An Act To Bring Forward Sections 63-1-211, 63-1-216, 63-1-207 And 63-1-208, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Commercial Drivers' Licenses, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 63-11-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Implied Consent Laws, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-15-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That When A Child, Who Is Forty-five Days Of Age Or Younger And Unharmed, Is Relinquished To An Adoption Agency Pursuant To The "baby Drop-off Law" And Such Agency Desires To Take Custody Of The Child And Place The Child For Adoption, Then The Agency Must Transport The Child To The Hospital For An Exam; To Require The Agency To Contact The Department Of Child Protection Services And Inform The Department That A Child Has Been Left With The Adoption Agency And That The Agency Will Take Custody Of The Child After The Hospital Examination; To Provide The Protocol For The Handling Of A Relinquished Child For An Adoption Agency, And Other Entities, That Do Not Have The Ability To Place The Child For Adoption; To Require That Within Eight Hours After The Department Is Informed That An Entity Is Not Taking Custody Of A Child, The Department Shall Then Contact The Next Licensed Adoption Agency From Its Rotating List Until An Agency Agrees To Take Custody Of The Child; If An Adoption Agency Fails To Take Custody Of The Child, Then The Department Shall Take Custody Of The Child; To Provide That The Entity Or Person That Ultimately Takes Custody Of The Child Shall Be Responsible For All Medical Costs And Other Costs Incurred Prior To The Child Being Placed In The Care Of The Entity Or Person And Such Entity Or Person Shall Reimburse The Hospital For Such Costs; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-11-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Maximum Number And Percentage Of Residents In A Personal Care Home Who May Continue Residing In The Personal Care Home Regardless Of A Determination By The State Department Of Health That Skilled Nursing Services Would Be Appropriate For The Residents, To Four Residents Or 20% Of The Total Number Of Residents In The Facility, Whichever Is Greater; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Prohibition Against Clerks Receiving Compensation For Attending Youth Court; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 71-3-131, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Vaccine-related Accidents Or Injuries Shall Be Compensable Under The Workers' Compensation Law; To Provide For A Presumption In Favor Of Compensation; To Amend Section 71-5-513, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Discharge From Employment For Failure To Comply With An Employer-required Vaccine Mandate Shall Be Good Cause For Purposes Of Determining Eligibility For Unemployment Compensation; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Each Individual Or Group Health Insurance Policy Or Plan, Pooled Risk Policy Or Any Other Form Of Managed/capitated Care Plan That Is Delivered Or Renewed On Or After July 1, 2025, To Offer Coverage For Any Nonstatin Medication That Has A Unique Indication To Reduce The Risk Of A Major Cardiovascular Event In Primary Prevention And Secondary Prevention Patients; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 9-1-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Public Defenders Shall Have Free Access To The Mississippi Electronic Court System Records For Matters Involving Indigent Defendants; To Bring Forward Section 99-19-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Repeal Section 25-53-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission Under The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services; To Create Section 33-15-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission Under The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency; To Amend Section 33-15-14, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Overseeing The Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission Within The Duties Of The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency; To Amend Section 33-15-307, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Mema To Obtain A Line Of Credit Through The State Treasury From The Working Cash-stabilization Fund Or Any Other Special Sources Fund In An Amount Not To Exceed $10,000,000.00 In One Fiscal Year To Fund Shortfalls; To Provide That The Loans Shall Be Received By The State Treasurer And Placed Into The Disaster Trust Fund Account; To Require That Loan Funds Shall Be Expended Following The State Match Required By Fema For Other Needs Assistance Awards During Federally Declared Disasters; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 49-7-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Requirement For The Payment Of Restitution For The Taking Of Animals By Means Of Hunting, Fishing, Shooting Or Trapping Upon The Land Of Another Without Permission Of The Landowner Shall Not Apply To Whitetail Deer Taken Upon Such Lands; To Provide Private Landowners With A Cause For Civil Remedy For Damages Inflicted Upon His Or Her Property As A Result Of The Unlawful Entry; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 73-39-63, 73-39-59, 73-39-91, 73-39-77, 73-39-51, 73-39-53, 73-39-55, 73-39-57, 73-39-61, 73-39-65, 73-39-67, 73-39-69, 73-39-71, 73-39-73, 73-39-75, 73-39-79, 73-39-81, 73-39-83, 73-39-85, 73-39-87, 73-39-89 And 73-39-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Certification Of Veterinarian Technicians And The Licensing Of Veterinarians, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 69-15-11, 69-15-201 And 69-15-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 45-13-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Date Of Retail Sales For Fireworks; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Minimum Wage Law"; To Establish The State Minimum Wage At $8.50 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.

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-351, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify That The Department Of Child Protection Services May Make Certain Written Or Oral Reports Regarding Children To The Intake Unit Of A Youth Court To Establish Jurisdiction Of The Court; To Amend Section 43-21-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department To Develop And Implement Triage Procedures For Handling Such Reports; To Amend Section 43-21-357, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If The Youth Court Unit Receives A Report Of Abuse Or Neglect Of A Child, Then The Court Must Immediately Make A Report Of Such Through The Mississippi Centralized Intake And Assessment Unit Within The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-19-31 And To Codify Section 43-19-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize And Direct The Mississippi Gaming Commission And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Providing For The Withholding Of Gaming Winnings Of Persons Who Have Outstanding Child Support Arrearages; To Authorize Gaming Licensees To Charge An Administrative Fee Upon The Winnings Of Persons Who Have Outstanding Child Support Arrearages; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 73-13-1, 73-13-3, 73-13-5, 73-13-7, 73-13-9, 73-13-11, 73-13-13, 73-13-15, 73-13-17, 73-13-19, 73-13-21, 73-13-23, 73-13-25, 73-13-27, 73-13-29, 73-13-31, 73-13-33, 73-13-35, 73-13-37, 73-13-39, 73-13-41, 73-13-43 And 73-13-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Licensure Provisions For Engineers To Include Licensure For Land Surveyors; To Include Definitions Related To Surveying; To Provide The Members Of The Board Of Licensure For Professional Engineers And Surveyors; To Provide The Terms Of Office For The Newly Constituted Board Shall Be Six Years; To Revise The Qualifications Of The Board Members; To Provide That Members Of The Board Shall Hold Four Quarterly Meetings Each Year, And Failure To Attend Two Consecutive Quarterly Meetings May Result In Removal From The Board; To Increase The Application Fees, The Renewal Fees And Certificate Of Authority Fees For Licensure As A Professional Engineer Or Professional Surveyor; To Provide That A Sole Proprietorship, Owned And Operated By A Licensee, And A Professional Association Of Licensed Professional Engineers Or Licensed Professional Surveyors Shall Not Be Required To Obtain A Certificate Of Authority; To Create New Section 73-13-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Surveyor May Enter In Or Upon Certain Lands Without Criminal Liability For Trespass; To Provide Limited Civil Liability For The Surveyor; To Create New Section 73-13-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Applicability Of The Sections Related To Licensure Of Professional Engineers And Professional Surveyors And That Certain Activities Shall Not Be Prevented Or Affected As A Result Of Those Sections; To Repeal Sections 73-13-71 Through 73-13-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Licensure Of Land Surveyors; To Amend Sections 19-27-1, 73-63-5, 85-7-401, 97-17-85, 97-17-93 And 97-17-97, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.