide That The Program Shall Focus On Enhancing The Outputs Of Literacy Proficiency Among Elementary Students; To Require The State Board Of Education To Develop And Implement Iread Pilot Program As An Educational Technology Platform To Assist Teachers, Literacy Coaches And Parents In Promoting Reading; To Require The Board To Adopt Policies Governing The Program And Establish Minimum Criteria; To Prescribe The Minimum Criteria For Services And Program Elements To Be Provided By The Selected Technology Vendor; To Require The Legislature To Appropriate $750,000.00 To The State Department Of Education For The Implementation, Support And Continuation Of The Iread Pilot Program; To Require The State Board Of Education To Submit A Report On The Iread Pilot Program To The Education And Appropriations Committees Of The House Of Representatives And Senate By January 1, 2026; To Provide That The Pilot Program Shall Be Made Available To A Minimum Of 10,000 Elementary Students In Kindergarten Through Grade 3 In Schools Selected By The State Board Of Education In Each Of The Four Congressional Districts; To Provide That Priority For Inclusion In The Pilot Program Shall Be Given To Schools Within Each Congressional District In Eligible Schools In "d" And "f" Rated School Districts Having Proportionally The Largest Population Of Underserved At-risk Four-year-old Children; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-33-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provision Of Law That Allows A Homeowner Who Is A Totally Disabled Veteran And The Unremarried Surviving Spouse Of Such A Person, As Well As A Qualified Homeowner Who Is The Unremarried Surviving Spouse Of A Member Of The United States Armed Forces Who Was Killed Or Died On Active Duty, Or Of A Member Of A Reserve Component Of The United States Armed Forces Or Of The National Guard Who Was Killed Or Died On Active Duty For Training, To Apply For Homestead Exemption Within 30 Calendar Days Of The Closing Date For A Homestead Purchase, But Not Later Than December 31 Of The Year Of Purchase; And For Related Purposes.