An Act To Amend Section 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If An Offender Whose Petition For Parole Eligibility Has Been Denied By The Circuit Court, Then Such Offender Must Wait Two Years Before Filing A Successive Petition; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 21-37-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Municipalities Shall Not Charge Any Individual To Park On A Municipal Public Street That Is Near A County Courthouse Or Other County Building When Such Individual Is Required To Appear At The County Courthouse Or Other County Building; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 49-7-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Open Season On Deer, When It Ends On A Friday, To 30 Minutes After Sunset On The Following Sunday; To Amend Section 49-7-31.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Open Seasons On Bobwhite Quail And Wild Turkey, When They End On Friday, To 30 Minutes After Sunset On The Following Sunday; To Amend Section 49-7-31.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Open Seasons On Squirrel And Rabbits, When They End On Friday, To 30 Minutes After Sunset On The Following Sunday; To Amend Section 49-7-31.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Open Season On Fur-bearing Animals, Including Any Additional Open Season On Raccoon, When It Ends On A Friday, To 30 Minutes After Sunset On The Following Sunday; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "public Body"; To Include Rural Water Associations Under The Open Meetings Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Sales Tax Diversion Study Committee, Which Shall Develop Recommendations Concerning The Proper Allocation Of Sales Tax Revenue Between The Mississippi Department Of Revenue And Municipalities; To Provide The Duties And Composition Of The Committee; To Require The Committee To Make A Legislative Report Upon Completion Of The Study; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-639, 23-15-645, 23-15-591, 23-15-581, 23-15-517 And 23-15-595, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Processing And Counting Of Absentee Ballots Shall Begin On The Monday Before The Election But The Absentee Ballots Shall Be Announced Simultaneously With All Other Votes Cast On Election Day; To Provide That The Counting And Tallying Of Ballots Must Be Finished On Election Night; To Provide That No Ballot Box Shall Be Sealed Until All The Votes For That Precinct Have Been Counted And Reported To The Tabulation Center; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-651 And 23-15-523, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 89-8-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Sheriff Or Process Server To Leave The Summons And Sworn Affidavit Or Complaint For Eviction With A Person Or Posted On The Door Of The Premises That Is The Subject Of The Eviction; To Provide That The Summons And Complaint Shall Be Served No More Than 72 Consecutive Hours After The Sworn Affidavit Or Complaint Is Served; To Provide That The Court Date To Address The Sworn Affidavit Or Complaint Shall Be No More Than 14 Days From The Date On Which The Sworn Affidavit Or Complaint Is Filed; To Amend Section 89-8-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Provision Of Law That Authorizes The Court To Expand The Period Of Time For The Date Of Removal For Evictions; To Amend Section 89-8-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Nonbreaching Party To Terminate The Rental Agreement Upon 7 Days Notice; To Amend Section 89-8-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Time Periods For Possible Adjournment Of Eviction Hearings; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A Study Committee To Study The Unintended Impact Of Wind Turbine Usage In Agriculture; To Designate The Members Of The Study Committee; To Provide A Temporary Moratorium On New Wind Turbine Construction Permits Until After July 1, 2026; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Safe Parks And Public Spaces Act; To State Legislative Intent; To Provide Definitions; To Prohibit Public Camping On Public Property Not Designated As A Campsite; To Provide That A Second Such Offense Shall Be A Misdemeanor Punishable By A Fine Not To Exceed $100.00; To Set Forth Requirements Pertaining To Political Subdivisions; To Provide That State Funding To A County Or Municipality For Homelessness Assistance, Prevention Or Services Shall Be Conditional Upon Such County Or Municipality Enforcing This Act; To Provide For Severability If Any Portion Of This Act Held To Be Invalid; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Statewide Data Exchange Act; To Require The Department Of Information Technology Services (its) To Conduct A Comprehensive Study On The Implementation Of A Statewide Data Exchange Initiative; To Direct Its To Coordinate With State Agencies To Assess Data-sharing Needs, Operational Requirements And Policy Considerations; To Require Its To Develop A Phased Implementation Plan For A Secure, Cloud-based Statewide Data Exchange Platform To Facilitate Interagency Data Sharing While Ensuring Compliance With Privacy And Security Standards; To Mandate The Creation Of A Centralized Digital Hub For Business Owners To Access, Submit And Track Required State Filings And Compliance Documents; To Establish A Chief Information Officer (cio) Council Comprised Of It Leadership From State Agencies To Provide Strategic Oversight, Interoperability Guidance And Policy Recommendations; To Grant Its Regulatory Authority To Establish Rules, Policies And Security Protocols Necessary To Support The Statewide Data Exchange Initiative; To Amend Section 25-53-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reflect The Updated Powers And Responsibilities Of Its In Developing, Governing And Maintaining The Mississippi Statewide Data Exchange; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Be Known As The "claiborne County Risk Compensation Fund Act"; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury For The Deposit Of Contributions From Electrical Utilities Benefiting From The Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Plant And A Percentage Of Revenues Received By The Department Of Revenue From Nuclear In Lieu Payments; To Require The Department Of Revenue To Administer The Fund; To Prescribe Permissible Uses Of Monies In The Fund Relating To Safety, Healthcare, Education And Infrastructure In Claiborne County; To Create An Advisory Committee To Oversee The Fund; To Require An Independent Audit Of The Fund Every Three Years; To Amend Section 27-35-309, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Fifteen Percent Of Revenue Collected From Nuclear In Lieu Tax Contributions To Be Paid Into The Risk Compensation Fund For Claiborne County; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Revise The Campaign Finance Laws; To Amend Section 23-15-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Certain Definitions; To Revise The Definitions Of Certain Terms; To Amend Section 23-15-803, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Candidates To Create A Candidate Committee To Report Their Contributions And Expenditures; To Provide What Must Be Included In The Statement Of Organization Of A Candidate Committee; To Revise The Statement Of Organization For Political Committees; To Revise The Administrative Penalties For Candidate And Political Committees; To Amend Section 23-15-805, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Secretary Of State To Maintain A Central Site On The Internet To Make Accessible And Searchable To The Public All Public Available Election-related Reports And Information; To Provide That, Beginning On January 1, 2027, All Campaign Finance Reports Shall Be Filed On The Secretary Of State's Online Filing System; To Amend Section 23-15-807, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Campaign Finance Reports That Shall Be Filed By Candidate And Political Committees; To Provide That Candidate And Political Committees Shall Have Zero Cash On Hand Before Filing A Termination Report; To Provide That The Reports Shall Be Filed Based On The Election Cycle; To Prohibit Anonymous Contributions And Require That Any Received Shall Be Returned To The Donor Or Deposited Into The Elections Support Fund; To Provide That Certain Notifications Shall Be Made On The Secretary Of State's Online Filing System; To Amend Section 23-15-809, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Independent Expenditure Reports Must Be Filed By The Second Business Day After The Expenditure Is Made; To Amend Section 23-15-811, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase Certain Penalties; To Amend Section 23-15-813, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State, And Not The Ethics Commission, Shall Be Authorized To Assess Fines; To Decrease The Time That The Secretary Of State Has To Provide Notice Of A Failing To File; Provide Increases To Certain Fines; To Provide A Shorter Time For When Fines Begin To Accrue For Pre-election Reports; To Require The Failure To File Certain Reports To Be Reported To The Mississippi Press Association; To Provide That Fines Can Be Appealed To The Circuit Courts In Rankin And Madison Counties, As Well As Hinds County; To Amend Section 23-15-815, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Powers And Duties Of The Secretary Of State Regarding Campaign Finance Reports; To Require The Secretary Of State To Prepare Certain Forms And A Campaign Finance Manual; To Provide How Long Campaign Finance Reports Shall Be Made Available; To Require The Secretary Of State To Inspect Certain Reports And Statements Of Organization; To Require The Secretary Of State To Create Rules On A Written Complaint And Response Process; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Confidentially Make Investigations Into Statements And Reports That Are Filed; To Provide The Same Authority To The Ethics Commission For Reports And Statements Filed By The Secretary Of State Or Any Person Running For That Office; To Amend Section 23-15-817, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add State District Officers To The List That Is Released To The Mississippi Press Association For Failure To File A Campaign Finance Disclosure Report; To Amend Section 23-15-819, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Shall Be Unlawful For A Foreign National, Directly Or Through Any Other Person, To Make Any Contribution Or Any Expenditure Of Money Or Other Thing Of Value, Or To Promise Expressly Or Impliedly To Make Any Such Contribution Or Expenditure, In Connection With An Election For Any Constitutional Amendment, Local Ballot Measure, Ballot Referendum, Or Other Similar Measures; To Provide Certain Penalties For Knowingly Violating This Section; To Amend Section 23-15-821, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Personal Use Of Campaign Contributions By A Political Committee Shall Be Prohibited; To Provide That Upon Filing A Termination Report, A Zero Cash On Hand Balance Shall Be Required And No Funds Shall Be Maintained In The Campaign Account; To Provide That If A Candidate With Exempt Campaign Finance Contributions No Longer Holds Office, He Or She Shall Dispense With The Contributions And Report That To The Secretary Of State Within One Year Of Leaving Office; To Create A New Section Of Law That Requires Candidates To Disclose The Identity Of Any Person Who Receives A Long Or Other Extension Of Credit From; To Create A New Section Of Law That Requires The Candidate Or Treasurer Of Each Candidate Committee Or Political Committee To Keep A Detailed Record Of All Contributions And Expenditures; To Authorize Certain Accounts To Be Inspected By The Secretary Of State; To Require The Preservation Of Certain Reports; To Create A New Section Of Law That Provides For Corporate Contribution Limits; To Provide That The Penalty Shall Be For The Receiving Entity And Not The Corporation; To Provide That The Corporate Contribution Limits Shall Not Apply To Independent Expenditures; To Provide Certain Penalties When Unlawful Contributions Are Not Returned; To Authorize The Attorney General To Bring Legal Action As Necessary For The Collection Of Levied Assessments; To Repeal Section 97-13-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibits Political Contributions By Corporations; To Repeal Section 97-13-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Penalizes Illegal Corporate Contributions; To Amend Section 79-29-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Create The Senior Citizens Property Tax And Rent Rebate Act; To Provide For Rebates To Persons Who Are At Least Sixty-five Years Of Age For A Portion Of Their Real Property Taxes Or Rent That Was Due And Payable During Each Calendar Year Beginning In 2026; To Provide That The Department Of Revenue Shall Administer The Provisions Of The Act; To Provide That From And After July 1, 2028, Payment Of Claims For Rebates Under The Act Shall Be Paid From A Portion Of The Monies In The Lottery Proceeds Fund; To Amend Section 27-115-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-15-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Persons Who Have Completed The Training Required For A United States Army Combat Medic Specialist, A United States Navy Hospital Corpsman, Or A United States Air Force Aerospace Medical Service Specialist And Then Completed Two Years Of Clinical Experience That Involves Providing Direct Patient Care, Shall Be Authorized To Take The Examination To Be Licensed As A Licensed Practical Nurse; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-57-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Board Of Health To Use Certain Funds Received As Fees For Certified Copies Of Births, Deaths And Marriages For Public Health Programs Such As Maternal, Infant And Child Health And The Completion Of All Other Vital Records And Statistics; And For Related Purposes.