An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-171, 23-15-191, 23-15-193, 23-15-213, 23-15-833, 23-15-857, 23-15-981, 23-15-1031, 23-15-1083, 37-5-9, 37-7-215, 37-7-217, 37-7-227 And 37-7-711, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Time For Holding Runoff Elections To Five Weeks After The First Election Instead Of Three Weeks; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-173, 23-15-1031, 23-15-1033, 23-15-1041, 23-15-991, 23-15-1015, 9-4-5, 9-4-15, 9-9-5, 37-5-1, 37-7-306, 37-7-201 And 37-7-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 37-5-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Minor, Non-substantive Changes; To Bring Forward Sections 37-7-223 And 37-7-207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-24-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Business Entities To Report Breaches Of Security To The Office Of The Attorney General; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit The Possession Of An Open Container Of Medical Cannabis While Operating A Motor Vehicle, In Any Public Place, On The Premises Of A Medical Cannabis Dispensary, Or On Any Public Street Or Sidewalk; To Define Certain Terms Relating To This Act; To Provide Penalties For A Violation Of This Act; To Bring Forward Section 41-137-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 63-11-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Operation Of A Motor Vehicle Under Influence Of Alcohol Or Other Impairing Substance, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-21-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define New Terms And Revise The Definitions Of Existing Terms Under The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; To Amend Section 73-21-155, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers From Charging A Plan Sponsor More For A Prescription Drug Than The Net Amount It Pays A Pharmacy For The Prescription Drug; To Amend Section 73-21-156, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Pharmacy Benefit Managers To Provide A Reasonable Administrative Appeal Procedure To Allow Pharmacies To Challenge A Reimbursement For A Specific Drug Or Drugs As Being Below The Reimbursement Rate Required By The Preceding Provision; To Provide That If The Appeal Is Upheld, The Pharmacy Benefit Manager Shall Make The Change In The Payment To The Required Reimbursement Rate; To Provide That A Patient Shall Not Pay A Copayment For A Prescription That Exceeds The Total Reimbursement Paid By The Pharmacy Benefit Manager To The Pharmacy; To Amend Section 73-21-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That A Pharmacy Benefit Manager License Be Renewed Annually; That A Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization To Provide To A Pharmacy Or Pharmacist A Copy Of Any Contract Entered Into On Behalf Of The Pharmacy Or Pharmacist By The Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization; To Amend Section 73-21-161, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacies, Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates From Ordering A Patient To Use An Affiliate Pharmacy Of Another Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Or Offering Or Implementing Plan Designs That Penalize A Patient When A Patient Chooses Not To Use An Affiliate Pharmacy Or The Affiliate Pharmacy Of Another Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Or Interfering With The Patient's Right To Choose The Patient's Pharmacy Or Provider Of Choice; To Create New Section 73-21-162, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates From Penalizing Or Retaliating Against A Pharmacist, Pharmacy Or Pharmacy Employee For Exercising Any Rights Under This Act, Initiating Any Judicial Or Regulatory Actions, Or Appearing Before Any Governmental Agency, Legislative Member Or Body Or Any Judicial Authority; To Amend Section 73-21-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board Of Pharmacy, For The Purposes Of Conducting Investigations, To Conduct Examinations Of Pharmacy Benefit Managers And To Issue Subpoenas To Obtain Documents Or Records That It Deems Relevant To The Investigation; To Provide That Monies From Penalties Shall Be Deposited In A Special Fund For Purposes Of The Board In Regulating Pharmacy Benefit Managers; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Be Known As The "families' Bill Of Rights Act"; To Define Certain Terms; To Declare The Fundamental Right Of A Parent To Direct The Upbringing, Education, Health Care And Mental Health Of The Parent's Child And To Prescribe Certain Rights And Responsibilities Of Parents; To Require School Districts And Charter Schools To Grant Parents Access To Their Children's Educational Records; To Prescribe Certain Actions For Which Teachers May Not Be Subjected To Discipline Or Adverse Employment Action; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Child's Absence From School Due To Adherence To The Child's Religion And Observance Of A Religious Event To Be Excused; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 75-9-501, 75-9-501.1, 75-9-502, 75-9-503, 75-9-504, 75-9-505, 75-9-506, 75-9-507, 75-9-508, 75-9-509, 75-9-510, 75-9-511, 75-9-512, 75-9-513, 75-9-514, 75-9-515, 75-9-516, 75-9-517, 75-9-518, 75-9-519, 75-9-520, 75-9-521, 75-9-522, 75-9-523, 75-9-524, 75-9-525, 75-9-526 And 75-9-527, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Secured Transaction Filings Under The Uniform Commercial Code, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 75-9-207, 75-9-208, 75-9-209 And 75-9-210, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Rights And Duties Of Parties To Security Agreements, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Monies Collected By A Court From A Defendant In A Criminal Case To First Be Credited Toward The Payment Of Restitution; To Amend Section 99-37-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 99-37-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Court To Take Into Consideration A Defendant's Future Ability To Pay When Determining Whether To Order Restitution; To Amend Section 25-7-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement That Uncollected Fees Due To A Marshal Or Constable Be Paid From The First Proceeds Received By The Court From The Guilty Party; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-61-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Within Sixty Days After July 1, 2024, Each Agency, Department And Institution Of The State Of Mississippi Shall Include On The Internet Website Of The Agency, Department Or Institution A Separate Section That Provides The Organizational Structure Of The Agency, Department Or Institution; To Amend Section 25-1-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Regular Review And Updates, If Necessary, To The Organizational Structure Information That Is Required To Be Posted On Each Agency, Department And Institution Website; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-59-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Composition Of The Mississippi Trauma Care Systems Fund By Deleting The References To Assessments Being Deposited Into The Fund, And To Eliminate The Mississippi Trauma Care Escrow Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 25-11-5 And 25-11-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "instrumentality" For The Purpose Of The Public Employees' Retirement System Laws And Include Health Care Collaboratives In The Definition; To Amend Section 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Certain People Employed By Or Paid For Any Service By A Health Care Collaborative Or Other Organization; To Bring Forward Section 25-11-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Automatic Expungement Of Misdemeanors; To Amend Sections 9-11-15 And 21-23-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Sections 99-15-26 And 99-15-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Appropriate Court To Automatically Expunge The Record Of Any Cases In Which An Arrest Was Made, The Person Arrested Was Released And The Case Was Dismissed Or The Charges Were Dropped, There Was No Disposition Of Such Case, Or The Person Was Found Not Guilty At Trial; To Amend Section 45-27-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require All Law Enforcement Agencies To Report Such Expungements To The Mississippi Justice Information Center; To Bring Forward Sections 45-27-5 And 45-27-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Duties Of The Mississippi Justice Information Center, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 99-19-72, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides A Fee Schedule For Expungement Petitions, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 57-114-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "qualified Business Or Industry" Under The Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Act; To Amend Section 57-114-13, To Revise The Time Within Which A Qualified Business Or Industry Must File An Annual Report With The Mississippi Development Authority For Each Qualified Economic Development Project Which Has Been Certified, And For Which Any Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Act Tax Incentive Has Been Awarded, By The Mississippi Development Authority; To Amend Section 57-114-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is A Section Of The Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Act, For The Purpose Of Changing A Reference To The Department Of Revenue To The Department Of Employment Security; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Task Force On The Establishment Of A Mississippi Delta Regional Health Authority; To Provide For The Membership Of The Task Force; To Specify The Matters On Which The Task Force Shall Gather Information, Review, Study And Make Recommendations; To Provide For The Meetings And Funding Of The Task Force; To Assign The Task Force To The State Department Of Health For Administrative Purposes; To Provide That The Task Force Shall Make A Report Of Its Findings And Recommendations To The Legislature And The Governor By November 1, 2024, Including Any Recommended Legislation, At Which Time The Task Force Shall Be Dissolved; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend The Business Improvement District Act; To Amend Section 21-43-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Modification Of The Process For Plan Amendments During The Ten Year Plan Period And To Provide For Disbursement Of The Collected District Funds; To Create Section 21-43-118, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Annual Meetings Of The District And Prescribe Methods To Amend The District Plan; To Amend Section 21-43-119, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform With Plan Amendment Procedures; To Amend Section 21-43-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow The District To Determine Its Fiscal Year And To Receive Disbursement Of Funds From The Tax Collector; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Public Purchasing Law To Provide That A Printed Cost With A Description Of An Item "in Cart" Shall Be Included In The Definition Of "competitive Written Bid" For Those Purchases Over $5,000.00 But Less Than $75,000.00; To Provide That The Requirement That A Reverse Auction Shall Be The Primary Method Of Bidding Shall Not Apply To Individual Public Schools, Including Public Charter Schools And Public School Districts; And For Related Purposes.