AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES FOR THE TOWN OF MOORHEAD TO ASSIST IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING STREET REPAIRS AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TOWN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE LSR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IN SHAW TO ASSIST IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING UPGRADES TO THE FACILITIES AND PURCHASING EQUIPMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE TOWN OF INVERNESS TO ASSIST IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVEMENTS TO PUBLIC FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 57-105-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PROGRAM THAT AUTHORIZES THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO ALLOCATE INCOME TAX CREDITS AND INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX CREDITS FOR TAXPAYERS HOLDING CERTAIN QUALIFIED EQUITY INVESTMENTS, TO TEMPORARILY AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS FOR WHICH TAX CREDITS MAY BE ALLOCATED UNDER THE PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING ACT; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR THE ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT "ONLINE RACE BOOK" AND "ONLINE SPORTS POOL" BETTING SHALL BE LEGAL IN THIS STATE; TO REQUIRE A PLATFORM THAT OPERATES AN ONLINE SPORTS POOL OR ONLINE RACE BOOK TO A MANUFACTURER'S AND DISTRIBUTOR'S LICENSE; TO AUTHORIZE LICENSED GAMING ESTABLISHMENTS TO CONTRACT WITH NO MORE THAN ONE PLATFORM; TO PROVIDE THAT A PLATFORM SHALL ONLY ACCEPT WAGERS FROM PLAYERS LOCATED IN MISSISSIPPI; TO REQUIRE THE PLATFORM CONTRACT FOR GEOFENCING AND AGE VERIFICATION; TO PROHIBIT PLAY BY ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 21; TO IMPOSE AN ADDITIONAL TAX ON ALL GROSS REVENUE FROM A PLATFORM OPERATING AN ONLINE RACE BOOK OR AN ONLINE SPORTS POOL ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER OF A GAMING LICENSE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-33-17, 75-76-5 AND 75-76-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 75-76-89, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE INCLUSION OF ONLINE RACE BOOK AND SPORTS BOOK FOR GAMING LICENSING; TO AMEND SECTION 75-76-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE LICENSED GAMING ESTABLISHMENT TO DISPLAY THE LICENSE OF THE PLATFORM IT IS CONTRACTED WITH; TO AMEND SECTION 75-76-203, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR AN OFFICE IN THIS STATE FOR PLATFORMS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 75-76-211, 75-76-55, 75-76-205 AND 75-76-175, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REGULATE CORPORATE GAMING ESTABLISHMENTS, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 75-76-177, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE THE GAMING GROSS REVENUE LICENSE FEE IMPOSED ON GAMING LICENSEES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 75-76-101 AND 97-33-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY CERTAIN PROVISIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 97-33-305 AND 97-33-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REGULATE GAMING ESTABLISHMENTS, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-33-25, 75-76-129 AND 75-76-79, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE PROVISIONS FOR GAMING; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 97-33-1 AND 97-33-7, WHICH RESTRICT CERTAIN TYPES OF WAGERS, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 7-11-11, 29-1-107, 29-15-1, 29-15-3, 29-15-5, 29-15-9, 29-15-10, 29-15-13 AND 59-7-405, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REGULATE THE AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE REGARDING TIDELANDS, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 59-15-1, 75-76-67, 87-1-5, 97-33-25 AND 97-33-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ARE RELATED TO THE POWERS OF THE GAMING COMMISSION, FOR INTERNAL STATUTORY UPDATES; TO AMEND SECTION 43-19-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI GAMING COMMISSION TO COLLABORATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO ESTABLISH RULES TO WITHHOLD GAMING WINNINGS OF PERSONS WITH OUTSTANDING CHILD SUPPORT ARREARAGES; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-19-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE A PROCEDURE TO ENCUMBER GAMING WINNINGS FOR THE PAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 75-76-33 AND 93-11-71, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE TOWN OF CALHOUN CITY TO ASSIST IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PURCHASING AND MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO A BUILDING FOR COMMUNITY USE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI SEVERE WINTER STORM OF 2026 ELECTRIC UTILITY CUSTOMER RELIEF AND ELECTRIC UTILITY SYSTEM RESTORATION ACT"; TO ESTABLISH A MECHANISM BY WHICH THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION MAY AUTHORIZE AND CERTIFY AN ELECTRIC UTILITY FINANCING ORDER AND THE STATE MAY ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO PAY THE COSTS OF REPAIRING DAMAGE TO THE SYSTEMS OF ELECTRIC UTILITIES CAUSED BY THE MISSISSIPPI SEVERE WINTER STORM OF 2026; TO AUTHORIZE ELECTRIC UTILITIES TO PETITION THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A FINANCING ORDER WHICH, WHEN TRANSMITTED TO THE STATE BOND COMMISSION BY AN ELECTRIC UTILITY, AUTHORIZES THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS TO PAY THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RESTORING THE SYSTEM OF THE ELECTRIC UTILITY; TO PROVIDE THE CONTENTS OF SUCH A PETITION; TO AUTHORIZE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES STAFF TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE PETITION; TO ESTABLISH THE DUTIES OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION WITH REGARD TO SUCH PETITIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTENTS OF FINANCING ORDERS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE FINANCING ORDER SHALL REQUIRE THE ELECTRIC UTILITY TO COLLECT A SYSTEM RESTORATION CHARGE FROM ITS RETAIL CUSTOMERS SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE DEBT SERVICE ON ANY BONDS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE FINANCING ORDER; TO PROVIDE FOR ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SYSTEM RESTORATION CHARGES TO ENSURE THAT THE CHARGES ARE SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE DEBT SERVICE ON ANY BONDS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THE METHOD FOR APPEALING DECISIONS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO A FINANCING ORDER; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DURATION OF A FINANCING ORDER; TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED IN THE FINANCING ORDER TO BE UTILIZED BY AN ELECTRIC UTILITY TO PAY THE COST OF REPAIRS NECESSITATED BY THE MISSISSIPPI SEVERE WINTER STORM OF 2026; TO AUTHORIZE THE CREATION OF SINKING FUNDS INTO WHICH SYSTEM RESTORATION CHARGES COLLECTED BY THE ELECTRIC UTILITY SHALL BE DEPOSITED AND TO PROVIDE THAT MONEY IN THE SINKING FUNDS SHALL BE UTILIZED TO PAY THE DEBT SERVICE ON BONDS ISSUED PURSUANT TO A FINANCING ORDER; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 27-65-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH IS A SECTION OF THE MISSISSIPPI SALES TAX LAW, FOR THE PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE TOWN OF TERRY TO ASSIST IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PURCHASING BODY CAMERAS, IN-CAR CAMERAS AND GPS EQUIPMENT FOR THE TOWN'S POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF CLEVELAND TO ASSIST IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTH BAYOU AVENUE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE "MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS SCHOOL SAFETY (MS ROSS) ACT" FOR THE PURPOSE OF AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ASSIST LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND SCHOOL GOVERNING BODIES WITH THE COST OF EMPLOYING A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER (SRO) AT EACH SCHOOL CAMPUS WITHIN THE JURISDICTIONS OF THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND GOVERNING AUTHORITIES; TO DEFINE TERMINOLOGY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ASSISTANCE OF EMPLOYING SROS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALLOCATE A PERCENTAGE OF THE COST FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF ONE SRO FOR EACH SCHOOL CAMPUS; TO REQUIRE THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND/OR THE SCHOOL GOVERNING BOARD TO PROVIDE THE REMAINING PERCENTAGE OF THE COST FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF ONE SRO FOR EACH SCHOOL CAMPUS WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION OF CONTROL; TO REQUIRE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND SCHOOL GOVERNING BODIES TO MAKE JOINT APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE APPROVAL OF ALLOCATION OF FUNDS; TO SPECIFY THE INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION; TO PRESCRIBE THE DETAILS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDING THE REQUIREMENT OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND A SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY; TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-321, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS SCHOOL SAFETY (MS ROSS) FUND AS A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY; TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES IN THE SPECIAL FUND SHALL BE USED TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND SCHOOL GOVERNING BODIES FOR THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS SCHOOL SAFETY (MS ROSS) FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE BAYOU CASOTTE INDUSTRIAL ZONE; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 27-31-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A MUNICIPALITY CHANGES ITS BOUNDARIES SO AS TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY ANY PORTION OF THE AREA COMPRISING THE BAYOU CASOTTE INDUSTRIAL ZONE, ALL REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY THAT IS WITHIN THE ZONE AND WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM AD VALOREM TAXATION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 21-1-27, 21-1-29, 21-1-31, 21-1-33, 21-1-35, 21-1-37, 21-1-39, 21-1-41 AND 21-1-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ARE SECTIONS OF LAW RELATING TO THE EXTENSION OR CONTRACTION OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATE BOUNDARIES, FOR THE PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO ASSIST THE CITY OF CLEVELAND, MISSISSIPPI, IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTH BAYOU AVENUE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SUNFLOWER COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO ASSIST IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DEMOLITION AND SITE PREPARATION OF THE OLD DELTA PRIDE CATFISH BUILDING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

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 REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE REQUIRED STIPEND AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE STIPEND TO BE FOR DIRECT PAYMENTS TO A LICENSED OR REGISTERED ENTITY PROVIDING DEPENDENT CHILD CARE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TAX CREDIT ALLOWED MAY NOT EXCEED $3,000.00 PER YEAR FOR EACH CHILD OF A PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-153-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATES THE MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE MISSISSIPPI STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD, FOR THE PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO ASSIST THE TOWN OF BIG CREEK, MISSISSIPPI, IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PURCHASING FIRE TURNOUT CLOTHING AND A DEFIBRILLATOR FOR THE BIG CREEK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.