An Act To Authorize Any Person Who Is Qualified To Register To Vote In The State Of Mississippi To Register To Vote When That Person Applies For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Obtain Certain Information From A Person Who Desires To Register To Vote While Applying For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Provide An Opt-out Procedure For Persons Who Choose Not To Register To Vote While Applying For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification Card; To Provide For The Forwarding Of Voter Registration Applications To The Person's County Of Residence; To Amend Sections 23-15-11, 23-15-33, 23-15-35, 23-15-39, 23-15-41, 23-15-79, 23-15-95 And 63-1-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-11-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Member Of The Public Employees' Retirement System Shall Be Terminated From Membership In The System If The Member Is Convicted Of Or Pleads Guilty Or Nolo Contendere To A Felony That Is Related To Or In Connection With The Member's Employment In The State Service And Which Is Committed On Or After July 1, 2025; To Amend Section 25-11-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Member Who Is Charged With Such Crime Who Retires And Receives A Retirement Allowance After Being Charged With The Crime Shall Continue To Receive The Retirement Allowance Until Such Time As The Member Is Convicted Of Or Pleads Guilty Or Nolo Contendere To The Crime, At Which Time The Member's Retirement Allowance Shall Be Terminated; To Amend Section 25-11-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Refund Without Interest Of The Accumulated Contributions Of A Member Who Is Convicted Of Such Crime; To Amend Sections 25-15-3 And 25-15-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Active Member Of The System Who Is Participating In The State And School Employees Life And Health Insurance Plan, And Who Otherwise Would Be Eligible To Receive A Retirement Allowance But Is Terminated From Membership In The System Because Of The Member's Conviction Of Or Plea Of Guilty Or Nolo Contendere To Such Crime, Is Eligible To Continue To Participate In The Plan Under The Same Conditions And Coverages For Retired Employees; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Expungement For A Conviction Of Embezzlement By A State Officer Or County Officer, Or An Officer Of Any City, Town Or Village Fourteen Years After Completion Of All Terms For The Conviction Of Such Crime; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-76-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare As Public Policy That Children Are Adversely Affected When A Parent Who Has An Outstanding Child Support Arrearage Diverts Child Support To Gaming; To Codify Section 75-76-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Procedures For The Mississippi Gaming Commission, The Department Of Human Services And Licensees Under Chapter 76 Of Title 75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Carry Out The Interception And Seizure Of Game Winnings Of Parents With A Child Support Arrearage; To Amend Section 75-76-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Gaming Commission To Prescribe The Manner And Procedure In Which Child Support Arrearages May Be Collected From Gaming Winnings And Slot Machine Annuities; To Amend Section 93-11-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Child Support May Be Collected From All Gaming Winnings; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit False Or Secret Compartments In Vehicles; To Establish Criminal Penalties For Persons Owning Or Operating A Vehicle Containing A False Or Secret Compartment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "property Cleanup Revolving Fund" To Assist Municipalities With The Cleanup Of Properties Sold For Taxes That Have Been Certified To The State; To Authorize The Creation Of A Grant Program Administered By The Mississippi Home Corporation For Such Property Cleanup By The Municipality; To Specifically Authorize Municipalities With A Population In Excess Of 145,000 To Apply For Grants Under The Program; To Authorize Municipalities To Enter Into Agreements And Take Such Actions Necessary To Participate In The Grant Program; To Amend Section 29-1-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Utilize Monies In The Land Records Maintenance Fund To Contract With Vendors To Maintain Lands Struck Off To The State; To Amend Sections 29-1-95 And 27-104-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Restrict Monies In The Land Records Maintenance Fund From Lapsing Into The General Fund At The End Of The Fiscal Year; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Certain Felony Embezzlement From The List Of Nonexpungeable Crimes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-37-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Any Person Convicted Of A Nonviolent Felony To Possess And Use Firearms And Deadly Weapons To Defend His Or Her Home Or Motor Vehicle; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Minimum Wage Law"; To Establish The State Minimum Wage At $15.00 Per Hour; To Provide That Employers With Tipped Employees Are Exempt From The Requirement To Pay The State Minimum Wage; To Establish Guidelines For Employees Entitled To Overtime Pay; To Bring Forward Sections 7-7-204, 17-1-51, 23-15-239, 25-3-40, 37-7-307, 57-34-5, 85-3-4, 97-3-54.4 And 99-19-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Tunica County Health Care Authority, Tunica County Board Of Supervisors, Or Other Authorized Managing Entity May Apply For, And The State Department Of Health Shall Issue, A Certificate Of Need For The Construction Of An Acute Care Hospital In Tunica County Upon Demonstration Of The Feasible Viability Of Such; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Okolona, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction, Engineering And Related Costs For Overlaying Park Lane, Adams Avenue, Murphy Street, Chenault Street, Hawkins Street, Forest Drive, Lee Circle, Dawson Street, Okolona Terrace, Gatlin Street And Hillcrest Street In The City Of Okolona; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 37-31-15 And 37-31-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require School Boards, With The Approval Of The State Board Of Education, To Establish Vocational Education Programs In Each School District Or Authorize Two Or More Districts To Enter Into An Agreement For The Joint Operation Of A Vocational Education Program To Serve Students With The School Districts Of Participants To The Agreement; To Bring Forward Sections 37-31-71, 37-31-73 And 37-31-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-3-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Elements Of Statutory Rape When Both Are Dating And Secondary School Students; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "released-time Moral Instruction Act Of 2025"; To Authorize Local School Boards To Permit The Released-time Moral Instruction Of Pupils; To Permit School Boards To Complete A Survey To Determine Pupils Within The School District Who Desire Released-time Moral Instruction And Who Have Received Consent From Their Parent Or Legal Guardian For Such Instruction; To Require School Boards To Allow Those Students Desiring Released-time Moral Instruction To Participate In Off-site For At Least One Hour, One Day Each Week; To Prohibit The School District From Providing Or Facilitating Released-time Moral Instruction On School Premises; To Permit Local School Boards To Make Arrangements With The Persons In Charge Of The Released-time Moral Instruction As The Board Deems Necessary And Advisable; To Provide That Students Shall Not Be Penalized Or Considered Absent From The School For Purposes Of Attending Released-time Moral Instruction; To Provide That Students Who Do Not Participate In Released-time Moral Instruction Shall Continue In The Regular Course Of Daily Instruction; To Provide That Released-time Moral Instruction Shall Be Given Without Expense To Any Local School Board Beyond The Cost Of The Original Survey; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each Public School Board And Charter School Governing Board To Display The Ten Commandments In Each Classroom In Each School Or Charter School Under Its Jurisdiction By Not Later Than January 1, 2026; To Prescribe Additional Historical Documents And Texts That School Boards Governing Authority May Choose To Display In Their Classrooms; To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Rules And Regulations In Accordance With The Administrative Procedure Act To Ensure The Proper Implementation Of This Act; To Require The State Department Of Education To Identify Appropriate Resources To Comply With The Provisions Of This Act That Are Free Of Charge, And Once Identified, To List The Free Resources On The Department's Website; To Amend Section 37-28-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.