An Act To Require Elected Officials That Have Been Indicted For A Crime Or Crimes That Relate To Or Result From His Or Her Elected Office, To Take A Leave Of Absence Until The Case Is Resolved; To Require That The Office Remain Vacant Until The Case Is Resolved Or A General Election Takes Place; To Allow Indicted Elected Individuals To Run For Elected Office; To Provide That Upon Conclusion Of The Case, An Acquitted Elected Official May Resume His Or Her Duties, But If Found Guilty, He Or She Must Step Down; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Certain Persons Disqualified By Reason Of Conviction Of A Disenfranchising Crime; To Provide That Such Persons Shall Be Enfranchised After Completing The Term Of Incarceration And Parole Or Upon The Imposition Of A Probation-only Sentence For Such Crimes; To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 23-15-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Removal Of A Person's Name From The Statewide Elections Management System Unless The Person Is Serving A Term Of Incarceration Or Parole For A Disenfranchising Crime At The Time Of Removal; To Provide That A Court's Certification Of A Conviction For Purposes Of Removal From The Statewide Elections Management System Must Indicate The Type Of Sentence Imposed; To Amend Section 23-15-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Circuit Clerk's Enrollment Book Listing The Names Of Persons Convicted Of Disenfranchising Crimes Must Be Updated To Exclude The Names Of Those Persons Enfranchised Under This Act; To Amend Sections 23-15-125 And 23-15-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Voter Roll And Pollbooks Must Be Updated In A Manner Consistent With This Act; To Amend Sections 23-15-39 And 23-15-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Will Adopt Voter Registration Applications Which State That A Person Restored The Right Of Suffrage Under This Act Is Not Disqualified From Registering To Vote; To Amend Sections 23-15-213, 23-15-223 And 23-15-239, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Will Develop And Implement Training For Election Commissioners, Registrars And Poll Managers Which Will Instruct Them On Their Duties With Regard To Persons Restored The Right Of Suffrage Under This Act; To Amend Section 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Will Update The Statewide Elections Management System In A Manner That Will Allow Local Election Officials To Verify Whether A Person Has A Disqualifying Conviction; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-573, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Procedure For Casting An Affidavit Ballot, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-573, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Individuals To Vote By Affidavit On Election Day, If The Individual Registered After The Thirty-day Qualifying Cutoff, But Before Election Day; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Ease Access To Suffrage (ease) Act; To Establish The Ease Access To Suffrage Program Within The External Affairs Division Of The Office Of The Secretary Of State; To Provide That The Purpose Of The Program Shall Be To Publish The Criteria For The Restoration Of Suffrage In Mississippi, To Create A Public Portal For Applications, To Raise Awareness About The Suffrage Process And To Ensure That A Person's Right To Vote Is Fully Restored For The Next Election After The Restoration Of The Right By The Legislature Under Article 12, Section 253 Of The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890; To Set Forth Certain Criteria For The Restoration Of The Right To Suffrage; To Require The Division To Create A Public Portal For Applications; To Require The Office Of The Secretary Of State To Raise Awareness Of The Program Through A Media Campaign; To Require The Secretary Of State To Coordinate With Certain Members Of The Legislature In Determining The Criteria For The Restoration Of Suffrage And The Program; To Authorize The Office Of The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Rules Or Regulations To Administer This Section; To Require The Office Of The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Clear Rules And Regulations To Ensure That A Person's Right To Vote Is Fully Restored For The Next Election After The Restoration Of Suffrage Under Article 12, Section 253 Of The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-1031, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Move The First United States Congressional Primary Within The State Of Mississippi To March Of Each Year In Which Congressmen Are Elected; To Repeal Section 23-15-1083, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Coordinates United States Congressional Primaries With Presidential Primaries When Both Will Take Place Within The Same Year; To Amend Sections 23-15-299 And 23-15-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-297, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Dyslexia Education Funding Act; To Define Terms; To Create The Mississippi Rural Schools Funding Grant Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Providing Dyslexia Therapy To Aid Students With Dyslexia As Well As To Fund Dyslexia Therapists Or Support Staff In Schools; To Provide That Each School District Shall Receive A Minimum Amount Under The Grant Program; To Provide That The Remaining Funds In The Grant Program Shall Be Distributed Upon Application; To Require The Department To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Administer The Grant Program; To Create The Dyslexia Education Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies Appropriated Out Of The Fund May Be Used To Reimburse Actual Oversight Costs Up To A Certain Amount; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend Definitions Related To The Chapter Of Campaign Finance Laws; To Amend Section 23-15-803, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That A Candidate Or Political Committee Must File A Statement Of Organization Before Accepting Any Contributions; To Provide The Required Content Of The Statement Of Organization; To Provide That The Secretary Of State Shall Impose Administrative Penalties Against Candidates And Political Committees For Failing To Comply With The Requirement Of This Chapter; To Provide Penalties For Failing To Comply With This Chapter; To Provide That The Attorney General Or A District Attorney With Proper Jurisdiction Shall Pursue Judicial Enforcement At The Request Of The Secretary Of State; To Amend Section 23-15-805, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modify The Campaign Finance Reporting Process; To Require The Secretary Of State To Maintain A Central Site On The Internet To Make Campaign Finance Reports Accessible To The Public And Easily Searchable; To Amend Section 23-15-807, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Information And Reporting Process And Timeline That Candidate Committees And Political Committees Must Adhere To In Regards To Filing Reports Of Contributions And Disbursements; To Amend Section 23-15-809, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Individuals Who Fail To Provide The Reports Required In This Section Shall Be Subject To Penalty; To Amend Sections 23-15-811 And 23-15-813, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 23-15-815, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Secretary Of State With The Duty And Power To Oversee The Forms And Processes Described Herein; To Amend Section 23-15-817, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That On Behalf Of The Secretary Of State, The Attorney General Shall Bring A Mandamus And Any Other Disciplinary Action Provided By This Chapter Against Individuals Who Fail To File A Campaign Disclosure Report By The Deadlines Established In Section 23-15-807; To Amend Section 23-15-819, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Foreign Nationals From Making Campaign Contributions In Connection With An Election For Any Constitutional Amendment, Local Ballot Measure, Ballot Referendum Or Other Similar Measures; To Make It Unlawful For A Person To Knowingly Solicit Or Aid In The Solicitation Of Campaign Contributions From Foreign Nationals; To Provide That Those Found Guilty Of Violating This Section Shall Be Subject To Fines, Imprisonment, Or Both, For Said Violation; To Allow Any Person Who Unknowingly Receives A Campaign Contribution From A Foreign National To Have 30 Days To Remit The Value Of The Unlawful Contribution To The Secretary Of State Once The Violation Has Been Determined, Or Be Subject To Penalties; To Require Candidates And Candidate Committees To Provide Greater Transparency When Receiving Loans And Lines Of Credit; To Require That A Candidate Or Treasurer Of A Candidate Committee Or Political Committee Keep Detailed Accounts Regarding Contributions And Expenditures; To Require That All Account Activity Be Kept Current And Shall Not Lack Entries For Activity That Took Place Less Than Ten Business Days Prior; To Provide That Accounts May Be Inspected Under Reasonable Circumstances At Any Time By The Secretary Of State Or His Or Her Authorized Representative; To Require That Account Records Shall Be Preserved For Four Years From The Date Of The Contribution, Expenditure, Gift, Investment Or Loan; To Limit Political Contributions By Corporations To $1,000.00 Per Calendar Year; To Provide Penalties For Violations Of Corporate Political Contribution Restrictions; To Provide That The Secretary Of State Will Compel The Attorney General To Bring Forth Actions For Violations Of Corporate Political Contribution Restrictions; To Amend Section 23-15-821, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Personal Use Of Campaign Contributions By A Political Committee Is Prohibited; To Prohibit The Use Of Campaign Contributions To Pay Civil Penalties Incurred By A Political Committee Or Member Thereof; To Repeal Sections 97-13-15 And 97-13-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibited Political Contributions By Corporations And Penalized Illegal Corporate Contributions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Carbon Monoxide Detectors In All Public And Nonpublic Schools In Mississippi; To Authorize And Direct The State Fire Marshal To Provide Requirements For Testing And Inspecting Carbon Monoxide Detection And Warning Equipment Installed In Public Or Nonpublic School Buildings; To Provide That This Act Shall Not Apply To Buildings Whose Sole Educational Use Is For Home Instruction Programs; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration To Receive Repayments On Approved Loans From The Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program; To Direct The Department Of Education To Provide The Department Of Finance And Administration With All Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program Terms Of Repayment And Balances Owed From School Districts; To Direct The Department Of Finance And Administration To Deposit Those Repayments Into The Education Enhancement Fund; To Provide That, If A School District Is In Arrears On Loan Repayments, The Department Of Education Shall Remit The Amount Owed To The Department Of Finance And Administration And Shall Withhold That Amount From Future Payments Of Total Funding Formula Funds To The School District; To Direct The State Treasurer, In Conjunction With The State Fiscal Officer, To Transfer To The Education Enhancement Fund All Remaining Funds In The Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact The "our Children's Health Impacts Our Future Law"; To Require That When Any Child Applies For Admission Or Enrollment In Any Public School In The State, The Child's Parent, Legal Guardian Or Legal Custodian Shall Receive Notice On The School Registration Form Of The Importance That His Or Her Child Receives A Medical And Dental Physical; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi 'i Voted' Sticker Contest Act"; To Require That The Secretary Of State Oversee The Statewide Voting Sticker Contest; To Provide Guidelines For The Voting Sticker Contest; To Require That The Secretary Of State Will Create A Submission Platform For Contestants And Promulgate Additional Rules And Regulations Necessary For The Voting Sticker Contest; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 37-13-91 And 37-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Provisions Of The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law Are Fully Applicable To Kindergarten-age Children; To Require Such Kindergarten-age Children To Attend Licensed Public, Parochial, Nonpublic Or Homeschool Kindergarten Programs; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Be Known As The "mississippi Regional Early/middle College High School Act Of 2025"; To Declare The Legislative Purposes Of Regional Early/middle College High Schools In Mississippi; To Define Terms And Phrases Used In The Act; To Initiate The Development Of Rules And Regulations For Regional Early/middle College High Schools; To Establish That The Location Of Early/middle College High Schools Be On The Campus Of Post-secondary Institutions; To Provide Guidance For The Governing Board For Regional Early/middle College High Schools; To Prescribe A Funding Structure For Regional Early/middle College High Schools That Would Allow Per-pupil State And Federal Funding To Transfer From The State Department Of Education To The Post-secondary Institutions For The Purposes Of Supporting Regional Early/middle College High School Students; To Prescribe Standards For The Establishment Of Early/middle College High Schools; To Allow Post-secondary Institutions To Initiate And Govern Early/middle College High School; To Establish Requirements Relating To The Enrollment Of Students In Regional Early/middle College High School Residing In The State Of Mississippi And A Lottery Process For Selecting Students When Capacity Is Insufficient To Enroll All Students Desiring To Attend An Early/middle College High School; To Establish Publicity Expectations; To Demonstrate Adherence To The Statewide Accountability And Accreditation Standards; To Ensure Nondiscriminatory Practices; To Establish Eligibility Guidelines For Extracurricular Activities And Opportunities; To Ensure The Granting Of Certain Waivers That May Impede School Innovations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Individuals To Provide One Form Of Proof Of Citizenship And Two Forms Of Proof Of Address In Order To Register To Vote; To Amend Section 23-15-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provision That Requires Professional School Counselors To Abide By The American School Counselor Association Code Of Ethics; And For Related Purposes.