An Act To Prohibit Certain Retailers And Retail Establishments From Using Embedded Technology Programs In Self-checkout Terminals Or Self-service Checkouts To Scan Information On A Consumer's Driver's License To Verify The Age Of Consumer Attempting To Purchase Certain Items; To Require The Age Verification Be Performed By An Employee Of The Retail Establishment When Age Verification Is Necessary To Complete A Purchase; To Limit The Use Of Such Technology To Law Enforcement Agencies, Its Employees And Officers Of The Court While In The Performance Of Their Official Authorized Employment Duties; To Provide For A $1,000.00 Fine For Violations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "compulsory-school-age Child" By Increasing The Maximum Age Required For Compulsory Attendance To Include Children Who Have Not Attained The Age Of Eighteen Years On Or Before September 1 Of The Calendar Year; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Designate A Segment Of U.s. Highway 45 Located Within The Incorporated City Limits Of Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi, As The "sergeant Travis S. Cooper Memorial Highway"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Fair Housing Act"; To Define Certain Terms; To Declare That The Opportunity To Obtain Housing And Other Real Estate Without Discrimination Is A Civil Right; To Prohibit Certain Discriminatory Conduct In Real Estate Transactions And In Real Estate Financing; To Declare That Conditions Relating To The Use Or Occupancy Of Real Property Based Upon Discriminatory Reasons Are Void Except In Certain Situations Involving Religious Organizations; To Prohibit Certain Representations In Real Estate Transactions; To Prohibit Retaliation Against Persons Who Oppose Discriminatory Housing Practices; To Authorize Persons Alleging A Violation Of The Act To Seek Injunctive Relief And Damages; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Early Voting Act; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That The Early Voting Period Shall Begin Twenty Days Before The Election And Continue Until Five Days Preceding The Election; To Provide That Early Voting Shall Be For Each Primary, General, Runoff, Special And Municipal Election For Public Office; To Provide The Hours For Early Voting In The Registrar's Office During Regular Business Hours; To Provide That Notice Of Early Voting Shall Be Provided In Three Public Places Eight Days Before The Voting Begins; To Provide The Procedures To Follow When Casting A Ballot During The Early Voting Period; To Provide The Manner For Challenging The Qualifications Of A Voter During The Early Voting Period; To Amend Sections 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-629, 23-15-631, 23-15-635, 23-15-637, 23-15-639, 23-15-641, 23-15-647, 23-15-649, 23-15-657, 23-15-713, 23-15-715, 23-15-719 And 23-15-735, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Voters Who Are Eligible To Vote By Absentee Ballot; To Prohibit A Voter From Casting An Absentee Ballot In Person At The Office Of The County Registrar; To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Sections 23-15-31, 23-15-37, 23-15-43, 23-15-47, 23-15-65, 23-15-127, 23-15-153, 23-15-171, 23-15-173, 23-15-191, 23-15-195, 23-15-197, 23-15-231, 23-15-233, 23-15-239, 23-15-241, 23-15-245, 23-15-247, 23-15-251, 23-15-255, 23-15-263, 23-15-265, 23-15-267, 23-15-309, 23-15-331, 23-15-333, 23-15-335, 23-15-353, 23-15-357, 23-15-359, 23-15-363, 23-15-367, 7-3-39, 23-15-511, 23-15-515, 23-15-545, 23-15-573, 23-15-781, 23-15-785, 23-15-807, 23-15-833, 23-15-843, 23-15-851, 23-15-853, 23-15-855, 23-15-857, 23-15-859, 23-15-895, 23-15-913, 23-15-963, 23-15-977, 23-15-1031, 23-15-1081, 23-15-1083, 23-15-1085, 23-15-1091, 21-3-3, 21-9-17, 37-5-9, 21-8-7 And 9-4-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit State Supported Postsecondary Educational Institutions Under The Purview Of The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning Or The Mississippi Community College Board From Soliciting Pledges Or Expending Amu Funds, Regardless Of The Sources From Which Such Funds Are Derived, For The Purpose Of Promoting Or Implementing Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Initiatives For Students And Employees Of The Postsecondary Educational Institution; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide A State Income Tax Credit For Taxpayers Claiming The Federal Earned Income Tax Credit; To Provide The Amount Of The Credit; To Provide That If The Amount Of Credit Claimed By A Taxpayer Exceeds The Amount Of Income Tax Imposed Upon The Taxpayer For The Taxable Year, Then The Taxpayer Shall Receive A Refund From The Department Of Revenue For The Amount Of Such Excess; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Housing Repair Grant Program To Provide Grants To Certain Low Income Individuals To Make Significant Repairs To Their Homes; To Provide That The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Administer The Grant Program; To Provide The Maximum Amount Of A Grant Authorized Under The Program; To Prescribe The Requirements To Be Eligible For A Grant Under The Program; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Known As The Mississippi Housing Repair Grant Fund, Which Shall Be Used For The Program; To Authorize The Issuance Of $50,000,000.00 Of State General Obligation Bonds For The Purpose Of Providing Funds For The Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-33-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Texting While Driving And Making Infractions Thereof A Traffic Violation Rather Than A Civil Violation; To Impose A $100.00 Fine For Each Violation; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-365, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Blank Space For A Write-in Candidate And Provide That A Supplementary Ballot Shall Be Printed And Used In The Event A Candidate Dies, Resigns, Withdraws Or Is Removed After The Ballots Have Been Printed But Before An Election; To Amend Sections 23-15-333, 23-15-523 And 23-15-551, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 57-1-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Development Authority (mda) To Conduct A Yearly Study And Provide A Legislative Report That Identifies The Public Infrastructure Conditions And Needs Of Certain Counties With The Highest Percentages Of Poverty Within The State; To Require Mda To Provide Guidance And Assistance To Such Counties To Assist The Counties In Improving Their Public Infrastructures; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Okolona, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction, Engineering And Related Costs For Overlaying Raspberry Drive, Kirk Circle, Washington Avenue, West Washington Avenue, West Wheeler Avenue, East Wheeler Avenue, Middle Street, Laster Street, Carter Steet And Carona Street In The City Of Okolona; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of General Obligation Bonds Of The State Of Mississippi For The Purpose Of Providing Funds To School Districts In The State For Capital Improvements; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 45-35-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of The Commissioner Of Public Safety To Create Rules And Regulations To Provide An Alternative State Identification Card To Homeless Persons; To Amend Sections 45-35-7 And 45-35-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Minimum Wage Law"; To Establish The State Minimum Wage At $15.00 Per Hour; To Provide That Employers With Tipped Employees Are Exempt From The Requirement To Pay The State Minimum Wage; To Establish Guidelines For Employees Entitled To Overtime Pay; To Bring Forward Sections 7-7-204, 17-1-51, 23-15-239, 25-3-40, 37-7-307, 57-34-5, 85-3-4, 97-3-54.4 And 99-19-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.