An Act To Require Recipients Of Benefits Under The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (snap) Or The Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Program To Take The Test Of Adult Basic Education (tabe); To Provide That If The Recipient Scores Below The 12th Grade Level In Any Category Of The Tabe, The Recipient Must Enroll In A Program Of Study For The Tabe At A Community College To Become Competent In Those Categories In Which The Recipient Is Deficient, And Take The Tabe Again After Completion Of The Program Of Study; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Gulfport To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Removal Of Blighted Properties In The Western Part Of The City For The Fiscal Year 2026.

An Act To Authorize The Executive Director Or The Head Of A State Agency, The Purchasing Agent, Or Other Person Designated By The State Agency, Or The Governing Body Of The State Agency, To Negotiate The Contract, To Negotiate A Limitation On The Liability To The State Of Prospective Contractors, Provided Such Limitation Affords The State Reasonable Protection; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-193, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require All Candidates Running In The State General Election To Secure The Majority Vote To Be Elected; To Amend Section 23-15-601, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-603 And 23-15-605, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 23-15-951, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Hope And Opportunity Pathways Through Education (hope) Program, Which Shall Be Administered By The State Department Of Education; To Provide That The Goal Of The Hope Program Is To Develop A Comprehensive System To Re-enroll High School Dropouts In Programs That Will Enable Them To Earn Their High School Diploma; To Provide That The Hope Program Shall Award Grants To School Districts To Assist In Establishing Instructional Programs And Other Services Designed To Re-enroll High School Dropouts; To Require A Student In The Hope Program Who Wishes To Earn A High School Diploma To Meet The Graduation Requirements Of The Student's District Of Residence; To Provide That In Order To Be Eligible For Funding, A School District Must Develop A Hope Plan Approved By The State Board Of Education; To Provide That A School District May Operate Its Own Program Or Enter Into A Contract With Other Not-for-profit Entities To Operate A Program; To Provide That Hope Program Funding Must Be Distributed Based Upon The Proportion Of Dropouts In The School District To The Total Number Of Dropouts In This State; To Provide That A School District May Receive Adequate Education Program Funds For Students Enrolled In A Hope Program If Certain Criteria Are Met; To Specify Categories Of Programming In The Hope Program; To Specify The Minimum Components For Programs To Be Funded Through The Hope Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Fixed-wing Aircraft If Exported From This State Within Thirty Days And Registered And First Used In Another State; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-3-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Sheriff And His Or Her Deputies In Any County Having A Population Of 150,000 Or More To Use Radar Speed Detection Equipment Upon The Public Streets, Roads And Highways Of The County Lying Outside The Limits Of Any Incorporated Municipality And Excluding Any Interstate Highway; To Provide That Certain Measures May Be Taken By The Department Of Public Safety If Certain Abuse Is Reported Concerning The Use Of Such Equipment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Youth And Community Safety Act; To Require Schools To Annually Report Certain Unlawful Activity To The Mississippi Department Of Education; To Require The Department To Make Available To The Public Data Concerning Such Unlawful Activity; To Require The Department To Provide Ongoing Staff Training, Strategies And Evidenced-based Practices To Create Safe, Positive Learning Environments That Improve School District Safety For Youth, Law Enforcement, District Staff And Parents; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-40, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Provisions That Provide That If Any Officer Or Employee Of The State Of Mississippi, Or Any Political Subdivision Thereof, Does Not Pay The State Sales Tax For Which He Is Responsible To Pay Within Two Months After Such Sales Tax Becomes Due And Payable, He Is Not Eligible To Receive Any Salary Or Other Emoluments Of Office From The State, Or From Any Political Subdivision Thereof, Until The Sales Tax, Interest And Penalty, If Any, Is Paid In Full; To Provide That The Department Of Revenue May Pursue All Remedies Against A Public Employee Or Officer As Are Available Against Other Persons Who Fail To Pay Taxes Levied Under The Sales Tax Law; To Provide That Any Garnishment Taken Against Such Public Employee Or Officer Shall Be For An Amount Of 25% Of The Employee's Or Officer's Salary Or The Amount Of The Outstanding Tax Liability, Whichever Is Less; To Amend Section 7-7-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Bring Forward Section 85-3-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Attachment Or Garnishment Of Wages, Salaries Or Other Compensation, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-28-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Charter School To Transfer, Upon A Student's Disenrollment From The Charter School, To The Student's Home School District A Proportionate Amount Of Total Funding Formula Funds For The Remaining Months Of The School Year Which The Child Is No Longer Enrolled In The Charter School; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit The Sale Or Giving Of Assault Weapons To Any Person Under The Age Of Twenty-one; To Amend Section 97-37-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Prohibition Regarding Firearms; To Amend Section 45-9-53 And 45-9-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Provisions Of Law That Regulate Local Ordinances Regarding Firearms; To Bring Forward Section 45-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Process For Concealed Carry Licenses; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Medicaid Coverage For Individuals Who Are Under 65 Years Of Age, Are Not Pregnant, Are Not Entitled To Or Enrolled For Medicare Benefits And Whose Income Is Not More Than 133% Of The Federal Poverty Level, As Authorized Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Give The Judge Discretion In Assessing Fines For Simple Assault; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-5-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase From $25,000.00 To $75,000.00 The Threshold Amount For Public Works Contracts Under Which An Owner May Elect To Make A Lump-sum Payment At Completion Of The Contract Instead Of Requiring A Performance Bond Or Payment Bond; To Increase From $25,000.00 To $75,000.00 The Threshold Amount Under Which Any Person Entering Into A Formal Contract With A County, City Or Other Public Authority For The Construction, Alteration, Or Repair Of Any Public Building Or Public Work, Must Furnish Proof Of General Liability Insurance Coverage In An Amount Not Less Than $1,000,000.00 For Bodily Injury And Property Damage; To Provide That For Any Contract With The State Which Exceeds $5,000.00, Or With A County, City Or Other Public Authority Which Exceeds $75,000.00, For The Construction, Alteration Or Repair Of Any Public Building Or Public Work, If A Subcontractor Of The General Contractor For The Contract Does Not Have General Liability Insurance Coverage In The Required Minimum Amount, Then The General Contractor Shall Be Liable For Any Amount Under Such Minimum Amount Of Coverage For Which The Subcontractor Is Underinsured Or Not Insured; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 93-19-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of Any Person Age 18 Years Or Older To Enter Into A Binding Contractual Relationship To Convey And/or Encumber Personal Property, Mortgages And Real Property; To Bring Forward Section 93-19-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes A Chancery Court In Which A Minor Resides To Remove Disability Of A Minor, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.