An Act To Amend Section 29-5-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Boundaries Of The Capitol Complex Improvement District; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A Section To Provide That No Contract For Private Incarceration Shall Be Entered Into By The Department Of Corrections For The Private Incarceration Of State Offenders Unless The Department First Utilizes All Regional Correctional Facilities For The Housing Of Such Offenders; To Provide That Contracts May Only Be Entered Into By The Department For The Private Incarceration Of State Offenders Once An Eighty Percent Capacity Rate Has Been Reached For The Housing Of State Offenders In All Regional Correctional Facilities; To Amend Sections 47-4-1, 47-4-11, 47-5-941, 47-5-943, 47-5-1211 And 47-5-1213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Ripley High School Tigers Golf Team For Winning The 2023 Mississippi High School Activities Association (mhsaa) Class 4a State Championship.

An Act To Consolidate The Statutes Concerning Expungement; To Create A Unified Expungement Statute; To Provide For The Legal Effect Of An Order To Expunge; To Provide For Expungement Of Misdemeanor And Felony Convictions; To Specify Records That May Not Be Expunged; To Provide For Expungement Of A First-offense Dui Conviction; To Provide For Expungement Upon Completion Of Intervention Court; To Provide For Expungement Of Convictions For Purchase Of Light Wine Or Beer By Minors; To Provide For Certain Nonconvictions; To Set Filing Fees According To Preexisting Law; To Require Interstate Identification Index Reports; To Require Clerks Of Court To Submit Post-expungement Records; To Amend Section 9-11-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Expungements In The Justice Courts; To Amend Section 9-23-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Expungements In Intervention Courts; To Amend Section 21-23-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Expungement In Municipal Courts; To Amend Section 41-29-150, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Expungement Of Certain Drug Charges; To Amend Section 45-27-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Record-keeping Requirements For The Criminal Information Center; To Amend Section 63-11-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Expungement Of Dui Records; To Amend Section 99-15-26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Nonadjudication Provisions; To Repeal Section 99-15-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That Any Person Who Is Arrested, Issued A Citation, Or Held For Any Misdemeanor And Not Formally Charged Or Prosecuted With An Offense Within 12 Months Of Arrest, Or Upon Dismissal Of The Charge, May Apply To The Court With Jurisdiction Over The Matter For The Charges To Be Expunged; To Repeal Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Expungement Of Certain Felony And Misdemeanor Conviction Records; To Repeal Section 99-19-72, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Filing Fees For Certain Petitions For Expungement And The Disposition Thereof; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Corrections To House Any Nonviolent Offender Within A One Hundred Mile Radius Of His Or Her Release Residence If The Offender Has A Sentence Of Ten Years Or Less Or Has Ten Years Remaining On His Or Her Sentence; To Amend Section 47-4-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Designate June 19 As Juneteenth Freedom Day; Designating September 16 As B.b. King Day; Designating April 4 As Muddy Waters Day; Designating June 10 As Howlin' Wolf Day; Clarifying When A Legal Holiday Will Be Celebrated If The Holiday Falls On A Saturday Or Sunday; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 79-29-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Prohibition On Using The Words "partnership" And "limited Partnership" When Providing A Name For A Limited Liability Company As Set Forth In Its Certificate Of Formation; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Criminal Penalty For The Possession Of Less Than 2.5 Ounces Of Marijuana; To Amend Sections 33-13-520, 41-29-149.1 And 41-29-150, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "solitary Confinement Reform Act"; To Provide Certain Definitions; To Limit The Placement Of Inmates In Solitary Confinement If Such Inmates Who Are Incarcerated By The Mississippi Department Of Corrections; To Limit The Use Of Solitary Confinement For Inmates Who Have Upcoming Release Dates; To Require The Department To Provide Certain Protective Custody Units; To Provide That The Department Shall Not Place Vulnerable Populations In Solitary Confinement In Most Instances; To Require The Department To Provide Special Housing Units Under Certain Circumstances; To Require The Department To Provide Special Management Units To Limit Segregation For Certain Inmates; To Require The Department To Provide Administrative Maximum Facilities For Inmates Who Require Limited Segregation Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide That The Commissioner Shall Provide Certain Notice To Inmates Concerning Placement In Solitary Confinement; To Provide That Those Inmates Who Are Placed In Solitary Confinement Shall Receive Certain Mental Health Care For Inmates; To Require Employees Of The Department Who Interact With Inmates Shall Receive Certain Training; To Require The Department To Have An Office Of The Civil Rights Ombudsman; To Require The Department To Reassess The Placement Of Inmates According To This Act After A Certain Period; To Require Certain Data Tracking Regarding The Use Of Solitary Confinement By The Department; To Require The Department To Enter Into An Agreement For The Purpose Of Establishing A Resource Center On Solitary Confinement Reduction And Reform Center In Order To Reduce The Use Of Solitary Confinement; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 29-3-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize School Boards To Publish Additional Notice Of The Sale Of Timber And Forest Products On Sixteenth Section Lands At School Offices And Other Locations And In Trade Publications And Other Media; To Authorize The Electronic Submission Of Bids On Timber And Forest Products Advertised For Sale; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Responsible Firearm Purchasing Act To Prohibit The Purchase Of A Firearm By A Minor; To Define Terms; To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Minor To Purchase A Firearm, Handgun, Ammunition Or Armor Piercing Ammunition; To Provide That It Is Unlawful To Sell A Minor A Firearm, Handgun, Ammunition Or Armor Piercing Ammunition; To Provide That The Sale Of A Firearm, Handgun, Ammunition Or Armor Piercing Ammunition Shall Comply With All Standards As Provided By Federal And State Law; To Provide Criminal Penalties For A Violation Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Reenacted Section 19-5-333, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Cmrs Board To Adjust The Cmrs Service Charge On October 1, 2024, And Every Fifth Year Thereafter; To Require That Such Adjusted Cmrs Service Charge Shall Become The New Baseline Amount For Determining Any Future Increase, And To Require The Cmrs Board To Notify Cmrs Providers Of Any Increase Not Less Than 60 Days Prior To Any Effective Date Of Adjustment; To Repeal Section 19-5-371, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Repeals Certain Code Sections Concerning Emergency Telephone Service, Enhanced Wireless Emergency Telephone Service, And Emergency Telecommunications; To Bring Forward Sections 19-5-331, 19-5-335, 19-5-337, 19-5-339 And 19-5-341, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 7-1-1 And 25-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Minor, Nonsubstantive Changes That Conform Changes Made In House Bill No. 1276, 2023 Regular Session; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Use Of A Post Office Box Number As A Qualifying Address For A Candidate Filing To Run For Public Office And To Require The Candidate To Provide A Physical Address For His Or Her Place Of Residence; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-7-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Election Of School Board Members In The Newton Municipal School District Beginning With The November 2024 Election; To Set Certain Procedures For The Appointment Of Members For Vacancies In Office; And For Related Purposes.