An Act To Amend Section 49-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Riparian Rights For The Hancock County Shoreline From Bayou Caddy To The Mississippi-louisiana State Boundary Shall Not Include State-owned Land Which Shall Not Extend Further Than 300 Yards From The Average Low Watermark; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-17-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That A Petition For An Initiative Measure Be Printed On A Sheet Of Paper Not Less Than Eight And One-half Inches In Width And Not Less Than Fourteen Inches In Length; To Amend Section 23-17-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Secretary Of State To Provide The Form For The Petition For An Initiative Measure On The Secretary Of State's Website; To Amend Section 23-17-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Circuit Clerks Of The Various Counties To Submit The Petition, Along With The Signatures That Have Been Certified, To The Secretary Of State For Filing When The Person Proposing An Initiative Measure Has Secured Upon The Petition The Number Of Signatures Of Qualified Electors Equal To Or Exceeding The Minimum Number Of Signatures Required; To Bring Forward Section 23-17-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-231, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Political Party Provides The Names Of Eligible And Willing Poll Managers For A Precinct, Then Poll Managers Shall Not All Be From The Same Political Party; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-235, 23-15-239 And 23-15-265, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "released-time Moral Instruction Act Of 2024"; To Authorize Local School Boards To Permit The Released-time Moral Instruction Of Pupils; To Permit School Boards To Complete A Survey To Determine Pupils Within The School District Who Desire Released-time Moral Instruction And Who Have Received Consent From Their Parent Or Legal Guardian For Such Instruction; To Require School Boards To Allow Those Students Desiring Released-time Moral Instruction To Participate In Off-site For At Least One Hour, One Day Each Week; To Prohibit The School District From Providing Or Facilitating Released-time Moral Instruction On School Premises; To Permit Local School Boards To Make Arrangements With The Persons In Charge Of The Released-time Moral Instruction As The Board Deems Necessary And Advisable; To Provide That Students Shall Not Be Penalized Or Considered Absent From The School For Purposes Of Attending Released-time Moral Instruction; To Provide That Students Who Do Not Participate In Released-time Moral Instruction Shall Continue In The Regular Course Of Daily Instruction; To Provide That Released-time Moral Instruction Shall Be Given Without Expense To Any Local School Board Beyond The Cost Of The Original Survey; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Section 77-3-10.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Applications Filed For A Certificate Of Public Convenience And Necessity To Build, Own Or Operate New Transmission Facilities, For Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The Department Of Child Protection Services To Create A Transition-aged Youth Aftercare Housing Program For Young Adults, Aged Eighteen Through Twenty-four, Who Were Previously In Foster Care; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Be Known As The "permit Freedom Act"; To Require State And Local Governmental Agencies To Adopt Unambiguous Language Relating To The Issuance Of Licenses Or Permits To Engage In Constitutionally Protected Activity; To Prescribe Requirements For Hearings Held Before An Agency Hearing Officer On The License And Permit Applications; To Authorize A Party Aggrieved By A Hearing Officer's Administrative Decision To Appeal To The Chancery Court For A De Nov0 Review; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 65-3-71.341, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify The Parameters Of The Segment Of Mississippi Highway 28 In Copiah County That Is To Be Designated As The "carroll V. Hood Memorial Highway"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 73-25-1, 73-25-3, 73-25-5, 73-25-14, 73-25-17, 73-25-21, 73-25-23, 73-25-27, 73-25-28, 73-25-29, 73-25-30, 73-25-31, 73-25-32, 73-25-33, 73-25-34, 73-25-53, 73-25-55, 73-25-57, 73-25-59, 73-25-61, 73-25-63, 73-25-65, 73-25-83, 73-25-87, 73-25-89 And 73-25-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions Under The Medical Practice Act; To Clarify Certain Procedures To Obtain A License To Practice Medicine; To Provide For Electronic Notice Of License Renewal; To Provide Procedures For Physicians To Request Retired Status; To Clarify Procedures For The Issuance Of A Temporary License To Practice Medicine; To Clarify Procedures For Issuance Of A License By Reciprocity; To Revise Certain Procedures For Disciplinary Action Against Licenses, The Issuance Of Subpoenas By The Board Of Medical Licensure, The Grounds For Disciplinary Action, The Options Available To The Board Following Disciplinary Hearings Against Licensees, And Petitions For Reinstatement Of Licenses; To Clarify The Action Of The Unlawful Practice Of Medicine And The Authority Of The Board To Seek Injunctive Relief; To Delete A Certain Exception To Licensure; To Include Behavioral Conduct That Could Be Addressed By Treatment To The List Of Reasons A Licensee Shall Be Subject To Restriction Of Their License; To Clarify Certain Procedures Under The Disabled Physician Law; To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; To Revise Disciplinary Action That The Board Is Authorized To Take, Including Placing A Licensee On Probation Or Imposing A Punitive Fine; To Provide That A Hearing Must Be Held Within 30 Days If The Board Determines That A Physician's Continuation Of Practice Is An Immediate Danger; To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; To Create New Section 73-43-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Physician Health Program To Provide Performance Statistics To The State Board Of Medical Licensure; To Amend Section 73-43-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Additional Members Of The Board Who Shall Be Members Of The Public Not Related To The Health Care Industry; To Repeal Sections 73-25-7, 73-25-9, 73-25-15, 73-25-19, 73-25-25, 73-25-39 And 73-25-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Require The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Meet At The Capitol At Least Once Each Year For The Purpose Of Examining Applicants; Which Provides For The Fee Charged By The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Apply For A License To Practice; Which Provides For The Procedures For Lost Medical Licenses; Which Provides For Certain Provisions Related To Nonresident Physicians; Which Provides For Certain Procedures For Those Desiring To Practice Osteopathic Medicine In The State; Which Allows The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Contract For The Acquisition Of Books And Other Records; Which Provides A Technical Reference To The Mississippi State Board Of Medical Licensure; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 55-15-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Violation Relating To The Relocation, Removal, Disturbing, Altering, Renaming Or Rededicating Of A Historical Monument By A County Or Municipality Is Punishable By A Fine Of $10,000.00 Per Month On Such County Or Municipality Until The Violation Is Fully Corrected; To Provide That Monies Collected From Such Fines Shall Be Distributed To The Mississippi Department Of Archives And History; To Provide That Any Individual Or Group Of Individuals That Disturbs, Alters, Or Causes Any Damage To Any Statue, Monument, Memorial Or Nameplate As Provided In This Section Is Guilty Of Malicious Mischief And Shall Be Responsible For All Costs To Repair And Restore Such Damaged Property; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-31-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Procedures For Recusal By Attorneys For Purposes Of Impaneling A Grand Jury; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-31-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Number Of Assistant District Attorneys In Circuit Court District Twenty-three; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Revise The Absentee Balloting Law; To Amend Sections 23-15-633 And 23-15-635, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Elector's Certificate Shall Only Be Required For Mailed Absentee Ballots; To Amend Section 23-15-637, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That All Absentee Ballots Cast In Person At The Office Of The Registrar Shall Be Cast Using The Optical Mark Reading Equipment; To Provide That The Optical Mark Reading Equipment Shall Be Sealed Each Night; To Provide That If For Any Reason The Optical Mark Reading Equipment Becomes Inoperable, Paper Ballots Shall Be Used; To Amend Section 23-15-639, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement To Match The Signature On The Absentee Ballot Application With The Signature On The Back Of The Absentee Ballot Envelope; To Provide That The Mailed Absentee Ballots Shall Be Counted By The Resolution Board At The Close Of The Polls Along With The Absentee Ballots Cast In Person On The Optical Mark Reading Equipment; To Amend Sections 23-15-641, 23-15-643, 23-15-645, 23-15-715, 23-15-719, 23-15-731, 23-15-391 And 23-15-511, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-621, 23-15-623, 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-629, 23-15-631, 23-15-647, 23-15-649, 23-15-651, 23-15-653, 23-15-657, 23-15-671, 23-15-673, 23-15-675, 23-15-677, 23-15-679, 23-15-681, 23-15-683, 23-15-685, 23-15-687, 23-15-691, 23-15-692, 23-15-693, 23-15-697, 23-15-699, 23-15-701, 23-15-711, 23-15-713, 23-15-717, 23-15-721, 23-15-733, 23-15-735, 23-15-751, 23-15-753, 23-15-755, 23-15-517 And 23-15-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 57-26-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "tourism Project" For Purposes Of The Tourism Project Sales Incentive Program Administered By The Mississippi Development Authority, To Delete The Provision Of Law Providing That The Term Does Not Include Any Licensed Gaming Establishment Owned, Leased Or Controlled By A Business, Corporation Or Entity Having A Gaming License Issued Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act; To Bring Forward Sections 57-26-3, 57-26-5 And 57-26-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Sections Of Law Relating To The Tourism Project Sales Tax Incentive Program Administered By The Mississippi Development Authority, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That A Health Insurer May Not Deny The Claim Of A Covered Person Solely Because The Covered Person Has Not Received A Vaccine That Is Recommended Or Required By The State Health Officer; And For Related Purposes.