An Act To Amend Section 25-11-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reconstitute The Board Of Trustees Of The Public Employees' Retirement System; To Provide That The Board Shall Consist Of The State Treasurer, The Commissioner Of Revenue, Four Appointees Of The Governor, Three Appointees Of The Lieutenant Governor, One Retired Member Receiving A Retirement Allowance From The System And Elected By The Retired Members Or Beneficiaries Receiving A Retirement Allowance From The Systems Administered By The Board, And One Member Of The System Having At Least 10 Years Of Creditable Service And Elected By The Members Of The Retirement Systems Administered By The Board; To Provide For Staggered Terms Of Four Years For Trustees After The Initial Terms; To Provide Qualifications For The Appointed And Elected Trustees; To Provide That The Governor's And Lieutenant Governor's Appointments Be Subject To The Advice And Consent Of The Senate; To Amend Section 25-11-123, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Increase In The Employer's Contribution Rate That Is Scheduled To Take Effect On July 1, 2024, Is Rescinded And Shall Not Take Effect, And The Board Shall Not Provide For Any Increase In The Employer's Contribution Rate Through June 30, 2024; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-20-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Certain Child Care Facilities That Operate As Part Of A Local Church Ministry Or Religious Nonprofit School From State Licensing Requirements; To Require An Exempt Child Care Facility To Comply With Specified Requirements, Including Annual Inspections, Parental Notification And Recordkeeping, In Order To Maintain Its Exempt Status; To Authorize The State Department Of Health To Inspect An Exempt Child Care Facility If It Has Reasonable Cause To Believe The Facility Is Not In Compliance With The Requirements Or That A Child's Safety Is At Risk; To Amend Section 43-20-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-9-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Time That The Salaries Of Licensed School District Employees Shall Be Paid; To Provide That The Salary Shall Be Payable In Equal Installments On A Basis Determined By The Local School Board, Beginning In The First Month That Such Employees Perform Duties Directly Related To The Terms Of The Employment Contract; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Screening And Approval Program For The Over-the-counter Availability And Retail Sale Of Products That Contain Any Substance With The Potential To Be Recreationally Used Or Abused; To Define Certain Terms Relating To The Act; To Require The State Department Of Health To Administer The Program; To Require The State Health Officer To Approve Or Deny The Over-the-counter Availability And Retail Sale Of Products That Contain Any Substance With The Potential To Be Recreationally Used Or Abused; To Provide That A Process To Appeal Such Determination Shall Be Available To The Manufacturer Or Distributor Of Such Product That Was Denied By The State Health Officer; To Provide That The Department Shall Establish Rules And Regulations As Necessary To Implement And Administer The Program; To Provide An Exception For Certain Ordinances And Regulations Of Municipalities And Counties; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 57-1-701, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of Certain Terms Under The Mississippi Site Development Grant Fund Program For The Purpose Of Expanding Qualifying Entities To Include Public School Districts And Urban Renewal Agencies And The Extended Lease Projects Administered Under Their Respective Programs Related To 16th Section Land Leases And Urban Renewal Projects; To Include Site Developments On Publicly Owned Commercial Property And Contributions Toward Site Development On Such Commercial Property With An Overall Investment In Excess Of $50,000,000.00, As An Eligible Expense For Purposes Of The Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Pay The Costs Associated With Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of A Hydroponics Research And Teaching Greenhouse At Alcorn State University; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 25-15-3, 25-15-5, 25-15-7, 25-15-9, 25-15-11, 25-15-13, 25-15-14, 25-15-15, 25-15-16, 25-15-17, 25-15-19, 25-15-23, 25-15-101, 25-15-103, 25-15-105, 25-15-301 And 25-15-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The State Employees Life And Health Insurance Plan And Other Group Insurance Plans For Government Employees, For The Purpose 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 Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Supervisors Of Hinds County To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Constructing A Community Center In The Town Of Pocahontas For The Fiscal Year 2025.

An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Lawrence Daniels Of Lowndes County, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Tony Lavell Smith Of Noxubee County, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Joseph Earl Greer Of Hinds County, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Clovis Dale Mcghee Of Lee County, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The 2023-2024 Tishomingo County High School Lady Braves Girls Basketball Team Upon Winning Its First Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 4a State Basketball Championship.

An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Dustin Darell Mills Of Rankin County, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.