An Act To Establish A "disabled Veteran And Dependents Patriot Scholarship Program" To Provide Tuition And Fee Waivers For Eligible Veterans And Their Families To Attend Mississippi Universities And Colleges; To Provide Definitions; To Provide Criteria For Continuing Eligibility And For The Maximum Duration Of The Waiver; To Provide For Program Administration By The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning And The Adjutant General; To Amend Section 37-106-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Provisions Of The Scholarship Program For Children Of Prisoners Of War Or Mia/s In Southeast Asia; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize An Unemancipated Minor Child Under The Age Of Eighteen To Bring A Suit For Support Against The Child's Parent Or Parents In The Chancery Court Of The County In Which The Child Resides; To Authorize The Court To Enter An Order For Support And In Certain Cases, Require A Trustee To Be Named For Receiving Payments; To Specify When The Order For Support Terminates; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-23.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include The Gross Proceeds Or Gross Income Of Third-party Facilitators Within The Scope Of Any Tax Levied On The Gross Proceeds Or Gross Income From Room Rentals Of Hotels Or Motels Under The Authority Of A Local And Private Law; To Amend Section 41-49-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "hotel" For Purposes Of Sales Tax But Not For State Board Of Health Regulations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Natchez To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Various Projects For The Fiscal Year 2026.

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Hospital Emergency Grant Program In The State Department Of Health To Provide Grants To Hospitals That Are Having Financial Difficulties To Assist The Hospitals In Providing Needed Direct Health Care Services; To Create A Special Fund To Be Known As The Hospital Emergency Grant Fund, Which Shall Be Administered By The Department And Expended For The Sole Purpose Of Providing Grants To Hospitals Under The Provisions Of This Act; To Provide That The Department Shall Determine The Terms And Conditions Of Each Grant, And To Specify Certain Requirements And Conditions For The Grants; To Require The Department To Make Annual Reports To The Joint Legislative Budget Committee About Each Grant Made Under This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 29-17-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Spending Authority Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning And Community And Junior Colleges For The Purpose Of Repair, Renovation And Improvements, Including Utility Infrastructure Projects To $10,000,000.00; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require That Every Insurance Policy Issued, Amended, Or Renewed On Or After January 1, 2026, That Provides Hospital, Medical, Or Surgical Coverage To Provide Coverage For Medically Necessary Treatment Of Mental Health And Substance Use Disorders; To Prohibit Insurers From Limiting Benefits Or Coverage For Chronic Or Pervasive Mental Health And Substance Use Disorders To Short-term Or Acute Treatment At Any Level Of Care Placement; To Prohibit Insurers From Limiting Benefits Or Coverage For Medically Necessary Services On The Basis That Those Services Should Be Or Could Be Covered By A Public Entitlement Program; To Prohibit Insurers From Adopting, Imposing, Or Enforcing Terms In Its Policies Or Provider Agreements That Undermine, Alter, Or Conflict With The Requirements Of This Act; To Require Insurers To Use Current Generally Accepted Standards Of Mental Health And Substance Use Disorder Care To Determine The Medical Necessity Of Health Care Services And Benefits For The Diagnosis, Prevention, And Treatment Of Mental Health And Substance Use Disorders; To Require Insurers, In Conducting Utilization Review Of All Covered Health Care Services And Benefits For The Diagnosis, Prevention, And Treatment Of Mental Health And Substance Use Disorders, To Apply The Level Of Care Placement Criteria And Practice Guidelines Set Forth In The Most Recent Versions Of Such Criteria And Practice Guidelines, Developed By The Nonprofit Professional Association For The Relevant Clinical Specialty; To Require Insurers To Take Certain Actions To Ensure The Proper Use Of The Criteria Described In The Preceding Provision; To Provide That If An Insurer Contract Contains A Provision That Reserves Discretionary Authority To The Insurer To Determine Eligibility For Benefits Or Coverage, To Interpret The Terms Of The Contract, Or To Provide Standards Of Interpretation Or Review That Are Inconsistent With The Laws Of This State, That Provision Is Void And Unenforceable; To Authorize The Commissioner Of Insurance To Assess Civil Penalties Against Insurers For Each Violation Of This Act; To Amend Sections 41-83-31, 83-9-27, 83-9-39, 83-9-41 And 83-9-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Sections 83-9-29, 83-9-31 And 83-9-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Insurance Coverage For Treatment Of Alcoholism And Mental Illness, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Retail Sales Of Food For Human Consumption Not Purchased With Food Stamps But Which Would Be Exempt From Sales Tax If Such Food Were Purchased With Food Stamps; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit The Knowing And Willful Transport Into The State Of An Unauthorized Alien; To Provide That Such Crime Shall Be A Felony And Prescribe Penalties For Such; To Provide That The Forgery Of Government Documents For Unauthorized Aliens Shall Be A Crime; To Provide Penalties For Violation Of Such; To Amend Section 45-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Department Of Public Safety's Duties To Assist Local Law Enforcement In Efforts To Enforce State And Federal Laws Regarding Unauthorized Aliens; To Amend Section 71-1-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Prohibition Against Unauthorized Aliens Serving As Labor Representatives; To Amend Section 71-11-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The State's Position Against Providing State Public Benefits To Unauthorized Aliens; To Amend Section 71-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase Penalties For Violations Of E Verification For Employment; To Amend Section 83-17-407, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Rejection Of A License From Another State If The Holder Of Such Is An Unauthorized Alien; To Amend Section 41-9-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Statistical Information Regarding The Number Of Unauthorized Aliens Served By Hospitals Is A Public Record; To Bring Forward Sections 97-3-54.1 And 97-3-54.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Human Trafficking, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 63-1-19 And 63-1-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Driver's Licenses, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 57-1-371 And 57-1-373, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibit Certain Loans And Benefits To Employers Found Guilty Of Hiring Illegal Immigrants, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Criminal And Civil Immunity When A Court Determines Justifiable Homicide; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A First Offense Simple Possession Of Thirty Grams Or Less Of Marijuana Or Ten Grams Or Less Of Synthetic Cannabinoids Shall Be A Civil Offense And Not A Criminal Offense; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-103-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board Of Trustees Of Community And Junior Colleges Which Border Another State To Implement A Policy For Reducing Or Waiving Out-of-state Tuition For Nonresidents And Establish Criteria For Eligibility; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-785, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Qualification Deadline For Presidential Candidates From Sixty Days Before The Election To Ninety Days Before The Election; To Amend Section 37-7-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Qualification Deadline For Boards Of Trustee Of School Districts From Not More Than Ninety And Not Less Than Sixty Days Before The Election To Not More Than One Hundred Twenty Days And Not Less Than Ninety Days Before The Election; To Amend Section 37-5-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Qualification Deadline For County Boards Of Education From Not More Than Ninety And Not Less Than Sixty Days Before The Election To Not More Than One Hundred Twenty Days And Not Less Than Ninety Days Before The Election; To Amend Sections 37-7-225 And 37-7-711, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 23-15-839, 23-15-851, 23-15-853 And 23-15-855, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Qualification Deadline For Special Elections To Fill Vacancies For County And County District Offices, Legislative Offices, Congressional Offices And United States Senator Offices; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The State Department Of Education And The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Establish A Program Known As The "dream Makers Program" For Public School Students In Grades 7 And 8; To Provide That The Purpose Of The Program Will Be To Stimulate Interest In Science, Mathematics And Health Care Professions; To Require The Program To Be Conducted As An After-school Program; To Require The Program To Be A Two-year Course Of Study; To Prescribe The Eligibility Requirements For Participation In And The Components To Be Included In The Program; To Prescribe Attendance Requirements For Participants; To Require Local School Districts To Designate A Program Advisor Responsible For Performing The Necessary Services To Facilitate Activities Of The Program; To Require Each School District To Designate A Regional Coordinator To Assist The Advisor In Meeting Goals, Objectives And Activities; To Require The University Of Mississippi Medical Center To Designate A Staff Member To Act As Project Coordinator Between The Medical Center And The Advisor; To Establish The Dream Makers Trust Fund In The State Treasury To Provide Support To Local School Districts And Schools For Start-up Costs And Costs Associated With Implementing And Operating The Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Any Student Who Reaches The Age Of Six On Or Before December 31 To Enroll In First Grade At The Start Of The School Year During Which The Child Attains The Age Of Six; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Students Who Are Enrolled At The Start Of A School Year During Which They Attain The Age Of Six On Or Before December 31 In The Definition Of "compulsory-school-age Child" And For Related Purposes.