An Act To Lower The Age Of Majority From Twenty-one To Eighteen; To Amend Section 1-3-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Definition Of Infant; To Amend Section 11-46-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Savings Clause Of The Tort Claims Act To Conform; To Amend Sections 13-5-1 And 13-5-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Age Of Jury Service; To Amend Section 15-1-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Limitations Applicable To An Action By A Ward Against A Guardian Or Surety; To Amend Section 15-1-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Saving In Favor Of Persons Under Disability Of Unsoundness Of Mind Within The Chapter Addressing The Limitations Of Civil Actions; To Amend Section 21-15-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Militia Power Of The Mayor To Conform; To Amend Section 25-4-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "household Member" Within The Article Establishing The Mississippi Ethics Commission To Conform; To Amend Section 41-29-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Punishment Of The Distribution Of Controlled Substances To Minors To Conform; To Amend Section 43-19-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Age Of Mandatory Support In An Order Of Filiation; To Amend Section 91-5-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform As To Age Of Issue Capable Of Inheriting; To Amend Section 91-7-293, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform As To Final Accounting By The Heirs Of An Estate; To Amend Section 93-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Age For Issuance Of A Marriage License; To Amend Section 93-9-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Provisions As To Age For The Terms Of A Decree For Removal Of The Disability Of A Minor; To Amend Section 93-11-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Age Of Emancipation; To Amend Section 93-14-102, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Definition Of The Term "adult" For The Purposes Of The Uniform Adult Guardianship And Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act; To Amend Section 93-15-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Definition Of The Term "minor Parent" In The Termination Of Parental Rights Law; To Amend Section 93-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform As To The Age Of Parents In An Adoption; To Amend Section 93-17-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Concerning Adoption Records To Conform; To Amend Section 93-17-215, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform As To A Person's Authority To Request Certain Information Concerning Adoption; To Amend Section 93-20-102, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Age Of Majority Under Guardianship And Conservatorship Law To Conform; To Amend Section 97-33-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Penalty For Gambling With A Known Minor; To Amend Section 99-3-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform As To Which Persons Must Be Given Certain Notice Upon Release From Arrest; To Repeal Section 35-7-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Removal Of The Disabilities Of Minority Of Certain Veterans; To Repeal Section 91-7-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Removal Of The Disabilities Of Minority For Certain Executors, Executrixes, Administrators Or Administratrixes; To Bring Forward Section 93-19-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That All Persons Eighteen Years Of Age Or Older, If Not Otherwise Disqualified, Shall Have The Capacity To Enter Into Binding Contractual Relationships Affecting Personal Property And That An Eighteen-year-old May Sue And Be Sued In His Own Name As An Adult And Be Served With Process As An Adult, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 11-21-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Court, In Its Discretion, To Order A Joint Tenant, Tenant In Common, Coparcener Or Any Other Person On Land In Dispute For Partition To Leave The Land Or Be Removed; To Create New Section 11-21-77.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Any Court, In Its Discretion, To Order Any Tenant In Common Or Any Other Person Who Has Possession Or Control Over Property That Is In Dispute For Partition To Return The Property Or Separate Himself Or Herself From The Property; To Amend Section 11-21-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 91-31-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Discretion To The Person Filing The Partition Action To Decide If The Uniform Heir Property Provisions Will Be Applied; To Amend Section 91-31-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Court, In Its Discretion, To Order A Joint Tenant, Tenant In Common, Coparcener Or Any Other Person On Land In Dispute For Partition To Leave The Land Or Be Removed; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-104-231, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Process For State Agencies To Avoid Or Limit The Need For Any Additional, Deficit Or Supplemental Appropriations; To Require A Standardized Request Form Promulgated By The Legislative Budget Office And The Department Of Finance And Administration; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide For The Establishment Of The Retired Teacher Return To Work Task Force To Undertake A Comprehensive Analysis Of All Matters Related To Teachers And School Administrators Returning To The Workforce Within The State; To Provide For The Goals And Responsibilities Of The Task Force; To Require The Task Force To Develop And Report Its Findings And Recommendations For Proposed Legislation To The Legislature On Or Before December 1, 2024; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Person Trafficking In Schedule I Or Ii Controlled Substances Of Eighty Or More Dosage Units Is Guilty Of Aggravated Trafficking; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The "mississippi Students Voicing Opinions In Today's Elections (vote) Act" For The Purpose Of Creating A Pilot Program In Public Schools To Provide Voter Registration Information To Students In Grade 12; To Require The Secretary Of State To Implement And Administer The Pilot Program In Conjunction With County And Municipal Election Commission And State Political Party Executive Committees; To Prescribe Criteria For Eligibility Of Local Educational Agencies To Receive Funds Under The Pilot Program; To Require Reports To Be Submitted To The Secretary Of State And The Legislature; To Require The Legislature To Appropriate Necessary Funds For The Administration Of The Pilot Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit The Issuance Of A Search Warrant For Electronically Stored Information Relating To Menstrual Health Data; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Opportunity Scholarship Program To Provide Low Income Public School And Prekindergarten Students An Opportunity To Attend An Approved Nonpublic School Or Prekindergarten Program; To Prescribe Eligibility Criteria For Students And Prekindergarten Children To Receive Scholarships And For Nonpublic Schools And Prekindergarten Providers To Participate In The Program; To Require The State Board Of Education To Select A Scholarship Granting Organization To Administer The Program; To Provide An Income Tax Credit For Contributions To The Program; To Amend Sections 37-15-29 And 37-15-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Transfer Of A Student To A School Of Choice Upon The Petition Of The Parent Or Guardian Of Such Student; To Provide That Transportation Of A Student To A Transferee School Shall Be The Responsibility Of The Student's Parent Or Guardian Unless The School District Agrees To Provide Transportation; To Amend Section 37-151-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A School District Accepting A Transfer Student May Not Charge The Student Any Tuition Fees; To Amend Sections 37-15-13 And 37-15-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Strengthening Academic Victories Through Educational Development At Delta State University (saved) Study Committee; To Provide That The Committee Shall Determine The Feasibility Of Establishing And Administering Model Rural Education School Programs At Delta State University And Mississippi Valley State University, In Conjunction With The State Board Of Education, To Serve Students In Grades K-12 Within The Eighteen Counties Of The Mississippi Delta Enrolled In "d" And "f" Schools And Districts; To Reconstitute The Early Intervention Task Force With A Goal To Collaborate With The State Agency Coordinating Part C Of Idea To Design A New Service Delivery Model And Make Changes To The Early Intervention Program; To Set The Task Force's Duties; To Require The Task Force To Prepare A Final Report To The Legislature; To Require The State Agency Coordinating Part C Of Idea To Prepare And Deliver A Report That Provides For Possible Solutions; To Dissolve The Task Force Upon Presentation Of The Report; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 21-23-8, 83-39-7 And 99-5-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Court Clerks To Accept Set-aside Orders On Behalf Of A Surety Where The Surety Was Not Provided With Notice Of The Defendant's Failure To Appear In A Criminal Court Proceeding; To Require All Felony Warrants Issued By A Court For Nonappearance Placed On The National Crime Information Center Index With No Restrictions Until The Defendant Is Returned To Custody; To Extend The Number Of Days Between The Notification Of Revocation Of License To A Surety By The Department Of Insurance And The Day The Revocation Will Become Effective; To Authorize A Surety To Submit Proof To The Department Of Insurance That The Defendant Has Been Surrendered To The Appropriate Authorities Or That The Bond Has Been Paid Directly To The Court Or Other Proper Authorities Before Revocation Of The Surety's License; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Reaffirming Biological Differences Between Women And Men And The Legal Protections Afforded To Women Under State Law.

An Act To Amend Section 99-5-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Bail Agent To Engage An Extradition Service To Return The Principal; To Authorize The Engagement Of Law Enforcement Officers In Certain Jurisdictions; To Provide That, Except In Extraordinary Cases, The Cost Of Extradition Shall Be Agreed Upon And Paid Before The Extradition; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 43-15-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Qualified Residential Treatment Programs As Alternative Placements For Children And Youth Who Are In The Custody Of The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services; To Define The Terms "qualified Residential Treatment Programs (qrtp)" And "qualified Assessors"; To Provide The Duties Of A Qualified Assessor As It Relates To Qrtp Placement Of A Child; To Provide Certain Duties Of The Court After A Child Is Placed In Qrtp Placement; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Retired Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System To Be Employed As A Law Enforcement Officer With An Employer Other Than The Employer For Which The Retiree Was Working At The Time Of Retirement And Draw The Full Amount Of The Retirement Allowance, During Which Time The Retiree May Work The Full Number Of Normal Working Days For The Position And Receive The Full Amount Of The Salary In Effect For The Position At The Time Of Employment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide When A Bail Bond Or Obligation Thereunder Is Discharged And Becomes Null And Void; And For Related Purposes.