An Act To Create The "dignity And Safety For Incarcerated Women Act"; To Define Certain Terms As Used Under This Act; To Provide That Every Restroom And Changing Room Within A Correctional Facility That Is For Use By Incarcerated Individuals Shall Be Designated For Use By Members Of One Sex; To Prohibit Any Incarcerated Individual From Entering A Restroom Or Changing Room That Is Designated For One Sex Unless He Or She Is A Member Of That Sex; To Provide That Every Multi-occupancy Restroom, Changing Room And Sleeping Quarter Within A Correctional Facility Shall Be Designated For Exclusive Use Of Males Or Females; To Provide Certain Remedies For Violations Of This Act; 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 Provide That Any Elected Or Appointed Official That Participated In The Malicious Prosecution Of A Person Shall Be Held Personally Liable For All Costs Associated With The Prosecution; To Provide Other Penalties For Such Malicious Prosecution; To Require The Governing Authorities Or Agency That Employed The Official To Assess All Costs Of The Prosecution And Provide Such Information To The Judge Who Presided Over The Case In Which Malicious Prosecution Was Found; To Require The Judge To Issue An Order Requiring The Official Who Participated In The Prosecution To Pay All Costs; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-33-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Texting While Driving And Making Infractions Thereof A Traffic Violation Rather Than A Civil Violation; To Impose A $100.00 Fine For Each Violation; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Position Of The American Rescue Plan Act (arpa) Expenditures Ombudsman, Who Shall Be Appointed By The Governor For A Term That Expires On December 31, 2026; To Provide That The Ombudsman Shall Oversee All Expenditures Of Arpa Funds Made By The Legislature, The Governor And All State Agencies And Solicit Feedback From The Public About The Ongoing Expenditure Of Arpa Funds In The State; To Provide That The Ombudsman Shall Prepare An Annual Report On How Arpa Funds Are Being Expended, Who The Funds Are Helping, And What Improvements Can Be Made In The Allocation Of The Funds, And The Report Shall Be Provided To The Governor And The Legislature And Shall Be Made Available To The Public; To Provide That The Annual Compensation Of The Ombudsman For The Performance Of His Or Her Duties Shall Be Paid From Arpa Funds That Are Appropriated By The Legislature For That Purpose; And For Related Purposes.

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 37-11-54, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Board Of Education To Develop The Curriculum And Implement A Program Of Conflict Resolution And Peer Mediation To Be Used By Local School Districts; To Provide That The Curriculum Developed For Use Shall Be Age And Grade Appropriate; To Require Programs Of Conflict Resolution And Peer Mediation In Failing Districts To Be Supervised By The School Resource Officer With The Assistance Of Other District Personnel To Combat Violence And Bullying; To Provide That The Program Of Conflict Resolution Shall Provide School Administrators With Alternatives To Handling Student Disciplinary Matters; To Amend Section 37-11-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require School Districts To Allow Any Public School Student Who Has Never Been Subject To Disciplinary Action Who Commits An Act Or Engages In Conduct For Which The Student Otherwise Would Be Suspended Or Expelled Under The School District's Discipline Plan, At The Election Of The Student, To Participate In A Community Service Program As An Alternative To Suspension Or Expulsion; To Provide That While Participating In The Program, The Student Shall Receive Youth Peer Counseling Deemed Appropriate By The School District; To Amend Sections 37-3-82 And 37-3-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Section 37-7-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-106-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise And Rename The Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant As The Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance And Workforce Acceleration Grant (mtawag); To Prescribe The Criteria For Eligibility; To Remove The Exclusion Which Prohibits Recipients Of Pell Grant Funds From Receiving Funds Under The Mtawag; To Make Mtawag Funds Available To Full- And Part-time Students To Include Working Adult Learnings As Eligible For Receipt Of Funds To The Acquisition Of A Baccalaureate Or Associate Degree Or Certified Credential; To Eliminate The Initial Academic Requirements For Those Individuals Who Have Been Out Of High School For Extended Periods And Desire To Return To Postsecondary Educational Learning To Earn A Degree Or Credential; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-3-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Sheriff And His Deputies In Any County To Use Radar Speed Detection Equipment Upon The Public Streets, Roads And Highways Of The County Lying Outside Of The Limits Of Any Incorporated Municipality; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Any Person Executing A Warrant At A Residence, Home, Apartment, Room, Building Or Premises Or Any Other Dwelling Place Under The Laws Of This State To Give Appropriate Notice Of The Identity, Authority And Purpose Of The Officer To The Person To Be Searched Or Arrested Before Entering Such, Or To The Person In Apparent Control Of The Premises To Be Searched; To Require The Executing Officer To Read And Give A Copy Of The Warrant To The Person To Be Searched Or Arrested, Or To The Person In Apparent Control Of The Premises To Be Searched; To Require All Warrants To Be Executed Within The Period And At The Times Authorized By The Warrant; To Limit The Issuance Of No-knock Warrants To The County Court Or County Judge In Vacation, Chancery Court Or By The Chancellor In Vacation, By The Circuit Court Or Circuit Judge In Vacation, Or By A Justice Of The Mississippi Supreme Court; To Amend Section 41-29-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Repealed Provisions Regarding No-knock Warrants; To Amend Sections 99-3-1 And 99-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Govern Warrantless Arrests For Domestic Violence, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 7-1-21, 7-5-67 And 7-7-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate The Powers And Duties Of Investigators, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 9-9-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Powers Of The County Judge, To Conform To The Preceding; To Amend Section 21-23-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Operations Of The Municipal Court, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 27-69-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Department Of Revenue Commissioner To Request Issuance Of Warrants, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 41-29-153, 41-29-159 And 41-29-161, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Arrests Subject To Violations Of The Uniform Controlled Substances Provisions, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 43-13-221 And 43-13-229, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 45-11-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates The State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal And Deputy State Fire Marshals, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 47-5-28, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Powers Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 49-1-43 And 49-15-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate The Authority Of Conservation Officers' Authority To Arrest, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 67-1-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Search And Arrest For Violation Of Alcohol Provisions, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 69-29-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Livestock Theft Bureau, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 93-29-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Arrests Due To Livestock Theft, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 97-3-54.7 And 97-17-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Arrests Related To Seizure Of Property, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 97-21-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Trademark Violations, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 97-37-23, 97-43-9 And 99-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Search And Seizure Provisions, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 99-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Certain Search Warrants, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 99-27-15 And 99-27-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate The Form Of Certain Warrants, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 11-43-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Unlawful Detainment, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 19-25-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates A Sheriff's Authority To Arrest, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 23-15-941, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Violations And Arrests Subject To The Election Provisions, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Sections 27-7-79, 27-13-65, 27-19-133, 27-19-135 And 27-19-136, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Arrests Related To Certain Liens, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 27-65-91, 33-13-21, 33-13-321, 33-13-615 And 33-13-623, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Arrests By Special Agents And Military Courts, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 33-15-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Certain Warrantless Arrests, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 41-21-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates The Arrests Of Certain Patients, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 43-21-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Child Custody Orders, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 45-3-21 And 45-27-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Certain Crimes Against Children, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 45-33-33 And 45-33-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Sex Offenders, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 47-7-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Procedures For Parole Revocation; To Amend Sections 49-5-47 And 49-5-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Corporate Crimes, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 49-15-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Oyster Law Enforcement, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 51-9-175, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates The Authority Of The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 59-21-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates The Boat And Water Safety Enforcement Officers, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 63-9-23, 63-17-5 And 65-1-131, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Certain Violations Of The Transportation Provisions, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 67-1-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Violations Of Alcoholic Beverages Provisions, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 77-7-335 And 77-9-505, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Enforcement By Public Utilities And Railroad Officers, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 93-9-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Paternity, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 97-19-75 And 97-19-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Restitution Centers, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 99-3-18, 99-3-19, 99-3-21 And 99-3-28, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Arrests Incident To Various Crimes, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 99-20-17, 99-21-1, 99-33-3 And 99-37-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Arrest For Certain Defaults And Contempt, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.