An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Legal Holidays By Removing Confederate Memorial Day And Designating The Nineteenth Day Of June As Juneteenth Freedom Day; To Clarify When A Legal Holiday Will Be Celebrated If The Holiday Falls On A Saturday Or Sunday; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-5-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Performance Bond Is Not Required When A Contract For The Construction, Alteration Or Repair Of Any Public Building Or Public Work Is Less Than $50,000.00 And The Public Body Elects To Make Two Payments Valued At 50% Of The Contract Amount; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 57-1-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Development Authority To File With The Secretary Of The Senate And The Clerk Of The House Of Representatives A Copy Of Its Study To Determine If There Is A Significant Statistical Disparity In The Total Number Of Qualified Minority Contractors Of Goods And Services Doing Business In The State Of Mississippi And The Actual Number Of Such Minority Contractors With Whom The State Of Mississippi, Or With Whom A Prime Contractor With The State Of Mississippi, Has Contracted To Provide Goods And Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Repeal Date Of The Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing Job Tax Credit From January 1, 2026, To January 1, 2030; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 57-10-449, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend Until October 1, 2029, The Repeal Date On Sections 57-10-401 Through 57-10-447, Which Provide For The Issuance Of Bonds By The Mississippi Business Finance Corporation To Finance Economic Development Projects In Order To Induce The Location Or Expansion Of Certain Businesses Within This State, And On Section 27-7-22.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For A Credit Against State Income Taxes For Certain Companies For Debt Service Paid By Such Companies Under Financing Agreements Entered Into With The Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Under Section 57-10-409; To Bring Forward Sections 57-10-401 Through 57-10-447, Mississippi Code Of 1972, And Section 27-7-22.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Divert 2% Of State Sales Tax Revenue Collected On Activities At The Mississippi Coast Coliseum And Convention Center To The Mississippi Coast Coliseum And Convention Trust Fund; To Provide That Such Funds Shall Be Spent Solely To Defray The Costs Of Capital Improvements Or Major Repairs To The Coliseum And Convention Center; To Divert 2% Of State Sales Tax Revenue Collected On Activities At The Mississippi State Fairgrounds To A Special Fund Managed By The Department Of Agriculture And Commerce For The Benefit Of The State Fairgrounds; To Provide That Such Funds Shall Be Spent Solely To Defray The Costs Of Capital Improvements Or Major Repairs To The State Fairgrounds; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 29-1-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Withhold Up To 10% Of The Proceeds From The Sales Of Tax-forfeited Properties Certified To The State To Defray The Cost Of The Removal Of Trees On Such Property Which Pose An Immediate Harm To Life Or Property On Adjoining Parcels Upon Notification Of The Appropriate Chancery Clerk Or Municipal Clerk; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Reimburse The Municipality Wherein The Most Tax-forfeited Lands Are Located For Cleanup And Maintenance Costs On Such Property From Any Remaining Balance In The Land Records Maintenance Fund; To Amend Sections 27-104-205 And 29-1-95, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt The Land Records Maintenance Fund From Certain Special Fund Transfer Requirements; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-35-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Deadline For A Property Owner To File A Protest Of The Annual Tax Assessment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The West Mississippi Incubator Grant Program In Cooperation With The Mississippi Department Of Finance And Administration's Office Of Surplus Property, Local Development Districts And County Governments In Humphreys, Madison, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington And Yazoo Counties; To Set Forth The Purpose Of The Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Direct The State Fiscal Officer To Make A Transfer From The Capital Expense Fund To The 2022 Capacity Project Fund Upon The Effective Date Of This Act; To State That The Intent Of The Legislature Is That Such Transferred Funds Be Used To Fund The Widening Of A Certain Segment Of Interstate 55 Located Within Madison County, Mississippi; To Bring Forward Section 65-1-141.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-31-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Contracting And Compensation Provisions For Vocational Instructors In Agricultural Related Vocation During The Designated Time Between Academic School Years And Between Academic Quarters For School Districts That Have Adopted An Extended School Year Calendar; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 73-29-1, 73-29-3, 73-29-5, 73-29-7, 73-29-11, 73-29-13, 73-29-19, 73-29-21, 73-29-23, 73-29-25, 73-29-27, 73-29-29, 73-29-31, 73-29-33, 73-29-35, 73-29-37, 73-29-45 And 73-29-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Provisions Of "the Polygraph Examiners Law", To Rename The Law As "the Polygraph And Computer Voice Stress Analyzer Examiners Law"; To Authorize The Use Of Polygraph Examinations Or Computer Voice Stress Analyzer (cvsa) To Verify Truth In Statements Or Detecting Deceptions Made By Individuals Subject To Such Examinations; To Conform Related Provisions Related To The Examiner's Board, Qualifications Of Individuals To Be Licensed As Polygraph Or Cvsa Examiners, Licensure Reciprocity, Scheduling Of Fees, Terms Of License And Disciplinary Actions Against Examiners Leading To The Denial Suspension Or Revocation Of Said License, And Illegal Activities Of Examiners; To Bring Forward Sections 73-29-9, 73-29-15, 73-29-17, 73-29-39, 73-29-41, 73-29-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing Amendments To Sections 33, 56, 61 And 72, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Provide That The People Reserve To Themselves The Right To Exercise The Legislative Power Of The State To Propose New Laws And To Amend Or Repeal Existing Laws By Initiative, And To Approve Or Reject The Same In An Election Independent Of The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The "blockchain Basics Act" For The Purpose Of Regulating The Use Of Digital Assets And Cryptocurrency In The State Of Mississippi; To Define Terminology Used In The Act; To Prohibit Any Government Agency Of The State Of Mississippi Any Political Subdivision Thereof From Accepting Or Requiring A Payment Using Central Bank Digital Currency And From Participating In Any Test Of Central Bank Digital Currency By Any Federal Reserve Branch; To Provide That No Agency Of The State Of Mississippi Nor Any Political Subdivision Thereof Shall Prohibit, Restrict Or Otherwise Impair An Individual's Ability To Use Digital Assets To Purchase Legal Goods Or Services; To Provide That The Exchange Of Digital Assets For Legal Tender Shall Not Be Considered The Purchase Of Currency For Tax Purposes; To Provide That Digital Assets Used As A Method Of Payment May Not Be Subject To Any Additional Tax, Withholding Or Assessment; To Exempt Digital Assets Used As A Method Of Payment From Being Subject To Capital Gains Tax, Provided That Each Transaction Does Not Exceed $200.00; To Provide For The Annual Inflation Adjustment On The Limitation Amount On January 1 Of Each Year, According To The Average Annual Increase In The Consumer Price Index; To Authorize The Establishment Of A Digital Asset Mining Business In Any Area That Is Zoned For Industrial Use; To Prohibit Political Subdivisions Of The State From Imposing Any Specific Limitations Digital Assets Mining That Are More Restrictive Than Those Currently Imposed For Business In The Same Zoning Area; To Prohibit Political Subdivisions Of The State From Changing The Zoning Of A Digital Asset Mining Business Without Going Through The Proper Notice And Comment; To Provide An Appeals Process For A Digital Asset Mining Business To Contest Zoning Changes; To Exempt Individuals Engaged In Home Digital Asset Mining, A Digital Asset Mining Business Or Operating A Node Or A Series Of Nodes On A Blockchain Protocol From The Licensure Requirements Of The "mississippi Money Transmitters Act"; To Provide That Businesses Offering To Provide Digital Asset Mining Or Staking As A Service For Individuals Or To Other Businesses Shall Not Be Considered As Offering A Security Or Investment Contract Under The "mississippi Securities Act Of 2010"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit A State Agency Or Political Subdivision To Enter Into Any Contract That Discriminates Against Certain Entities Or Trade Associations; To Amend Section 45-9-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A County Or Municipality From Entering Into Any Contract Or Rental Agreement That Restricts The Possession, Carrying, Transportation, Sale, Transfer Or Ownership Of Firearms Or Knives; To Provide That State Agencies May Not Interfere With The Right Of Citizens To Possess Firearms Or Knives; To Create A Civil Cause Of Action To Challenge Ordinances And Regulations In Violation Of That Right; To Exempt State Law Enforcement Agencies From Regulating Law Enforcement Officers In The Course Of Their Official Duties; To Amend Section 45-9-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.