An Act To Establish The Technology Innovation Fund To Be Administered By The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services; To Prescribe That The Purpose Of The Fund Is To Provide Financial Support For Technology-driven Projects That Address Critical Needs, Improve Service Delivery And Foster Collaboration Among Public And Private Entities; To Facilitate The Deployment Of Emerging Technologies Such As Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, And Data Analytics; To Promote Equitable Access To Technology For Underserved Communities; To Enhance Cybersecurity And Protect State Digital Infrastructure; To Authorize Funding Mechanisms Including Initial Appropriation, Cloud Service Sales Revenue, Public-private Partnerships, And Federal Grants; To Require Reporting And Accountability For Funded Projects; To Amend Sections 25-53-5 And 25-53-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity With This Act; To Bring Forward Section 25-53-151 For Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 83-1-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Repeal Date On The Development And Implementation Of The Comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-11-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Board Of Health To Adopt Rules Requiring The State Department Of Health To Determine Compliance With Rules For Electricity And Emergency Power Sources Of Nursing Facilities And Assisted Living Facilities During Regular Unannounced Inspections Of Those Facilities; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 69-25-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Rename The "mississippi Hemp Cultivation Act" As The "mississippi Hemp Act", And To Expand Its Purpose To Regulating The Manufacture, Production, Distribution And Sale Of Consumable Hemp Products Other Than Beverages; To Amend Section 69-25-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Certain Terms; To Amend Section 69-25-207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Transfer The Administration Of The Mississippi Hemp Act From The Commissioner And Department Of Agriculture And Commerce To The State Health Officer And The State Department Of Health; To Amend Section 69-25-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce, From A Concentration Of More Than 0.5% To A Concentration Of More Than 0.3%, The Threshold For Violations Of Producing Cannabis Sativa L. With A Certain Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol Concentration On A Dry Weight Basis; To Amend Section 69-25-217, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Sale, Or Manufacture Or Production For Sale, In Mississippi Or To Mississippi Consumers, Of Products Derived From Any Cannabis Plant, Except As Authorized Under The Mississippi Hemp Act, The Light Alcoholic Beverage Statutes, Or The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; To Prohibit The Manufacture, Production Or Sale Of Any Hemp Product Containing An Artificially Derived Cannabinoid; To Prohibit The Sale Of Any Consumable Hemp Product To Any Person Under The Age Of 21 Years; To Create New Code Sections To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Be Responsible For Licensing Retailers, Wholesalers, Manufacturers And Processors Of Consumable Hemp Products; To Set The Annual License Fees To Be Collected By The Department And To Direct That Such Fees Be Deposited Into The State General Fund; To Require That Labels For Hemp Products Be Approved By The Department; To Require That A Finalized Sample Of Finished Hemp Products Have A Certificate Of Analysis; To Require All Products Containing Cannabidiol (cbd) To Be Tested In A Facility With A United States Drug Enforcement Administration (dea) Certification; To Provide Certain Requirements For Consumable Food Manufacturing Distributors; To Require A Licensed Entity To Provide A Quarterly Report To The Department; To Require The Department To Implement An Electronic Reporting System; To Provide That Any Consumable Food Manufacturing Distributor Or Consumable Hemp Manufacturer, Processor, Wholesaler Or Retailer That Fails To Timely Report Hemp Products Purchased Or Sold In Mississippi, Or That Purchases Or Sells Any Unlawful Hemp Product, Shall Be Subject To A Fine As Prescribed By The Department, And To Direct That Such Fines Be Deposited Into The State General Fund; To Impose A 3% Excise Tax On Consumable Hemp Products And To Direct That Proceeds Of Such Tax Be Deposited Into The State General Fund; To Amend Sections 69-25-211, 69-25-215, 69-25-219, 69-25-221 And 69-25-223, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 41-137-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Person Or Entity To Sell Or Transfer Products Derived From Any Cannabis Plant To Individuals In The State Of Mississippi, With Certain Exceptions; To Provide Penalties For A Person Or Business Entity That Unlawfully Sells Cannabis-derived Products; To Create New Code Sections To Require Every Manufacturer Of A Consumable Hemp Product That Is Sold For Retail Sale In Mississippi To Execute And Deliver To The Department Of Revenue A Certification Form That Separately Lists Each Brand Name, Category, Product Name And Flavor For Each Consumable Hemp Product That Is Sold In Mississippi; To Direct The Department Of Revenue To Maintain And Make Publicly Available On Its Official Website A Directory That Lists All Consumable Hemp Product Manufacturers, Brand Names, Categories, Product Names And Flavors For Which Certification Forms Have Been Submitted And Approved By The Department Of Revenue, And To Update The Directory At Least Monthly To Ensure Accuracy; To Provide That Consumable Hemp Products Not Listed In The Directory And Intended For Retail Sale In Mississippi Shall Be Subject To Seizure, Forfeiture And Destruction, And May Not Be Purchased Or Sold For Retail Sale In Mississippi; To Provide A Penalty For The Retail Sale Of Consumable Hemp Products Not Included In The Directory And To Direct That Such Penalties Be Deposited Into The State General Fund; To Require That Consumable Hemp Products May Not Be Sold Or Offered For Sale Unless Certain Clearly Visible Notice Is Posted At The Location Where The Consumable Hemp Product Is Available For Purchase; To Provide Fines For Selling Or Offering To Sell Consumable Hemp Products Without Such Notice And To Direct That Such Fines Shall Be Deposited Into The State General Fund; To Amend Sections 67-3-1, 67-3-3, 67-3-5, 67-3-7, 67-3-9, 67-3-13, 67-3-15, 67-3-17, 67-3-19, 67-3-22, 67-3-25, 67-3-27, 67-3-28, 67-3-29, 67-3-41, 67-3-45, 67-3-46, 67-3-48, 67-3-48.1, 67-3-49, 67-3-51, 67-3-52, 67-3-53, 67-3-54, 67-3-55, 67-3-57, 67-3-59, 67-3-61, 67-3-63, 67-3-65, 67-3-67, 67-3-69, 67-3-70, 67-3-73, 67-3-74, 67-1-5, 67-1-18, 67-1-51, 67-1-51.1, 67-1-72, 67-7-3, 67-7-5, 67-7-7, 67-7-9, 67-7-11, 67-9-1, 27-65-241, 27-71-301, 27-71-303, 27-71-307, 27-71-311, 27-71-315, 27-71-317, 27-71-325, 27-71-327, 27-71-333, 27-71-335, 27-71-345, 27-71-349, 27-71-509, 45-9-101 And 97-5-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Legalize The Manufacture And Sale Of Hemp Beverages, To Be Regulated In The Same Manner As Beer, Light Wine And Light Spirit Products, Collectively To Be Referred To As "light Intoxicating Beverages"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 93-1-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Elected Or Appointed Members Of The Mississippi House Of Representatives Or Mississippi Senate To Solemnize The Rights Of Matrimony; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That The Division Of Medicaid, In Establishing And Maintaining The Preferred Drug List, Shall Ensure That No Nonopioid Drug Approved By The United States Food And Drug Administration For The Treatment Or Management Of Pain Shall Be Disadvantaged Or Discouraged With Respect To Coverage Relative To Any Opioid Or Narcotic Drug For The Treatment Or Management Of Pain On Such Preferred Drug List; To Provide That The Division, In Establishing And Maintaining The Preferred Drug List, Shall Ensure That No Nonstatin Medication That Has A Unique Indication To Reduce The Risk Of A Major Cardiovascular Event In Primary And Secondary Prevention Patients Shall Be Disadvantaged Or Discouraged With Respect To Coverage Relating To Any Drug For The Treatment Or Management Of Cardiovascular Events On Such Preferred Drug List; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 83-6-1, 83-6-3, 83-6-5, 83-6-7, 83-6-21 And 83-6-29 To Include Naic Group Capital Calculation And Liquidity Stress Test Requirements In The Insurance Holding Company Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 17-3-3, 17-5-1, 17-5-7, 17-11-37, 17-11-45, 17-17-107, 17-17-109, 17-17-227, 17-17-237, 17-17-309, 17-17-311, 17-17-337, 17-17-348, 17-18-17, 17-21-53, 19-3-1, 19-3-11, 19-3-19, 19-3-33, 19-3-35, 19-3-67, 19-3-79, 19-5-9, 19-5-81, 19-5-155, 19-5-157, 19-5-189, 19-5-199, 19-5-207, 19-5-219, 19-5-221, 19-7-3, 19-7-21, 19-9-11, 19-9-13, 19-11-7, 19-13-53, 19-15-3, 19-23-5, 19-27-31, 19-29-7, 19-29-9, 19-29-33, 19-31-7, 19-31-9, 19-31-23, 19-31-39, 21-1-7, 21-1-15, 21-3-7, 21-5-15, 21-13-11, 21-17-1, 21-17-9, 21-17-11, 21-17-17, 21-17-19, 21-19-20, 21-19-25, 21-19-51, 29-19-61, 21-25-21, 21-27-33, 21-27-43, 21-29-203, 21-33-29, 21-33-307, 21-33-553, 21-35-5, 21-35-25, 21-35-31, 21-38-9, 21-41-5, 21-41-13, 21-41-51, 21-43-9 And 21-43-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modernize And Simplify The Notice Publication Process For Counties And Municipalities And To Require Publication Of Notice In A Newspaper For Instances Involving Levying Of Taxes; To Bring Forward Section 21-39-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 17-17-329, 19-5-21, 19-5-23, 19-5-92.1, 19-9-27, 19-9-111, 19-9-114, 19-29-18, 21-19-2, 21-19-13, 21-33-47, 21-33-89 And 21-33-207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Municipal And County Notice Requirements, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Any Court Or County Board Of Supervisors From Entering Into Any Multiyear Contract Or Service Agreement For The Purchase Of Any Web-based Application To Be Utilized With The Mississippi Youth Court Information Delivery System (mycids) Without Completing A Competitive Bidding Process For Those Services; To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Make Technical Revisions To The Court Interpreters Program Administered By The Administrative Office Of Courts; To Amend Section 9-21-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions; To Amend Section 9-21-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Court Interpreter Program Is To Provide Language Access In All Mississippi Courts; To Amend Section 9-21-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Interpreter's Oath; To Amend Section 9-21-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Relating To The Determination Of Whether A Court Interpreter Is Needed And To Authorize A Limited English Proficient Individual To Waive The Services Of An Interpreter; To Amend Section 9-21-80, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare That All Court Interpreters Are Subject To The Ethical Requirements Of The Mississippi Court Interpreter Credentialing Program Regardless Of Whether Or Not They Are Listed On The Roster Of Credentialed Interpreters Maintained By The Administrative Office Of Courts; To Amend Section 9-21-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Expenses Of An Interpreter To Be Paid With Any Funds Available For Such Purpose For Any Limited English Proficient Party, Witness Or Participant; To Create New Section 9-21-82, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each Court To Submit An Annual Report Containing Specified Information To The Administrative Office Of Courts; To Amend Section 99-17-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Expenses Of An Interpreter In A Criminal Proceeding To Be Paid With Any Funds Available For Such Purpose For Any Limited English Proficient Party, Witness Or Participant; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Codify New Section 83-41-218, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Right Of Insured Or Other Beneficiaries To Be Reimbursed For Services Performed By Pharmacists Within The Lawful Scope Of Their Practice At A Rate Not Less Than That Provided To Any Other Nonphysician Health Care Provider; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Section 27-35-50, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Determination Of True Value Of Property For Ad Valorem Taxation Purposes, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "board Of Trustees Of The Mississippi Adoption Licensure Authority"; To Create "the Mississippi Adoption Relief Fund"; To Amend Section 43-15-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definitions Of The Adoption Agency Regulations; To Amend Section 43-15-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Board Of Trustees Of The Adoption Licensure Authority Shall Be The Licensing Agency For Adoptions; To Amend Sections 43-15-107, 43-15-109 And 43-15-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Application Process For Adoption Licenses; To Amend Section 43-15-113, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Conditions For Granting New Licenses After Revocation Of Licenses; To Amend Section 43-15-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit An Attorney From Sharing Any Fees Provided For Adoption Services; To Amend Section 43-15-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Regulate Disbursement Of Monies Between Adoption Agencies And Attorneys; To Amend Section 43-15-119, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Division To Enlist The Board Under Certain Circumstances; To Amend Sections 43-15-123 And 43-15-125, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Amendment; To Amend Section 49-7-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Commission On Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks To Suspend The License Of Any Person Who Has Not Paid Child Support; To Amend Section 93-11-155, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Any Party To Submit Proof Of Arrearage For Child Support; To Bring Forward Sections 93-11-157 And 93-11-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide The Procedure For Notification Of Licensees Who Have Not Paid Child Support; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Small Municipalities Federal Match Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Providing Matching Funds To Small Communities Throughout Mississippi Which Receive Discretionary Federal Funds; To Provide That Monies Appropriated Out Of The Fund May Be Used To Reimburse Actual Oversight Costs Incurred By The Department Of Finance And Administration Up To A Certain Amount; To Require The Department Of Finance And Administration To File A Report On The Fund To Certain Public Officials; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-7-459, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Local School Districts To Authorize The Sale Of Computers, Peripheral Equipment And Adaptive Devices To Students Who Have Satisfied All The Requirements For Graduation, As Established By The School District, For The Residual Value Of The Cost Of Such Devices Or Equipment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Equality In Financial Services Act; To Define Terms; To State Legislative Findings And Determinations; To Prohibit A Financial Institution From Discriminating In The Provision Of Financial Services To A Person Or Conspiring Or Coordinating To Discriminate In The Provision Of Financial Services To A Person; To Provide That A Violation Of This Act Shall Be A Violation Of Title 75, Chapter 24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Private Cause Of Action; To Amend Section 75-24-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.