An Act To Create The Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Enforcement Study Committee To Examine And Develop Recommendations Regarding The Most Effective Means Of Ensuring That Drivers On The Public Roads Of The State Have Secured Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance, Including, But Not Limited To, The Feasibility Of Imposing A Requirement That Proof Of Liability Insurance Be Presented Before A License Tag Or Decal May Be Issued Or Renewed And, If Feasible, The Best Practices For Administering Such A Requirement; To Require The Committee To Report Its Findings And Recommendations To The Legislature By October 1, 2025; To Provide The Composition Of, And Certain Procedures For, The Committee; To Provide That The Mississippi Insurance Department Shall Provide The Staff And Other Support Necessary For The Committee To Perform Its Duties; To Provide For The Dissolution Of The Committee Upon The Submission Of Its Report To The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-805, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modify The Campaign Finance Reporting Process By Requiring That The Secretary Of State Maintain A Central Site On The Internet To Make Campaign Finance Reports Accessible To The Public And Easily Searchable; To Provide That Candidates, Candidate Committees And Political Committees May File Reports Using The Online Filing System Created By The Secretary Of State; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 97-33-1 And 97-33-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Any Online, Interactive, Or Computerized Version Of Games Within The Prohibition On Betting Gaming Or Wagering And Any Online Interactive Or Computerized Version Of Any Game As Defined In Section 75-76-5(k) Shall Be A Gaming Device; To Increase The Criminal Penalty; To Provide That An Action To Prosecute A Violation May, In The Discretion Of The Attorney General Or Prosecuting Attorney, Be Tried In The County In Which The Violation Occurred Or In Hinds County; To Increase The Criminal Penalties For A Violation Of This Section; To Authorize The Forfeiture Of The Assets, Rights, And Privileges Used In Connection With Violations Of The Provisions Of These Sections; To Authorize The Gaming Commission To Enter Into Contingency Fee Agreements For Assets Forfeited In Connection With The Prosecution Of Violations Of This Section; To Amend Section 97-33-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Internet Sweepstakes Casinos Within The Prohibitions Of This Section; To Increase The Criminal Violation From A Misdemeanor To A Felony; To Authorize The Forfeiture Of The Assets, Rights, And Privileges Used In Connection With Violations Of This Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 93-5-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Rebuttable Presumption In Favor Of Joint Custody With Equal Parenting Time In All Custody Matters; To Provide That The Presumption Shall Be Rebuttable By A Preponderance Of The Evidence; To Provide For The Calculation Of Child Support Where The Court Awards Joint Custody With Equally Shared Parenting Time; To Require A Court To Document The Reasons From Deviating From The Presumption Unless Both Parents Petition For A Deviation; To Clarify That This Section Shall Apply To All Custody Determinations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A New Tier In The Mississippi Public Employees' Retirement System Of Mississippi For Employees Becoming Members Of The System On Or After March 1, 2026, Which Shall Consist Of A Defined Benefit Component And A Defined Contribution Component; To Specify That The Defined Contribution Component Shall Be A Plan Under Section 401(a) Of The Internal Revenue Code; To Provide That A Portion Of The Employee's Contributions Shall Be Deposited Into The Employee's Defined Contribution Account, And In Addition, The Employer May Elect To Contribute An Amount Up To The Maximum Pretax Amount Allowable Under Federal Law; To Provide That Members Shall Be Vested Immediately In The Defined Contribution Plan; To Amend Section 25-11-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "average Compensation" For Members In The New Tier To Mean The Average Of The Eight Highest Consecutive Years Of Earned Compensation, Or Of The Last 96 Consecutive Months Of Earned Compensation, Whichever Is Greater; To Amend The Definition Of "member" To Provide That, If A Person Withdraws From State Service And Receives A Refund Before March 1, 2026, And Reenters State Service On Or After March 1, 2026, The Member Shall Be Considered To Have Become A Member Of The System On Or After March 1, 2026, And No Prior Service Shall Be Credited; To Amend Section 25-11-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit The Circumstances For Which Creditable Service May Be Awarded For Employees Becoming Members Of The System On Or After March 1, 2026; To Amend Section 25-11-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Members In The New Tier Who Have Completed At Least Eight Years Of Membership Service Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance Upon Withdrawal From Service At The Age Of 62, And Members Who Have Completed At Least 35 Years Of Creditable Service Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance Upon Withdrawal From Service Regardless Of Age; To Provide That Members In The New Tier Who Withdraw From Service Before Age 62 And Have Completed At Least Eight Years Of Membership Service And Have Not Received A Refund Of Their Contributions Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance Upon Attaining The Age Of 62; To Provide That The Member's Annual Retirement Allowance From The Defined Benefit Plan Shall Consist Of A Member's Annuity, Which Shall Be Equal To 1% Of The Average Compensation For Each Year Of Creditable Service; To Provide That The Annual Retirement Allowance Of A Member Who Has Attained The Age Of 62 But Has Not Completed At Least 30 Years Of Creditable Service Shall Be Reduced By An Actuarial Equivalent Factor For Each Year Of Creditable Service Below 30 Years Or The Number Of Years In Age That The Member Is Below Age 65, Whichever Is Less; To Amend Section 25-11-112, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That There Shall Be No Annual Cost-of-living Adjustment For The Retirement Allowance Applicable To The New Tier, Although The Legislature May Provide An Additional Benefit For A Specific Year; To Amend Section 25-11-114, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act With Respect To Retirement Allowances For Death Before Retirement Or Death Or Disability In The Line Of Duty; To Amend Section 25-11-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Member In The New Tier Shall Not Be Eligible For A Partial Lump-sum Distribution; To Amend Section 25-11-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 25-11-123, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, For Members In The New Tier, The Employee's Contribution Shall Be 9% Of Earned Compensation, 4% Of Which Shall Be Deposited Into The Annuity Savings Account Applicable To The Defined Benefit Portion Of The Retirement Allowance, With The Remaining 5% To Be Deposited Into The Employee's Defined Contribution Account; To Provide That, For Members In The New Tier, The Employer's Contribution Shall Be Applied To The System's Accrued Liability Contribution Fund; To Amend Section 25-11-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Membership In The Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan Shall Apply Only To Those State Legislators And Presidents Of The Senate Who Were Elected Before March 1, 2026; To Provide That, If A Member Of The Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan Withdraws From State Service And Receives A Refund Before March 1, 2026, And Reenters State Service On Or After March 1, 2026, The Member Shall Be Considered To Have Become A Member Of The Public Employees' Retirement System On Or After March 1, 2026, And No Prior Service Shall Be Credited; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Nursing Instruction Pilot Program; To Establish The Mississippi Nursing Instruction Grant Program To Be Administered By The Mississippi Community College Board; To Set Eligibility Requirements And Stipulations For Use Of Grant Money; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Designated The Mississippi Nursing Grant Program Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That A County Or Municipality And Any Other Political Subdivision Of The State Shall Not Be Liable In Connection With A Cybersecurity Incident If The Entity Adopts Certain Cybersecurity Standards; To Require Cybersecurity Programs To Align With Nationally Recognized Standards And The Requirements Of Specified Federal Laws; To Provide A Rebuttable Presumption Against Liability For Commercial Entities That Are In Substantial Compliance With This Act By Adopting A Cybersecurity Program That Substantially Aligns With Certain Specified Cybersecurity Standards; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 11-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Recovery Of Expenses Or Damages Incurred By The Deceased Prior To The Death; To Provide For The Distribution Of Damages Regardless Of Whether The Legal Representative Of The Decedent's Estate Is A Party To The Action Under This Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-609, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Provisions Related To Durable Legal Custody; To Amend Section 43-21-613, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Durable Legal Guardianship; To Delete Provisions Related To Durable Legal Custody; To Amend Sections 43-21-651 And 43-21-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 37-125-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Jackson State University Shall Construct A Six Hundred Room Student Housing Project For All Eligible Students; To Provide That Students May Be Housed In Such Housing Project On A First-come, First-served Basis Or By Any Other Legal Procedure Established By Jackson State University; To Provide That The Project Shall Not Be Exempt From Any Contracting, Bidding Or Other Restrictions Currently Existing In Statute Or Any Rule Or Regulation Adopted By The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning Pertaining To Such Construction; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The City Of Pelahatchie For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With Improvements And Repairs To Its Water And Wastewater Infrastructure For The Fiscal Year 2026.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The City Of Olive Branch, Mississippi, For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With The Repair, Renovation And Improvement Of The American Legion Post 2022 Building For The Fiscal Year 2026.

A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Kirk Academy Raiderettes And Raiders Cross Country Teams And Coach Chuck Rose For Sweeping The 4a Midsouth Association Of Independent Schools State Championships.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The City Of Florence For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With Purchasing And Installing A New Water Well For The Fiscal Year 2026.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The City Of Magee, Mississippi, For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With Infrastructure Repair For The Fiscal Year 2026.