An Act To Amend Section 43-13-116, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Division Of Medicaid, When Determining Eligibility For Long-term Care Services, To Exclude Any Assets Accumulated In A Person's Independence Account And Any Income Or Assets From Retirement Benefits Earned Or Accumulated From Employment Income Or Employer Contributions While The Person Was Employed And Eligible For And Receiving Benefits Under The Disabled Workers Categories Of Medicaid Eligibility; To Define The Term "independence Account"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-15-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Which Relatives May Receive Reimbursement For The Care Of Foster Children; To Amend Section 43-21-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Definition Of Fictive Kin; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 55-15-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Provision Which Prohibits The Alteration Or Removal Of Historical Monuments And Memorials; To Authorize A Civil Claim To Enforce The Provisions Of This Section; To Provide A Venue For The Civil Claim; To Provide Attorney's Fees To A Prevailing Party Who Establishes A Violation Of This Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 49-7-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize And Direct The Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks To Issue A Resident Lifetime Sportsman Hunting And Fishing License To Full-time Members Of The Mississippi National Guard At No Charge; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create "alyssa's Law," To Require School Districts To Implement Silent Panic Alarm Systems For The Purpose Of Ensuring The Safety Of Students And State In Public Schools And Charter Schools; To Define Terminology; To Require Each Local School District And Charter School To Implement And Install A Silent Panic Alarm System In All Eligible Schools Under Their Respective Jurisdiction Beginning With The 2025-2026 School Year; To Specify The Minimum Capability And Functionality Requirements Of The Silent Panic Alarm Systems; To Require Public Schools And Charter Schools To Provide Each Member Of Its Personnel With A Wearable Panic Alert Device Throughout Each School Facility, Which Allows For Immediate Contact With Local Law Enforcement And Emergency Response Agencies; To Provide Guidelines For Coordination Between School Districts And Local Law Enforcement Agencies; To Provide Regular Training To School Personnel And Law Enforcement On The Protocol And Appropriate Use Of The Panic Alarm System Before The Start Of Each School Year; To Ensure Access To Security Data To Local Law Enforcement And Emergency Response Agencies; To Provide For The Protection Of Such Data And Exempt The Disclosure Thereof From The Public Records Act, Except In Certain Instances; To Require Each School District And Charter School To Submit An Annual Report To The State Department Of Education Detailing Compliance With This Act And Any Incidents Requiring The Use Of The Panic Alarm System; To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Rules And Regulations For The Implementation Of This Act To Establish A Grant Program Administered By The State Department Of Education To Assist School Districts In Compliance; To Prescribe Criteria For Eligibility Of Receipt Of Grant Funds And The Purposes For Which Such Funds May Be Used; To Require The Legislature To Annually Appropriate Funds For The Administration Of This Grant Program By The Department, Which Shall Allocate Funds To School Districts; To Provide For The Severability Of The Provision Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 11-1-60, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Noneconomic Damages To Be Calculated At A Compounded Rate Of Eight Percent; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-31-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Number Of Assistant District Attorneys In The Twentieth Circuit Court District; To Amend Section 25-31-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Number Of Criminal Investigators In The Twentieth Circuit Court District; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-149-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Certain Prohibitions Against Distributors Under The Defending Affordable Prescription Drug Costs Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Simple Possession Of 30 Grams Or Less Of Marijuana Is A Civil Infraction; To Amend Section 21-23-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Municipal Courts Shall Have Jurisdiction To Impose Civil Penalties; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize And Direct The Mississippi Home Corporation To Establish A Neighborhood Housing Rehabilitation Program (nhrp) In Municipalities To Preserve And Improve Owner-occupied Properties And Bring Properties Up To Applicable Building Codes And Standards; To Direct The Mississippi Home Corporation To Establish This Program In Cooperation With Federal Agency Programs With Available Funds; To Create The Nhrp Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Require A Report To The Legislature; To Amend Section 43-33-717, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-105-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Interval Of Time For Publishing Notice Of The Acceptance Of Bids From Financial Institutions To Serve As The County Depository Whenever The Board Of Supervisors Designates A Depository During The Board Members' Last Year Of Their Term Of Office; To Delete The Prohibition Against A Board Of Supervisors Designating A County Depository During The Last Year Of A Four-year Term; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-153-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Hinds County Shall Be A Separate Workforce Investment Area Under The Federal Workforce Investment Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Section 41-13-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Sets Forth The Powers Of The Boards Of Trustees Of Community Hospitals, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Prohibition On Participating In Medicaid For A Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility In Desoto County That Was Established By A Hospital In The County Under The Authority Of A Certificate Of Need; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Purchases For Renovation, Repair, Restoration Or Improvements To The State Capitol Building And Grounds Or Other Certain National Or State Landmarks From Bidding Procedures; To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.