An Act To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Certain Types Of Embezzlement From The List Of Crimes That Are Excluded From Expungement; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The State Health Officer To Develop A Program To Close The Gap In The Health Status Of All Gender And Racial Groups; To Require A Statewide Assessment; To Establish Measurable Outcomes; To Provide Technical Assistance; To Provide For The Selection Of Certain Organizations To Develop Criteria And Procedures To Carry Out The Purposes Of This Act; To Coordinate With Other Projects And Initiatives; To Require Evaluations And Reports; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Overtime Compensation From The Definition Of "gross Income" For Purposes Of The State Income Tax Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-4-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Mental Health To Certify, Coordinate And Establish Minimum Standards And Establish Minimum Required Services For The Certification Of Privately-owned Mental Health Providers Who Are Not A Part Of The State-operated Mental Health Community Providers And Do Not Receive Funding From State Mental Health Funds Provided By The Department; To Provide That The Additional Certification Classification Shall Be Required To Meet Minimum Standards For Services And Safety As Those Promulgated For Regional And Community Mental Health Providers; To Authorize The Department To Permanently Waive Any Additional Requirements That Are Not Suitable For The Environment, Structure Or Services Offered By Such Privately-owned Mental Health Providers; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Sincerest Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To The Surviving Family Of The Honorable Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Former Chief Justice Of The Mississippi Supreme Court, Former Attorney General, Former Secretary Of State, Former Two Term Mississippi State Senator, And Former Brigadier General Of The Mississippi National Guard.

An Act To Require The State Department Of Education And The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Establish And Implement A Program Known As The "health Careers Academy" For Public School Students In Grades 9 Through 12; To Provide That The Purpose Of The Academy Will Be To Stimulate Interest In Science, Mathematics, Language Arts, Critical Thinking And Health Care Professions; To Require The Academy To Be Conducted As A Six-week Nonresidential Summer Program At The University Of Mississippi Medical Center; To Require The State Department Of Education And The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Jointly Develop The Criteria And Process To Be Used In A Random Selection Of Candidates; To Require That The Criteria And Process Used Be Nondiscriminatory In Nature; To Prescribe The Eligibility Requirements For Participation In The Academy; To Prescribe The Components To Be Included In The Academy; To Require The Academy To Provide Full-day Instruction During The Course Of The Program; To Require Participating Students To Complete Certain Tasks And Research Projects; To Limit Participation In The Academy To Mississippi Residents In Grades 9 Through 12 Who Attend A Public School; To Require Eligible Persons To Submit An Application For Participation To The State Department Of Education; To Require The Department To Make The Applications Available To All School Districts By A Certain Date And To Establish The Deadline For Acceptance Of Applications; To Require The Department To Forward The Completed Applications To The Vice Chancellor For Health Affairs At The University Of Mississippi Medical Center At The Closing Date For Acceptance Of Applications; To Provide An Incentive In The Form Of A Stipend For Students Participating In The Academy; To Establish The Health Careers Academy Trust Fund In The State Treasury To Provide Support To Local School Districts And The University Of Mississippi Medical Center For Start-up Costs And Costs Associated With Implementing And Operating The Academy; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-67-517, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Check Cashing Business To Pass A Third-party Processing Company's Fees For The Use Of A Debit Or Credit Card On To The Customer; To Amend Section 75-67-619, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Licensee Who Is Authorized To Provide Credit Availability Transactions To Pass A Third-party Processing Company's Fees For The Use Of A Debit Or Credit Card On To The Customer; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Housing Loan Assistance Pilot Program To Be Administered By The Mississippi Development Authority For The Purpose Of Providing Loans To Certain Persons To Repair An Existing Home Or To Construct A New Home; To Authorize The Issuance Of $3,000,000.00 In State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For The Housing Loan Assistance Pilot Program; To Create The Housing Loan Assistance Bond Sinking Fund For The Purpose Of Providing That The Principal And Interest On The Bonds Authorized Under This Act Will Be Paid Primarily From Certain Fees Authorized By This Act; To Amend Section 25-7-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create An Additional Fee For Recording Deeds And Deeds Of Trusts With The Office Of The Chancery Clerk; To Require The Chancery Clerk To Remit Such Fees To The Mississippi Development Authority To Be Deposited Into The Housing Loan Assistance Bond Sinking Fund; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Sincerest Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To The Surviving Family Of Former Mississippi Senator, Presiding Justice Of The Mississippi Court Of Appeals And Respected Trial Lawyer John James Frasier, Jr., Of Leflore County, Mississippi, And Commending His Service To His Community And His State.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The State Department Of Health For The Purpose Of Making Upgrades And Other Improvements To The Infrastructure At The County Health Departments, For The Fiscal Year 2026.

An Act To Amend Section 37-16-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local School Boards To Assess The Student Performance Of All Eleventh Grade Students Using The General Educational Development Or High School Equivalency Test Program; To Prohibit Students Determined By The Assessment To Be Performing Below Grade Level From Exercising Any Senior Privilege Of Early Release From School; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize "d" And "f" Rated School Districts, In Collaboration With A Local Community Or Junior College, To Establish A Summer Youth Training Employment Program For Rising Sophomore Students; To Require A Youth Training Employment Program To Include Components On Soft Skills, Personal Living Skills, And Education And Academics; To Award Students Who Complete The Program With A Certificate Of Completion And A Stipend If Funding Is Made Available For Such Purposes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 29-3-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Exception To The Reservation Of Minerals In, On And Under Certain Sixteenth Section Lands Conveyed For Industrial Development; To Amend Section 57-75-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Sale Of Certain Sixteenth Section Mineral Interests To The Enterprises Owning Or Operating Certain Projects, Or To Authorize The Perpetual Waiver Of The Right To Use The Surface Of Such Sixteenth Section Lands For Exploration Or Production Of Minerals; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Paying Tribute To The 30-year Career Of Emily Wagster Pettus As A Capitol Correspondent With The Associated Press And Thanking Her For Her Service To The Citizens Of The State Of Mississippi.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For The Purpose Of Providing Funding To Jackson State University For The Construction Of An Athletic Stadium To Host The University's Sporting Events For The Fiscal Year 2026.