An Act To Amend Section 23-15-169.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Secretary Of State To Create Rules And Regulations That Allow Uniformed Services Voters To Vote Early For Elections, Special Elections And Run-offs; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-677, 23-15-693, 23-15-699 And 23-15-701, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Election Procedures For Uniformed Services And Overseas Voters; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Reenact Sections 27-7-22.7 And 27-7-22.9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide An Income Tax Credit For Income Taxpayers That Use Port Facilities At State, County And Municipal Ports For The Export Of Cargo And Require The Mississippi Development Authority To Report Annually To The Legislature Regarding The Impact Of Such Tax Credit; To Amend Reenacted Section 27-7-22.7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Codify And Extend The Repealer On That Section And Section 27-7-22.9, Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Amend Section 4, Chapter 492, Laws Of 1994, As Last Amended By Section 3, Chapter 467, Laws Of 2022, To Delete The Repealer On Sections 27-7-22.7 And 27-7-22.9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, From The Effective Date Section Of The Chapter Law That Created Those Statutes; To Reenact Section 27-7-22.25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides An Income Tax Credit For Certain Taxpayers That Use The Airport Facilities At Public Airports For Certain Charges Paid By The Taxpayer On The Export Or Import Of Cargo; To Amend Reenacted Section 27-7-22.25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Codify And Extend The Date Of The Repealer On That Section And Section 27-7-22.26, Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Reenact Section 27-7-22.26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Mississippi Development Authority To Report Annually To The Legislature Regarding The Impact Of Such Income Tax Credit; To Repeal Section 3, Chapter 442, Laws Of 2005, As Last Amended By Section 6, Chapter 467, Laws Of 2022, Which Was Not Codified And Which Provides For The Repeal Of Sections 27-7-22.25 And 27-7-22.26, Mississippi Code Of 1972; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 5-8-3, 5-8-5, And 5-8-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Relating To The Regulation Of Lobbying, To Require Any Lobbyist Who Has A Material Financial Interest In A Business That May Benefit From Legislative Action By The Mississippi Legislature To Make A Written Disclosure To The Lieutenant Governor, Speaker Of The House And The Chairmen Of The Committees To Which The Legislation Is Assigned Prior To Floor Action By The Full Senate Or House As The Case May Be; To Provide Definitions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-53-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Outdated Exemptions To The Requirements Of The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services; To Amend Section 25-53-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions Used In Those Statutes Prescribing The Powers And Duties Of Its And State Agencies Regarding Information Technology; To Amend Section 25-53-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 25-53-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement That The Executive Director Of Its Involve The Public Procurement Review Board In Decisions Regarding Information Technology; To Amend Section 25-53-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Acquisitions Of Information Technology Made By State Agencies While Exempt From Public Purchasing Requirements Remain Exempt Until Its Determines A New Acquisition Is Required; To Amend Section 25-53-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Provisions Requiring The State Personnel Board To Be Involved In Its Staffing; To Amend Section 25-53-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Certain Provisions Relating To Equipment Support Contracts Entered Into By Its; To Amend Section 25-53-123, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Specific Procurement Requirements For The Acquisition Of Nonregulated Telecommunications Systems; To Amend Section 25-53-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Sales Tax Exemption For Sales Of Tangible Personal Property And Services To The Mississippi's Toughest Kids Foundation For Use In The Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of Buildings And Related Facilities And Infrastructure At Camp Kamassa In Copiah County, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-28-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The State Or Any Agency Or Instrumentality Of The State From Seeking Payment For Medicaid Benefits Provided To A Designated Beneficiary From A Mississippi Able Account; To Amend Sections 43-28-17, 43-13-120 And 43-13-317, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The "period Of Quiet Reflection Act"; To Amend Section 37-13-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In Each Public School Classroom, The Local School Governing Board Shall Require A Brief Period Of Quiet Reflection For Not More Than 60 Seconds At The Opening Of Every School Day; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Public Purchasing Laws To Exempt Purchases Made Or Contracts Entered Into By The Department Of Mental Health Through December 31, 2031; To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Personal Or Professional Services Contract Entered Into By The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health Shall Be Exempt From Review And Approval By The Public Procurement Review Board Through December 31, 2031; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-3.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Eligible Offender Who Has Committed A Nonviolent Crime Or Violent Crime On Or After July 1, 1995, Rather Than July 1, 2014, Shall Not Be Released By The Department Of Corrections Until After He Or She Has Served No Less Than Twenty-five Percent Of His Or Her Sentence For A Nonviolent Crime Or Fifty Percent For A Crime Of Violence; And For Related Purposes.

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 Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Board Of Supervisors Of Yazoo County, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Associated With A Drainage Project; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Qualified Electors To Submit Voter Registration Applications Through A Secure Internet Website Established By The Secretary Of State; To Establish The Procedure By Which The County Registrar Shall Process Online Applications; To Amend Sections 23-15-35, 23-15-37, 23-15-39, 23-15-41 And 23-15-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Authorize A Qualified Elector To Vote Not More Than 21 Days Nor Less Than Two Days Before The Date Of An Election; To Provide That Preelection Voting May Be Conducted In The Registrar's Office; To Require A Person Who Desires To Vote During The Preelection Day Voting Period To Appear At The Registrar's Office And To Provide That After Signing The Receipt Book Such Person Shall Be Entitled To Vote At The Registrar's Office In The Same Manner As He Or She Would At His Or Her Voting Precinct On The Day Of The Election; To Provide That The Election Laws That Govern Procedures For A Person Who Appears To Vote On The Day Of Election Shall Apply When A Person Appears To Vote During The Preelection Day Voting Period; To Provide That All Votes Cast During The Preelection Day Voting Period Shall Be Final; To Provide That The Votes Cast During The Preelection Day Voting Period Shall Be Announced Simultaneously With The Votes Cast On Election Day; To Provide That Each Candidate Shall Have The Right To Be Present At The Registrar's Office And To Challenge The Qualifications Of Any Person Offering To Preelection Vote In The Same Manner As Provided By Law At The Polling Place On The Day Of The Election; To Require The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary To Effectuate Preelection Day Voting; To Amend Section 23-15-195, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 23-15-627, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Categories Of Voters Who May Cast An Absentee Ballot; To Amend Section 23-15-637, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That All Absentee Ballots Must Be Received By The Registrar By A Certain Time On The Day Before The Election; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Repeal Section 33 Of Chapter 113, Laws Of 2024, Which Provides Funds From The Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program Fund To The Mississippi Development Authority For Making Grants To Certain Main Street Designated Communities For Certain Projects; To Amend Section 2 Of Chapter 113, Laws Of 2024, To Revise The Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriation To The Mississippi Development Authority To Reduce The Amount Of Special Funds Appropriated To The Authority; To Amend Chapter 66, Laws Of 2024, To Revise The Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriation To The Mississippi Department Of Archives And History To Increase The Amount Of Special Funds Appropriated To The Department; To Provide That The Department Shall Distribute Funds From The Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program Fund To Certain Main Street Designated Communities For Certain Projects; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From The State Sales Tax Sales Of Tangible Personal Property At Auction By The National Wild Turkey Federation, So Long As Such Entity Is Exempt From Federal Income Taxation Under Section 501(c)(3) Of The Internal Revenue Code; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-940, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Authority Of The Department Of Corrections To Contract With The Bolivar County Regional Facility For A Drug And Alcohol Treatment Program; And For Related Purposes.