An Act To Amend Section 31-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Community Colleges To Use Funds For New Construction; To Allow Community Colleges To Self-administer Certain Authorized Projects; To Eliminate Pre-approval By The Department Of Finance And Administration And Allow Non-competitive Selection Of Architects And Engineers By Community Colleges; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-29-113, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Marijuana From The List Of Schedule I Controlled Substances; To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Penalty For Possession Of Controlled Substances Other Than Marijuana; To Amend Section 41-29-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Definitions For The Uniform Controlled Substances Act; To Amend Section 41-29-136, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform And To Extend The Repealer; To Amend Sections 33-13-520, 41-29-147, 41-29-149.1 And 41-29-150, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Right To Contraception Act; To Provide That The Right To Contraception Is A Fundamental Right, Central To A Person's Privacy, Health, Well-being, Dignity, Liberty, Equality, And Ability To Participate In The Social And Economic Life Of The State; To Provide Definitions For This Act; To Provide A Statutory Right Under This Act To Obtain Contraceptives And To Engage In Contraception; To Provide That A Health Care Provider Has A Corresponding Right To Provide Contraceptives, Contraception, And Contraception-related Information; To Authorize A Person To Commence A Civil Action If They Are Adversely Affected By A Violation Of This Act; To Authorize Any Individual Or Entity, Including Any Health Care Provider Or Patient, Adversely Affected By An Alleged Violation Of This Section, May Commence A Civil Action Against Any Person That Violates Or Implements Or Enforces A Limitation Or Requirement That Violates This Section; To Bring Forward Sections 41-42-5 And 41-42-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorize Physicians To Provide Contraceptives, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Create New Section 73-21-131, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Pharmacists To Provide Hormonal Contraceptives According To A Valid Collaborative Pharmacy Practice Agreement Containing A Nonpatient-specific Prescriptive Order And Standardized Procedures Developed And Executed By An Authorized Prescriber; To Amend Section 73-21-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 57-113-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definitions Of Certain Terms For Purposes Of The Sales, Use And Franchise Tax Exemptions For Data Center Enterprises; To Amend Section 57-113-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Required Contents Of The Application To Be Submitted By Business Enterprises Seeking The Exemptions; To Amend Section 57-113-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Business Enterprise Has Sixty Days From The Date Of Notice Of Noncompliance To Remedy The Noncompliance Before Forfeiting Its Tax-exempt Status, Subject To Any Penalties Provided In Mississippi Development Authority Rules And Regulations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act; To Provide Definitions; To Provide For The Licensing Of A Pharmacy Benefit Manager; To Provide When The License Of A Pharmacy Benefit Manager May Be Revoked; To Provide That A Pharmacy Benefit Manager Shall Have A Fiduciary Duty To A Health Carrier Client; To Provide Certain Business Practices That A Pharmacy Benefit Manager Shall Follow; To Require Each Licensed Pharmacy Benefit Manager To Submit A Transparency Report Containing Data From The Previous Year To The Board Of Pharmacy; To Provide What Must Be Included In The Transparency Report; To Prohibit Retaliation; To Bring Forward Sections 73-21-73, 73-21-83 And 73-21-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide The Licensing Requirements For A Pharmacy Benefit Manager, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 73-21-151, 73-21-153, 73-21-155, 73-21-156, 73-21-157, 73-21-159, 73-21-161 And 73-21-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establish The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 73-21-175, 73-21-177, 73-21-179, 73-21-181, 73-21-183, 73-21-185, 73-21-187, 73-21-189 And 73-21-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establish The Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 73-21-201, 73-21-203 And 73-21-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establish The Prescription Drugs Consumer Affordable Alternative Payment Options Act, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require A Local Law Enforcement Agency To Notify A Juvenile's School District Of A Juvenile's Felony Arrest Within 24 Hours Of The Arrest; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-7-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase Penalties For Terroristic Threats Made Against An Airport; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 9-1-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise How Circuit And Chancery Judges May Use Their Office Expense Allowances; To Bring Forward Sections 25-7-9 And 25-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Comprehensive Electronic Court Systems Fund, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-6-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provision That Prohibits Public School Board Members Who Receive An Annual Salary From Being Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System; To Authorize Any Such School Board Member To Elect To Join The Public Employees' Retirement System By Notifying The School District And The Retirement System; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Increasing Reading Efficiency And Accountability Development (iread) Pilot Program Within The State Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Improving Early Childhood Literacy In "d" And "f" Rated Schools With Evidentiary Data Reports Of Chronic Reading Inefficiency And Underperforming Readers Beginning With The 2025-2026 School Year; To Provide That The Program Shall Focus On Enhancing The Outputs Of Literacy Proficiency Among Elementary Students In Schools With "d" And "f" Accountability Ratings; To Require The State Board Of Education To Develop And Implement Iread Pilot Program As An Educational Technology Platform To Assist Teachers, Literacy Coaches And Parents In Promoting Reading; To Require The Board To Adopt Policies Governing The Program And Establish Minimum Criteria; To Prescribe The Minimum Criteria For Services And Program Elements To Be Provided By The Selected Technology Vendor; To Require The Legislature To Appropriate $750,000.00 To The State Department Of Education For The Implementation, Support And Continuation Of The Iread Pilot Program; To Require The State Board Of Education To Submit A Report On The Iread Pilot Program To The Education And Appropriations Committees Of The House Of Representatives And Senate By January 1, 2027; To Provide That The Pilot Program Shall Be Made Available To All Elementary Students In Kindergarten Through Grade 3 In Schools Within The Jackson Public School District; To Provide That Priority For Inclusion In An Expansion Of The Pilot Program Shall Be Given To Schools Within Each Congressional District In Eligible Schools In "d" And "f" Rated School Districts Having Proportionally The Largest Population Of Underserved At-risk Four-year-old Children; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Health Care Professionals And Students From Performing Or Supervising The Performance Of Any Intimate Examination On A Patient Who Is Sedated, Anesthetized Or Unconscious Except Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide What A Health Care Professional Or Student Must Do To Obtain Specific Written Informed Consent To Perform An Intimate Examination On A Sedated, Anesthetized Or Unconscious Patient; To Provide That A Health Care Professional Or Student Who Violates This Act Or Retaliates Against An Individual Who Reports A Violation Of This Act Engages In Unprofessional Conduct, Commits An Act That Is Grounds For Discipline, And Is Subject To Discipline By The Appropriate Licensing Board Or Medical Education Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That The Mississippi Department Of Transportation, A Political Subdivision Of The State Or A Municipality Of The State May Form A Public-private Partnership For A Highway, Road, Bridge Or Other Asset Improvement By Which The Department, Political Subdivision Or Municipality May Negotiate For Private Funding Assistance Toward A Highway, Road, Bridge Or Other Asset Improvement In Exchange For Naming Rights Of The Section Of Highway, Road, Bridge Or Other Asset For Which The Private Funding Assistance Was Provided; To Prohibit The Commission From Approving And The Department From Entering Into Any Agreement With An Entity Whose Products Are Illegal For Use By Minors; To Prescribe The Purposes For Which Funds Derived From Such Agreements For Naming Rights May Be Used; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury For The Deposit Of Such Funds To Be Retained And Managed By The Department For The Purposes Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Child Poverty Task Force; To Provide For The Membership Of The Task Force; To Provide The Duties Of The Task Force; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-29-951, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Further Define Cottage Foods And Related Terms; To Provide A List Of Foods That Are Authorized As Cottage Foods Within The State; To Increase The Maximum Annual Gross Sales For A Cottage Food Operation To Be Exempt From Food Establishment Permit Fees; To Require That Cottage Food Operators Undergo And Get Certified For Food Handler Safety Training; To Amend Section 67-3-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Homemade Wine Or Light Wine Sold In A Cottage Food Operation From Homemade Wine And Beer Restrictions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-18-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Office Of The State Public Defender To Represent Youth In Delinquency And/or Child In Need Of Supervision Proceedings; To Amend Section 43-21-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Responsibility For Training Of Attorneys Representing Children; And For Related Purposes.