An Act To Provide That Every Student Athlete In This State, Whether In Public Secondary School Or Any School That Is A Member Of The Mississippi High School Activities Association (mhsaa), Shall Be Allowed One Transfer To Another School Or School District During His Or Her Length Of Eligibility Without Loss Of Eligibility Or Any Other Penalty; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-3-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Each Supreme Court Justice And Each Judge Of The Court Of Appeals To Receive An Expense Allowance While Actually Attending Judicial Duties In Any Area Of The State For A Certain Amount Of Days; To Provide That No Justice Or Judge Shall Receive An Expense Allowance For More Than The Certain Amount Of Days Previously Authorized By Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit A State Agency Or Political Subdivision To Enter Into Any Contract That Discriminates Against Certain Entities Or Trade Associations; To Amend Section 45-9-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A County Or Municipality From Entering Into Any Contract Or Rental Agreement That Restricts The Possession, Carrying, Transportation, Sale, Transfer Or Ownership Of Firearms Or Knives; To Provide That State Agencies May Not Interfere With The Right Of Citizens To Possess Firearms Or Knives; To Create A Civil Cause Of Action To Challenge Ordinances And Regulations In Violation Of That Right; To Exempt State Law Enforcement Agencies From Regulating Law Enforcement Officers In The Course Of Their Official Duties; To Amend Section 45-9-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-351, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit State Agency Employees Other Than Employees Of The Administrative Office Of Courts From Being Youth Court Intake Officers; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Any Person Who Is Not A Licensed Gun Dealer To Require A Background Check Before The Transfer Of A Firearm At A Gun Show; To Require The Prospective Firearm Transferor To Obtain Approval From The Department Of Public Safety After The Background Check Has Been Requested By A Licensed Gun Dealer; To Define Terms; To Require A Prospective Firearm Transferor Who Is Not A Licensed Gun Dealer To Arrange For A Licensed Gun Dealer To Obtain The Background Check Required By This Act; To Prohibit A Prospective Firearm Transferee From Accepting Possession Of The Firearm Unless The Prospective Firearm Transferor Has Obtained Approval Of The Transfer From The Department Of Public Safety After A Background Check Has Been Requested By A Licensed Gun Dealer Pursuant To This Act; To Prohibit A Prospective Firearm Transferee From Knowingly Providing False Information To A Prospective Firearm Transferor Or To A Licensed Gun Dealer For The Purpose Of Acquiring A Firearm; To Provide That A Person Who Transfers A Firearm In Violation Of The Provisions Of This Section May Be Jointly And Severally Liable For Any Civil Damages Proximately Caused By The Transferee's Subsequent Use Of The Firearm; To Provide Certain Exceptions To The Requirement Of A Background Check; To Provide Criminal Penalties For The Violation Of This Act; To Provide That Nothing In This Act Shall Be Interpreted To Limit Or Otherwise Alter The Duties Of A Licensed Gun Dealer Transferring Or Attempting To Transfer At A Gun Show Under Federal Or State Law; To Amend Section 45-9-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The State Department Of Education To Integrate Success Sequence And Character Education Into The Required Curriculum For Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Of The Public Schools And To Develop A Success Sequence And Character Education Curriculum For Use By School Districts; To Require School Boards To Implement, Not Later Than The Start Of The 2027-2028 School Year, Either The Curriculum Developed By The Department Or A Curriculum Developed By The School Board And Approved By The Department; To Provide The Required Content For Such A Curriculum; To Require School Districts To Consult With Parents, Educators And Community Members In The Development Of A Curriculum; To Specify That Proselytizing Or Indoctrinating Concerning Any Specific Religious Or Political Belief Is Not Authorized For The Curricula; To Exempt Optional After-school Instruction Programs Led By Third Parties From Such Prohibition; To Require Data Compilation And Annual Reporting By The Department; To Authorize The Department To Accept Money From The Federal Government And Private Sources To Use In Assisting School Districts In Implementing The Curricula; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 13-5-62, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Court To Make Available For Inspection A Record Of The Grand Jury Proceeding To The Defendant Or His Or Her Counsel When A Grand Jury Returns An Indictment; To Authorize Production Of Certain Copies In The Discretion Of The Court; To Provide That Any Copies Of The Record Shall Be Kept Confidential; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 19-7-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Funds To Be Used For Electronic And Technological Purposes For Any Chancery Or Circuit Courtroom In The County; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 89-27-3, 89-27-5, 89-27-7 And 89-27-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Foreign Land Ownership Act To Provide That No Entity That Acquires Or Holds Land In This State Shall Be Owned By Or Transferred To, In Part Or In Whole, Any Entity Or Nonresident Alien Belonging To A Country That Is Designated As A Foreign Adversary By The United States Secretary Of Commerce Or A Country That Is A Known Violator Of Human Rights; To Amend Sections 89-1-23 And 29-1-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The "mississippi Reconnect Act"; To Define Terms; To Establish Requirements To Be Considered Eligible For A Grant; To Establish Requirements To Remain Eligible For A Grant; To Establish Events That End A Student's Eligibility For A Grant Under This Act; To Provide Exceptions For Instances Involving Major Medical Leave; To Require The State Auditor To Review And Study The Program Every Four Years To Evaluate Effectiveness; To Provide Awards For Nontraditional Students; To Provide For Distribution Of Funds; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "board Certified Behavior Analyst Loan Repayment Program" To Be Administered By The State Financial Aid Board; To Provide For The Qualifications For Applicants Under The Loan Program; To Establish The Board Certified Behavior Analyst Loan Repayment Program Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The State Department Of Education, And All Public School Districts In Mississippi, To Teach, Promote And Distribute Information That There Are Two Genders, Male And Female, As Determined By An Individual's Chromosomes; To Require The Department To Submit Annual Reports To The Governor And The Legislature Containing Information On Its Compliance With This Act And The Compliance Of Each School District; To Provide For The Private Enforcement Of This Act; To Provide For Enforcement Of This Act By The Mississippi Attorney General; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Free To Speak Law; To Define Terms; To Provide That An Employee Of A Public School, Community College Or University Shall Not Address An Unemancipated Minor Student By A Name Other Than The Student's Legal Name Or By A Pronoun Or Title That Is Inconsistent With The Student's Sex Without The Written Permission Of A Student's Parent Or Guardian; To Provide That An Employee Of A Public School, Community College Or University, Shall Not Be Subject To An Adverse Employment Action For Declining To Address A Person Using A Name Other Than The Person's Legal Name Or By A Pronoun Or Title That Is Inconsistent With The Person's Sex Or For Declining To Identify His Or Her Pronouns; To Provide That A Student Of A Public School, Community College Or University Shall Not Be Subject To Any Disciplinary Action For Declining To Address A Person Using A Name Other Than The Person's Legal Name Or By A Pronoun Or Title That Is Inconsistent With The Person's Sex Or For Declining To Identify His Or Her Pronouns. And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A Study Committee To Study The Problem Of Unmerchantable And Uninsurable Titles Resulting From Sales Of Land For Nonpayment Of Taxes, And To Recommend Solutions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-3-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The School Safety Grant Program May Offer Mentoring Or Other Community-based Policing Programs Formed In Partnership Between School Districts And Local Law Enforcement Agencies, As Well As Mental Health Screening For Students Conducted By Screeners Selected By The School District And Approved By The Department Of Mental Health; To Require The School Board Of Each School District To Adopt And Implement An "erin's Law Awareness" Policy Addressing Sexual Abuse Of Children, To Be Based On A Model Policy Developed By The Department Of Mental Health, The Department Of Education And The Attorney General's Office Working In Concert; To Require The Department Of Education To Reimplement The Pilot Programs For Providing Students In Grades K-5 With Skills To Manage Stress And Anxiety In 12 School Districts For The 2025-2026 And 2026-2027 School Years; To Require The Department Of Mental Health To Submit Annual Reports To The Legislature Regarding The Results Of The Pilot Programs; To Amend Section 37-3-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Chaplains In The Quick Response Team Made Available By The Office Created By The State Department Of Education For The School Crisis Management Program; To Transfer The Responsibility Of Providing Threat Assessment Officers From The Mississippi Office Of Homeland Security To Local Law Enforcement Agencies, Using The Training And Certification Curriculum Provided By The Office Of Homeland Security; To Require Each School District And Charter School To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Understanding With Local Law Enforcement For The Provision Of A Threat Assessment Officer For The District Or Charter School; To Direct The Department Of Education To Form A Coordinating Council To Oversee A Behavioral Threat Assessment And Management Program For Public Schools To Use For Identifying And Evaluating Students In Need Of Mental Or Behavioral Health Support, And For Connecting Students With Support Resources; To Provide That The Department Of Education Shall Select Eight Persons, Two From Each Congressional District, To Serve On The Coordinating Council Each Calendar Year; To Allow Council Members To Serve Successive Terms Without Limitation; To Create A New Code Section To Authorize School Districts And Charter Schools To Employ Or Accept As Volunteers Chaplains To Provide Support, Services And Programs For Students; To Require Each Such Employed Or Volunteering Chaplain To Undergo A Criminal Background Check Before Working For The School; To Prohibit School Districts And Charter Schools From Allowing Individuals Who Are Required To Register As Sex Offenders From Providing Chaplain Services; To Direct Each Board Of Trustees Of A School District And Each Governing Body Of A Charter School To Take A Record Vote On Whether To Adopt A Policy, Which Shall Be Implemented For The 2025-2026 School Year, Authorizing A Campus Of The District Or School To Employ A Chaplain Or Accept The Same As A Volunteer; To Amend Sections 37-7-301, 37-11-54 And 37-28-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Provide For The Severability Of Provisions Of This Act Which May Be Deemed Unconstitutional; And For Related Purposes.