An Act To Amend Section 93-17-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That A Certificate Attached To An Adoption Petition May Be Executed By A Physician Licensed Under Chapter 25, Title 73, Mississippi Code Of 1972; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "law Enforcement Anti-doxxing Act Of 2025"; To Amend Section 25-61-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From The Mississippi Public Records Act Certain Private Information Of Any Federal Or State Law Enforcement Officer, Judge Or District Attorney, Conducting An Operation In This State; To Require A Public Body, Upon Online Or Written Request, To Redact From Its Records Certain Private Information Of A Law Enforcement Officer, Criminal Investigator, Judge Or District Attorney, Or The Spouse Or Child Of The Law Enforcement Officer, Criminal Investigator, Judge Or District Attorney; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Commending The Extensive Career And Public Service Of The Honorable Arlin C. "cotton" Ruthven Of Oxford, Mississippi Law Research Senior Research Counsel And Decorated Vietnam Combat Veteran, On The Occasion Of His Retirement.

An Act To Provide That, For The 2025-2026 School Year, The State Department Of Education Shall Implement A Pilot Program In 12 School Districts Requiring That School Resource Officers Serve As Mentors For Students In Schools; To Provide That Three School Districts From Each Congressional District Shall Be Selected To Participate, Unless Fewer Than Three School Districts From A Congressional District Apply; To Amend Section 37-3-82, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That All Agencies Receiving Awards Through The Mississippi Community Oriented Policing Services In Schools (mcops) Grant Program Must Send The School Resource Officers Funded By The Grant To The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy, Where They Shall Be Required To Participate In Training Through The Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Program At The Academy, Or To Another State-recognized Law Enforcement Academy, Where They Shall Be Required To Participate In A Comparable Training Program; To Provide That, Beginning With The 2026-2027 School Year, The Mcops Program Shall Provide A Minimum Of One Grant For One School Resource Officer To Serve In Each School District, Regardless Of Whether The Grant Recipient Is A School District Or A Law Enforcement Agency, Provided That The Applicant Meets The Requirements For Grant Applicants; To Amend Section 37-7-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A School Resource Officer's Training To Consist Of Standard Law Enforcement Training, Together With A Specific Training Curriculum For School Resource Officers Developed By The State Department Of Education, Which Shall Include Instruction On Mentoring Students And Developing Relationships With School Personnel, Students, Parents And Guardians, And The Local Community; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Tourism Reorganization Act"; To Create The Mississippi Department Of Tourism; To Require The Governor To Appoint, With The Advice And Consent Of The Senate, An Executive Director Of The Department Of Tourism; To Prescribe The General Powers And Duties Of The Department Of Tourism And The Executive Director; To Authorize The Department Of Tourism To Establish A Program Of Grants To Be Matched By Tourism Entities In The State; To Authorize The Department Of Tourism To Sell Advertising And Other Tourism Promotional Information And To Create The Mississippi Department Of Tourism Advertising Fund; To Create The Mississippi Tourism Association Marketing Advisory Board To Assist The Department Of Tourism; To Provide That The Department Of Finance And Administration, The Department Of Information Technology, And The State Personnel Board Shall Have The Powers Necessary In Carrying Out The Creation Of The Mississippi Department Of Tourism Required By This Act; To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By House Bill No. 1, 2025 Regular Session, To Divert A Portion Of Sales Tax Revenue Collected From Restaurants And Hotels Into The Department Of Tourism Advertising Fund Instead Of The Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Fund; To Repeal Section 57-1-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides General Powers And Duties Of The Mississippi Development Authority With Respect To Tourism; To Repeal Section 57-1-60, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Department Of Economic And Community Development To Establish A Program Of Grants To Finance, Promote And Advertise Local Tourist Attractions; To Repeal Section 57-1-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Transfer Of Functions Of The Travel And Tourism Division Of The Agricultural And Industrial Board To The Department Of Economic Development; To Repeal Section 57-1-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Transfer Of Powers And Duties Of State Agencies Relating To Tourism To The Mississippi Development Authority; To Repeal Section 57-1-64, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Mississippi Development Authority To Sell Advertising And Other Tourism Information And Creates The Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund; To Repeal Section 57-1-64.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Mississippi Tourism Association Marketing Advisory Board To Assist The Mississippi Development Authority; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Extending The Recognition Of The Mississippi Senate To The Legacy And Community Service Of Jane Crater Hiatt Of Jackson, Mississippi, As The Recipient Of The 2025 Governor's Arts Award For "stephen C. Edds" Patron Of The Arts.

An Act To Amend Section 57-10-711, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On Sections 57-10-701 Through 57-10-709, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Constitute The Small Business And Grocer Investment Act; To Bring Forward Sections 57-10-701 Through 57-10-709, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude From Gross Income Under The State Income Tax Law Compensation And Income Of Any Kind Received By A Person Who Is An Honorably Discharged Veteran Of The Armed Forces Of The United States; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Mourning The Loss And Celebrating The Contributions And Career Of Mississippi-born State And Screen Icon James Earl Jones, Who Forged A Path For Black Actors And Influenced The Lives Of Countless Americans Through His Storied Career, And Expressing The Sympathy Of The Legislature On The Passing Of This Acting Legend.

An Act To Amend Section 43-63-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Operating Period Of The Mississippi Dementia Care Program; To Bring Forward Sections 43-63-1, 43-63-3 And 43-63-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require That All State Agencies And Officials Shall Provide The Governor And Legislature With Written Notice Before Entering Into Any Agreed Judgment, Consent Decree Or Other Settlement Of Any Litigation Or Claim Against The State If The Settlement Would Require An Expenditure In An Amount That Exceeds $1,000,000.00, Or Would Impact The Administration Of Any Election; To Provide That Any Settlement Agreement Subject To The Provisions Of This Section Will Not Go Into Effect Until 30 Days After Written Notice Is Provided To The Governor And Legislature; To Provide That Any Settlement Agreement That Is Subject To The Provisions Of This Section But Fails To Provide Written Notice To The Governor And Legislature Is Void; To Allow The Notice Required By This Section To Be Exempt From The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983; To Amend Section 7-7-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Office Of The State Auditor To Audit Nonprofit Organizations Who Receive Ten Million Dollars Or More In State Or General Funds; To Authorize The Audit Of Nonprofit Organizations Who Receive Less Than Ten Million Dollars In State Or Federal Funds; To Remove The Authority And Duty Of The State Auditor To Institute Suit Against A Person Or Persons Who Refuse, Neglect Or Otherwise Fail To Pay Amounts Demanded And The Interest Due Thereon; To Require That Audits Outsourced By The Office Of The State Auditor Are Financial Statement Audits; To Define The Term "financial Affairs" Within The Article Providing For The Department Of Audit; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 57-1-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Grant Amount That May Be Awarded By The Mississippi Development Authority To A Small Municipality Or Limited Population County From The Small Municipalities And Limited Population Counties Fund During Any Grant Period Established By The Mda; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 67-1-71 And 67-3-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Suspension Of A Permit To Sell Alcoholic Beverages, Beer, Light Wines Or Light Spirit Products For Consumption On The Premises, If The Premises Have Been The Site Of Two Deaths From Violent Causes, As Determined From The Police Report, Within 365 Days Of One Another; To Require The Revocation Of The Permit If A Third Such Death Shall Have Been Committed On The Premises Within 365 Days Of Reinstatement Of The Permit After Its Suspension Under This Act; To Prohibit The Premises That Were The Subject Of A Revoked Permit From Being Issued An On-premises Retailer's Permit, Regardless Of The Identity Of The Applicant, For One Year From The Date Of Revocation; To Prohibit A Person Or Entity Whose Permit Has Been Revoked From Obtaining An On-premises Retailer's Permit For Any Location At Any Time In The Future; To Amend Sections 67-1-57 And 67-3-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Boyd Mason Act; To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Tangible Personal Property Or Services To Individuals Who Are Residents Of Mississippi And Have Been Honorably Discharged From Active Service In Any Branch Of The Armed Forces Of The United States Or The Mississippi National Guard And Have Been Certified By The United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Or Its Successor As Having 100% Permanent Service-connected Disability, Sales To The Surviving Spouse Of Such An Individual And Sales For The Benefit Of Such An Individual Made To A Spouse Of The Individual Or To A Member Of The Household In Which The Individual Resides And Who Is Authorized To Make Purchases On The Individual's Behalf, When Such Individual Is Not Present At The Sale; To Limit The Amount Of Annual Sales To Which The Exemption May Apply; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To Yazoo County For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With Improvements To Port Infrastructure For The Fiscal Year 2026.