AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-60-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY TO EXPEND FUNDS FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECORDS MANAGEMENT FUND TO SUPPORT ITS SERVICES TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES RELATED TO RECORDS MANAGEMENT, HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND MUSEUM SERVICES; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 39-5-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-11-127, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM DOES NOT HAVE TO BE RETIRED FOR 90 DAYS TO WORK AFTER RETIREMENT WHEN THE OFFICE OR POSITION IN WHICH THE PERSON IS EMPLOYED AFTER RETIREMENT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SYSTEM, OR WHEN THE PERSON IS EMPLOYED IN AN OFFICE OR POSITION THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SYSTEM AT THE TIME OF RETIREMENT AND WISHES TO CONTINUE IN EMPLOYMENT IN THAT OFFICE OR POSITION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 99-19-301, 99-19-305 AND 99-19-307, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DELINEATION OF CLASSES OF VICTIMS TRIGGERING AN ENHANCED PENALTY FOR A HATE CRIME; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1, CHAPTER 445, LAWS OF 2016, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, TO SELL AND CONVEY OR LEASE PARCELS OF CERTAIN STATE-OWNED REAL PROPERTY AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON UNDER THE POSSESSION AND CONTROL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION IS ENTITLED TO DEFER TO THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI FOR THE TERMS OF THE SALE UPON APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING; TO REQUIRE EACH PUBLIC POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING OR THE MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD, AS APPROPRIATE FOR THE RESPECTIVE GOVERNING BOARD, DETAILING THE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION'S FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED DURING THE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED ACADEMIC YEAR BY OCTOBER 1, 2026; TO REQUIRE THE BOARDS TO COMPILE THE REPORTS RECEIVED INTO A CONSOLIDATED REPORT TO BE PRESENTED TO THE CHAIRPERSONS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES COMMITTEE BY NOVEMBER 1, 2026; TO SPECIFY THE COMPONENTS REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED REPORT BY IDENTIFYING WHICH FINANCIAL LITERACY CONCEPTS ARE ADDRESSED THROUGH ITS FINANCIAL LITERARY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-121, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID HAS INCORRECTLY MADE PAYMENTS TO A MEDICAID PROVIDER THAT ARE NOT AS A RESULT OF FRAUD OR ABUSE BY THE PROVIDER AND THE PROVIDER IS UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY REPAY ALL OF THE INCORRECT PAYMENTS, OR IF IMMEDIATE REPAYMENT OF THE INCORRECT PAYMENTS WOULD CONSTITUTE A SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ON THE PROVIDER, THE DIVISION SHALL ALLOW THE PROVIDER TO REPAY THE INCORRECT PAYMENTS UNDER AN INSTALLMENT REPAYMENT PLAN, WITH FULL REPAYMENT BEING REQUIRED NOT MORE THAN TWELVE MONTHS AFTER NOTIFICATION BY THE DIVISION OR SUCH LONGER PERIOD OF TIME AS MAY BE ALLOWED UNDER FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR SALES OF NONPERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS TO CERTAIN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE FOOD ITEMS BE NONPERISHABLE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 878, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 1990, AS LAST AMENDED BY CHAPTER 916, LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS OF 2022, TO EXTEND THE DATE OF REPEAL FROM JULY 1, 2027, TO JULY 1, 2031, ON THE PROVISIONS OF LAW THAT CREATE THE HATTIESBURG TOURISM COMMISSION AND AUTHORIZE A TAX ON THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF HOTELS AND MOTELS FROM OVERNIGHT ROOM RENTALS TO FUND THE COMMISSION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, TO ENTER INTO A LONG-TERM LEASE AGREEMENT FOR A TERM NOT TO EXCEED 30 YEARS FOR THE LEASING OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 537 LOCATED IN YAZOO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "COLONEL DONNELL BERRY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

* AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-22, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT FROM SALES TAXATION ADMISSIONS CHARGED AT ANY ATHLETIC GAMES OR CONTESTS BETWEEN UNIVERSITIES OR COLLEGES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE STATE FIRE ACADEMY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

AN ACT APPROVING THE EXPENDITURE OF SPECIAL FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY AND BARBERING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE FETAL AND INFANT MORTALITY REVIEW PANEL TO REVIEW FETAL DEATHS AND DEATHS OF INFANTS UP TO ONE YEAR OF AGE AND ESTABLISH STRATEGIES TO PREVENT INFANT DEATHS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVIEW PANEL SHALL BE MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND COMPOSED OF SUCH MEMBERS AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO REQUIRE THE REVIEW PANEL TO SUBMIT A REPORT ANNUALLY TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEES THAT INCLUDE THE NUMBERS, CAUSES AND RELEVANT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON INFANT MORTALITY DEATHS IN MISSISSIPPI, AND APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE ON HOW TO MOST EFFECTIVELY DIRECT STATE RESOURCES TO DECREASE INFANT MORTALITY IN THE STATE; TO REQUIRE THAT DATA SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE REVIEW PANEL BY THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE, STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, MEDICAL EXAMINERS, CORONERS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND ANY OTHER AGENCIES OR OFFICIALS HAVING INFORMATION THAT IS NECESSARY FOR THE REVIEW PANEL TO CARRY OUT ITS DUTIES; TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE CASE OF AN INFANT OR CHILD WHO DIES SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, INCLUDING CASES OF SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (SIDS), SUDDEN UNEXPECTED INFANT DEATH (SUID) OR SUDDEN DEATH IN THE YOUNG (SDY), THE REVIEW PANEL SHALL CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE INFANT'S OR CHILD'S MEDICAL, PRENATAL, AND, WHERE APPLICABLE, MATERNAL HEALTH RECORDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTING FACTORS AND PREVENTABLE CAUSES OF DEATH; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH REVIEW SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BEST PRACTICES AND SHOULD INCLUDE CONSIDERATION OF THE INFANT'S OR CHILD'S IMMUNIZATION HISTORY AND ANY MEDICAL TREATMENTS OR INTERVENTIONS AS PART OF THE OVERALL MEDICAL CONTEXT, WITHOUT LIMITATION TO A SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD, AS RELEVANT TO THE PANEL'S DETERMINATION OF CONTRIBUTING FACTORS; TO DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO VERIFY THAT CASES OF SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED DEATH OF AN INFANT OR CHILD WERE REPORTED TO THE SUID AND SDY CASE REGISTRY AND THAT ANY ADVERSE VACCINE REACTIONS WERE REPORTED TO THE VACCINE ADVERSE EVENT REPORTING SYSTEM (VAERS), AND TO REPORT TO THE SUID AND SDY CASE REGISTRY OR TO VAERS ANY SUCH CASES OR ADVERSE VACCINE REACTIONS THAT WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVIEW PANEL'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL BE MADE PUBLIC BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO REQUIRE PHYSICIANS, HOSPITALS AND PHARMACIES TO PROVIDE REASONABLE ACCESS TO THE REVIEW PANEL TO ALL RELEVANT MEDICAL RECORDS ASSOCIATED WITH A CASE UNDER REVIEW BY THE REVIEW PANEL; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN RECORDS MAINTAINED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL BE CONFIDENTIAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT OR SUBPOENA, DISCOVERY OR INTRODUCTION INTO EVIDENCE; TO AUTHORIZE THE REVIEW PANEL TO INITIATE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AGAINST AGENCIES OR OFFICIALS THAT DO NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE PANEL IN A COMPLETE AND TIMELY MANNER; TO AMEND SECTION 25-41-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO EXEMPT CERTAIN QUALITY ASSURANCE, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, AND REVIEW RECORDS OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FROM THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH RECORDS SHALL BE CONFIDENTIAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE, SUBPOENA, OR DISCOVERY; TO EXEMPT CERTAIN RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL LICENSING INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT WHEN DISCLOSURE WOULD POSE A RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR SECURITY; TO AMEND SECTION 25-41-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION OR OTHERWISE CONDUCT A CLOSED MEETING DURING MORBIDITY OR MORTALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE WORK MANDATED BY STATUTE OR REGULATION, SUCH AS THE CHILD DEATH REVIEW PANEL, THE MATERNAL MORTALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE, AND THE FETAL AND INFANT MORTALITY REVIEW PANEL; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-61-11.3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT OF 1983 DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS USED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DURING MORBIDITY OR MORTALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE WORK MANDATED BY STATUTE OR REGULATION, SUCH AS THE CHILD DEATH REVIEW PANEL, THE MATERNAL MORTALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE, AND THE FETAL AND INFANT MORTALITY REVIEW PANEL; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.