An Act To Establish The Mississippi Bullion Depository In The Office Of The State Treasurer; To Provide For The Appointment And Duties Of The Administrator And Deputy Administrator; To Provide That Deposits May Not Be Considered Part Of The State General Fund Or Certified As Available For Appropriation; To Provide For The Deposit Of Certain Monies To The State General Fund; To Provide For The Receipt Of Deposits; To Specify Procedures; To Specify Certain Duties Of The State Treasurer; To Require The Promulgation Of Rules; To Establish Standards For Testing And Authenticity; To Provide For The Delivery And Shipping Of Deposits Held By Or On Behalf Of The Depository; To Provide For The Issuance Of A Debit Card To The Depository Account Holder; To Provide Procedures For The Transfer Of Accounts; To Provide For Accounting Of Depository Account Balances; To Specify Procedures For The Establishment Of Depository Accounts; To Require Contracts And Specify Terms; To Provide For Contract Amendments; To Specify When A Cause Of Action For Denial Of Deposit Liability May Accrue; To Authorize The State Treasurer To Establish Fees And Penalties; To Provide For Pledges And Transfers Of Depository Accounts; To Prohibit Certain Payments; To Provide For Liens On Depository Accounts And Payments Of Certain Obligations; To Provide For Investments By Certain Persons And Entities; To Provide For Credit Against Certain Tax; To Provide For Governance Of Certain Laws; To Allow The Pledge Or Transfer Of Jointly Held Accounts; To Provide That Ownership Not Be Severed Thereby; To Allow The Depository Or Depository Agent To Accept Accounts In The Name Of A Fiduciary; To Provide Procedures In Cases Of Persons Claiming To Be Trustees; To Provide That The Depository Not Have Further Liability; To Require The Depository To Recognize Certain Authority Upon Notice; To Require The Depository To Enter Into Certain Transactions And Relationships; To Prohibit Certain Acts; To Void Certain Actions To Control Accounts; To Provide Procedures For The Depository In Such Instances; To Require The State Treasurer To Establish Exchange Rate References And Accounting And Reporting Requirements; To Require An Annual Report; To Provide Procedures To Conduct Retail Transactions; To Provide For The Licensing And Appointment Of Depository Agents; To Specify Requirements Applicable To Depository Agents; To Provide For Depository Agent Services; To Prohibit Certain Acts By Unlicensed Persons; To Prohibit Licensure Of Certain Persons; To Specify The Circumstances Under Which A Person May Engage In The Business Of Depository Agent Services; To Provide For Application For A Depository Agent License; To Require Certain Security; To Allow Temporary Licensure; To Specify The Liability, Duties And Prohibited Acts Of A Depository Agent License Holder; To Provide For The Revocation Of Licenses; To Prohibit The Consideration Of Deposits As Assets In Certain Proceedings; To Require The Furnishing Of Certain Information In Connection With Transactions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-3-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Sheriffs And Their Deputies To Use Radar Speed Detection Devices On The Public Roads, Streets And Highways For The Sole Purpose Of Enforcing Speed Limits Within The Special Zones Designated In The Vicinity Of Schools; To Amend Section 63-3-515, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That Funds From Violations Of The Special Zones Designated In The Vicinity Of A School Shall Be Used By Counties For School Safety By Funding School Resource Officers Or Law Enforcement Officers Assigned To Schools Or By Funding Safety Training Of School Faculty And Staff; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize A Person Who Is The Holder Of A Wine Manufacturer's Permit In This State, Or Who Is Licensed Or Permitted Outside Of The State To Engage In The Activity Of Manufacturing, Supplying, Importing, Distributing, Wholesaling Or Retailing Wine, To Sell And Ship Wine Directly To Residents In This State, If The Person Obtains A Direct Wine Shipper's Permit From The Department Of Revenue; To Provide For The Issuance Of Direct Wine Shipper's Permits; To Require The Holder Of A Direct Wine Shipper's Permit To Keep Certain Records; To Prohibit The Holder Of A Direct Wine Shipper's Permit From Selling Or Shipping Light Wine Or Beer Or Any Alcoholic Beverage Other Than Wine; To Limit The Amount Of Wine That A Holder Of A Direct Wine Shipper's Permit May Sell Or Ship To An Individual Each Year; To Provide For The Annual Renewal Of Direct Wine Shipper's Permits; To Provide That Persons Purchasing Or Receiving A Direct Shipment Of Wine From A Direct Wine Shipper Must Be At Least 21 Years Of Age; To Provide That Persons Receiving A Direct Shipment Of Wine From A Direct Wine Shipper Shall Use The Wine For Personal Consumption Only And May Not Resell It; To Authorize The Commissioner Of Revenue To Adopt Any Rules Or Regulations As Necessary To Carry Out This Act; To Provide Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Amend Sections 27-71-5, 27-71-7, 27-71-15 And 27-71-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Privilege Tax Required For The Issuance Of A Direct Wine Shipper's Permit; To Levy A Tax Upon The Sales And Shipments Of Wine Made By A Direct Wine Shipper; To Require A Certain Amount Of The Taxes Levied To Be Deposited Into The Mental Health Programs Fund; To Amend Sections 67-1-41, 67-1-45, 67-1-51, 67-1-53, 67-1-55, 67-1-57, 67-1-73, 97-31-47 And 97-31-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Foregoing Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The Division Of Medicaid To Fix Liquidated Damages Provisions To Be Paid By Persons Or Entities Who Submit Proposals Or Qualifications And Challenge The Division's Negative Decision On A Request For Proposal; To Bring Forward Section 31-7-417, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-101-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Provision Of Law That Authorizes The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Adminster Certain Contracts For Construction And Maintenance Projects At The State Institutions Which Are Funded By State General Obligation Bonds; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Early Voting Act; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That The Early Voting Period Shall Begin Ten Days Before The Election And Continue Until The Last Regular Business Day Preceding The Election; To Provide That Early Voting Shall Be For Each Primary, General, Runoff, Special And Municipal Election For Public Office; To Provide The Hours For Early Voting In The Registrar's Office During Regular Business Hours; To Provide That Notice Of Early Voting Shall Be Provided In Three Public Places Eight Days Before The Voting Begins; To Provide The Procedures To Follow When Casting A Ballot During The Early Voting Period; To Provide The Manner For Challenging The Qualifications Of A Voter During The Early Voting Period; To Amend Sections 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-629, 23-15-631, 23-15-635, 23-15-637, 23-15-639, 23-15-641, 23-15-647, 23-15-649, 23-15-657, 23-15-713, 23-15-715, 23-15-719 And 23-15-735, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Voters Who Are Eligible To Vote By Absentee Ballot; To Prohibit A Voter From Casting An Absentee Ballot In Person At The Office Of The County Registrar; To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Sections 23-15-31, 23-15-37, 23-15-43, 23-15-47, 23-15-65, 23-15-127, 23-15-153, 23-15-171, 23-15-173, 23-15-191, 23-15-195, 23-15-197, 23-15-231, 23-15-233, 23-15-239, 23-15-241, 23-15-245, 23-15-247, 23-15-251, 23-15-255, 23-15-263, 23-15-265, 23-15-267, 23-15-309, 23-15-331, 23-15-333, 23-15-335, 23-15-353, 23-15-357, 23-15-359, 23-15-363, 23-15-367, 7-3-39, 23-15-511, 23-15-515, 23-15-545, 23-15-573, 23-15-781, 23-15-785, 23-15-807, 23-15-833, 23-15-843, 23-15-851, 23-15-853, 23-15-855, 23-15-857, 23-15-859, 23-15-895, 23-15-913, 23-15-963, 23-15-977, 23-15-1031, 23-15-1081, 23-15-1083, 23-15-1085, 23-15-1091, 21-3-3, 21-9-17, 37-5-9, 21-8-7 And 9-4-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide An Ad Valorem Tax Exemption For Certain Personal Property That Is Owned By A Business Enterprise Taxpayer, Is Used By The Business Enterprise Solely On The Premises Of The Business Enterprise In The Operation Of The Enterprise And Has A True Value For Ad Valorem Tax Purposes Of Not More Than $25.00; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The Holder Of An On-premises Retailer's Permit Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law To Have At Least One Breath Analysis Device That Measures Blood Alcohol Content, That, Upon Request By A Patron, May Be Used To Test The Patron's Blood Alcohol Content; To Provide That The Holder Of An On-premises Retailer's Permit For The Sale Or Consumption Of Alcoholic Beverages Shall Not Be Liable For Any Negative Reading, Or False Or Incorrect Reading, As A Result Of The Blood Alcohol Content Testing; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 273, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Conform The Pro Rata Signature Requirements From Each Congressional District For An Initiative Petition To The Number Of Current Congressional Districts.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Direct On-site Supervisor Of A Provider In A Managed Care Organization Under Any Managed Care Program Implemented By The Division Of Medicaid Who Has Begun The Process For Credentialing And Previously Has Not Been Denied Credentialing To Sign Off On The Work Of The Provider During The Time That The Provider Is Awaiting A Decision On His Or Her Credentialing, And To Allow The Provider To Receive Reimbursement From The Organization For The Work That Has Been Signed Off On By The Supervisor; To Amend Section 43-13-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Whenever The Division Determines After A Hearing That A Provider Has Violated Any Provision Of The Medicaid Law, The Division May Not Suspend Reimbursement Payments To The Provider During The Time That The Decision Of The Division Is On Appeal By The Provider, Unless The Provider Previously Has Been Convicted Of Fraud In Connection With The Medicaid Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Black Prairie Blues Museum In West Point, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Associated With The Repair, Renovation Or Construction Of The Museum; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Managed Care Organization Under Any Managed Care Program Implemented By The Division Of Medicaid From Transferring A Beneficiary Who Is Enrolled With The Managed Care Organization To Another Managed Care Organization Or To A Fee-for-service Medicaid Provider More Often Than One Time In A Period Of Twelve Months Unless There Is A Significant Medical Reason For Making Another Transfer Within The Twelve-month Period, As Determined By The Division; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-731, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; To Bring Forward Sections 47-5-701 Through 47-5-729, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Constitute The Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 9 South Located In Pontotoc County, Mississippi, As The "meaghan Bedford Reed Memorial Highway"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 57-73-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes An Income Tax Credit For Employers Providing Dependent Care For Employees During Work Hours And For Employers That Provide A Child Care Stipend To Be Used For Child Care During Employees' Work Hours, To Increase The Amount Of The Tax Credit; And For Related Purposes.