An Act To Improve Mathematics And Science Instruction In Mississippi's Public Middle Schools Through The Development And Adoption Of New Learning Standards; To Require Middle School Programs, Directly Or In Cooperation With Community Colleges Or Other School Districts, To Enhance The College Entrance And Work Opportunity Possibilities; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Benefit Corporation Act"; To Provide That A Corporation Subject To The Mississippi Benefit Corporation Act May Be Simultaneously Subject To The Mississippi Business Corporation Act And The Mississippi Professional Corporation Act; To Provide Certain Definitions; To Require A Benefit Corporation To Be Incorporated In Accordance With The Mississippi Business Corporation Act; To Provide That A Business Corporation May Elect To Become A Benefit Corporation; To Provide That A Benefit Corporation May Terminate Its Benefit Corporation Status; To Require A Benefit Corporation To Have A Purpose Of Creating General Public Benefit; To Specify The Standard Of Conduct For Benefit Corporation Directors; To Authorize The Board Of Directors Of A Benefit Corporation To Designate A Benefit Director; To Specify The Standard Of Conduct For Officers; To Authorize A Benefit Corporation To Designate A Benefit Officer; To Limit The Liability Of Benefit Corporations For Certain Actions Regarding Its Failure To Pursue General Public Benefit; To Require A Benefit Corporation To Prepare An Annual Benefit Report; To Require A Benefit Corporation To Send Its Benefit Report To Shareholders And Make It Available On Its Website Or Provide Copies Upon Request; To Bring Forward Sections 79-4-2.01, 79-4-2.02, 79-4-2.03, 79-4-2.04, 79-4-2.05, 79-4-2.06, 79-4-2.07, 79-4-3.01, 79-4-7.40, 79-4-7.48, 79-4-8.08, 79-4-8.09, 79-4-8.30, 79-4-8.41, 79-4-8.42 And 79-10-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 79-4-11.04, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Certain Technical Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Mississippi Lottery Corporation Board Of Directors To Authorize Video Lottery And Video Lottery Terminals With Limitations On Transaction Costs, Maximum Payouts And Locations; To Amend Sections 27-115-5, 27-115-17, 27-115-69 And 27-115-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Whistleblower Reward Act; To Provide For Definitions; To Provide That When A Whistleblower Provides Original Information And Substantial Evidence Of The Theft Or Misuse Of Government Funds Or Property To The Department, And That Evidence Leads To The Successful Recovery Of Funds By The Department, Then The State Of Mississippi, Through The Department Of Audit, Shall Pay Such Whistleblower Fifteen Percent Of The Proceeds Of The Recovery; To Provide That Such Amount Of The Proceeds Paid To The Whistleblower Shall Not Exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars; To Provide How The Potential Reward Shall Be Recovered; To Provide That Additionally, The Cost Incurred By The Department With Any Vendor Whose Services Were Deemed Necessary By The Department To Fully Investigate Shall Also Be Recovered; To Provide That The Identity Of The Whistleblower Shall Remain Confidential Except In Certain Situations; To Provide That Communications Between The Department Of Audit And The Whistleblower Shall Be Exempt From The Mississippi Public Records Act; To Amend Section 25-61-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist In Paying The Costs Associated With The Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of A New Dormitory And Related Facilities At Coahoma Community College In Clarksdale; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Children Who Are Younger Than 18 Years Old To Take The Act Assessment Prior To Dropping Out Of School; To Provide That If The Child Cannot Attain A Certain Act Score They Shall Be Included In The Compulsory School Attendance Law Until They Reach 18 Years Of Age; To Provide Penalties For The Parents Of Children Who Are Required To Attend School Until Reaching 18 Years Of Age And Miss A Certain Number Of Consecutive Days; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-19-56.7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reauthorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags Displaying The Emblem Of A Public Community College Or Junior College In This State; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For An Increased Rate Of Medicaid Reimbursement For Inpatient And Outpatient Hospital Services For Hospitals That Are Located In A County That Had An Average Monthly Unemployment Rate Of Eight Percent Or Higher For The 12 Months Of The Previous State Fiscal Year And Has A Critical Shortage Of Physicians And Nurses; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Reenact Sections 41-105-1 And 41-105-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Were Repealed By Operation Of Law By Section 7, Chapter 402, Laws Of 2017, For The Purpose Of Reconstituting The Healthcare Advisory Council And Directing The Appointment Of Members To The Council; To Establish A Comprehensive Preventive Health Care Plan For Mississippi And Direct The Council To Develop And Make A Report To The Legislature And The Governor For The 2026 Regular Session; To Specify Health Care Goals For The State That The Council Shall Consider; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Section 99-19-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 97-11-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Minor, Nonsubstantive Changes; To Bring Forward Sections 97-11-31, 97-11-13, 97-11-25 And 97-11-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 97-11-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Minor, Nonsubstantive Changes; To Bring Forward Sections 97-11-33 And 97-17-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Sections 97-17-43 And 97-23-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Minor, Nonsubstantive Changes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That From And After October 1, 2025, The State Shall Not Provide Any Funding For The Existing Contract Between The Department Of Human Services And Any Private Entity For The Operation Of Child Support Collection And Enforcement Offices And/or Programs By The Private Entity For The Department; To Provide That After The Funding For The Contract Has Ended, The Department Shall Terminate The Contract And The Department Shall Perform All Of The Child Support And Enforcement Functions That Were Performed By The Private Entity For The Department Under The Contract; To Provide That The State Shall Not Be Subject To Any Monetary Penalties Or Be Liable For Any Monetary Payments To The Private Entity As A Result Of The Termination Of The Contract; To Amend Section 43-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Department From Entering Into Any Contract On Or After The Effective Date Of This Act With A Private Entity For The Operation Of Child Support Collection And Enforcement Offices And/or Programs By The Private Entity For The Department; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 41-7-173 And 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Chemical Dependency Services And Facilities And Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities From The Requirements Of The Health Care Certificate Of Need Law; To Amend Sections 41-77-1, 41-77-5, 41-77-21, 41-77-23 And 41-77-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete All References To The Certificate Of Need Law In The Licensure Laws For Birthing Centers; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "volunteer And Parents Incentive Program"; To Define Certain Terms; To Authorize The State Department Of Education To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Carry Out The Provisions Of This Act; To Require The Department To Develop And Publish A Publication Entitled "the Parents' Bill Of Rights" To Inform Parents Of Children Having An Individualized Education Program (iep) Of Certain Educational Programs; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 29-1-33, 29-2-37 And 29-1-95, To Provide That The Fees And Costs Associated With The Patent Confirmation Process For State-forfeited Tax Lands Shall Not Be More Than The Amount For Which A Person Purchased Such Land; To Bring Forward Sections 11-17-1, 11-17-3, 11-17-5, 11-17-7, 11-17-9, 11-17-11, 11-17-13, 11-17-15, 11-17-17, 11-17-19, 11-17-21, 11-17-23, 11-17-25, 11-17-27, 11-17-29, 11-17-31, 11-17-33, 11-17-34, 11-17-35 And 11-17-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Lawsuits To Confirm Title Or Interest And To Remove Clouds On Title, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 29-1-5, 29-1-35, 29-1-51, 29-1-57, 29-1-93, 29-1-97 And 29-1-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The State Purchase And Conveyance Of Land, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-17-70, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Crime Of Selling Stolen Property; To Increase The Penalties For The Crime Of Receiving Stolen Property; To Require The Seller Of Stolen Property To Pay The Owner Of Such Property The Value Of The Property Before Any Court Fees Or Other Criminal Penalties; And For Related Purposes.