An Act To Create The "motor Voter Registration Act"; To Authorize Any Person Who Is Qualified To Register To Vote In The State Of Mississippi To Register To Vote When That Person Applies For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Obtain Certain Information From A Person Who Desires To Register To Vote While Applying For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Provide An Opt-out Procedure For Persons Who Choose Not To Register To Vote While Applying For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Provide For The Forwarding Of Voter Registration Applications To The Person's County Of Residence; To Amend Sections 23-15-11, 23-15-33, 23-15-35, 23-15-39, 23-15-41, 23-15-79, 23-15-95 And 63-1-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-181-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Parent, Guardian, Eligible School, Or Educational Service Provider May Request Reimbursement For Qualifying Expenses Under The Education Scholarship Account (esa) Program After A Student Returns To A Public School In The Student's Home School District; To Provide That, Upon A Student's Return To The Home School District, Any Funds Remaining In The Student's Esa After Reimbursement Requests Have Been Processed Shall Be Distributed To The Home District; To Distribute Funds From A Closed Esa To The State General Fund At The End Of The School Year If The Student Has Not Returned To The Home District; To Amend Section 37-181-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Limit On New Enrollment In The Esa Program Of 500 Additional Students Per Year; To Provide That Each Student's Esa Shall Be Funded At An Amount Equivalent To The Student Base Amount Under The Total Funding Formula; To Amend Section 37-181-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Authorization Of The State Department Of Education To Deduct An Amount Up To A Limit Of 6% From Appropriations Used To Fund Esas To Cover The Costs Of Overseeing The Funds And Administering The Esa Program; To Require The State Department Of Education To Implement An Application Or Authorization Process To Determine The Eligibility Of Nonpublic Schools To Participate In The Esa Program; To Amend Section 37-181-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require All Eligible Schools To Advise Parents Of Students Who Qualify For Other Scholarship Programs To Apply For Those Programs Instead Of The Esa Program; To Require Participating Students To Take The Same Assessment At The Beginning And The End Of The School Year; To Limit The Types Of Assessments Students Are Required To Take; To Provide A Measure Of Flexibility If The Standard Assessment Types Are Inappropriate Due To The Severity Of The Student's Disability; To Amend Section 37-181-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Eligible Schools, Or The Parent Or Guardian Who Submitted The Esa Application, To Submit Information About Special Education Services To The State Department Of Education; To Bring Forward Sections 37-181-1, 37-181-3, 37-181-11, 37-181-13, 37-181-19, 37-181-21 And 37-181-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Impose Conditions On A School Board's Authority To Regulate Athletics And Extracurricular Activities And To Expend Funds For Certain Purposes; To Provide For The Creation Of A Special Committee Consisting Of Three Members Of The State Board Of Education And Four Legislative Appointees To Study The Oversight And Regulation Of School Athletics And Extracurricular Activities And To Decide, By January 1, 2026, Whether The Regulation Shall Be Accomplished By A Private Not-for-profit Corporation Created By The Seven-member Committee Or By Any Not-for-profit Corporation Currently Involved In The Regulation Of School Athletics And Extracurricular Activities; To Restrict The School Board's Authority To Pay Funds Under Their Control To Organizations That Currently Regulate School Athletics And Extracurricular Activities; To Prohibit Any Such Not-for-profit Established For The Purpose Of Regulating Public High School Athletics And Extracurricular Activities From Denying Member Schools From Competing Against Nonmember Schools When It Is The Desire Of Said Schools To Compete One Against The Other; To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Section 37-28-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Payments To Charter Schools From The State Department Of Education, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The "families' Rights And Responsibilities Act"; To Provide That The Liberty Of A Parent To Direct The Upbringing, Education, Health Care And Mental Health Of That Parent's Child Shall Be A Fundamental Right; To Provide That The State, Any Political Subdivision Of This State Or Any Other Governmental Entity Shall Not Substantially Burden The Fundamental Right Of A Parent To Direct The Upbringing, Education, Health Care And Mental Health Of That Parent's Child Without Demonstrating That The Burden Is Required By A Compelling Governmental Interest Of The Highest Order As Applied To The Parent And The Child And Is The Least Restrictive Means Of Furthering That Compelling Governmental Interest; To Provide Specific Rights And Responsibilities Of Parents; To Set Standards For The Educational Involvement For Parents In School Districts; To Provide That A Person, Corporation, Association, Organization, State-supported Institution Or Individual Employed By Any Of These Entities Shall Obtain The Consent Of A Parent Of A Child Before Taking Any Specific Medical Care; To Provide A Cause Of Action For Any Violation Of The Act; To Provide That Parents Have Inalienable Rights That Are More Comprehensive Than Those Listed In This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Peer Committee To Conduct A Performance Evaluation Of The Division Of Medicaid's Nonemergency Transportation Program Two Years After The Implementation Date Of Each New Contract; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 9-13-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Court Reporters For Circuit And Chancery Courts To Be Paid An Annual Salary; To Increase The Authorized Annual Salary For Court Reporters; To Provide That Notwithstanding The Rules And Regulations Governing Certified Court Reporters, An Official Court Reporter May Engage In Freelance Reporting Activities As Long As The Matter At Issue Is Not Under The Jurisdiction Of The Court In Which The Official Court Reporter Is Appointed; To Provide That An Official Court Reporter Who Does Not Have Delinquent Work From The Court Of Appointment And Whose Attendance Is Not Required In The Court Of Appointment Shall Not Be Prohibited From Engaging In Freelance Reporting Activities; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Philadelphia, Mississippi, To Make A Contribution To Philadelphia Transit; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Commending And Congratulating Jim Ellis Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement After 46 Years As The Play-by-play Voice Of The Mississippi State Baseball Program.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Claiborne County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs, Reconstruction, Upgrades And Other Improvements To Roads And Streets In The County; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Port Gibson, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With The Replacement Of Water Lines And Sewer Lines And Other Upgrades And Improvements To The City's Water System And Sewer System And Related Infrastructure And Facilities; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Claiborne County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repairs, Upgrades And Improvements To The County's Wastewater Lagoon Serving The Hermanville Area Of The County; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To Mercy House Adult And Teen Challenge From The Opioid Settlement Fund For The Purpose Of Defraying Expenses Related To Facility Improvements At The Mercy House Adult And Teen Challenge Main Campus In Georgetown, Mississippi, And To The Planned Location Of The Mercy House Adult And Teen Challenge Short-term Drug And Alcohol Rehabilitation Center In Learned, Mississippi, And For The Acquisition Of And Improvements To Mercy House Adult And Teen Challenge Third Phase And Aftercare Transitional Phase Residential Houses And Facilities Throughout Mississippi For The Fiscal Year 2026.

A Concurrent Resolution To Provide For The Selection And

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Port Gibson, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With The Repair Of And Improvements And Upgrades To The City's Playground Facilities; And For Related Purposes.