An Act To Create The "freedom Of Speech Protection Act"; To Provide Definitions For The Act; To Provide That; To List The Governmental Entities That The Act Does And Does Not Apply To; To Provide Timelines For Responding To Any Cause Of Action; To Authorize The Moving Party To Appeal; To Bring Forward Section 95-1-5, Which Provides For Civil Actions For Defamation Of Publication, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Section 93-17-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides A Procedure For Contested Adoptions, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Section 93-17-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Reference To The Department Of Child Protection Services; To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-151 And 43-21-613, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Youth Court Proceedings For Adoption For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board Within The State Department Of Health To Review The Deaths Resulting From Domestic Violence Incidents And Establish Strategies To Prevent Domestic Violence Fatalities; To Provide For The Members Of The Board To Be Appointed By The State Officer; To Provide That The Department Shall Be Responsible For The General Administration Of The Activities Of The Board And Shall Employ Or Contract With A Coordinator And Designate Other Staff As Necessary To Provide Administrative Support For The Board; To Prescribe The Duties Of The Coordinator; To Authorize The Board To Invite Other Individuals To Participate With The Board On An Ad Hoc Basis For A Particular Investigation; To Provide What The Review Of A Domestic Violence Fatality By The Board Will Involve, Including The Types Of Records That Are To Be Reviewed; To Direct The Board To Submit A Report Every Two Years To The House And Senate Public Health Committees Concerning Its Activities And The Incidents Of Domestic Violence Fatalities Within The State, Which Shall Include The Number, Causes And Relevant Demographic Information On Domestic Violence Fatalities In Mississippi, Identifiable Trends In Domestic Violence Fatalities In The State, And Appropriate Policy And Systems Recommendations To The Legislature On How To Most Effectively Direct State Resources To Reduce The Number Of Preventable Domestic Violence Fatalities In The State; To Provide That Data For The Board's Review And Reporting Shall Be Provided To The Board By Agencies, Officials And Health Care Providers Having Information Necessary For The Board To Carry Out Its Duties; To Require Physicians, Hospitals And Pharmacies To Provide Reasonable Access To The Board To All Relevant Medical Records Associated With A Case Under Review By The Board; To Provide Immunity To Physicians, Hospitals And Pharmacies Providing Access To Those Records In Good Faith; To Require Any Person Having Records Or Other Information Relevant To The Board's Review Of A Domestic Violence Fatality To Provide Those Records Or Information When Requested By The Board; To Provide For Confidentiality And Prohibitions On Disclosure Or Admissibility As Evidence In Any Proceeding Of All Information, Records And Other Data Collected By The Board; To Provide That All Proceedings And Activities Of The Board, Opinions Of Members Of The Board Formed As A Result Of Those Proceedings And Activities, And Records Obtained, Created Or Maintained By The Board Are Confidential And Are Not Subject To The Mississippi Public Records Act; To Authorize The Board To Compile Reports Of Aggregated, Nonindividually Identifiable Data On A Routine Basis For Distribution In An Effort To Further Study The Causes And Problems Associated With Domestic Violence Fatalities; To Amend Section 25-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt The Board From The Open Meetings Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-3-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Salary Of The District Attorney Shall Be A Certain Percentage Of The Salary Provided To Circuit And Chancery Judges Of The State; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-29-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Unnatural Intercourse Law To Remove The Word "mankind"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 17-23-1, 17-23-11, 17-23-21, 19-5-95, 21-25-25, 21-25-27, 83-1-37, 83-1-39, 83-2-33, 83-3-24, 83-5-72, 83-5-73 And 84-34-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Relating To The Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program, For Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Alter The School District Boundaries Lines Of Two School Districts Impacted By The John C. Stennis Space Center Buffer Zone, To Return The Area Of The Buffer Zone To The School District Of The County Wherein The Space Center Is Located; To Amend Sections 37-7-103 And 37-7-113, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 37-7-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Course Of Judicial Review For Parties Aggrieved By The Alteration Of The School District Boundary Lines; To Bring Forward Sections 37-7-201, 37-7-203, 37-7-204, 37-7-207, 37-7-208, 37-7-209, 37-7-211, 37-7-215, 37-7-217 And 37-7-219, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Selection, Election And Qualification Of School Board Members And Other Related Provisions, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-5-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Lump-sum Payment Threshold To $75,000.00 For Performance And Payment Bond Contracts; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-23-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "cost To Wholesaler" Under The Unfair Cigarette Sales Law To Phase In An Increase In The Presumed Cost Of Doing Business By The Wholesaler; To Revise The Definition Of The Term "cost To The Retailer" Under The Unfair Cigarette Sales Law To Phase In An Increase In The Presumed Cost Of Doing Business By The Retailer; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-49-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of Modular Homes Under The Uniform Standards Code For Factory-built Homes Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That Whenever An Inmate Or Detainee Escapes From A Prison Facility, The Mississippi Bureau Of Investigation And Local Law Enforcement Shall Be Immediately Notified Of The Escape; To Provide Who Shall Make The Notification Upon The Escape; To Require Notification When The Inmate Or Detainee Is Apprehended After An Escape; To Provide Certain Penalties If Such Notification Does Not Occur; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-613, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Youth Court To Conduct A Permanency Hearing Within 90 Days And Then Every 90 Days Thereafter, Rather Than 120 Days Or Every 60 Days For Children Under A Certain Age, Once The Court Has Adjudicated A Child Has Been Abused Or Neglected Or After The Date Of The Child's Removal From An Allegedly Abusive Custodian Or Parent, Which Ever Occurs First; 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 Create The Mississippi Comprehensive Cancer Care Coalition Task Force To Develop And Propose A Plan For Addressing Cancer-related Issues In The State; To Provide For The Membership Of The Task Force; To Provide That The Task Force Shall Complete Its Plan For Addressing Cancer-related Issues In The State And Present The Plan, Together With Any Recommended Legislation, To The Legislature Not Later Than December 1, 2025; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "casa Capacity Growth Program" Within The Administrative Office Of Courts; To Provide For The Purpose Of The Program; To Provide For Eligibility Requirements For Casa Programs To Receive Funds; To Provide For Fund Distribution; To Authorize The Administrative Office Of Courts To Conduct Oversight; And For Related Purposes.