An Act To Amend Sections 25-53-5, 25-53-123, 25-53-109, 25-53-125, 25-53-25, 25-53-121, 25-53-21 And 25-53-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Department Of Information Technology Services From Contracting With Business Entities Whose Primary Purpose Is Software Development Or Artificial Intelligence Research And Development In Mainland China Or Countries Sanctioned By The United States Bureau Of Industry And Security; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-7-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Fee Schedules Charged For Publishing Documents In A Newspaper On Behalf Of A Public Body; To Amend Section 25-7-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Fee Owed To A Publisher For Publication Of Each Advertisement Of Land For Sale For Taxes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Tennessee Valley Authority (tva) Service Area Utilities Grant Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Direct The Office Of Energy At The Mississippi Development Authority (mda) To Establish The Tva Service Area Utilities Grant Program To Provide Grants To Local Utilities Service Providers In The Tva Service Area In Mississippi; To Provide That Eligible Entities Shall Apply To Mda's Office Of Energy For Grant Funding; To Provide For The Distribution Of $25,000,000.00 In The Special Fund Derived From The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds Under This Act; To Provide For The Distribution Of Future Monies In Excess Of The First $25,000,000.00 As Determined By The Mda; To Provide That No Monies May Be Provided To The Okolona Electric Department, Unless It Signs An Agreement Committing To Spending From Other Sources An Amount Equal To Half The State Grant To Improve Distribution Lines Outside The City Of Okolona; To Direct The Mda To Declare By Resolution, As Soon As Practicable, The Necessity For Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $25,000,000.00 For The Tva Service Area Utilities Grant Fund; To Authorize The Mda To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Implement This Act; To Direct The Mda To File An Annual Report With The Governor And The Legislature Describing All Assistance Provided Under This Act; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds In The Amount Of $25,000,000.00 To Provide Monies For The Tva Service Area Utilities Grant Fund; To Amend Section 27-37-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, Of The Payments To Be Received By The State Of Mississippi And Its Counties From The Tennessee Valley Authority In Lieu Of Taxes Under The Tennessee Valley Authority Act Of 1933, After The Principal, Redemption Premium And Interest On The General Obligation Bonds Issued Under Section 65-26-15 Have Been Paid In Full, The 10% That Has Been Paid Into The State General Fund Shall Hereafter Be Paid Into The Tva Service Area Utilities Grant Fund Created In This Act; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution To Amend Senate Rule 74 To Provide That Each Senator Who Is Not A Committee Chair May Introduce No More Than 10 General-deadline Bills Per Legislative Session, And Each Senator Who Is A Committee Chair May Introduce No More Than 15 General-deadline Bills Per Legislative Session.

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase Threshold Expenditure Amounts For Public Bid Requirements By Local Governing Authorities And State Agencies; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 17-3-3, 17-5-1, 17-5-7, 17-11-37, 17-11-45, 17-17-107, 17-17-109, 17-17-227, 17-17-237, 17-17-309, 17-17-311, 17-17-329, 17-17-337, 17-17-348, 17-18-17, 17-21-53, 19-3-1, 19-3-11, 19-3-19, 19-3-33, 19-3-35, 19-3-67, 19-3-79, 19-5-9, 19-5-21, 19-5-23, 19-5-81, 19-5-92.1, 19-5-155, 19-5-157, 19-5-189, 19-5-199, 19-5-207, 19-5-219, 19-5-221, 19-7-3, 19-7-21, 19-9-11, 19-9-13, 19-9-27, 19-9-111, 19-9-114, 19-11-7, 19-13-53, 19-15-3, 19-23-5, 19-27-31, 19-29-7, 19-29-9, 19-29-18, 19-29-33, 19-31-7, 19-31-9, 19-31-23, 19-31-39, 21-1-7, 21-1-15, 21-3-7, 21-5-15, 21-13-11, 21-17-1, 21-17-9, 21-17-11, 21-17-17, 21-17-19, 21-19-2, 21-19-13, 21-19-20, 21-19-25, 21-19-51, 29-19-61, 21-25-21, 21-27-33, 21-27-43, 21-29-203, 21-33-29, 21-33-47, 21-33-89, 21-33-207, 21-33-307, 21-33-553, 21-35-5, 21-35-25, 21-35-31, 21-38-9, 21-41-5, 21-41-13, 21-41-51, 21-43-9, 21-43-117 And 21-45-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modernize And Simplify The Notice Publication Process For Counties And Municipalities By Allowing Online Publication As An Alternative To Newspaper Publication; To Amend Section 21-39-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Technical Revisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide Legal Requirements To Be Observed By Native Wineries And Native Distilleries In Selling And Shipping Native Wines Or Native Spirits Directly To Residents In This State; To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Name Of The Festival Wine Permit To "festival Permit," And To Make Native Distilleries Eligible To Hold The Permit; To Remove The Repealer On The Festival Permit; To Expand The Native Wine Retailer's Permit And The Native Spirit Retailer's Permit To Cover Up To Two Additional Tasting Rooms In This State; To Specify That A Separate Permit Is Required For Each Tasting Room; To Amend Sections 67-5-11 And 67-11-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Native Wine And Native Spirit Sales To Consumers At The Additional Tasting Rooms; To Specify That The 24.5% Additional Markup Does Not Apply To Native Wines Or Native Spirits Held At The Native Winery Or Native Distillery For On-site Pickup By Retailers; To Authorize Native Wineries And Native Distilleries To Sell And Ship Native Wines Directly To Residents In This State, Without Being Required To Transact The Sale And Shipment Through The Department Of Revenue's Alcoholic Beverage Control Division; To Amend Sections 67-1-41, 27-71-5 And 27-71-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 17-13-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That Agreements For The Provision Of Services Or Facilities By Certain County Officials Be Submitted, Approved, And Executed By The Respective County Official, Subject To The Same Standards And Processes Used By The Attorney General; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution To Amend The Joint Rules Of The Mississippi Senate And House Of Representatives By Creating New Joint Rule 9b To Allow Legislators To Cosponsor Bills, Joint Resolutions And Concurrent Resolutions Originating In The Other House Of The Legislature.

An Act To Prohibit Circuit Court Judges From Providing Any Political Candidate An Opportunity To Address The Public During Court Terms; To Amend Section 23-15-973, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Circuit Judges From Allowing Any Political Candidate To Address The Public During Court Terms; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-41-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Disallow A Processing Fee To Be Charged On Debit Card Payments For Ad Valorem Taxes; To Amend Sections 27-104-33 And 17-25-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Tanf Funds Shall Be Used To Pay For College Scholarships For Persons Who Are Not Recipients Of Tanf Benefits; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-367, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Appearance Of Names On General Election Ballots So That Nominees Of The Political Parties Whose Nominees For President Received At Least Ten Percent Of The Votes Cast In The Previous Presidential Election Shall Be Listed First Alphabetically By The Candidate's Last Name, And Then Nominees Of Any Other Political Parties Shall Be Listed Alphabetically By The Candidate's Last Name Qualified To Conduct Primary Elections, Shall Be Listed Next Alphabetically By The Candidate's Last Name, Followed By Any Other Candidates Listed Alphabetically By Last Name; To Amend Section 23-15-361, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Appearance Of Names On Municipal General Election Ballots So That Nominees Of The Republican And Democrat Political Parties Shall Be Listed First Alphabetically By The Candidate's Last Name, And Then Nominees Of Any Other Political Parties, Qualified To Conduct Primary Elections, Shall Be Listed Next Alphabetically By The Candidate's Last Name, Followed By Any Other Candidates Listed Alphabetically By Last Name; To Amend Sections 23-15-511 And 23-15-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Office Of Inspector General; To Define Certain Terms; To Require The Office Of Inspector General To Be Administratively Attached To The Office Of The Governor For The Purpose Of Investigating And Pursuing Charges With Respect To The Detection And Eradication Of Fraud, Waste, Misconduct, Inefficiencies, Mismanagement, Abuse And Corruption In The Executive Branch Of State Government; To Require The Governor, With The Advice And Consent Of The Senate, To Appoint A State Inspector General; To Require The Governor To Fix The Salary Of The Inspector General; To Establish Minimum Qualifications For The State Inspector General; To Prescribe The Powers And Duties Of The Office Of Inspector General; To Require Agencies Under Investigation To Cooperate With The Office Of Inspector General; To Prohibit An Agency From Taking Adverse Action Against An Employee For Disclosing Prohibited Activity To The Inspector General; To Authorize The Inspector General To Administer Oaths And Issue Subpoenas To Compel The Attendance Of Witnesses And The Production Of Items Constituting Evidence; To Authorize The Inspector General To Employ Peace Officers To Assist The Office In Carrying Out Its Duties And Conducting Criminal Investigations; To Amend Section 25-9-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include The Office Of Inspector General In The Definition Of "state Investigative Body" As That Term Is Used In Statutes Granting Whistleblower Protection To Public Employees; To Rescind Executive Order No. 728, Dated April 5, 1993, Which Created The Position Of State Inspector General In The Office Of The Governor; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize Counties And Municipalities To Establish Summer Youth Work Programs To Facilitate The Employment Of High School Youth In Community Jobs; To Prescribe Eligibility Requirements For Summer Employment Through A Summer Youth Work Program; To Authorize Counties And Municipalities To Accept Any Available Public Or Private Funding To Cover The Program's Administrative Costs And Student Employee Wages; And For Related Purposes.