An Act To Amend Section 73-35-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Mississippi Real Estate Commission To Promulgate Rules, Regulations And Forms For Voluntary Use Of Mississippi Real Estate Licensees In Residential Real Estate Transactions In Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-115-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Net Proceeds Generated By The Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law Shall Be Paid Into The State Highway Fund From The Lottery Proceeds Fund Upon Requisition Of The State Transportation Commission; To Bring Forward Section 27-115-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-15-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State And School Employees Health Insurance Board Shall Determine All Benefits And Exclusions Provided Under The State And School Employees' Health Insurance Plan; To Repeal Section 25-15-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Certain Services Not Included In The State Employees Health Insurance Plan; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide A Right To Obtain And To Engage In Contraception; To Provide A Health-care Provider The Right To Provide Contraceptives, Contraception, And Contraception-related Information; To Prohibit The State, Its Political Subdivisions And Local Governmental Authorities From Infringing The Right To Contraception; To Provide For Enforcement Of This Act By The Attorney General; To Authorize A Private Cause Of Action; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 29-18-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The "safer Act" To Regulate Governmental Buildings; To Create New Section 29-18-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Legislative Findings For The Act; To Create New Section 29-18-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Definitions For The Act; To Create New Section 29-18-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Certain Public Education Buildings To Have Exclusive Male And/or Female Restrooms Or Single-sex Or Family Use Restrooms At A Minimum; To Create New Section 29-18-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Changing Facilities To Be Exclusive Male And/or Female Or Single-sex Or Family-use At A Minimum; To Create New Section 29-18-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Regulate Public Student Housing For Single-sex Educational Housing; To Create New Section 29-18-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Single-sex Social Sororities And Fraternities To Comply With The Definitions Of This Act To Designate Housing; To Create New Section 29-18-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Regulate How Persons Enter A Single-sex Restroom, Changing Facility Or Educational Housing Space; To Create New Section 29-18-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Assertion Of A Violation Of This Act; To Create New Section 29-18-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Attorney General To Bring Action Regarding The Provisions Of This Act; To Create New Section 1-3-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Terms "female," "male" And "sex"; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 33 Of The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Reserve The Right Of The People To Exercise The Legislative Power Of The State To Propose New Laws And Amend Or Repeal Existing Laws And To Approve Or Reject The Same In An Election Independent Of The Legislature; Proposing An Amendment To Section 56 Of The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Conform; Proposing An Amendment To Section 72 Of The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Preclude The Section From Applying To Initiative Measures Approved By The People; Proposing An Amendment To Section 273 Of The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Remove The Ballot Initiative Powers Of The People From This Section, To Change The Requirement For A Majority Of Qualified Electors Voting For Or Against A Resolution To Sixty Percent, And To Require That Constitutional Initiatives Only Address One Subject Or Subject Matter; And Proposing An Addition To The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Create Section 273a, To Establish And Outline The Citizen Ballot Initiative Process.

An Act To Amend Section 25-7-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Waive The Adoption Filing Fee For Cases Involving The Department Of Child Protection Services; To Amend Section 93-15-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Summons To Be Issued And Served On A Child Who Is 12 Years Of Age Or Older In An Involuntary Termination Of Parental Rights Proceeding; To Provide That The Minor Child Shall Be Represented By Counsel Throughout The Proceedings; To Require The Court To Consider The Child's Preferences, If Any, If The Child Is 14 Years Of Age Or Older At The Time Of The Hearing; To Provide That The Style Of The Case Shall Not Include The Child's Name; To Require A Court To Hold A Hearing On The Petition Within A Certain Period Of Days; To Authorize The Court To Continue The Hearing Under Certain Circumstances; To Amend Section 93-15-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Court To Accept A Parent's Written Voluntary Release Terminating Parental Rights If Certain Requirements Are Met; To Amend Section 43-21-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Youth Court Judge To Appoint Counsel For An Indigent Custodial Parent Or Guardian Who Is A Party In An Abuse, Neglect Or Termination Of Parental Rights Proceeding; To Authorize A Youth Court Judge To Appoint Counsel For An Indigent Noncustodial Parent If The Youth Court Judge Determines That The Parent Has Demonstrated A Significant Custodial Relationship With The Child; To Clarify The Duty Of An Attorney Under The Section; To Require A Financially Able Parent To Pay For Court-appointed Representation Or Some Portion Thereof; To Require Monies Collected To Be Deposited Into A Special Fund To Be Known As The "juvenile Court Representation Fund"; To Provide That Monies In The Fund May Be Used By The Court To Cover The Costs Of Counsel In Indigent Cases; To Provide That The Department Of Child Protection Services Shall Have The Right To Hire Agency Counsel To Represent The Department And Be Represented By Counsel From The Attorney General's Office At All Stages Of The Proceedings Involving A Child For Whom The Department Has Custody Of Or May Be Awarded Custody Of; To Amend Section 43-21-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "neglected Child" And "reasonable Efforts"; To Amend Section 43-21-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Jurisdiction Of The Youth Court Shall Attach At The Time Of The Offense, Or At The Time Of The Allegation Of Abuse, Neglect Or Exploitation; To Create A New Section Within Title 93, Chapter 15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Noncomprehensive List Of Reasons That Would Constitute Compelling And Extraordinary Reasons Why Termination Of Parental Rights Would Not Be In The Child's Best Interests; To Amend Section 43-21-613, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Timeline For And Frequency Of Permanency Hearings; To Amend Section 93-15-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify A Ground For The Termination Of A Parent's Parental Rights; To Amend Section 97-5-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Section To The Revised Definition Of "neglected Child"; To Define "torture" For The Purposes Of Felony Child Abuse; To Amend Section 43-21-651, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Right Of Appeal From Youth Court; To Amend Section 43-21-351, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Youth Court Intake Officers To Receive Training On Mycids; To Require The Mississippi Judicial College, In Conjunction With The Administrative Office Of Courts, To Develop Training Materials On Mycids; To Amend Section 43-21-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Youth Court Judges To Receive At Least One Hour Of Annual Continuing Education Concerning Oversight Of Youth Court Intake Officers And Mycids; To Amend Sections 43-21-301, 43-21-303 And 93-17-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Sections 89-2-3 And 89-2-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Cycling To The Activities Exempt From Liability For Recreational Landowners; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Transfer, On July 1, 2024, Law Enforcement Officers Currently Operating Under The Department Of Revenue And The Department Of Agriculture And Commerce, And The Duties Of Said Officers, To The Department Of Public Safety; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Known As The Department Of Revenue And Department Of Agriculture And Commerce Law Enforcement Officer Transfer Fund To Defray Expenses For Officers' Salaries And Other Costs To Implement And Enforce This Act; To Amend Sections 27-3-13, 67-3-74, 69-1-30, 69-5-31 And 69-29-1 Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration, Acting On Behalf Of The Mississippi Department Of Public Safety, To Sell And Convey Or Lease A Parcel Of Certain State-owned Real Property And Any Improvements Thereon Under The Possession And Control Of The Department Of Public Safety, Located In The City Of Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi; To Stipulate The Conditions Under Which The Property May Be Sold Or Leased To Promote The Highest And Best Use For The State; To Provide That The Selling Or Leasing Entity Shall Entertain Requests For Proposals For The Sale And Purchase Or Lease Of The Property And Improvements And Accept The Proposal That Provides The Highest And Best Value For The State Which Shall Include, But Not Be Limited To, The Price, Use And Other Proposal Conditions As Required By The State; To Provide That The State Shall Retain All Mineral Rights To The Real Property Sold Or Leased Under This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That If Any Physician, Nurse Practitioner Or Physician Assistant Licensed To Practice In The United States Completes A Medical Exemption Form Stating That Such Vaccination May Be Detrimental To An Individual's Health, Any State Or Municipal Requirement To Obtain A Vaccination Shall Be Inapplicable Until Such Vaccination Is Found To No Longer Be Detrimental To The Individual's Health By The Individual's Physician, Nurse Practitioner Or Physician Assistant; To Prescribe The Required Contents Of The Medical Exemption Form; To Prohibit Any State Or Municipal Agency, Board Or Commission From Requiring Any Other Condition Or Requirement For The Medical Exemption To A Vaccine Or Vaccines; To Prohibit Discrimination On The Basis Of An Individual's Status Of Having A Medical Exemption Provided For In This Act; To Provide That Physicians, Nurse Practitioners And Physician Assistants Shall Not Be Subject To Any Disciplinary Action Or Penalty By Any State Or Municipal Agency, Board Or Commission For Issuing A Medical Exemption Form As Provided For In This Act; To Amend Sections 37-7-301, 41-23-37, 41-23-43 And 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A $4,000.00 Annual Salary Supplement To National Board Certified Teachers Who Are Employed In Public School Districts In Areas Designated By The State Board Of Education As Geographically Critical Teacher Shortage Areas; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A First Offense Simple Possession Of Thirty Grams Or Less Of Marijuana Or Ten Grams Or Less Of Synthetic Cannabinoids Shall Be A Civil Offense And Not A Criminal Offense; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Safe Dormitories Act; To Set The Legislative Findings And Definitions; To Provide That Any Public Building That Maintains Multiple-occupancy Dormitory Rooms Shall Provide Student Residents The Option To Be Housed Only In A Dormitory Room With Roommates Of The Same Sex; To Prohibit A Person From Entering Into A Dormitory Room Designated Exclusively For Use By Persons Of The Opposite Sex; To Set Certain Specific Exceptions Related To This Prohibition; To Require Any Applicable Governmental Entity To Establish Regulations And Disciplinary Procedures For Any Such Person; To Establish Certain Violations Of The Act; To Authorize Private Enforcement Of The Act And Causes Of Action; To Require The Attorney General To Bring An Action To Enforce Compliance With The Act; To Provide A Severability Clause To The Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-7-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Fire Vehicles And Those Vehicles, Whether Owned In Private Or By A Department For Use By Volunteer Fire Departments, To Be Equipped With Red, White And Blue Lights; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 67-1-71, 87-1-5, 97-33-1, 97-33-7, 97-33-17, 97-33-25 And 97-33-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Gaming To Be Conducted On Vessels As Defined In Section 27-109-1 Whenever Such Vessel Is On The Pearl River Or An Adjoining Body Of Water Within The Corporate Limits Of A Municipality With A Population Of 145,000 Or More According To The Most Recent Federal Decennial Census; And For Related Purposes.