An Act To Amend Sections 73-13-1, 73-13-3, 73-13-5, 73-13-7, 73-13-9, 73-13-11, 73-13-13, 73-13-15, 73-13-17, 73-13-19, 73-13-21, 73-13-23, 73-13-25, 73-13-27, 73-13-29, 73-13-31, 73-13-33, 73-13-35, 73-13-37, 73-13-39, 73-13-41, 73-13-43 And 73-13-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Licensure Provisions For Engineers To Include Licensure For Land Surveyors; To Include Definitions Related To Surveying; To Provide The Members Of The Board Of Licensure For Professional Engineers And Surveyors; To Provide The Terms Of Office For The Newly Constituted Board Shall Be Six Years; To Revise The Qualifications Of The Board Members; To Provide That Members Of The Board Shall Hold Four Quarterly Meetings Each Year, And Failure To Attend Two Consecutive Quarterly Meetings May Result In Removal From The Board; To Increase The Application Fees, The Renewal Fees And Certificate Of Authority Fees For Licensure As A Professional Engineer Or Professional Surveyor; To Provide That A Sole Proprietorship, Owned And Operated By A Licensee, And A Professional Association Of Licensed Professional Engineers Or Licensed Professional Surveyors Shall Not Be Required To Obtain A Certificate Of Authority; To Create New Section 73-13-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Surveyor May Enter In Or Upon Certain Lands Without Criminal Liability For Trespass; To Provide Limited Civil Liability For The Surveyor; To Create New Section 73-13-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Applicability Of The Sections Related To Licensure Of Professional Engineers And Professional Surveyors And That Certain Activities Shall Not Be Prevented Or Affected As A Result Of Those Sections; To Repeal Sections 73-13-71 Through 73-13-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Licensure Of Land Surveyors; To Amend Sections 19-27-1, 73-63-5, 85-7-401, 97-17-85, 97-17-93 And 97-17-97, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Section 43-21-255, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To Law Enforcement Records Related To Children In Youth Court, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-19-31 And To Codify Section 43-19-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize And Direct The Mississippi Gaming Commission And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Providing For The Withholding Of Gaming Winnings Of Persons Who Have Outstanding Child Support Arrearages; To Authorize Gaming Licensees To Charge An Administrative Fee Upon The Winnings Of Persons Who Have Outstanding Child Support Arrearages; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-15-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Procedures To Regulate Custody For Babies Who Are Dropped Off With Adoption Agencies And Hospitals; To Provide The Duties Of The Custody Holder Of The Baby; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create Section 5-3-79.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Empower The Peer Committee To Institute A Program Of Reviewing Selected Administrative Rules; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-24-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Certain Pharmaceutical Distributors From The Consumer Protection Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The State Highway Commission, Acting On Behalf Of The Mississippi Department Of Transportation, To Transfer And Convey To The City Of Gulfport, Mississippi, Certain Parcels Of Land Situated In Gulfport, Mississippi, At The Intersections Of 13th Street And 28th Avenue And 15th Street And 28th Avenue; To Amend Section 1, Chapter 472, Laws Of 2024, To Correct The Method By Which The Mississippi Transportation Commission, Acting On Behalf Of The Mississippi Department Of Transportation, Is Authorized To Convey A Certain Parcel Of Land Situated In Greene County, Mississippi, Which Is Adjacent To The Old Highway 63 Chickasawhay River Bridge, To The Board Of Supervisors Of Greene County, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Hospital Tax Assessment Rates To Be A Percentage Of Net Revenue; To Provide That A Licensed Psychiatric Hospital Shall Be Assessed In The Amount Of 40% Of Net Patient Revenue, That Licensed Hospitals, Other Than Psychiatric Hospitals, Shall Be Assessed In The Amount Of 1% Of Net Patient Revenue, Up To A Maximum Of $20,000,000.00 Of Net Patient Revenue, In The Amount Of 9.28% Of Net Patient Revenue In Excess Of $20,000,000.00 Up To A Maximum Of $200,000,000.00 Of Net Patient Revenue With Additional Assessment Rates For Revenue In Excess Of $200,000,000.00, And That Hospitals Operated By The United States Department Of Veterans Affairs And Hospitals Operated By The State Department Of Mental Health Shall Be Exempt From Such Assessments; To Delete And Define Terms; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 97-33-303 And 97-33-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Operators Of A Fantasy Contest Which Includes Set Benchmarks For Contestants To Pick Against Are Not In Violation Of The Mississippi Gambling Statutes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-60-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Home Inspectors To Perform Inspections On New Construction Residential Structures Or Condominium Units Up To 14 Days Prior, Or Longer If The Purchaser And Seller Agree In Writing, To The Closing Of A Sale On A New Construction Residential Property Or Residential Condominium Unit; To Provide That The Acceptance Of An Offer To Purchase A New Construction Residential Property Or Residential Condominium Unit Shall Not Be Conditioned Upon The Purchaser Waiving His Or Her Right To An Inspection; To Provide Standard Purchase Agreement Terms To Ensure That A Purchaser's Right To An Inspection Is Clearly Stated And Included In Every Agreement; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Section 9-3-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Supreme Court Districts, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-4-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Judicial Districts Of The Court Of Appeals, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-993, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Designates The Nine Judgeships For The Mississippi Supreme Court, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-67-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Licensee Under The Small Loan Regulatory Law To Charge A Fee For The Purchase Of Nonfiling Or Nonrecording Insurance In Lieu Of The Actual Cost Of Recording An Instrument Executed As Security For A Loan; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Certain Equipment And Items To Volunteer Fire Departments For Use For Department Purposes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Work Release Program At Delta Correctional Facility; To Provide The Eligibility Criteria For Inmates Who May Participate In The Program; To Require Certain Statistical Data Be Reported To The Legislature Regarding The Program; To Provide That Inmates Who Are Work Participants Shall Utilize Their Wages For Certain Purposes; 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.