An Act To Amend Section 1, Laws Of 2024, To Correct The Method By Which The Mississippi Transportation Commission, Acting On Behalf Of The Mississippi Department Of Transportation, Is Authorized To Convey A Certain Parcel Of Land Situated In Greene County, Mississippi, Which Is Adjacent To The Old Highway 63 Chickasawhay River Bridge, To The Board Of Supervisors Of Greene County, Mississippi, By Means Of Donation; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Purchasing Agents Or Purchase Clerks Of State Agencies And Local Governing Authorities To Receive Regular Training About Recognizing And Understanding The Systemic Barriers In Accessing Procurement Opportunities, And About Ways To Promote Inclusiveness In Procurement And Ensure That The Procurement Policies And Practices Of The Agency Are Reflective Of The State's Diverse Population; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Public Procurement Review Board To Adopt Regulations To Set Aside At Least Five Percent (5%) Of Anticipated Annual Expenditures For The Purchase Of Commodities From Minority Businesses; To Provide That Businesses Owned By Veterans And Businesses Owned By People With Disabilities Shall Also Be Eligible For The Set-asides; To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Public Purchasing Law To Require Any Agency Or Governing Authority To Set Aside Not More Than Twenty Percent (20%) Of Its Anticipated Annual Expenditures For The Purchase Of Commodities From Minority Businesses; To Provide That Businesses Owned By Veterans And Businesses Owned By People With Disabilities Shall Also Be Eligible For The Set-asides; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 71-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Penalties For Violations Of The Mississippi Employment Protection Act To Include Administrative Dissolution Or Revocation Of The Offending Employer; To Provide That The Department Of Employment Security, Department Of Revenue, And Secretary Of State May Promulgate Rules And Regulations Implementing Enforcement; To Provide Civil Penalties Enforceable By The Attorney General; To Amend Sections 79-4-14.20, 79-4-15.30, 79-29-821 And 79-29-1021, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Immediate Notification Of An Escape Be Given To The Mississippi Bureau Of Investigation And Local Law Enforcement; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 83-1-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Rename The Comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program To The Strengthen Mississippi Homes Program; To Include Wind Mitigation In The Strengthen Mississippi Homes Program; To Remove The Provisions For A Cost-benefit Study On Wind Hazard Mitigation Construction Measures, Wind Certification And Hurricane Mitigation Inspections, And An Advisory Council; To Increase The Amounts Of Financial Grants Offered By The Strengthen Mississippi Homes Program To Fifteen Thousand Dollars Per Home And To Allow The Commissioner Of Insurance To Establish Criteria For Issuing Of Grants By Regulation; To Authorize The Department Of Insurance To Enter Into Contracts For Personal And Professional Services To Implement The Strengthen Mississippi Homes Program; To Rename The Comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program Fund To The Strengthen Mississippi Homes Program Fund; To Amend Section 83-34-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Diversion And Distribution Of The Nonadmitted Policy Fee; To Amend Section 83-5-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Fees Of An Agent's Certificate Of Authority And Provide That Part Of The Fee Shall Be Deposited Into The Strengthen Mississippi Homes Fund; To Amend Section 83-34-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Makeup Of The Board Of Directors Of The Mississippi Insurance Underwriting Association; To Provide That The Board Shall Get The Advice And Consent Of The Commissioner Of Insurance Before Removal Of The Executive Director Of The Association; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 83-9-371, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Use Of Telemedicine When Treating Or Assessing An Enrollee In Place; To Amend Section 83-9-373, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Minimum Allowable Reimbursement Rate For An Out-of-network Ambulance Service Provider When The Reimbursement Rates Have Not Been Contracted For; To Require The Department Of Insurance To Publish The Contracted Rates; To Provide What Shall Be Included In An Explanation Of Benefits Document Regarding The Ambulance Service Provider's Charges For Certain Purposes; To Provide That An Ambulance Service Provider Shall Be Paid In Accordance With The Assignment Of Benefits; To Require The Commissioner Of Insurance To Enforce; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Blue Envelope Program To Enhance Effective Communication Between Law Enforcement And Drivers With Autism Spectrum Disorder; To Provide That The Department Of Public Safety Shall Administer The Program And Shall Provide For, Assist In And Authorize The Printing And Assembling Of A Program Package; To Identify Who May Request A Program Package And To Direct The Department To Provide Information On Its Website Regarding How To Obtain A Program Package; To Provide How A Driver May Participate In The Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That The Intentional And Willful False Allegations Of Damage As An Alleged Direct Result From Certain Pesticides, Fertilizers And Other Agents Through Chemigation, Fertigation And Aerial Application Shall Be Deemed A Misdemeanor On The Third Occurrence Of Such False Reporting To A Law Enforcement Agency Or The Mississippi Department Of Agriculture And Commerce; To Prescribe Penalties For Said Violations; To Stipulate That Inconclusive Findings By The Bureau Of Plant Industry Of Damages Reported Caused By Drift Or Spray Shall Not Account For One Of The Three False Claim Violations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 57-105-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of Tax Credits That The Mississippi Development Authority May Allocate During A State Fiscal Year Under The Program That Authorizes The Mississippi Development Authority To Allocate Income Tax Credits And Insurance Premium Tax Credits For Taxpayers Holding Certain Qualified Equity Investments; To Revise Certain Provisions Relating To The Mississippi Development Authority Accepting Applications For And The Allocation Of Such Tax Credits; To Amend Certain Provisions Relating To When An Investment For Which A Tax Credit Is Allocated Must Be Made If The Investment Has Not Been Made As Of The Date Of Such Allocation; To Extend Until July 1, 2029, The Date After Which The Mississippi Development Authority Shall Not Allocate Credits Under The Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide Additional Penalties And Crimes For Theft Of Mail, Duplication Of Deposit Keys And Credit Cards; To Provide That The Penalties And Offenses Shall Be Construed In Addition To Any Other Similar Crimes As An Additional Offense; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create An Enhanced Penalty For Any Felony Or Misdemeanor If The Crime Is Committed With The Intent To Derive Sadistic Pleasure; To Describe The Process For The Sentencing For Such Enhancement; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Earned Wage Access Services Act; To Provide For Definitions; To Provide Requirements For An Earned Wage Access Service Provider To Meet In Order To Be Deemed To Not Be Engaging In Lending, Money Transmission, Or Debt Collection In This State And Or In Violation Of Any Law Governing Deductions From Payroll, Salary, Wages, Compensation, Or Other Income Or The Purchase, Sale, Or Assignment Of Or An Order For Unpaid Income; To Bring Forward Sections 25-3-29 And 71-1-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Screening And Approval Program For The Over-the-counter Availability And Retail Sale Of Products That Contain Any Substance With The Potential To Be Recreationally Used Or Abused; To Define Terms; To Require The Department Of Health To Administer The Program; To Require The State Health Officer To Approve Or Deny The Over-the-counter Availability And Retail Sale Of Products That Contain Any Substance With The Potential To Be Recreationally Used Or Abused; To Provide That A Process To Appeal Such Determination Shall Be Available To The Manufacturer Or Distributor Of Such Product That Was Denied By The State Health Officer; To Provide That The Department Shall Establish Rules And Regulations As Necessary To Implement And Administer The Program; To Provide That This Act Shall Not Supersede, Restrict Or Otherwise Effect Certain Municipal Or County Ordinance, Order, Or Regulations; To Create A Task Force To Study Alternative Funding Programs And Their Effect On Patient Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs In Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-12-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Department Of Human Services Must Require Persons Who Are Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits Who Are Eighteen To Fifty-nine Years Of Age, Do Not Have Children Under The Age Of Eighteen In Their Home, Do Not Qualify For An Exemption, And Are Determined By The Department To Be Eligible, To Participate In An Employment And Training Program; And For Related Purposes.