An Act To Provide That From And After October 1, 2024, The State Shall Not Provide Any Funding For The Existing Contract Between The Department Of Human Services And Any Private Entity For The Operation Of Child Support Collection And Enforcement Offices And/or Programs By The Private Entity For The Department; To Provide That After The Funding For The Contract Has Ended, The Department Shall Terminate The Contract And The Department Shall Perform All Of The Child Support And Enforcement Functions That Were Performed By The Private Entity For The Department Under The Contract; To Provide That The State Shall Not Be Subject To Any Monetary Penalties Or Be Liable For Any Monetary Payments To The Private Entity As A Result Of The Termination Of The Contract; To Amend Section 43-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Department From Entering Into Any Contract On Or After The Effective Date Of This Act With A Private Entity For The Operation Of Child Support Collection And Enforcement Offices And/or Programs By The Private Entity For The Department; To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On This Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 63-1-51, 63-1-53, 63-1-52, 63-1-71 And 63-1-46, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Restore The Ability To Suspend Driver's License For Certain Traffic Violations As Such Laws Provided For Prior To The 2019 Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-76-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare As Public Policy That Children Are Adversely Affected When A Parent Who Has An Outstanding Child Support Arrearage Diverts Child Support To Gaming; To Codify Section 75-76-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Procedures For The Mississippi Gaming Commission, The Department Of Human Services And Licensees Under Chapter 76 Of Title 75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Carry Out The Interception And Seizure Of Game Winnings Of Parents With A Child Support Arrearage; To Amend Section 75-76-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Gaming Commission To Prescribe The Manner And Procedure In Which Child Support Arrearages May Be Collected From Gaming Winnings And Slot Machine Annuities; To Amend Section 93-11-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Child Support May Be Collected From All Gaming Winnings; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 273, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Conform The Pro Rata Signature Requirements From Each Congressional District For An Initiative Petition To The Number Of Current Congressional Districts.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Sales Tax Rate On Sales Of Firearms, Ammunition, Archery Equipment, Motorcycles, All-terrain Vehicles And Jet Skis; To Amend Section 27-65-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Sales Tax Rate On Retail Sales Of Alcoholic Beverages; To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Sales Revenue Collected From Increases To Sales Tax Rates Under Sections 27-65-17 And 27-65-25 Shall Be Deposited, Without Diversion, Into A Special Fund Created In The State Treasury As The "mississippi Hospitals Uncompensated Care Assistance Fund"; To Amend Section 27-69-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "tobacco" Under The Tobacco Tax Law; To Define The Term "vapor Product" Under The Tobacco Tax Law; To Amend Section 27-69-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Excise Taxes Levied On Cigarettes And Other Tobacco; To Amend Sections 27-69-15, 27-69-27, 27-69-33 And 27-69-35, Mississippi Of Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 27-69-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Tobacco Taxes Collected From The Increases To Tobacco Tax Rates Under This Act Shall Be Deposited Into The "mississippi Hospitals Uncompensated Care Assistance Fund"; To Create The "mississippi Hospitals Uncompensated Care Assistance Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Administered By The Department Of Health; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Used To Provide Assistance To Hospitals For The Cost Of Uncompensated Medical Care Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-3.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Case Plans Of Inmates Who Have Committed Capital Offenses Shall Contain Certain Programs For Rehabilitative Purposes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Missing Persons Reporting And Identification Act; To Require Local Law Enforcement Agencies To Accept A Report Of A Missing Person; To Permit Local Law Enforcement Agencies To Attempt To Obtain Dna Of The Missing Person Or A Reference Sample From A Family's Member's Dna To Be Submitted To The National Missing And Unidentified Persons System (namus) And The Mississippi Forensic Dna Identification System Or The National Dna Identification System; To Prohibit A Local Law Enforcement Agency From Accepting A Missing Person Report; To Require Local Law Enforcement Agencies To Accept Missing Person Reports In Person; To Provide For The Information The Local Law Enforcement Agency Shall Attempt To Gather Regarding The Missing Person's Disappearance; To Require The Local Law Enforcement Agency To Generate A Report Of The Missing Person Within The National Missing And Unidentified Persons System (namus) If The Person Identified Report Remains Missing After Five Days, But Not More Than Fifteen Days; To Define The Term "high-risk Missing Person" And The Procedures To Be Followed By Local Law Enforcement Agencies To Ensure That Those Persons Are Input In The National Missing And Unidentified Persons System (namus); To Require The Mississippi Department Of Public Safety To Establish Procedures For Determining How To Prioritize Analysis Of The Samples Relating To Missing Person Cases; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Public Safety To Immediately Notify All Local Law Enforcement Agencies Within This State And The Surrounding Region Of Information That Will Aid In The Prompt Location And Safe Return Of High-risk Missing Persons; To Bring Forward Sections 43-15-401 And 45-41-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Is Otherwise A Qualified Elector And Has Been Convicted Of A Felony Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Suspended Upon Conviction But Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Automatically Restored Once He Or She Has Satisfied All Of The Sentencing Requirements Of The Conviction; To Amend Sections 23-15-19, 23-15-125, 23-15-151, 23-15-153 And 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Sections 97-39-3 And 99-19-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "land Bank Act" To Facilitate The Conversion Of Vacant, Abandoned Or Land Struck Off To The State Property Into Productive Use; To Authorize The Creation Of Municipal And County Land Bank Authorities And To Authorize Counties And Municipalities To Create Joint Land Bank Authorities; To Provide The Powers And Duties Of Such Authorities; To Authorize Such Authorities To Acquire And Dispose Of Property; To Provide An Expedited Procedure To Confirm And Quiet Title To Property Acquired By Such Authorities; To Authorize Authorities Created Under This Act To Enter Into Intergovernmental Agreements For Certain Purposes; To Authorize Counties And Municipalities To Create Local Land Bank Authorities To Borrow Money And Issue Bonds And Notes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 97-17-51 And 97-17-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Crimes For Taking The Dog, Cat Or Pet Of Another Person; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Proxy Voting Integrity And Transparency Act; To Define The Terms "pecuniary Factor", "plan" And "governmental Entity"; To Provide That A Governmental Entity That Establishes Or Maintains A Plan Must Make All Direct Investment Decisions Based Solely On Pecuniary Factors When Evaluating A Proxy Vote; To Provide That All Proxy Votes Shall Be Posted On The Relevant Public Plan Website And Shall Be Aggregated And Reported Annually To The Applicable Government Entity Or Official To Be Publicly Archived; To Provide That A Beneficiary Of A Plan May Bring An Action In District Court To Restrain Or Enjoin An Investment Manager Or Proxy Advisor From Casting A Proxy Vote Based On Nonpecuniary Factors; To Provide That All Meetings Of Public Trust Fiduciaries, Including Public Retirement System Fiduciaries, Shall Be Open To The Public; To Require The Governing Body Of A Public Trust, Including A Public Retirement System, To Submit A Report To The Office Of The State Treasurer; To Bring Forward Sections 7-7-9, 7-9-9, 17-21-53, 17-21-55, 19-9-29, 21-27-57, 21-41-43, 21-33-323, 25-58-3, 27-105-21, 27-105-33, 27-105-301, 27-105-365, 27-105-367, 29-3-113, 31-19-5, 37-59-37, 37-59-43, 51-29-91, 51-31-17, 51-35-340, 57-61-37, 65-19-47, 65-33-57, 83-43-23, 91-13-8, 25-11-121 And 25-11-407, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The State Fiscal Officer, Powers And Duties Of The State Treasurer, Investing Surplus Funds Of Counties And Municipalities, Use Of Public Utilities And Transportation Revenues, Special Improvement Bond Fund, Investment Authority Of Municipalities, Surplus Of Funds Of The Geographic Information System, State Depositories Interest On Funds And Investment Of Excess Funds, Deposit Of Funds By Levee Districts, Hospital Funds, Local Governments' Authority To Transfer Funds To Other Funds, Sixteenth Section And Lieu Lands Investment Of Funds, Permitted Investments Of Public Business, Bonds And Obligations, Surplus Funds Invested Of School Bonds And Obligations, Drainage Districts, Mississippi Business Investment Act, Surplus Funds Of Separate Road Districts, Investments Of Nonprofit Dental Service Corporations, Registered Investment Companies Or Trusts, Social Security And Public Employees' Retirement And Disability Benefits Investment Of Excess Funds, Powers And Duties Of The Board Of Trustees Of The Public Employees' Retirement System Regarding Investments, And Designation Of Certain Investment Companies, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Benefit Corporation Act"; To Provide That A Corporation Subject To The Mississippi Benefit Corporation Act May Be Simultaneously Subject To The Mississippi Business Corporation Act And The Mississippi Professional Corporation Act; To Provide Certain Definitions; To Require A Benefit Corporation To Be Incorporated In Accordance With The Mississippi Business Corporation Act; To Provide That A Business Corporation May Elect To Become A Benefit Corporation; To Provide That A Benefit Corporation May Terminate Its Benefit Corporation Status; To Require A Benefit Corporation To Have A Purpose Of Creating General Public Benefit; To Specify The Standard Of Conduct For Benefit Corporation Directors; To Authorize The Board Of Directors Of A Benefit Corporation To Designate A Benefit Director; To Specify The Standard Of Conduct For Officers; To Authorize A Benefit Corporation To Designate A Benefit Officer; To Limit The Liability Of Benefit Corporations For Certain Actions Regarding Its Failure To Pursue General Public Benefit; To Require A Benefit Corporation To Prepare An Annual Benefit Report; To Require A Benefit Corporation To Send Its Benefit Report To Shareholders And Make It Available On Its Website Or Provide Copies Upon Request; To Bring Forward Sections 79-4-2.01, 79-4-2.02, 79-4-2.03, 79-4-2.04, 79-4-2.05, 79-4-2.06, 79-4-2.07, 79-4-3.01, 79-4-7.40, 79-4-7.48, 79-4-8.08, 79-4-8.09, 79-4-8.30, 79-4-8.41, 79-4-8.42 And 79-10-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 79-4-11.04, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Certain Technical Amendments; 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; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Law Enforcement Officers From Using Body-worn Cameras To Recreate Past Encounters; To Prohibit Video And Audio Footage Recorded By Body-worn Cameras Other Than From Actual Real-time Encounters From Being Used In Criminal Proceedings; To Require Law Enforcement Agencies Utilizing Body-worn Cameras To Adopt Policies Governing Their Usage; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Mississippi Department Of Transportation In Paying Costs Associated With Construction And Installation Of A Traffic Signal At The Intersection Of East Metro Parkway And El Dorado Road In The City Of Pearl, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.