An Act Making An Appropriation To The City Of Olive Branch, Mississippi, For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With A Feasibility Study On The Most Efficient Design Of The State Highway 305 Corridor From Church Road In Olive Branch South To Lewisburg, Mississippi, For The Fiscal Year 2026.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Town Of Bruce, Mississippi, For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With Water Line Replacements For The Fiscal Year 2026.

An Act Making An Appropriation To Chickasaw County For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With Making Improvements And Upgrades To County Roads 124, 125, And 413 For The Fiscal Year 2026.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Universal Prekindergarten Program Act Of 2025"; To Define Certain Terms; To Provide For The Public Funding Of The Program, Which Shall Be Available To Parents And Families On A Voluntary Participation Basis; To Prescribe The Minimum Standards Of Education Required To Be Offered To Children Enrolled In The Program; To Prescribe The Manner By Which Payments Will Be Made To Prekindergarten Programs, Whether Such Programs Are Offered Through The Public School District Of Residence, An Outside District Or Through A Prequalified Private Provider; To Establish The Minimum Standards Required For The Prequalification Of Private Providers; To Prescribe The Manner By Which Local School Districts Must Account For Students Enrolled In Prekindergarten Programs For Purposes Of Determining Average Daily Attendance; To Require The Program To Be Jointly Administered By The State Board Of Education And The Division Of Early Childhood Care And Development; To Provide For The Expansion Of School-based Prekindergarten Programs; To Require The Board And The Division To Establish A Process To Calculate The Annual Statewide Tuition Rate For Prekindergarten Education; To Provide For An Administrative Procedures Process For Entities Aggrieved By Actions Of The Board And Division; To Require Annual Reports On The Program And Any Recommendation For Improvement Or Discontinuation To The Legislature; To Bring Forward Section 37-21-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Be Known As The "mississippi Tobacco Minimum Legal Sale Age Of 21 Act"; To Make Certain Legislative Findings Regarding The Effects Of Tobacco Use By Minors; To Define Certain Terms; To Prohibit The Sale Or Distribution Of Tobacco Products To Persons Under The Age Of 21; To Require Distributors To Verify The Age Of The Recipients Before Distributing Any Tobacco Product; To Require Tobacco Sellers To Post Signs About The Age Restriction On Tobacco Sales; To Authorize The State Department Of Health To Conduct Random, Unannounced Inspections To Test And Ensure Compliance With This Act; To Provide For Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Provide For Certain Exceptions And Defenses; To Amend Sections 97-32-5, 97-32-11, 97-32-15 And 97-32-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Pay The Costs Associated With Repair And Renovation Of Campus Buildings And Facilities At Mississippi Valley State University; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize An Income Tax Credit For Certain Taxpayers Who Incur Child Care Expenses For A Dependent Child To Attend A Child Care Center That Is Qualified As A Standard Child Care Center Or Comprehensive Child Care Center Under The Mississippi Department Of Human Services Voluntary Child Care Program; To Provide For The Amount Of The Tax Credit; To Authorize A Refundable Income Tax Credit For A Taxpayer Who Is Qualified As A Standard Child Care Center Or Comprehensive Child Care Center Under The Mississippi Department Of Human Services Voluntary Child Care Program; To Provide For The Amount Of The Tax Credit; To Authorize A Refundable Income Tax Credit For A Taxpayer Who Is Employed As A Teacher Or Director With A Child Care Center That Is Qualified As A Standard Child Care Center Or Comprehensive Child Care Center Under The Mississippi Department Of Human Services Voluntary Child Care Program; To Provide For The Amount Of The Tax Credit; To Authorize An Income Tax Credit For A Taxpayer Who Donates Funds To A Child Care Center That Is Qualified As A Standard Child Care Center Or Comprehensive Child Care Center Under The Mississippi Department Of Human Services Voluntary Child Care Program; To Provide For The Amount Of The Tax Credit; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-103-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Residency Requirement For In-state Tuition Rates For The Purpose Of Attending A State-supported Institution Of Higher Learning Or Community Or Junior College Shall Be A Minimum Period Of Twelve Months; To Amend Section 37-103-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Student Who Has Resided In The State Of Mississippi For A Continuous Period Of Twelve Months, Or Who Has Received A High School Diploma From A Public Or Private Secondary School In The State Upon Evidencing That He Or She Completed The Final Scholastic Year Enrolled Therein In The Year Immediately Preceding His Or Her Enrollment In A State Institution Of Higher Learning Or Community Or Junior College Shall Be Considered A Resident For Purposes Of In-state Tuition; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mississippi Accountability Rating System For Schools And School Districts; To Abolish The "a," "b," "c," "d" And "f" System Of Ratings And Replacing It With A Simple Zero To One Thousand Points System Designation; To Amend Sections 37-19-10, 37-17-13, 37-17-15 And Section 37-9-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Penalties For Convictions Related To Marijuana; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-11-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Prohibition For Nonadjudication Of A Commercial Driver's License; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Designate The Union County Heritage Museum As The Official State Barbeque Museum; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The State Department Of Health To Issue A Certificate Of Need To A Nonprofit Corporation Located In Madison County For The Construction, Expansion Or Conversion Of Beds In A Community Living Program For Developmentally Disabled Adults In An Icf-iid Facility; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A New Penalty For Any Person Who Kills Another Person While Driving Under The Influence; To Require A Person Convicted Of Driving Under The Influence To Pay Child Support To The Child Of Any Person Killed As A Result Of The Violation; To Bring Forward Section 63-11-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Penalties For Driving Under The Influence, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare June 3 As Bobbie Gentry Day In Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.