An Act To Amend Section 37-28-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Charter Schools Shall Be Granted A Two-year Delay Start Date For Commencement Of Instruction Of Students; To Further Provide That If The Charter School Fails To Start After Two Years Of Being Approved, It Must Reapply For Authorization To Open A Charter School To The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board; To Amend Section 37-28-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Charter School Employees Having Satisfied All The Requirements For National Board Certification In Their Respective Professional Disciplines, Shall Be Entitled To A $6,000.00 Annual Salary Supplement; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "freedom Of Speech Protection Act"; To Provide Definitions For The Act; To Provide That; To List The Governmental Entities That The Act Does And Does Not Apply To; To Provide Timelines For Responding To Any Cause Of Action; To Authorize The Moving Party To Appeal; To Bring Forward Section 95-1-5, Which Provides For Civil Actions For Defamation Of Publication, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Section 93-17-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides A Procedure For Contested Adoptions, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Section 93-17-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Reference To The Department Of Child Protection Services; To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-151 And 43-21-613, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Youth Court Proceedings For Adoption For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-3-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Salary Of The District Attorney Shall Be A Certain Percentage Of The Salary Provided To Circuit And Chancery Judges Of The State; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-29-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Unnatural Intercourse Law To Remove The Word "mankind"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-28-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The State Or Any Agency Or Instrumentality Of The State From Seeking Payment For Medicaid Benefits Provided To A Designated Beneficiary From A Mississippi Able Account; To Amend Sections 43-28-17, 43-13-120 And 43-13-317, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board Within The State Department Of Health To Review The Deaths Resulting From Domestic Violence Incidents And Establish Strategies To Prevent Domestic Violence Fatalities; To Provide For The Members Of The Board To Be Appointed By The State Officer; To Provide That The Department Shall Be Responsible For The General Administration Of The Activities Of The Board And Shall Employ Or Contract With A Coordinator And Designate Other Staff As Necessary To Provide Administrative Support For The Board; To Prescribe The Duties Of The Coordinator; To Authorize The Board To Invite Other Individuals To Participate With The Board On An Ad Hoc Basis For A Particular Investigation; To Provide What The Review Of A Domestic Violence Fatality By The Board Will Involve, Including The Types Of Records That Are To Be Reviewed; To Direct The Board To Submit A Report Every Two Years To The House And Senate Public Health Committees Concerning Its Activities And The Incidents Of Domestic Violence Fatalities Within The State, Which Shall Include The Number, Causes And Relevant Demographic Information On Domestic Violence Fatalities In Mississippi, Identifiable Trends In Domestic Violence Fatalities In The State, And Appropriate Policy And Systems Recommendations To The Legislature On How To Most Effectively Direct State Resources To Reduce The Number Of Preventable Domestic Violence Fatalities In The State; To Provide That Data For The Board's Review And Reporting Shall Be Provided To The Board By Agencies, Officials And Health Care Providers Having Information Necessary For The Board To Carry Out Its Duties; To Require Physicians, Hospitals And Pharmacies To Provide Reasonable Access To The Board To All Relevant Medical Records Associated With A Case Under Review By The Board; To Provide Immunity To Physicians, Hospitals And Pharmacies Providing Access To Those Records In Good Faith; To Require Any Person Having Records Or Other Information Relevant To The Board's Review Of A Domestic Violence Fatality To Provide Those Records Or Information When Requested By The Board; To Provide For Confidentiality And Prohibitions On Disclosure Or Admissibility As Evidence In Any Proceeding Of All Information, Records And Other Data Collected By The Board; To Provide That All Proceedings And Activities Of The Board, Opinions Of Members Of The Board Formed As A Result Of Those Proceedings And Activities, And Records Obtained, Created Or Maintained By The Board Are Confidential And Are Not Subject To The Mississippi Public Records Act; To Authorize The Board To Compile Reports Of Aggregated, Nonindividually Identifiable Data On A Routine Basis For Distribution In An Effort To Further Study The Causes And Problems Associated With Domestic Violence Fatalities; To Amend Section 25-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt The Board From The Open Meetings Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 45-33-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Certain Persons From The Requirement To Register As A Sex Offender If The Person Is Relieved Of The Duty To Register As A Sex Offender In Another Jurisdiction; To Amend Section 45-33-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department To Provide An Exemption To Register As A Sex Offender For Certain Permanently Disabled Persons Who Are Exempt From Registration In Another Jurisdiction; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 27-105-5, 27-105-303, 27-105-305, 27-105-315 And 27-105-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow United States Treasury-certified Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Credit Unions Whose Accounts Are Insured By The National Credit Union Administration To Qualify As Public Funds Depositories And Accept Public Funds From Counties, Municipalities And Other Local Governmental Units; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-3-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Chancery Clerks To Verify Telephone Numbers As A Prerequisite For Filing A Deed; To Require The Clerk To Deny Any Filing For Failure To Have The Required Information; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize A Sign Or Signs To Be Erected On Interstate-10 And Mississippi Highway 63 North In Jackon County, Mississippi, To Honor Two-time U.s. Men's Basketball Olympic Gold Medalist And Moss Point High School Graduate, Devin Booker; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 79-35-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Remove A Fraudulent Residence Address Of A Registered Agent When The Current Occupant Of The Residence Address Requests Removal And Attests That The Person Listing The Residence Address Is Not Associated With The Residence Address; To Amend Sections 79-4-1.25 And 79-29-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Number Of Days Allowed For The Secretary Of State To Return A Document Refused For Filing To A Corporation Or Limited Liability Company; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Be Known As The "mississippi Kratom Consumer Protection Act"; To Define Certain Terms; To Prohibit The Sale Of Kratom Products To Persons Under Age 21 And To Prescribe Additional Restrictions On The Sale Of Kratom Products; To Establish Certain Requirements Relating To The Manufacture Of Kratom Products; To Require Certain Information To Be Conspicuously Displayed On Kratom Products Packaged For Retail Sale; To Levy An Excise Tax On Persons Engaged In The Sale Of Kratom Products In The Amount Of Five Percent Of The Retail Sales Price; To Prescribe Civil Penalties For Persons Selling Kratom Products Without A Registration; To Prohibit Local Governing Authorities From Imposing Additional Restrictions Or Requirements Relating To Kratom Products; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-21-124, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Manufacturer Of Pseudoephedrine Or Ephedrine That Is Lawfully Sold In The State To Pay Monthly Fees To The National Association Of Drug Diversion Investigators To Support The Administration Of The National Precursor Log Exchange (nplex); And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-5-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Lump-sum Payment Threshold To $75,000.00 For Performance And Payment Bond Contracts; And For Related Purposes.