An Act To Create New Section 97-3-102, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Crime Of A Therapist Engaging In Sexual Contact With A Patient; To Amend Section 97-3-95, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include The Term "therapist" In The Provision Of Law That Regulates The Crime Of Sexual Battery; To Amend Section 73-54-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Engaging In Sexual Contact With A Patient To The Grounds For Disciplinary Action Of Marriage And Family Therapists; To Amend Section 73-53-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Engaging In Sexual Contact With A Patient To The Grounds For Disciplinary Action Of Social Workers; To Amend Section 73-30-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Engaging In Sexual Contact With A Patient To The Grounds For Disciplinary Action Of Licensed Professional Counselors; To Amend Section 73-31-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Engaging In Sexual Contact With A Patient To The Grounds For Disciplinary Action Of Psychologists; To Amend Section 73-25-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Engaging In Sexual Contact With A Patient To The Grounds For Disciplinary Action Of Physicians; To Bring Forward Section 97-3-97, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Definitions For The Crime Of Sexual Battery; To Bring Forward Section 97-3-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Penalties For The Crime Of Sexual Battery; To Provide Additional Immunity For Any Person Who, In Good Faith, Reports Abuse, Neglect Or Commercial Sexual Exploitation; To Require Any Person Or Entity Who Learns That An Adult Was Abused As A Child By A Person Who Was Or Is Associated With The Person Or Entity; To Provide Immunity To Such Person For Reporting; To Amend Sections 43-21-353 And 97-3-54.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Immunity For The Reporter Of Sexual Abuse Which May Be Incurred As A Result Of Reporting; To Bring Forward Section 97-5-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Mandatory Reporting, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Be Known As The "mississippi Women's Bill Of Rights"; To Declare Certain Legislative Findings; To Define Various Terms And Declare Restrictions On The Use Of Certain Other Terms As Those Defined And Restricted Terms Are Used In Statutes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Commissioner Of Insurance To Establish Any Program Or Promulgate Any Rule, Policy, Guideline, Or Plan Or Change Any Program, Rule, Policy Or Guideline To Implement, Establish, Create, Administer, Or Otherwise Operate An Exchange, Or To Apply For, Accept Or Expend Federal Monies Related To The Creation, Implementation Or Operation Of An Exchange, And To Establish Any Advisory Board Or Committee As Necessary For Providing Recommendations On The Creation, Implementation Or Operation Of An Exchange; To Amend Section 83-5-72, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That All Life, Health And Accident Insurance Companies And Health Maintenance Organizations Doing Business In This State Shall Contribute Certain Amounts Annually To The Health Insurance State Exchange Fund; To Provide The Maximum Amount Of Total Contributions That May Be Collected; To Amend Sections 83-9-203 And 83-9-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 83-9-201, 83-9-207, 83-9-209, 83-9-211, 83-9-212, 83-9-213, 83-9-214, 83-9-215, 83-9-217, 83-9-219, 83-9-221, 83-9-222 And 41-83-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That The Minimum Allowable Reimbursement Rate Under Any Policy Of Accident And Sickness Insurance To A Participating Ambulance Service Provider Or An Out-of-network Ambulance Service Provider Shall Be The Greater Of The Rates Contracted Between An Ambulance Service Provider And A County, Municipality Or Special Purpose District Or Authority, Or Otherwise Approved Or Established By Ordinance Or Regulation Enacted By Any Such County, Municipality Or Special Purpose District Or Authority, Or Three Hundred Twenty-five Percent Of The Reimbursement Allowed By Medicare For Services Originating In Rural Areas; To Define The Term "ambulance Service Provider" For The Purposes Of This Act; To Provide That If An Ambulance Service Provider's Billed Charges Are Less Than The Minimum Allowable Reimbursement Rate Provided For In This Act, Then Such Minimum Allowable Reimbursement Rate Shall Be The Provider's Billed Charges; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-11-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require School Districts That Practice Corporal Punishment To Adopt A Policy Allowing Parents Or Legal Guardians Of Students To Request That Their Child Be Included In The District Corporal Punishment Program; To Require Parents Or Legal Guardians To Submit Their Request For Inclusion In The Program In Writing; To Provide That Withdrawal From The Program Must Be In Writing Also; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A Post-release Services Pilot Program, Which Shall Be Operated By A Third Party Entity That Is Selected Through A Request For Proposal (rfp); To Provide That The Administration And Procurement Of The Contract Shall Fall Under The Purview Of The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security; To Provide That The Rfp Shall Be Reviewed By A Certain Committee Who Shall Evaluate The Rfp For Certain Criteria; To Provide The Duties Of The Coordinator Who Shall Implement The Program; To Provide Certain Duties Of The Department Of Corrections As They Relate To The Program; To Define Certain Terms; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Payment Of An Annual Salary Supplement To Licensed Occupational Therapists, Behavior Analysts And Certified School Psychologists As Part Of Their Compensation As School Employees; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-37-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Any Person Convicted Of A Nonviolent Felony To Possess And Use Firearms And Deadly Weapons Upon The Completion Of All Sentencing Requirements, Including The Payment Of Ordered Restitution; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-31-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow All-terrain Vehicles And Recreational Off-highway Vehicles To Operate On County Rural, Gravel Or Paved Roads; To Require, For Such Operation, Compliance With Licensing And Tagging Requirements And Other Motor Vehicle Regulations, Except Those Requiring Equipping With Windshield Wipers; To Specify That A License Tag Shall Not Authorize The Use Of An All-terrain Vehicle Or Recreational Off-highway Vehicle For Towing, Or For Operation On An Interstate Highway Or Any Other Road For Which The Speed Limit Exceeds 40 Miles Per Hour, Except For Crossing Certain Roads; To Amend Section 27-19-99, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Monies Remitted Or Received As Registration Or Tag Fees From The Additional Rate Of $5.00 Shall, In The Case Of All-terrain Vehicles And Recreational Off-highway Vehicles, Be Paid To The County In Which The Vehicle Is Registered; To Amend Sections 27-19-3, 27-19-5, 27-19-43, 27-51-5, 63-3-103, 63-15-3 And 63-21-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 65-1-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Update Certain Publication And Bid Award Requirements; To Revise The Requirements For Design-build Projects Of The Mississippi Transportation Commission; To Allow The Mississippi Transportation Commission To Utilize Federally Approved Alternative Contracting Methods; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-631, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Absentee Voters To Complete The Signing Requirements On The Back Of The Envelope Rather Than The Envelope Flap; To Amend Sections 23-15-633, 23-15-635 And 23-15-719, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Penalties For First And Second Controlled Substance Crimes; To Amend Section 41-29-147, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit A Person From Sitting, Lying, Sleeping, Or Storing, Using, Maintaining Or Placing Personal Property Upon Any Street, Sidewalk Or Other Public Right-of-way Within 1,000 Feet Of A Defined Sensitive Area Or A Critical Infrastructure Area And To Provide That Violation Of This Prohibition Is A Public Nuisance That Can Be Abated And Prevented; To Provide That A Violation Of This Prohibition May Be Charged As A Misdemeanor; To Require At Least 48 Hours' Notice Before Commencement Of Any Enforcement Action; To Provide That Convictions Under This Section Shall Not Appear On A Person's Public Record; To Authorize The Removal Of Homeless Encampments On Private Property In A Humane Manner After 72 Hours' Notice; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-29-113, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Marijuana From The List Of Schedule I Controlled Substances; To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Penalty For Possession Of Controlled Substances Other Than Marijuana; To Amend Section 41-29-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Definitions For The Uniform Controlled Substances Act; To Amend Section 41-29-136, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform And To Extend The Repealer; To Amend Sections 33-13-520, 41-29-147, 41-29-149.1 And 41-29-150, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 63-11-23 And 63-11-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The 120-day Suspension For Dui Violations Begins On The Date The Judge Signs The Order For Suspension; To Provide An Aggravated Dui Penalty For Persons Who Are Under The Legal Age For Purchasing Alcoholic Beverages; To Bring Forward Section 63-11-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Ignition Interlock For Dui Violations, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.