An Act To Amend Section 43-13-407, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Repealer On Certain Provisions Relating To The Health Care Expendable Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-19-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For An Assessment On Certain Criminal Offenses For The Purpose Of Providing Funding For The Civil Legal Assistance Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-931, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Corrections To Enter Into A Contract With The Boards Of Supervisors Of Forrest County And Wayne County, Mississippi, For The Housing Of State Inmates In Its Correctional Facility; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 77-3-273, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Certain Public Utilities To Enter Into A Large Customer Supply And Service Agreement With Retail Electric Customers Having A Project Approved By The Mississippi Development Authority As Meeting Minimum Requirements Relating To Capital Investment And New Jobs; To Amend Sections 77-3-10, 77-3-11, 77-3-13, 77-3-14, 77-3-16, 77-3-35, 77-3-37, 77-3-39, 77-3-41, 77-3-93 And 77-3-95, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Exempt Any Official, Agent Or Employee Of The State Or A Political Subdivision Thereof From Enforcing Or Being Ordered To Enforce Any Federal Directive That Allows Any Medical, Health Care, Behavioral, Or Mental Health Treatment, Service, Therapy Or Counseling To An Unemancipated Minor Or Any Instruction In Human Sexuality Without Parental Notification Or Consent; To Provide A Cause Of Action By A Parent Or Legal Guardian Against Any Person, Corporation Or Other Entity, Who Violates The Medical And Mental Health Related Parental Notification And Consent Requirements; To Bring Forward Sections 37-13-173 And 41-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 77-13-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions And Define Additional Terms Used In Those Statutes Regulating Excavations Near Underground Utilities; To Amend Section 77-13-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Notice Requirements For Excavators Before Beginning An Excavation And To Establish Specific Notice Requirements For Submerged Excavations; To Amend Section 77-13-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Different Timeframes That Vary According To The Type Of Excavation For Utility Operators To Locate And Mark Underground Lines And Facilities And Submerged Facilities After Receiving Notice Of An Excavation; To Amend Section 77-13-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require An Excavator Making An Emergency Excavation To Provide The Contact Information Of The Person At The Site Who Is Available To Discuss The Excavation With Operators; To Create New Section 77-13-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize An Excavator That Is Planning A Large Project To Request A Preconstruction Meeting With Operators And Other Interested Parties; To Authorize Parties Participating In The Meeting To Execute An Agreement Establishing Terms And Timeframes For The Project; To Amend Section 77-13-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 37-181-1, 37-181-7, 37-181-9, 37-181-11, 37-181-13, 37-181-15, 37-181-17, 37-181-19, And 37-181-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Comprise "the Equal Opportunity For Students With Special Needs Act," For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Sections 37-181-3 And 37-181-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Diagnosis Of Dyslexia Shall Be A Criteria Used To Qualify A Student For Eligibility To Participate In The Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Dfa, Acting On Behalf Of The Dps, To Transfer And Convey The Facility Located In Jackson, Mississippi, And Currently Used As The Headquarters Of The Mississippi Bureau Of Narcotics To The Department Of Agriculture And Commerce, For The Use And Benefit Of The Agricultural And Livestock Theft Bureau; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Division Of Medicaid Shall Increase The Reimbursement Amounts Paid For Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers Services By Twenty Percent Above The Amounts In Effect On June 30, 2025; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Property Interest In Interscholastic Athletics Participation For Student Athletes Enrolled In Public Secondary Schools; To Guarantee Due Process, Including Notice, An Opportunity To Be Heard And The Right To Appeal, Before A Student Athlete May Be Suspended, Expelled Or Otherwise Removed From Such Participation; To Direct The Mississippi High School Activities Association (mhsaa), In Consultation With The Office Of The Secretary Of State And The Office Of The Attorney General, To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Implement This Act, Including Eligibility Standards, Disciplinary Procedures And Appeal Processes Allowing The Participation Of Legal Counsel; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 17-25-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Definition Of "automated Recording Equipment System" Includes Any Automated Recording Equipment Or System Operated Manually By A Law Enforcement Officer; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Define Terms; To Prohibit Public Land-grant Institutions Of Higher Learning From Expending Appropriated Funds To Establish, Sustain, Support, Or Staff A Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Office; To Prohibit Public Or Land-grant Institutions Of Higher Learning From Expending Funds To Contract, Employ, Engage, Or Hire An Individual To Serve As A Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Officer; To Establish Parameters For The Prohibitions On Offices And Officers Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion At Public Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Allow The Ihl Board To Reallocate Funds That Otherwise Would Have Been Expended On Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Offices Or Officers In Fiscal Year 2025 To Cover Certain Merit Scholarships And Tuition Costs; To Prohibit Public Or Land-grant Institutions Of Higher Learning From Requiring Diversity Training; To Prohibit Public Institutions Of Higher Learning From Requiring Or Soliciting Diversity Statements For Certain Purposes; To Prohibit Public Or Land-grant Institutions Of Higher Learning From Granting Preferential Consideration To Certain Individuals Based On Race, Sex, Color, Ethnicity, Gender, Or Sexual Orientation; To Require Each Public Institution Of Higher Learning To Produce A Report Confirming Compliance With This Act; To Establish A Process For Reporting Violations Of This Act; To Allow The Attorney General To File Suit To Compel Compliance; To Establish A Civil Cause Of Action For Violations Of This Act; To Establish Proper Jurisdiction; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-16-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require High School Graduates To Pass At Least 60% Of The Civics Portion Of The Naturalization Test Used By The Immigration Services; To Amend Section 37-35-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require High School Equivalency Diploma Applicants To Pass At Least 60% Of The Civics Portion Of The Naturalization Test Used By The Immigration Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-181-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Definitions Section Of The "equal Opportunity For Students With Special Needs Act," To Revise The Definitions For "eligible Student" And "eligible School" To Reflect The Inclusion Of Students Diagnosed With Dyslexia Who Do Not Receive The Assistance Of A Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship For Students With Dyslexia Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 19-5-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Board Of Supervisors To Designate From Among Its Own Membership, From The Staff Of The County, Or Some Other Qualified, Impartial, And Disinterested Person To Serve As Hearing Officer In Disputes Regarding Delinquent Solid Waste Fees; And For Related Purposes.